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Contract reveals… Guyana to foot bill for litigation brought against ExxonMobil

Jan 30, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News 7

Should ExxonMobil be taken before the courts in Guyana or even before a regional or international court for any reason that has direct relations to the company’s operations in Guyana, the cost...

Ogle Airport granted 25-yr lease, but subleases to companies for 50 years

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ogle Airport granted 25-yr lease, but subleases to companies for 50 years

“Ogle International Airport (OAI) has been having its own way,” said a local operator in the aviation industry. The operator made this comment as he noted the fact that the company...

GAWU defies Jagdeo… Union vows to continue sugar talks with Govt.

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News 2

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) yesterday stated that it will continue to engage the coalition government on issues of employment facing workers in the sugar industry...

Offer made to build, operate headquarters for GRA

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Offer made to build, operate headquarters for GRA

-online applications for licences coming On Main Street, Customs House was located with the congestion almost unbearable there. A few years ago, the decision was taken, as part of the cost-cutting...

Freed after 4 years, accused in Agricola housewife murder rejoices

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Freed after 4 years, accused in Agricola housewife murder rejoices

Abiola Jacobs looked dazed. She hurried out of the prisoner’s dock when the jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict. Jacobs called Abby, 27, of Evan Phillips Park, Agricola, East Bank...

Sugar workers begin receiving severance pay

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News 2

Dozens of retrenched sugar workers from the Skeldon Estate yesterday morning and throughout the day filed into the Estate’s pay office. Some who turned up from as early as 5:00 am showed up to...

80 years for Bagotville wife killer

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 80 years for Bagotville wife killer

An unremorseful Miguel Barker was yesterday jailed for 80 years after being convicted of killing his wife Donessa Barker on April 30, 2015 at Inner Bagotville, West Bank Demerara. The custodial...

Sex worker among two held for ECD man’s murder

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sex worker among two held for ECD man’s murder

A sex worker was among two persons arrested early yesterday for the murder of a 20-year-old Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident, whose bloodied body was found on the roadway at...

Exxon got a killa bill fuh Guyana

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh Comments Off on Exxon got a killa bill fuh Guyana

Dem boys seh Dem boys eyes just drop pun some small house in a photo in de Waterfalls paper on page 20. De headline read ‘60 Food for de Poor homes in West Berbice.’ De story seh de houses gun...

Substantial amount of workers’ taxes owed by GuySuCo

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Substantial amount of workers’ taxes owed by GuySuCo

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is not being drawn into the debate on the impact of a scaled-down sugar industry. Last week, Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia made it clear that the question of...

The Blame Game in the 21st Century

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters 1

Dar Editor, Day after day we witnessed the incompetence, the inconceivable and the irrational. We are yet to unveil our passion and purpose to those in charge. They have all shown their true colours...

Sugar is resilient, don’t dump it

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters 1

Editor, Guyana is losing its comparative advantage in the Caribbean as a producer of agricultural produce, in particular sugar and rice. The downsizing, euphemistically dubbed...

That questionable oil contract

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Already the corruption and bullying by the powerful have begun regarding oil find in Guyana! We just learnt that ExxonMobil is requesting from Guyana the repayment of US $460,237,918M....

Private hospitals are no different

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Private hospitals are no different

Dear Editor, I would like to add to a letter by Mr Nowrang Persaud, captioned “The private hospitals should take over the public hospitals” (SN, Jan 28) by sharing my concerns about the dreadful...

ON THE MURDER OF MARLON FREDERICKS

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on ON THE MURDER OF MARLON FREDERICKS

Dear Editor, I founded ACDA RESCU in 2014 with my colleagues, it was launched in 2015, and its principal purpose is to inform citizens of the dangers of mind-altering substances. I brought over 100...

Guyanese warmth and hospitality at best

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese warmth and hospitality at best

DEAR EDITOR, I thoroughly enjoyed my recent visit to Guyana from the United States. I write to note the many unplanned instances of warm hospitality that I encountered in my first visit, particularly...

Misleading suggestion in Monday’s editorial

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Misleading suggestion in Monday’s editorial

Dear Editor, With respect to your editorial of Monday, January 29, 2018, I wish to acquaint you with the rudiments of Islamic Prayer (Salat). In Islam, prayers are for Allah (SWT) alone. No one can...

Our security officers are not as skilled as they want to believe

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our security officers are not as skilled as they want to believe

Dear Editor, Now that ExxonMobil is the new bogie man in town, I received a telephone call from a senior security practitioner who wanted to know how the local security industry could secure a fair...

Komal Chand must be commended

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Komal Chand must be commended

Dear Editor, The National Mine Workers’ Union of Guyana stands in full support of the decision taken by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and National Association of...

Jagdeo needs to bow out

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo needs to bow out

Dear Editor I note with some consternations news stories and commentaries stating that Komal Chand’s tenure as head of GAWU is at an end because of a rift between himself and the PPP (read: Bharrat...

Ms Akola Thompson’s activism is valuable

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ms Akola Thompson’s activism is valuable

Dear Editor, Recently The Caribbean Voice contacted Ms. Akola Thompson after learning of her website facilitating Guyanese to report abuse confidentially (reportabusegy.com) and we requested her...

Was Ramjattan quoted accurately?

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Was Ramjattan quoted accurately?

Dear Editor, The Guyana Times of January 26, 2018 reports Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, as saying in relation to sugar industry that “…probably it was...

Jagdeo is ranting about the AFC

Jan 30, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo is ranting about the AFC

Refurbished mini excavator returned to Region One

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Refurbished mini excavator returned to Region One

After years of being out of order, a mini excavator was yesterday returned to Region One following rehabilitative works conducted on it by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. Last year, the region...

“High” teen charged for stealing rum, escaping police custody

Jan 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “High” teen charged for stealing rum, escaping police custody

A Port Kaituma resident, who admitted to stealing of quantity of alcoholic beverages and escaping from police custody, was yesterday remanded to prison pending a probation report and sentencing....

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The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more