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Weakness in PSA…Production timeline left to whims of Exxon Mobil

Feb 12, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Weakness in PSA…Production timeline left to whims of Exxon Mobil

– oil giant rakes in billions without producing a single barrel – Nigel Hinds The fact that Guyana will begin to reap benefits from royalties and profit from oil only after...

Trotman waives Guyana’s sovereign immunity in PSA with ExxonMobil

Feb 12, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Trotman waives Guyana’s sovereign immunity in PSA with ExxonMobil

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The 2016 Petroleum Sharing Agreement (PSA) signed by Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, is far worse than the 1999 Agreement signed by former...

Pensioner in six-year run-around for return of $100,000 bail money

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner in six-year run-around for return of $100,000 bail money

Six years after taking his hard-earned savings of $100,000 to bail a relative, pensioner Victor Walters says he is still waiting for his money to be refunded by the Georgetown Magistrates...

Guyana to have DNA testing capability by June

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to have DNA testing capability by June

– Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory to also have criminal database By Michael Jordan Look no longer overseas. Detectives from the Guyana Police Force will soon turn to scientists at a...

Persons are coming forward to provide information on Lindo Creek deaths

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Persons are coming forward to provide information on Lindo Creek deaths

– Public hearings could start this week, CoI Chairman unfazed by criticism Retired Judge, Donald Trotman is pleased with the public response Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 2008...

Oil may guarantee rapid GDP, but not human development

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Oil may guarantee rapid GDP, but not human development

– Professor Suresh Narine reminds that more elements needed to unlock the good life By Kiana Wilburg Angola, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Yemen, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Chad, these...

Civil Society groups want ExxonMobil, Chevron removed from EITI Board

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Civil Society groups want ExxonMobil, Chevron removed from EITI Board

– Refusing to disclose their tax payments The refusal of USA oil giants, ExxonMobil and Chevron to disclose their tax payments in the USA has resulted in civil society groups calling for...

Stewart, Peters, Roberts, Raymond, Bright take top honours at Carifta games trials

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stewart, Peters, Roberts, Raymond, Bright take top honours at Carifta games trials

By Zaheer Mohamed Akeem Stewart, Tyrell Peters, Deron Roberts, Toyan Raymond and Chantoba Bright braved the weather to top their respective fields when the first day of the Carifta Games trials...

Muslim scholar rape case…Police file reconstructed, PI to continue on Feb 22

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Muslim scholar rape case…Police file reconstructed, PI to continue on Feb 22

Six years after it began, the Preliminary Inquiry into the matter for which Muslim scholar, Neezam Ali was charged for raping nine boys is resuming at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court. The...

GMRSC’s King of the Strip drag race meet…12 seconds champion Vivek Joshi’s crash curtails event

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMRSC’s King of the Strip drag race meet…12 seconds champion Vivek Joshi’s crash curtails event

The “King of the Strip” drag race meet that raced off yesterday at the South Dakota Circuit ran into a speed bump and had be cut short after Vivek Joshi who had already won the 12 seconds class,...

Jaguars aiming to return to winning ways against confident USA today

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars aiming to return to winning ways against confident USA today

By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Vnet Communications, Bounty Farm, Noble House Seafoods & Playter’s Enterprise Guyana Jaguars, who have won three and lost two back-to-back games to...

NY based group slams Guyana’s crime fighting measures

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News 1

– says fear has once again gripped Guyana The crime-fighting measures rolled out by the Coalition Administration are being described as inadequate, prompting the return of fear among...

R&R Int. Ltd. 46-Mile Cycle Road Race…Eastman reigns supreme to retain title; Hodge, McKay & King also win

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on R&R Int. Ltd. 46-Mile Cycle Road Race…Eastman reigns supreme to retain title; Hodge, McKay & King also win

Team Coco’s Hamza Eastman has continued his excellent form at the start of the 2018 season with another clinical finish and successful defence of his R&R International Ltd. 46-mile Road Race...

Magnum ‘Mash Cup’ Classic…Linden and West Side invade Georgetown tonight

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Magnum ‘Mash Cup’ Classic…Linden and West Side invade Georgetown tonight

Now that the round robin stage has been completed, the business end of the inaugural Magnum ‘Mash Cup’ Classic will swing into action this evening with Round of 16 play at the National Gymnasium....

‘Effective execution is now our number one priority’ – Manager

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Effective execution is now our number one priority’ – Manager

Motie, Tage Chanderpaul to replace Hetmyer/Bishoo By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Vnet Communications, Bounty Farm, Noble House Seafoods & Playter’s Enterprise Guyana Jaguars lost...

Nappi water reservoir handed over to region

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Nappi water reservoir handed over to region

– to prevent suffering in the event of drought A reservoir which will enable residents to have adequate supplies of water in times of drought was officially handed over on Saturday to...

UCCA secures sponsorship for Inter Secondary School cricket competition

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UCCA secures sponsorship for Inter Secondary School cricket competition

The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) has secured sponsorship for their annual Inter Secondary School cricket competition for schools in the Upper Corentyne and Black Bush areas. The...

BCB members prepare for GCB Inter County Under-17 competition

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB members prepare for GCB Inter County Under-17 competition

The active members of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) have embarked on an aggressive programme to identify suitable players to represent the county at the Guyana Cricket Board’s Inter County...

PTA, Board to meet with Ministry official over impending closure of Central High

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PTA, Board to meet with Ministry official over impending closure of Central High

The Parent Teacher Association, (PTA) and Board of Directors of the Central High School are set to meet with Ministry of Education, (MoE) Officials this week over the impending closure of the...

Pakaraima Flavours Sundried Tomato Project off to magnificent start

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pakaraima Flavours Sundried Tomato Project off to magnificent start

After months of planning, research and marketing, the Pakaraima Flavours Sundried Tomato Project of Region Eight is off to a magnificent start. And those involved in the management of the...

The Good Offices Process continues

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Good Offices Process continues

The following column was first published in the print version of the Kaieteur News on February 4, 2018. It did not appear, however, on the online interface homepage of Kaieteur News. It was posted in...

Ex-cop’s son seeks probe into alleged drowning

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-cop’s son seeks probe into alleged drowning

Relatives of a miner whose body was fished out of a stream at Mahdia are asking for his body to be exhumed, as they suspect that he may not have drowned as is being claimed. The body of the ex-police...

This is the time for consolidation

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is the time for consolidation

Dear Editor, Year of Consolidation will turn out to be anything but calm. It’s in fact, one of extraordinary activity and challenge. It proved to be a stern testing time for Guyanese people. On...

President calls for security, vigilance at PNCR General Council

Feb 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on President calls for security, vigilance at PNCR General Council

…Encourages enlistment in People’s Militia The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has boasted about significant achievements in Guyana, including the return of the Guyana...

Guyana’s future should not end with oil

Feb 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s future should not end with oil

Dear Editor, Please permit some space in your most informative newspaper to share my views which will surely help our struggling nation to live a more comfortable life.. I began attending Primary...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more