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‘Pay attention to Exxon’s accelerated development’

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Pay attention to Exxon’s accelerated development’

– Former Finance Minister stresses urgent need for robust oversight By Zena Henry Kaieteur News – Record high oil prices have seen operators chasing a speeding bullet to capitalise on...

Paying Exxon’s taxes costs Guyana more than the Royalty it collects

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Paying Exxon’s taxes costs Guyana more than the Royalty it collects

…collected US$21.2M in first year, pays US$27.5M to GRA for oil companies Kaieteur News – Guyana under the production sharing agreement with ExxonMobil Guyana agreed to pay among other...

Area cleared for dredging crosses traditional fishing grounds

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Area cleared for dredging crosses traditional fishing grounds

US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop shore base facility… – Dr. Janette Bulkan calls on EPA to explain why there is no EIA for dredging Kaieteur News – University of British Colombia (UBC) Professor,...

‘Ineligible’ police ranks promoted’

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Ineligible’ police ranks promoted’

– Former assistant commissioner cites lack of proper due diligence Kaieteur News – The recent promotion of officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is being called into question for a...

Man charged with murder of Mon Repos granny

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged with murder of Mon Repos granny

– court hears he had invaded victim’s home to collect money owed him Kaieteur News – The 26-year-old man who reportedly confessed to brutally stabbing to death Mon Repos resident, Agnes...

Govt. raises billions from private interests to finance ‘biggest budget ever’

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. raises billions from private interests to finance ‘biggest budget ever’

…represents additional debt to be repaid in future Kaieteur News – The Guyana Government this year presented its biggest budget ever- set initially at $553B but will increase, as already...

In love with inequality

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on In love with inequality

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Aunty Priya nah understand dat people nah want equality. Dem in love with inequality. Is only guvaments does talk bout equality. And dat is because dem want get...

Too little, too late!

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Too little, too late!

Kaieteur News – The children writing the National Grade Six Assessment would wish that the examinations were held every day. They are treated with so much consideration on the days of the...

Oil and Guyana’s future

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Oil and Guyana’s future

Kaieteur News – I think that any person looking at that EXXON-Guyana oil contract would conclude it could have been better for Guyana in comparison to other oil explorations around the world....

Treading the tightrope between loyalty and integrity

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Treading the tightrope between loyalty and integrity

Kaieteur News – The challenge is great even for those inclined to walk a straight line in normal circumstances. It gets greater when matters are not so normal, as in a brother or comrade is...

‘Keep an eye on Exxon’s accelerated development’

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Keep an eye on Exxon’s accelerated development’

– Former Finance Minister stresses need for robust oversight of production costs By Zena Henry Kaieteur News – Record high oil prices have seen operators chasing a speeding bullet to...

No engagement from AG office on electoral reform within past year – IRI

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on No engagement from AG office on electoral reform within past year – IRI

– Nandlall says Govt will engage group at a later stage By Rehanna Ramsay Kaieteur News – While there have been initial engagements between the office of the Attorney General (AG) and...

Linden man gets one year for trafficking ganja

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Linden man gets one year for trafficking ganja

Kaieteur News – Robert Vyphuis, a 37-year-old gold miner of Nottinghamshire, Linden, was on Tuesday sentenced to one year in jail and fined $603,600, for trafficking 402 grams of cannabis....

Man wanted for stalking, attempting to kill woman nabbed in Region Two

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Man wanted for stalking, attempting to kill woman nabbed in Region Two

Thirty-two-year-old Fadil Shaw, who was wanted by the police for wounding a 31-year-old woman of Timehri, East Bank Demerara in 2020, was on Thursday arrested by police ranks at Three Friends,...

Gov’t exploring use of satellite system for online education in hinterland

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t exploring use of satellite system for online education in hinterland

Kaieteur News – The government has been exploring the utilisation of Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) to facilitate online learning in schools in remote communities across the country, in...

86 new COVID-19 cases recorded

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 86 new COVID-19 cases recorded

Kaieteur News – From some 604 COVID-19 tests conducted, the Ministry of Health on Thursday reported that it recorded 86 new cases across the country within the last 24 hours. The new infections...

Ferry that runs Parika-Supenaam out of service for one month

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Ferry that runs Parika-Supenaam out of service for one month

Kaieteur News – The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) on Thursday announced that the MV Sabanto which operates the Supenaam to Parika route will be out of service for a month. The...

Fire Service confirms arson destroyed cop’s home

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Fire Service confirms arson destroyed cop’s home

Kaieteur News – A fire on Wednesday at West Ruimveldt, Georgetown left a police rank and her brother homeless and the Guyana Fire Service has confirmed that the inferno was maliciously set....

Govt added US$124.4M in debts to Guyana in first three months of 2022-BoG Report

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt added US$124.4M in debts to Guyana in first three months of 2022-BoG Report

Kaieteur News – The Bank of Guyana (BoG) report, documenting the country’s performance in the first three months of the year, has found that the state now owes an additional US$124.4...

Mohabir to lead strong Guyana Under-17 Team

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohabir to lead strong Guyana Under-17 Team

Alvin Mohabir has been appointed Captain of a strong Guyana Under-17 squad. The national team will participate in the Cricket West Indies Regional Under-17 Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago from July...

Berbice DV shelter to be extended and rehabilitated

Jul 08, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice DV shelter to be extended and rehabilitated

Kaieteur News – The shelter for domestic violence victims in Berbice will be extended and rehabilitated for an estimated cost of $14 million. This is according to the latest opening of tenders...

Winners receive rewards for Janet Jagan Memorial Schools Windball tourney

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Winners receive rewards for Janet Jagan Memorial Schools Windball tourney

The winners in this year’s Janet Jagan Memorial Inter schools Female Windball cricket tournament from Regions 3, 4 and Georgetown received their awards from Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle at a...

Kwakwani Secondary, President’s College, D-UP Academy among latest winners

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kwakwani Secondary, President’s College, D-UP Academy among latest winners

The ExxonMobil National School Basketball Festival Play in the ExxonMobil National School Basketball Festival continued on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with teams which included...

Santos and Police record comfortable victories

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Santos and Police record comfortable victories

GFF/Women Development League When the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women Development League (WDL) continued on Monday last at the GFF National Training Centre, Santos FC got past New Amsterdam...

Guyana aim to reclaim Junior Caribbean Squash Championship

Jul 08, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana aim to reclaim Junior Caribbean Squash Championship

– to host Junior C’bean tourney from tomorrow By Zaheer Mohamed Guyana will be looking to capitalise on home advantage as they aim to reclaim the Junior Caribbean Squash championship when...

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The quandary of the Guyanese electorate

Peeping tom… Kaieteur News – The discovery of oil was supposed to be Guyana’s golden goose, a promise of prosperity... more