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ExxonMobil no longer obligated to disclose oil payments to Guyana

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil no longer obligated to disclose oil payments to Guyana

… after Trump repeals key disclosure law By Kiana Wilburg In the eyes of many, the coalition Government is making moves to shield the extractive industries from the ills of corruption. One of the...

ExxonMobil oil agreement…Guyana to get 50% of oil or profits

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil oil agreement…Guyana to get 50% of oil or profits

Under the agreement signed between the government and ExxonMobil and its partners, Guyana will be entitled to 50 per cent of the proceeds from whatever oil and gas resources are extracted by the...

No GECOM chairperson should experience such venom – former Chairman, Dr. Surujbally

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on No GECOM chairperson should experience such venom – former Chairman, Dr. Surujbally

After more than a decade and a half as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), lending a fiery brand to one of the toughest public positions, Dr. Steve Surujbally, on Tuesday spent...

Questions surround who paid for third term case

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Questions surround who paid for third term case

The question of who paid for the third term case that was challenged in the High Court recently still remains a mystery. The case which was brought by Cedrick Richardson, against the...

US$42M West Demerara Expansion Project moving apace

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$42M West Demerara Expansion Project moving apace

– 60 % complete Coordinator of the Works Services Group, Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Geoffrey Vaughn, said Friday that works on the US$42M West Demerara Road Expansion Project are moving...

Trump setting up people to thief

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trump setting up people to thief

Guyana was a place nobody didn’t know. When dem boys travel and people ask dem wheh dem come from, dem use to tell de people, “Guyana.” Right away de people use to ask, “Wheh that deh?” But...

Tourism ‘Ambassador’, Wazeed Manjoor, is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism ‘Ambassador’, Wazeed Manjoor, is a ‘Special Person’

“When a tourist comes to Guyana – a lot come, people don’t usually see it, because most (tourists) go to the interior – the first Guyanese they come in contact with is a taxi-driver, and this...

Tournoi Paul Chillan International Tourney …Flour Power National U17s overpower Haiti

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tournoi Paul Chillan International Tourney …Flour Power National U17s overpower Haiti

The “Flour Power” National Under-17 Boys’ Team beat Caribbean powerhouse Haiti 3-1 at the International Tournoi Paul Chillan in Martinique yesterday after an encouraging start to the...

Brigadier Patrick West is new GuyanaNRA President; other Exco members reelected

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brigadier Patrick West is new GuyanaNRA President; other Exco members reelected

Brigadier Patrick West has taken over the reigns as Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) President following their Annual General Meeting last Friday at the Police Officer’s Mess. The AGM...

Milo Round Robin Schools Football Competition…Sir Leon Lessons continues path of destruction; Four more matches on today

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Round Robin Schools Football Competition…Sir Leon Lessons continues path of destruction; Four more matches on today

Sir Leon Lessons continued to dispatch opponents with consumate ease, Brickdam Secondary becoming the latest victim of their onslaught after suffering a lop-sided 13-0 drubbing in latest action of...

Bel Air Lions Club / Supligen Domino Competition launched

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bel Air Lions Club / Supligen Domino Competition launched

-over $500,000 in prize monies up for grabs Supligen Brand Manager Michael Gomes speaking at the official Launch of the Bel Air Lions Club / Supligen Dominoes Tournament said the Company’s...

CONCACAF President to visit Guyana, commend work of GFF

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF President to visit Guyana, commend work of GFF

FIFA Vice-President and Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football President Victor Montagliani will visit Guyana between the 13th and 15th March, and has praised the...

NSC Mashramani Badminton Tourney…Mangra and Ramdhani cops Men’s and Open Ladies Singles Titles

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC Mashramani Badminton Tourney…Mangra and Ramdhani cops Men’s and Open Ladies Singles Titles

Jonathan Mangra and Priyanna Ramdhani emerged as the Men’s and Open Ladies champions when the first half of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Mashramani Badminton Tournament concluded on Friday...

Paul replaces Barnwell; Griffith says Guyana team not short of practice

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Paul replaces Barnwell; Griffith says Guyana team not short of practice

By Sean Devers Manager of the Guyana Jaguars cricket team Rayon Griffith says despite the adverse weather, the National side is not short of practice heading into the second half of the Digicel...

Points to consider on location of synthetic facility consultation in Linden

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Points to consider on location of synthetic facility consultation in Linden

Dear Editor, Please permit us space to pontificate on some important points to consider on the issue of the synthetic track to be laid in Linden. After all, we were at the forefront of lobbying...

Anamayah Memorial Basketball …NA Warriors claw back to beat Hopetown Steelers

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anamayah Memorial Basketball …NA Warriors claw back to beat Hopetown Steelers

A timid New Amsterdam Warriors took some time to settle down before asserting themselves against Hopetown Steelers whilst clawing their way from behind to claim victory when play continued in the 3rd...

STAG Elite League resumes today with potentially mouth watering leaders clash

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG Elite League resumes today with potentially mouth watering leaders clash

Guyana’s premier football competition, the STAG Elite League, restarts today with a potentially tantalising League Leaders Tournament double-header at the Tucville ground, before the full...

WI scrap as England search for knockout today

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on WI scrap as England search for knockout today

If the first ODI was a boxing match, England would have scored a TKO in the final round. The result was pretty much as expected, with a few notable displays in England’s largely workaday...

Rebel Tennis Club Championship heats up …Campbell and McCalman book semi final spots; Downes, Suban, Osborne also win

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rebel Tennis Club Championship heats up …Campbell and McCalman book semi final spots; Downes, Suban, Osborne also win

Asif Suban, Cristy Campbell, Grace McCalman,Anthony Downes and Benjettan Osborne have all recorded victories as play in the Rebel Tennis Club Championships heats up at the Harry Panday’s Court...

Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond champs, 2016 to be crowned tomorrow

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond champs, 2016 to be crowned tomorrow

2017 edition to kick off on Wednesday Mackenzie High School and Wisburg Secondary will collide tomorrow with the winner being crowned the 2016 champions of the annual Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond...

Sophia mason to serve four years for manslaughter

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sophia mason to serve four years for manslaughter

A 25-year-old mason from Sophia was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Georgetown. But...

Education COI extended to March month end

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Education COI extended to March month end

The Commission of Inquiry which is being conducted into the public education system, was supposed to have been completed by December last, and submitted to the Education Minister, Dr. Rupert...

THE PROTEST CONTINUES

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE PROTEST CONTINUES

The protest against City Hall over the parking meter contract continues for the fifth week. And it seems that the government is content to allow the duo at City Hall, the Mayor and Town Clerk to have...

Missing and murdered women…CADVA, dissatisfied with investigations, wants answers

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Missing and murdered women…CADVA, dissatisfied with investigations, wants answers

By Rehana Ahamad The insistence of the Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness group, (CADVA) led to police ranks getting their hands dirty. This eventually resulted in the Guyana Police Force...

Moves afoot to make small miners independent – Min. Broomes

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Moves afoot to make small miners independent – Min. Broomes

As some small miners have complained about not having sufficient access to land for gold and diamond mining, the government is taking steps to address the situation to ensure all can have access to...

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Sammy to be appointed as West Indies Senior Men’s Head Coach for all formats

The oil industry is a casino of cash, power and corruption

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in her book, Blowout: “The oil and gas industry... more