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Oil Contract reveals… Guyana agrees to not go after ExxonMobil’s hidden financial records regarding operations here

Feb 14, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News 3

–Clause not found in Agreements of more than 15 countries ExxonMobil has been continuously criticised for burying some of its financial records in nations with strict nondisclosure laws. In...

Police Inspector dies after vehicle overturns at Lethem

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Police Inspector dies after vehicle overturns at Lethem

A police inspector was killed and two ranks injured around 14:00 hrs yesterday after the vehicle in which they were travelling overturned at Lethem. Police identified the dead as Inspector Ian Welch....

Another ex-cop, six others held…More stolen cars and parts seized at Kuru Kururu

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Another ex-cop, six others held…More stolen cars and parts seized at Kuru Kururu

Police appeared to have cracked another major carjacking ring in raids at Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden yesterday, arresting an ex-cop and six others and seizing at least two cars and a truck laden...

Prison officer busted trying to smuggle ganja, cigarettes into facility

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Prison officer busted trying to smuggle ganja, cigarettes into facility

A Prison Officer attached to the New Amsterdam Prison was Monday evening, arrested inside the prison after he was caught with a quantity of cannabis sativa and cigarettes. According to a source at...

Correct ExxonMobil contract …or it will be an uphill struggle to get other companies to do better- Nigel Hinds

Feb 14, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Correct ExxonMobil contract …or it will be an uphill struggle to get other companies to do better- Nigel Hinds

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Chartered Accountant Nigel Hinds is pleading, once again, with the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil to negotiate the “lopsided” Petroleum Sharing Contract (PSA)...

Cricket World Cup probe…GBTI challenges SOCU over release of records

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cricket World Cup probe…GBTI challenges SOCU over release of records

The US$500M fraud probe of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) that landed a bank and the police main anti-money laundering unit in court is not yet over with more legal challenges now. The...

Govt. still to release other oil contracts

Feb 14, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Govt. still to release other oil contracts

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, had promised the media to ensure that all other oil contracts will be revealed. At a press conference on January 25, last, at his Brickdam Office,...

Exxon contract mek PM end up in hospital

Feb 14, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Exxon contract mek PM end up in hospital

Nobody does put cat fuh watchman milk. It is unheard of. When you put cat fuh watchman milk, you can’t expect fuh tun yu back and come back and see milk. Milk does disappear. But nuff time cat...

How much is it really worth?

Feb 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on How much is it really worth?

Dear Editor, There is much excitement around the wealth to be had in the oil industry. However, if we take a closer look at the numbers, it could be less income for those who had been working in the...

Police lawlessness and bullyism

Feb 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police lawlessness and bullyism

Dear Editor, For quite a while now I have been seeing personally, the blatant abuse of the law by those appointed to uphold it. Many of the young men and women who are in the Guyana Police Force and...

Giving credit where it is due

Feb 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Giving credit where it is due

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. E B John’s letter in yesterday’s media (13/2/18) which made reference to mine of the 3rd February titled: “Where are our HRM leaders” and which apparently rubbed...

It’s the law: Pay retrenched sugar workers their outstanding severance benefits

Feb 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s the law: Pay retrenched sugar workers their outstanding severance benefits

Dear Editor, Last year, the Coalition Administration continued in the former PPP administration’s footsteps of imposing a basic five percent wage increase, disregarding attempts by unions to...

Are we witnessing the evolution of a repressive Federation?

Feb 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are we witnessing the evolution of a repressive Federation?

Dear Editor, As I watch the new approach by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), which seems intent on imposing its will on the game’s landscape, reflections of a past era come right back, and...

Parliament Buildings going solar

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament Buildings going solar

As is usual, on Tuesdays, the National Procurement Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) opened scores of tenders for state projects. There were significant interests in the construction of living...

Woman stabbed at Charity waterfront by abusive ex

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Woman stabbed at Charity waterfront by abusive ex

A woman from Upper Pomeroon River, Region Two, is now in the intensive care unit of the Suddie Public Hospital, after she was stabbed by her reputed husband, on Monday. The victim has since been...

Door-to-door goldsmith shot in attempted robbery

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Door-to-door goldsmith shot in attempted robbery

In an attempted robbery that took place on Sunday, a goldsmith of Experiment, Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice was shot in the leg by a gunman who attempted to rob him. Yesterday, Divisional...

Accused in murder of America Street money changer alleges police brutality

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in murder of America Street money changer alleges police brutality

Kerwin Dos Santos, one of two men who were yesterday charged with the murder of America Street, money changer, Shawn Nurse, called ‘Fabulous’, has alleged that he was assaulted by detectives...

GPOC to produce stamp for Cheddi Jagan centennial

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPOC to produce stamp for Cheddi Jagan centennial

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) is preparing to launch a commemorative stamp in honour of former president, Cheddi Berret Jagan. The centennial stamp was announced during a press exercise...

Seven murders, 45 robberies with firearms in January -but police record 19 percent drop in serious crimes

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Seven murders, 45 robberies with firearms in January -but police record 19 percent drop in serious crimes

Despite seven murders and 45 robberies in which firearms were used, the Guyana Police Force is reporting a 19 percent drop in serious crimes, including rape, for January. A release from the Force’s...

Town Clerk faces questions over unilateral actions in Bel Air Park Playfield saga

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Town Clerk faces questions over unilateral actions in Bel Air Park Playfield saga

Members of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) are raising questions over the actions of Town Clerk, Royston King, in relation to the destruction of the green space earmarked as the Bel...

Child sex abuse is rampant

Feb 14, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Child sex abuse is rampant

The world was shocked and Americans were outraged about the high profile court cases of child sexual abuse in the United States. Some of the victims were violated by the now disgraced former...

Mash route returns to Vlissengen Road

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mash route returns to Vlissengen Road

With the return of the Mashramani Float Parade to Vlissengen Road, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council,(M&CC) has approved the allocation and rental of spots for vending along the traditional...

Definitely not 10,000 backlog court cases— CJ

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Definitely not 10,000 backlog court cases— CJ

Acting Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire, during a recent interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI), clarified that the backlog of cases has significantly reduced and no longer...

Get a legal opinion first before using the money

Feb 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

Guyana has set aside US$15M for legal fees to finance its legal case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). That is a lot of money, amounting to some $3 billion. However, it is not going to...

GTT is ready to partner with the Oil & Gas Industry – CEO at GIPEX

Feb 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GTT is ready to partner with the Oil & Gas Industry – CEO at GIPEX

GTT’s, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Justin Nedd, during his presentation to attendees at the recently concluded GIPEX, said, “Our beautiful Guyana is on the precipice of an exciting new era, as...

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Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt seal Round-5 victories in Republic Bank U-18 Football League

A shameful abdication of leadership

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The PPPC government has reached a new low in its spineless defense of the lopsided Production... more