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Guyana’s oil boosts Hess second quarter earnings to US$667M

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil boosts Hess second quarter earnings to US$667M

Kaieteur News – Hess Corporation on Wednesday reported that it achieved a net income of US$667 million, or US$2.15 per common share, in the second quarter of 2022, compared with a net loss of...

Bank of Guyana, Insurance Association must come clean on oil spill coverage talks

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Guyana, Insurance Association must come clean on oil spill coverage talks

– Former EPA Head accuses Govt of deliberately keeping documents from citizens By Zena Henry Kaieteur News – Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr. Vincent Adams...

GuySuCo reduces quota of major distributors

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo reduces quota of major distributors

As sugar shortage bites… Kaieteur News – A major local distributor is refuting the claims made by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) that there is no shortage of the commodity. This comes...

Bandit shot dead during home invasion

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit shot dead during home invasion

Kaieteur News – An alleged home invasion on Wednesday at La Grange, West Bank Demerara (WBD), ended deadly for a bandit after he was reportedly shot dead by the owner. Police identified him as...

We will not give up the fight for full liability coverage – Patterson

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on We will not give up the fight for full liability coverage – Patterson

By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – The Opposition’s motion on full liability coverage for oil spills may have been defeated in the National Assembly, but the fight will not end there. This is...

Exxon already onto two more deepwater oil wells

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon already onto two more deepwater oil wells

Kaieteur News – After announcing two more major discoveries in the Stabroek Block on Tuesday, ExxonMobil and its partners are onto another two exploration wells with high hopes for similar...

Five contractors vying to build sugar packaging plant at Albion

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Five contractors vying to build sugar packaging plant at Albion

Kaieteur News – During the opening of tenders on Tuesday, five bids were received for the construction of a packaging plant at the Albion Estate in Berbice. The project which is being...

Chinese contractors dominate bids to upgrade Grove to Timehri highway

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese contractors dominate bids to upgrade Grove to Timehri highway

Kaieteur News – Three out of the five bidders that responded to the Ministry of Public Works invitation for prequalification for the Grove to Timehri road upgrade project are Chinese-owned...

De cost of dying higher dan de cost of living

Jul 28, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De cost of dying higher dan de cost of living

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Dis cost of living thing going too far. Everybody cashing in and raising prices. Dem boys use to pay $40 fuh put air in dem bicycle tyre. Now dem man want $100....

Old people running things

Jul 28, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Old people running things

Kaieteur News – Guyana has had a brain drain for decades. That process has led to thousands of skilled Guyanese emigrating. As result, it has become challenging to obtain persons with skills....

John McCain: Should humans keep secrets forever?

Jul 28, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on John McCain: Should humans keep secrets forever?

Kaieteur News – One of the most known US senators in the 21st century was John McCain. At the height of his global fame, the New York Times (NYT) ran a news item in 2008 about a deadly conflict...

The President must act

Jul 28, 2022 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The President must act

Kaieteur News – We are left with no choice but to go straight for the jugular. Guyana’s President Ali must act with speed and authority. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is a drag on his...

Ministry finds placement for 225 students of burnt-out St. George’s High School

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry finds placement for 225 students of burnt-out St. George’s High School

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Education (MOE) has already found placement for 225 students from the St. George’s High School that was recently destroyed by fire. In an update posted on...

President Ali seeks US$2B loan from EXIM Bank

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on President Ali seeks US$2B loan from EXIM Bank

– signs MOU targeting infrastructure, renewable energy Kaieteur News – Amid growing concerns about this country’s ballooning external debts President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday signed a...

New minimum wage order published

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on New minimum wage order published

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Labour on Wednesday published the new National Minimum Wage Order 2022, which outlines the minimum wage for workers across Guyana. According to a post on the...

2 patients in COVID-19 ICU; 73 new cases detected

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 2 patients in COVID-19 ICU; 73 new cases detected

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that two persons are currently receiving treatment in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Infectious Diseases Hospital,...

Miss World Guyana 2022 competition kicks off

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Miss World Guyana 2022 competition kicks off

Kaieteur News – After a two-year hiatus, the annual Miss World Guyana was relaunched with a sharper focus on bringing the international crown home. According to Chairman of the Miss World...

Retrial commences for trio charged with murder of Ruby fisherman

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Retrial commences for trio charged with murder of Ruby fisherman

Kaieteur News – The re-trial for the trio charged with the 2017 murder of 22-year-old fisherman Shereffudeen Nazamudeen of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo, commenced on Wednesday before a 12-member...

‘Exxon operations should be forcing fish into our nets’

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Exxon operations should be forcing fish into our nets’

– Minister Vickram Bharrat tells Parliament Kaieteur News – As fishfolk across Guyana continue to struggle with low catch, anxiously awaiting the independent study conducted by the Food...

Charrandass wins $7M in defamation lawsuit against Ramjattan

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Charrandass wins $7M in defamation lawsuit against Ramjattan

Kaieteur News – Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Party and Opposition Parliamentarian Khemraj Ramjattan has been ordered by the High Court to pay damages in the sum of $7 million to...

Jagdeo tests positive for Covid-19

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo tests positive for Covid-19

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana has announced that Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, who is a member of President Dr Irfaan Ali’s delegation on an official visit to Washington DC,...

Millions of lives at risk as progress against AIDS falters

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Millions of lives at risk as progress against AIDS falters

– action to tackle the inequalities urgently required to end pandemic Kaieteur News – New data from UNAIDS on the global HIV response reveal that during the last two years of COVID-19 and...

Today’s meeting at Linden Town Council aimed at resuscitating basketball at the association level

Jul 28, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Today’s meeting at Linden Town Council aimed at resuscitating basketball at the association level

In order to resuscitate basketball at the association level, President of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA), Lawrence Simon, has called for a meeting for clubs this evening at the...

Govt overlooks CDC deputy, appoints Nazrul Hussain as new head

Jul 28, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt overlooks CDC deputy, appoints Nazrul Hussain as new head

Kaieteur News – Prime Minister, Mark Phillips on Tuesday officially announced the appointment of Colonel (Ret’d) Nazrul Hussain as Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC),...

West Demerara Secondary congratulates Nityanand Mathura for making Guyana U-17 team

Jul 28, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Demerara Secondary congratulates Nityanand Mathura for making Guyana U-17 team

West Demerara Secondary School Congratulates Nityanand Mathura for making the Guyana U17 national cricket team. The Head teacher of West Demerara Secondary school, Mr Harrinarine congratulated...