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Oil and Corruption… Guyana must decide if it wants to be the next Venezuela or the exception

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Oil and Corruption… Guyana must decide if it wants to be the next Venezuela or the exception

By Kiana Wilburg As an emerging oil producer, Guyana’s authorities will face a unique opportunity. They must decide if Guyana will be the next Venezuela, where oil wealth is shackled to corruption;...

SOCU seize laptop, question SPU’s official in leak probe

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SOCU seize laptop, question SPU’s official in leak probe

Investigators of the police’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on Tuesday raided the La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara office of a privatization official, seizing a laptop. According...

Battered wife filing for death benefits sexually molested by NIS officer

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Battered wife filing for death benefits sexually molested by NIS officer

An entire year has come and gone but Shameeza Mohamed, is still awaiting the National Insurance Scheme [NIS] death benefit she became entitled to after the demise of her husband nearly five years...

Gang attacks third Cuyuni camp in three weeks

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gang attacks third Cuyuni camp in three weeks

One man is nursing gunshot wounds to the hand after an attack on a mining camp in the Black Water Backdam, yesterday. The attack by bandits resulted in an exchange of gunfire and the loss of...

T&T contractor nabbed at CJIA, charged with GMC fraud

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on T&T contractor nabbed at CJIA, charged with GMC fraud

Hanniel Madramootoo, the Director of Constantine Engineering and Construction Service Limited, Trinidad and Tobago, was yesterday arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, after he was...

Father, son remanded for killing teenager at Mon Repos barbecue

May 31, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Father, son remanded for killing teenager at Mon Repos barbecue

The relatives of Brayon Dewakar, aka Blackie, of 128 South, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara believe that they are nearer to justice when two men who are accused of murdering him went to court on...

Deadly Suriname high seas attack… ‘Fyah’ slapped with murder charge, remanded to prison

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Deadly Suriname high seas attack… ‘Fyah’ slapped with murder charge, remanded to prison

Supported by his wife and relatives, Nakool ‘Fyah’ Manohar, 39, of Lot 1 Number 43 Village, Corentyne, Berbice appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate...

Eric hanging ee mouth fuh Canadian soup

May 31, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Eric hanging ee mouth fuh Canadian soup

Everybody know you home and you country come first. Donald Trump seh America come first and he win de election. Guyana leaders saying de same thing, America first and Guyana second. Instead of...

Jury acquits rape accused

May 31, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Jury acquits rape accused

A young man was yesterday given a new lease on life after a 12-member mixed jury found him not guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2016. Abraham Browne was accused of engaging in sexual...

Norwegian Norwegian company predicts healthy financial future for Guyana oil sectorcompany predicts healthy financial future for Guyana oil sector

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Norwegian Norwegian company predicts healthy financial future for Guyana oil sectorcompany predicts healthy financial future for Guyana oil sector

The Norwegian oil and gas research firm, Rystad Energy, is predicting that Guyana could be raking in billions of dollars annually in oil revenue as the US-based oil giant, ExxonMobil, builds on its...

IDB, CDB get tough on its funded projects

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on IDB, CDB get tough on its funded projects

On Wednesday, May 23, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) together hosted an integrity workshop in Georgetown. This joint workshop was the first in a...

Amerindian Land Titling project facing challenges $500M spent, 20 percent completed…

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindian Land Titling project facing challenges $500M spent, 20 percent completed…

With twenty percent of land demarcation completed and $500M spent on the Amerindian Land Titling Project, the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs is seeking an extension for the project...

200 Corentyne residents affected by impassable access dam

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 200 Corentyne residents affected by impassable access dam

The plight of the residents at Auchlyne/Letter Kenny, Corentyne, East Berbice is getting worse by the day. Badly affected by the deteriorating conditions of the main access dam are over residents,...

Mohamed’s Enterprise assist Mother of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia bound Jalade Trim

May 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s Enterprise assist Mother of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia bound Jalade Trim

Soon to experience the dream of a lifetime, attending the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ where she is slated to participate in a number of educational programmes as well as coaching sessions, Jalade...

Regional Women’s Cricket tourney… Coach Mangru says bowling is the strength as Guyana prepare

May 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Women’s Cricket tourney… Coach Mangru says bowling is the strength as Guyana prepare

Guyana will be hunting their first ever Regional Women’s title when they travel to Jamaica for this year’s Cricket West Indies Women’s Regional T20 and 50-over tournaments, scheduled for June 7...

Samuel Barakat newly elected head of GLTA

May 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Samuel Barakat newly elected head of GLTA

In keeping with its constitution, the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) held its AGM and elections on Friday May 11th at the National Resource Centre on Woolford Avenue where Samuel Barakat...

Illegal fuel crippling gas station business in Charity

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal fuel crippling gas station business in Charity

Illegal fuel streaming into the Pomeroon, may very well seem like an excellent opportunity for consumers. After all cheaper fuel is now at their disposal. Amidst all the excitement, however, there...

Tabatinga, Gladiators are RFA Champions League winners

May 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tabatinga, Gladiators are RFA Champions League winners

Following an exciting contest with Paiwomak Warriors Football Club at the Wada’apna Sports Complex in Lethem recently, Tabatinga Football Club emerged champions of the Rupununi Football Association...

More from Tuesday’s bidding at NPTAB

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on More from Tuesday’s bidding at NPTAB

The Ministry of Agriculture received bids for the procurement of new equipment. Lot 1: One new motor grader Lot 2: Two refrigerated trucks The Institute of Applied Science and Technology received...

2018 KMPA Classic four-day event set for September on the East Coast – $4million in cash and prizes up for grabs

May 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2018 KMPA Classic four-day event set for September on the East Coast – $4million in cash and prizes up for grabs

The 2018 King Medas- Pansy Adonis (KMPA) Classic, which features athletes from the Under-8 to Masters’ category competing in Track and Field, is set for four days of excitement from September 20th...

All Seasons Racing Service boost ‘Champion of Champions’ Dominoes

May 31, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Seasons Racing Service boost ‘Champion of Champions’ Dominoes

Senior Organising Secretary of the Georgetown Domino Association (GDA) Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire-organised ‘Champion of Champions’ Competition scheduled to commence on Sunday, June 3, at the...

Most inmates arrested often caught red-handed – IDB Report

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Most inmates arrested often caught red-handed – IDB Report

…shows lack of investigation to capture ‘bosses’ Most inmates detained in Guyana are usually arrested within a few hours of the crime, according to recently released survey findings. The...

ExxonMobil plans to double earnings by 2025

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil plans to double earnings by 2025

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ExxonMobil plans to more than double earnings potential by 2025 while addressing the risks of climate change through continued research into breakthrough...

Washington Embassy celebrates Independence

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Washington Embassy celebrates Independence

On Saturday, over 200 persons, including diplomats and members of the Guyanese Diaspora in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia tri-state area, gathered in the Hall of the Americas at the...

In response to fuel price hike… Minibus operators protest for fare increase

May 31, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on In response to fuel price hike… Minibus operators protest for fare increase

…Govt. under pressure to reduce excise tax to cushion effects of global prices The worldwide oil price increase continues to bite vehicle owners as gas prices escalate at fuel pumps across the...