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Guyana foregoes US$Billions in oil profits for ExxonMobil’s benefit but has no seat at the table or say in decision-making

Dec 20, 2023 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas 1

– VP Jagdeo either reckless or couldn’t care less by allowing this to happen – Chartered Accountant, Chris Ram Kaieteur News – The Guyana Government has insisted for over...

Taskforce should be set up to take action on AG findings – Former Auditor General

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Taskforce should be set up to take action on AG findings – Former Auditor General

Kaieteur News – Each year, the Auditor General (AG) in his Annual Report on the public expenditure highlights overpayments and misconduct in some cases by public officers. These often cost the...

Parliament approves $24B supplemental funds

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament approves $24B supplemental funds

…pushes 2023 budget to $897.9B Kaieteur News – After extensive deliberations, the National Assembly green lit a $24 billion supplemental fund, propelling this year’s budget to $897.9...

Missing Corentyne man found in shallow grave

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Missing Corentyne man found in shallow grave

Kaieteur News – A man who has been missing since December 16 was on Tuesday found in a shallow grave in the Crabwood Creek backland, Corentyne Berbice, Region Six. Police have identified him as...

Man killed during domino game

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Man killed during domino game

– Suspect tells police he ran into knife Kaieteur News – A friendly domino game on Tuesday ended abruptly after one man was stabbed to death at a shop in Paradise Village, West Coast...

Cattle rustler leaps out of home after cow’s carcass found buried in his yard

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Cattle rustler leaps out of home after cow’s carcass found buried in his yard

Kaieteur News – As the Christmas season peaks, cattle rustlers at Annai in the North Rupununi have been on the prowl for beef to sell and on Monday, one of the thieves jumped out of a window...

Man killed by drunk driver while doing construction work at Montrose

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Man killed by drunk driver while doing construction work at Montrose

Kaieteur News – A 29-year-old construction worker died on Monday night after a driver attached to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) lost control of a pick-up and collided with him at...

Woman killed by bus at Leonora

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Woman killed by bus at Leonora

Kaieteur News – A woman was on Tuesday night struck and killed by a minibus on the Leonora Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD). According to Region Three Police Commander, Mahendra Siwnarine...

Berbice to get $90M aquaculture farm, processing facility

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice to get $90M aquaculture farm, processing facility

Kaieteur News – With the aim of broadening the scope of Guyana’s aquaculture sector nationwide, a state-of-the-art $90 million aquaculture farm, and an on-site processing facility will be...

Preliminary report on 2022 Census to be completed by second quarter of 2024 – Min. Singh

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Preliminary report on 2022 Census to be completed by second quarter of 2024 – Min. Singh

Kaieteur News – A preliminary report of the Census 2022 is expected to be made available to the government by the second quarter of 2024. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with...

Buxton man charged for raping child

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Buxton man charged for raping child

Kaieteur News – A taxi driver, who was on Monday charged for raping a child under 16 years of age, was granted bail in the sum of $250,000 when he appeared at the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court...

Govt. took $643M from coffers to pay GuySuCo workers – Agri Minister

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. took $643M from coffers to pay GuySuCo workers – Agri Minister

Kaieteur News – Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday disclosed in the National Assembly that the Government of Guyana (GoG) had tapped into the Contingency Fund for $643...

Truck that crushed driver at Chinese mine had mechanical issues

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Truck that crushed driver at Chinese mine had mechanical issues

Kaieteur News – The fuel tanker that crushed its driver to death at the Chinese owned Aurora Gold Mines, Region Seven, had mechanical issues, police said on Tuesday. The dead man, 32-year-old...

$34M more to be spent on Cliff Anderson Sports Hall rehabilitation project

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on $34M more to be spent on Cliff Anderson Sports Hall rehabilitation project

Kaieteur News – With over $270 million already spent on the rehabilitation of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is looking to spend an additional $34...

Finance Ministry to buy 20 more vehicles

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Ministry to buy 20 more vehicles

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Finance is looking to add some 20 vehicles to its fleet. This is according to the recent opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration...

Labourer jailed for possession of ammo

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Labourer jailed for possession of ammo

Kaieteur News – A labourer of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, was sentenced to eight months imprisonment on Monday, after he appeared at the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court where he was charged...

New Amsterdam prison repairs to cost $1.6B

Dec 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam prison repairs to cost $1.6B

…female prisoners to spend Christmas at Timehri Prison Kaieteur News – Female prisoners will be spending Christmas at the Timehri Prison this year to facilitate the $1.6B reconstruction of...

H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – 6.5% – a combination of callousness. Crookedness and cleverness

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – 6.5% – a combination of callousness. Crookedness and cleverness

Kaieteur News – Insulting. Pitiful. Shocking. Those are some of the milder words I have heard used to describe the recent pay increase for public servants. Teachers found themselves lumped into...

Christmas shopping is stress

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Christmas shopping is stress

Kaieteur News – Deh should ban the practice of buying Christmas gifts for people. If yuh buy something wah dem nah like, dem gan bad mouth yuh. Because if yuh buy something fuh somebody and dem...

England level series with thumping win after Salt ton

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on England level series with thumping win after Salt ton

England Tour of the West Indies… ESPN Cricinfo – Whoever said “don’t answer back” had never been overlooked for a big pay cheque, or found the belligerence of Phil Salt....

IPL auction: Starc becomes most expensive player at IPL

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on IPL auction: Starc becomes most expensive player at IPL

BBC Sport – Australia bowler Mitchell Starc became the most expensive signing in Indian Premier League history when he was bought for 24.75 crore Indian rupees (£2.3m) by Kolkata Knight...

De-escalation

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Editorial Comments Off on De-escalation

Kaieteur News – Did Guyana give up too much in St Vincent to Venezuela? What did Guyana get for the menaces that were heaped upon its peoples, and for their own land? Having not breached...

The Jagdeo touch!

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Jagdeo touch!

Kaieteur News – By now it should be clear to President Ali that he should stay clear of resurrecting the failed plans of former President Jagdeo, in the areas of food, energy and climate...

Road safety is everyone’s business

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Road safety is everyone’s business

Dear Editor, How often haven’t we heard the phrase, ‘speed thrills but kills?’ But it enters through one ear and exists the other without registering its significance or application for its...

Elections are won and lost at the ballot box

Dec 20, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Elections are won and lost at the ballot box

Dear Editor, The appeal of the second elections petition was thrown out by the Appeal Court, upholding the decision of the High Court. Both courts on the same page in this instance, regarding the...

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

Peeping Tom… “The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment” Kaieteur News – The cries... more