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ExxonMobil contract anti-Constitution–says Ram

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil contract anti-Constitution–says Ram

“Just imagine. A sovereign state is prevented from altering the Agreement either directly or indirectly by new laws or policies, but an arbitral tribunal can do so! If Chapter 1:01 of the Laws of...

Auditors find City Hall misappropriates $$$ millions in Govt funding …City Treasurer calls in sick

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Auditors find City Hall misappropriates $$$ millions in Govt funding …City Treasurer calls in sick

Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma will launch a forensic audit of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council into millions of dollars in funds provided by Central Government since 2015. The AG’s...

Bar Association warns against appointing candidates to act as Chancellor, CJ

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bar Association warns against appointing candidates to act as Chancellor, CJ

The Guyana Bar Association has issued a statement warning against the consequences of appointing candidates to act in the position of Chancellor and Chief Justice. In a statement to the press last...

GFC confirms illegal logging in Berbice River -says too early to confirm “BaiShanLin” trucks detained

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GFC confirms illegal logging in Berbice River -says too early to confirm “BaiShanLin” trucks detained

Authorities are confirming that they are investigating a case of illegal logging but denied that BaiShanLin, as a company, is conducting any forestry activities. During a press conference by the...

Linden town treasurer refuses to sign off illegally on cheques

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Linden town treasurer refuses to sign off illegally on cheques

Treasurer of the Linden Town Council, Audrey Nelson, was yesterday commended for standing up to councillors by refusing to authorize spending of government funds without following the correct legal...

Couple arrested after female neighbourhood cop dies mysteriously

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Couple arrested after female neighbourhood cop dies mysteriously

A 68-year-old woman of Adelphi Village, East Canje, Berbice who was hospitalised at the New Amsterdam Hospital after falling ill, has succumbed. However, her death seems far from normal. She fell ill...

Ghana signed a bad deal with ExxonMobil

Feb 20, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Ghana signed a bad deal with ExxonMobil

By Adnan Adams Mohammed (Modern Ghana) Energy experts, after analysing the petroleum agreement recently signed by Government of Ghana and ExxonMobil, have expressed deep disappointment over the...

US$500M PetroCaribe fraud at GRDB… Investigators track US$5M in demurrage fees

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on US$500M PetroCaribe fraud at GRDB… Investigators track US$5M in demurrage fees

It started off in 2015 with the new Coalition Government wanting to know what happened at the various state agencies over the previous five or six years of the stewardship of the People’s...

Hundreds enthralled as music school steals show at Pan-O-Rama 2018

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds enthralled as music school steals show at Pan-O-Rama 2018

The National School of Music stole the show, Sunday evening as hundreds of supporters from around the country converged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to witness the annual Pan-O-Rama Steel Pan...

Soulja Bai gun be de worse president Guyana ever see

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Soulja Bai gun be de worse president Guyana ever see

Soulja Bai got to fix dat one-sided oil contract. De people of Ghana vex although dem get 10% royalty. Dem suh vex dat dem planning a massive protest to get more than dat 10%. Dem also describe dat...

The 1999 PPP/C contract with EXXON does not bind the Coalition Government

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The 1999 PPP/C contract with EXXON does not bind the Coalition Government

The Coalition Government has resorted to the oldest trick in the book. It is diverting attention from its own shortcomings by casting blame for its failings on the Opposition. The government is...

No need for water rate increases if outstanding sums collected – Senior GWI official

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No need for water rate increases if outstanding sums collected – Senior GWI official

Jaigopaul Ram, Director of Finance of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), yesterday, admitted that collecting outstanding revenue would eliminate the need for tariff increases. GWI is currently...

Canje taxi driver recovers vehicle after early morning hijacking

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Canje taxi driver recovers vehicle after early morning hijacking

When one would think that the carjacking saga is over, there is still much more work to be done. Well known taxi driver, Dianarine, called “Mello”, was gun butted and robbed of the Premio...

The system of Old Age Pension payments need to be addressed

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The system of Old Age Pension payments need to be addressed

Dear Editor, During last week, the Stabroek News reported that the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) and the Ministry of Public Telecommunications are currently researching the introduction of a...

The police should undertake citizens’ surveys

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The police should undertake citizens’ surveys

Dear Editor, The vexed question is how does one evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the police? Many persons including the police themselves tend to use crime rates, number of arrests and...

Congratulations to the new administrators of the Berbice Cricket Board

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Congratulations to the new administrators of the Berbice Cricket Board

Dear Editor, Fellow members and I would like to express sincere congratulations to the new administrators of the Berbice Cricket Board on their well-deserved victory in elections held on February 18,...

Guyana is now about to open up her wings

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is now about to open up her wings

Dear Editor, I use this opportunity to share my thoughts and impressions to the people of this great country Guyana – my home. Nestled between Brazil and Venezuela, Guyana can easily go...

The Ministry of Social Protection is a Social Failure

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Ministry of Social Protection is a Social Failure

Dear Editor, It appears that Guyana is better off without a Social Protection Ministry. My statement may not sit well with some persons, but let me show where our social services lack civility. On...

What did these eminent jurists do to curb the excesses of the Govt. they served?

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on What did these eminent jurists do to curb the excesses of the Govt. they served?

Dear Editor, In a letter which appeared in the news media yesterday, Sir Shridath Ramphal, a former Attorney-General (AG)/Solicitor-General (SG) to the late Prime Minister Burnham of Guyana eulogised...

Mr. President, swear in the ERC commissioners

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. President, swear in the ERC commissioners

Dear Editor, It seems that for anything to happen in this country, there must be a struggle, an outcry, and then lo and behold like the hero, the Government intervenes and then it looks good. In the...

Acknowledging my debt to an extraordinary man

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Acknowledging my debt to an extraordinary man

Dear Editor, I would like to acknowledge my debt to an extraordinary man. His name is Dr. Mohammed Shahabuddeen – former Attorney General and World Court Judge. Uncle Shahab, a man of par...

A country without unity will not see prosperity

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A country without unity will not see prosperity

Dear Editor, In all my observations in politics around the world, I have never seen another country where the people have entrenched themselves into party politics as in Guyana. And I remind you, a...

Guyana has to learn to play by the rules of international business

Feb 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has to learn to play by the rules of international business

Dear Editor, While I too share the same anxieties as many compatriots over whether government’s share of the revenues from the 2016 Petroleum Agreement will be the bonanza to finally launch the...

15 Guyanese trained to work on Exxon’s drillship

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 15 Guyanese trained to work on Exxon’s drillship

Last Tuesday, 15 Guyanese from JSL International completed the Basic Safety Training (BST) and Ship Security Awareness (SSA) courses at the MATPAL Marine Institute. The courses are part of the...

Govt. considers names for new GuySuCo board – former Enmore workers blocked from conducting maintenance for factory restart

Feb 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. considers names for new GuySuCo board – former Enmore workers blocked from conducting maintenance for factory restart

Government is set to make an announcement shortly on a new Board of Directors for the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). The decision would be key as GuySuCo is not only facing cash...

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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