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Benefits of oil sector hinges on drastic structural reforms – IMF

Sep 21, 2018 KNews News 0

If the ordinary man is to benefit significantly from the oil and gas sector, then there needs to be significant structural reforms. This is according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....

US$45M road expansion project…No supervision causes chaos and millions in losses

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

In recent years, Guyana has been embarking on a number of major infrastructural initiatives, from the East Bank Demerara four-lane project to the airport expansion at Timehri. While the...

Pressures on Correspondent Banking Relationships relaxed

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

… But local banks made to adhere to stricter requirements By Kiana Wilburg It appears that the pressures on correspondent banking relationships have stabilized. This is according to the latest...

Boys, 15 and 16 charged with killing Annandale pensioner

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

Two youths who hail from the village of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, one of them 15 years of age and another aged 16, were yesterday charged with the murder of 72-year-old Krishnachand Dabee,...

Rape accused dies after suspected suicide in lock-up

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

Stonie Henry, a 47-year-old welder of Lot 539 Mocha Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) who was arrested on Monday and was scheduled to appear in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court...

No evidence of efforts to stymie corruption, wastage in oil sector – Dr. Hinds

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

The coalition administration has spoken extensively about the need to have transparency and accountability in the oil and gas sector. Yet, there is no evidence to date that mechanisms are in...

Bisram extradition hearings enter critical phase

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

A New York judge hearing the habeas corpus action into the extradition of murder suspect, Marcus Bisram, has ordered lawyers from both sides to provide key documents. From all indications,...

Exxon’s second exploration vessel scheduled to arrive in Guyana in October

Sep 19, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News 0

ExxonMobil is bringing to Guyana, a second exploration vessel, the Noble Tom Madden, which is due to arrive in October. This vessel will focus primarily on exploration of high potential areas...

Man, 52, gets life for sexually assaulting girl, 5

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

Police are on the hunt for a 52-year-old man who was sentenced to life imprisonment in his absence yesterday. The man, Deosaran Narine, was on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for...

90-year-old Guyanese honored at GCA Awards

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

BY TANGERINE CLARKE New York (www.caribbeanlifenews.com)- The Guyana Cultural Association, New York, on Wednesday, August 28, honored 90-year-old, Dharmaaacharya Pandit Ramlall Ji, a priest and...

Pesticide misuse continues, enforcement of penalties still lacking

Sep 19, 2018 KNews News 0

Misuse of pesticides continues to be a problem in Guyana. The problem is extended to children although there are so many procedures and registration processes to control the sale and use of...

SCHOOLBOY BRAGGED IN VILLAGE ABOUT MURDERING PENSIONER

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

-lads, aged 15, already had criminal records By Michael Jordan Who? Why? Who, detectives wondered, had battered 72-year-old Krishnachand Dabee to death in his property? Why was the act...

Int’l tax agency to sharpen GRA’s skills in detecting any scams used by oil operators

Sep 17, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News 0

By Kiana Wilburg The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is gearing for a round of meticulous training from the Inter-American Centre of Tax Administration, an international agency that is versed...

Presidential probe needed into operations at DPI – Staffers

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

…questions surface over appointments of AFC affiliates, spending Senior officials of the Department of Public Information (DPI) were yesterday scrabbling to respond to a letter published in...

Guyana, TT to sign Energy MoU this week

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

– Foreign Affairs Ministry After some weeks of planning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley, is scheduled to be in Guyana for two days, Wednesday and Thursday, to...

Attorney apologises over expletive-laced rant during traffic stop

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

– but not sorry for questioning ‘arbitrary authority’ “I am not trying to justify my behaviour. My language was not proper as an officer of the courts nor as a member of the Bar of...

Husband dodges cops trying to serve restraining order

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

– sneaks into victim’s home at nightfall A cat-and mouse situation is playing out at Kuru-Kururu, on the Soesdyke/Linden highway, where an alleged drug addicted and abusive husband is...

In over four decades, Guyana borrowed US$291M from CDB

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

– still to repay US147M, IMF notes The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) remains one of Guyana’s most important development partners, stated the International Development Fund (IMF) in...

At 75, Pauline Moffatt is East La Penitence Market’s oldest vendor

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

– still rears pigs and poultry and tends to her Buxton farm By Kemol King Every Sunday on the La Penitence Market, there is a flurry of traffic, grocery stands, hardworking vendors and...

$5M spent to rehabilitate Moleson Creek Road

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

– Black Bush road also for repairs The Moleson Creek Road, Upper Corentyne, Berbice, stretching just a short distance away from the Moleson Creek Ferry Stelling is currently undergoing...

Self harm surveillance project helping to reach those prone to suicide

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

A continuing self- harm surveillance project is part of the Ministry of Public Health, (MoPH)’s strategy to tackle suicide related issues. Self-harming cases are also known as non-suicidal...

Jaguars wreak havoc for Mocha cattle farmers

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

– several cows, other animals slaughtered Wild animals— suspected to be jaguars, have been wreaking havoc for cattle farmers at Mocha / Arcadia, East Bank Demerara, (EBD). The...

Me, Justice Donald Trotman, Superintendent Kissoon and the police

Sep 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 0

I walk my dog every morning on the seawall going east beginning from the office of the DPP and the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). My car is parked on the seawall road nearby. One day...

Santa Aratack …A tranquil slice of destination Guyana

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

Santa Aratack also known as Santa Mission is a community located up the Kamuni Creek, a tributary of the Demerara River in Region Three. Located 25 miles from the capital city, Georgetown, the...

Guyana’s oldest town celebrates 127 years

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News 0

New Amsterdam which is Guyana’s oldest town is presently celebrating its 127th anniversary. The town which is located about five miles from the mouth of the Berbice River on its eastern bank...

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Potential cannot buy anything in the market

During the last Congress of the PNCR, there were some candidates, offering themselves up for leadership posts, and who were... more