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Guyana’s oil find more massive than established – former T&T Energy Minister

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil find more massive than established – former T&T Energy Minister

“You may well have another North Sea at your doorstep,” said former Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister, Kevin Ramnarine earlier this year. This was at a symposium hosted by the Guyana Oil and...

Headless GECOM’s dilemma…Non-functioning Commissioners to question ads withdrawal from Kaieteur News

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Headless GECOM’s dilemma…Non-functioning Commissioners to question ads withdrawal from Kaieteur News

Opposition members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are preparing to hold discussions this week on what was described as a totally unacceptable situation at the entity. Among the issues to...

20 families evacuated as flood waters rise in Region Nine

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 20 families evacuated as flood waters rise in Region Nine

– supplies rushed to affected persons Authorities are continuing to monitor the flood situation in Region Nine with despite no rain in Central Lethem, waters are continuing to rise. The Takutu...

Oil corrupts weak governments and Guyana’s is far from strong- The Economist notes

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Oil corrupts weak governments and Guyana’s is far from strong- The Economist notes

– Says “It will take better politicians to resist the corrosive power of petrodollars” The coalition Government is not dubbed internationally as a strong one. This should not come as a...

$$$Oil does corrupt weak Govts; and Guyana politicians far from strong

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on $$$Oil does corrupt weak Govts; and Guyana politicians far from strong

Last month was June and that is de month of brides. July is when dem does bruck up after a month of marriage. Ask de coalition govt. Big trouble going on now and dem boys ain’t talking bout husband...

Caesar, Phillips capture 200m but Police Progressive Youth claim National Senior C/ships

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caesar, Phillips capture 200m but Police Progressive Youth claim National Senior C/ships

By Zaheer Mohamed Compton Caesar of Christianburg Wismar Secondary (CWS) and Kenisha Phillips of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) captured the male and female 200m respectively, but Police Progressive...

32nd FESUPO/16th NAPF & FESUPO Pan American C/ships …Manager Andrea Smith confident Guyana will represent well

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 32nd FESUPO/16th NAPF & FESUPO Pan American C/ships …Manager Andrea Smith confident Guyana will represent well

By Franklin Wilson in Orlando,USA compliments of Crown Mining Supplies, Fitness Express, Secure Innovations & Concepts, Industrial Safety Supplies, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club. Team...

Junior CASA 2017…Guyana, Barbados neck and neck at halfway stage

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Junior CASA 2017…Guyana, Barbados neck and neck at halfway stage

By Sean Devers At the halfway state of the Individual category of the 2017 Junior CASA tournament in Guyana, arch rivals, 12 times defending team champions Guyana and Barbados were locked in an...

Kaieteur News is pleased to introduce the GAPF team to the USA, 2017

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kaieteur News is pleased to introduce the GAPF team to the USA, 2017

By Franklin Wilson in the USA compliments of Crown Mining Supplies, Fitness Express, Secure Innovations & Concepts, Industrial Safety Supplies, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club. A 16-member...

Shotokan Karate-Do of Guyana enjoys successful USA outing

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shotokan Karate-Do of Guyana enjoys successful USA outing

Nine members from the Shotokan Karate-Do of Guyana (SHOKOGUY) recently returned from USA after successfully attending the 51st Master Camp & International Goodwill Tournament hosted by the...

$64M City hall rehabilitation study to be completed by August

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $64M City hall rehabilitation study to be completed by August

A study conducted by the European Union. (EU) towards the rehabilitation of City Hall is expected to be completed by August. European Union (EU) is providing technical support towards the...

Public/Private partnership policy framework drafted, up for review – Jordan

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Public/Private partnership policy framework drafted, up for review – Jordan

On the heels of utterances by the Business Minister Dominic Gaskin, over the absence of a framework to ensure value for money and to prevent any form of abuse from Public/Private Partnerships (P3),...

Guyanese, among three charged after 50 kilos high seas bust by Bajan authorities

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese, among three charged after 50 kilos high seas bust by Bajan authorities

Barbados (Barbados Nation)– Three men were due to appear in court yesterday in connection with last Thursday’s multi-million-dollar drug seizure at sea. Michael Emmanuel Yarde, 42, of Drax...

The citizens’ right to information

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The citizens’ right to information

Kaieteur News has never claimed that it is entitled to advertisements from anyone. Kaieteur News is a national newspaper; it has the largest readership of all newspapers in the country. The denial of...

Junior Police ranks need to support CPGs

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Junior Police ranks need to support CPGs

Assistant Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine, is calling on the junior ranks of the Guyana Police Force to lend more support to the members of the Community Policing Groups (CPGs). Ramnaraine...

Acting Chief Justice, Chancellor honoured as GAWL marks 30 years

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Acting Chief Justice, Chancellor honoured as GAWL marks 30 years

Acting Chancellor and Chief Justice of Guyana were among those honoured by the Guyana Association of Women’s Lawyers (GAWL) at the observance of the Association’s 30th Anniversary. Justice...

Accountability of schools’ performances to be brought into sharper focus – CEO

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Accountability of schools’ performances to be brought into sharper focus – CEO

“We can’t have schools not performing for decades and nothing is done about that.” This was the firm declaration of Chief Education Officer [CEO], Mr. Marcel Hutson, at a forum during the past...

STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY STRUCTURE

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY STRUCTURE

It is true that the basic unit of society is the nuclear or intact family comprising a father, mother and children. The family is a microcosm of the nation. Therefore, if we want to have a strong...

Govt tells Berbice business people

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt tells Berbice business people

‘Give us ideas to save sugar’ Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, has issued a call to members of the business community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region (Region Six) to develop proposals for...

UG Vice Chancellor prepared to invest in staff upgrade

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on UG Vice Chancellor prepared to invest in staff upgrade

-says his experiences and credibility makes him suitable to restore institution A large number of lecturers at the University of Guyana [UG], the country’s national university, are rendering a...

Guyana should be cautious in signing final oil pact—Experts

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana should be cautious in signing final oil pact—Experts

By Oscar Ramjeet Press reports state that a massive amount of oil has been discovered in Guyana and foreign company, ExxonMobil has been retained/contracted to explore and carry out the extensive...

Plans afoot to tackle Black Sigatoka, Red Mite diseases – Narei head

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Plans afoot to tackle Black Sigatoka, Red Mite diseases – Narei head

Chief Executive Officer of the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Dr. Oudho Homenauth, has indicated that the authority is aggressively working to combat and eventually...

$30B not $348B received from EU- PPP insists

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $30B not $348B received from EU- PPP insists

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, has denied that the European Union (EU) has remitted $348B to Guyana from 2006 as part of the assistance to help the sugar industry recover from a 36 percent...

Former UG lecturer Dr Belle P. Tyndall dies

Jul 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Former UG lecturer Dr Belle P. Tyndall dies

Dr Belle P. Tyndall (nee Thorne), Associate Professor Emeritus, George Washington University and former Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Guyana, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017...

The anti-parking meter protest: History that went unnoticed

Jul 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The anti-parking meter protest: History that went unnoticed

I am repeating what was contained in a column on the anti-parking meter protest. I missed two of the demonstrations because of rain. I carried a placard in four of them. In that column I described...

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China-owned companies competing to build new West Dem. Hospital

China-owned companies competing to build new West Dem. Hospital

The West Demerara Regional Hospital. (China-owned companies) Kaieteur News- Three Chinese companies who are no strangers... more