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India can cash-in on relinquished portion of Stabroek Block

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on India can cash-in on relinquished portion of Stabroek Block

…as Gov’t considers offering India acreage outside auction By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil and its partners- Hess and CNOOC- will soon be required to give back to the State...

Venezuelan boat en route to Guyana missing with passengers, one found dead

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan boat en route to Guyana missing with passengers, one found dead

By Shervin Belgrave Kaieteur News – The body of Orvin Persaud, a 25-year-old dual citizen of Guyana and Venezuela was found floating in the Tucupita River, Venezuela two days after he departed...

Law places no restriction on money laundering convicts obtaining oil licences – Report

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Law places no restriction on money laundering convicts obtaining oil licences – Report

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s oil laws apparently place no restriction on money laundering convicts obtaining oil licences. In fact, the law does not require that convictions against companies or...

Surveys in Demerara River approved by EPA for pipeline works – Exxon

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Surveys in Demerara River approved by EPA for pipeline works – Exxon

Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil, through its operator Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) recently embarked on a series of surveys offshore Guyana, but even though these could...

GWI to spend $484M to drill five more wells in Regions 4&10

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on GWI to spend $484M to drill five more wells in Regions 4&10

Kaieteur News – Having been allocated $17.7 billion from this year’s budget, the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is looking to spend approximately $484,866,427 of its allocation to facilitate the...

Eccles resident caught red-handed trying to sell house lot

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Eccles resident caught red-handed trying to sell house lot

Kaieteur News – Thirty-year-old Andre Defreitas, a resident of Lot 159 Cow Pen Street, Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was on Tuesday arrested after he was caught in a sting operation...

Edghill in Suriname to advance discussion on Corentyne River Bridge

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Edghill in Suriname to advance discussion on Corentyne River Bridge

Kaieteur News – Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill is currently in Suriname for a planned meeting with his counterpart, Dr. Riad Nurmohamed, in relation to the proposed Corentyne River...

ExxonMobil holding public consultations on fifth project today at Umana Yana

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil holding public consultations on fifth project today at Umana Yana

Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil Corporation’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) will be hosting public consultations today on its fifth development project at the...

Approval for Exxon’s 5th oil project only a formality for us – FPSO Builder

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Approval for Exxon’s 5th oil project only a formality for us – FPSO Builder

Kaieteur News – Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL)—ExxonMobil Guyana—is yet to make a formal announcement on a Final Investment Decision (FID) and the Guyana Government...

Berbice man freed of underage rape charge

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Berbice man freed of underage rape charge

Kaieteur News – Thirty one–year-old Jamal Arjune was on Tuesday acquitted of five counts of rape of an underage girl after a jury found him not guilty on all counts at the Berbice High Court....

Golden Grove manslaughter accused granted $500,000 bail

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Golden Grove manslaughter accused granted $500,000 bail

Kaieteur News – Thirty year-old Aquiella Abrams was on Tuesday released on $500,000 bail on charge of manslaughter. The woman appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Cove and John...

CDC, Health Ministry grilled at PAC over missing details in COVID-19 supplies contracts

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on CDC, Health Ministry grilled at PAC over missing details in COVID-19 supplies contracts

Kaieteur News – Members of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) faced a series of questions when they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday. The questions were in relation...

GRPA launches new HIV care and treatment services

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on GRPA launches new HIV care and treatment services

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) has announced the launch of its new HIV care and treatment services to People living with HIV (PLHIV). The GRPA joins the...

Natural Gas concerns among key reasons for Suriname’s delayed oil production – TotalEnergies

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Natural Gas concerns among key reasons for Suriname’s delayed oil production – TotalEnergies

Kaieteur News – Neighbouring Suriname has been touted as an oil and gas producer in the coming years but despite the discovery of some 6.5 billion barrels of oil, in its Block 58 offshore...

Police, Child Care Agency trying to locate mother of newborn abandoned at Recess, Mahaicony

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Police, Child Care Agency trying to locate mother of newborn abandoned at Recess, Mahaicony

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Child Care and Protection Agency are working together to locate the mother of the newborn baby found abandoned at the Recess, Mahaicony...

No-Confidence Motion passed against Region #4 REO

Mar 01, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on No-Confidence Motion passed against Region #4 REO

Kaieteur News – The Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) on Tuesday successfully passed a No-Confidence Motion against its Clerk of Council and Regional Executive Officer (REO) Donald...

OP-ED: The Woodley Park incident

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on OP-ED: The Woodley Park incident

By GHK Lall Kaieteur News – I thank the Hon. Minister of Education for recognising that a serious and most sensitive incident occurred at the Woodley Park Secondary School in West Berbice. ...

Nuff people want adopt de baby!

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Nuff people want adopt de baby!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Was a sad situation! Somebody call de police and alert them to something. When de police check dem find a gift bag, with a new born baby inside. De reports...

West Indies fight back after Markram century for South Africa

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies fight back after Markram century for South Africa

AFP – Aiden Markram hit a century on his return to Test cricket but the West Indies mounted a strong fightback on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park...

New Zealand edges England by 1 run in test cricket thriller

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Zealand edges England by 1 run in test cricket thriller

AFP – WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Tim Southee’s New Zealand team earned two places in international cricket history with its dramatic, one-run comeback win over England in the...

GCB Senior Inter-County 4-Day Tournament continues today

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Senior Inter-County 4-Day Tournament continues today

Essequibo and Select XI Clash in second first round match at Stadium Kaieteur News – Essequibo and the Select XI will clash in the second match of the first round in the GCB Senior Inter-County...

Excellent bowling performance from Kevin Sinclair as Bramble rushed to 51* to set up a comfortable win for Berbice

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Excellent bowling performance from Kevin Sinclair as Bramble rushed to 51* to set up a comfortable win for Berbice

Kaieteur News – Berbice Men took first round points in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County Four Day cricket tournament after defeating the Demerara Men yesterday at the Guyana...

Devonshire Castle Sports Club beat Invaders Masters in ESCL’s Over-40 semis

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Devonshire Castle Sports Club beat Invaders Masters in ESCL’s Over-40 semis

Kaieteur News – Devonshire Castle Sports Club defeated Invaders Masters by a thrilling one-wicket win last Sunday at Queenstown ground, Essequibo Coast, Region Two in the second semi-final of...

Badminton Association elects new executive

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Badminton Association elects new executive

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Badminton Association held their Biennial General Meeting on February 24, 2023 at the Guyana Olympic House, Plantation Lilliendaal, Georgetown and elected a new...

GCUC name committees

Mar 01, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCUC name committees

Kaieteur News – The first Executive meeting of the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council was held on 20th February, 2023 and the following committees were named. Fund Raising committee: J. Persaud...