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Review oil spill plans for companies before signing contracts – NRGI cautions Govt.

Jul 30, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Review oil spill plans for companies before signing contracts – NRGI cautions Govt.

Before any contract is signed with an oil operator, the government should require that it presents and obtains approval for contingency plans in the case of emergency. According to the Natural...

You will need the “enemy” to be reelected to Office

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on You will need the “enemy” to be reelected to Office

– Lewis reminds President Granger Whatever the reason President David Granger has decided to function without opening himself to steady and sustained accountability to the people of...

Dad murdered after rescuing daughter from violent spouse

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dad murdered after rescuing daughter from violent spouse

– suspect allegedly rammed father-in law’s boat with high-powered vessel An irate Port Kaituma man allegedly murdered his father-in-law in a most unusual way after the 67-year-old...

Better Hope man dies after fire razes home

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Better Hope man dies after fire razes home

The charred remains of 64 year old Fazel “Zole” Ally was found yesterday after a fire gutted his home at Lot 10 Bissoon Street, Better Hope South, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The fire which...

Goed Fortuin Bridge project under scrutiny after additional $4.8M sought

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Goed Fortuin Bridge project under scrutiny after additional $4.8M sought

– documents indicate additional works started before award of contract Officials of Region 3 (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara) are under scrutiny following a plan to approve $4.8M in...

Death of eight-year-old West Dem. patient…Hospital, guardian give conflicting accounts about treatment child received

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Death of eight-year-old West Dem. patient…Hospital, guardian give conflicting accounts about treatment child received

Officials at the West Demerara Regional Hospital and the grandmother of eight-year-old Rohit Eshack are giving conflicting accounts about the treatment the child received prior to his demise...

Poor dams, roaming cattle, weather affecting Berbice rice production

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Poor dams, roaming cattle, weather affecting Berbice rice production

– PM representative The current rice crop is under siege from cattle farmers especially in Region 6 with only about 60 percent of the lands currently under cultivation. This will mean...

Soulja Bai playing wid teachers’ money

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai playing wid teachers’ money

Soulja Bai got a serious problem when school open. He might find dat he ain’t got no teacher in de school. He set up a committee to look at de pay de teachers getting and de committee agree to pay...

Guyana must boost its transparency mechanisms for accounting oil money – NRGI

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana must boost its transparency mechanisms for accounting oil money – NRGI

Transparency is central to the aim of transforming natural resource wealth into sustainable economic and social development. But for this to happen in emerging oil producing countries like Guyana,...

SBB highlights need for small businesses to access Govt. contracts

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SBB highlights need for small businesses to access Govt. contracts

The issue of small businesses not having an opportunity to access Government contracts has engaged the attention of the Small Business Bureau (SSB). In its most recent report tabled in the National...

Weak management systems can affect transparency for spending of oil money – NRGI cautions

Jul 30, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Weak management systems can affect transparency for spending of oil money – NRGI cautions

By Kiana Wilburg Without active management, the inflow of oil revenues can harm rather than help a country. As such, the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is urging emerging oil...

GABF awards Championship winning team

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF awards Championship winning team

– Resurfaced Burnham hard court commissioned By Calvin Chapman The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) held their awards ceremony for the historic senior men’s team that won...

Queensway/GSSF Multi Gun Practical Shoot…Ryan Mc Kinnon and Michael Blake emerge Limited and Production winners

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Queensway/GSSF Multi Gun Practical Shoot…Ryan Mc Kinnon and Michael Blake emerge Limited and Production winners

Top shot Ryan Mc Kinnon has continued his domination of events under the umbrella of the Guyana Sports Shooting Federation (GSSF) when he shot his way to another first place when the Queensway Group...

Lashley, Subhan, Haniff category winners in Heineken Annual Golf Tourney

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lashley, Subhan, Haniff category winners in Heineken Annual Golf Tourney

Professional and ex-Coach, Nazeem ‘Papo’ Haniff, performed well to win the tie in the Championship Flight, while Ayube Subhan won the tie in his B Flight, and Mark Lashley was clear winner in the...

Guyana long way off from Skype system that allows inmates to communicate with kids

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana long way off from Skype system that allows inmates to communicate with kids

– Director of Prisons Guyana is a long way from setting up an audio-video project which allows some selected inmates to communicate with their children and even help them with...

Thomas takes maiden title as Sky extend Tour reign

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thomas takes maiden title as Sky extend Tour reign

PARIS (Reuters) – Geraint Thomas tightened Team Sky’s grip on the Tour de France when he handed the British outfit their sixth title in seven years yesterday and there is no sign that their...

$5M in steel barriers to protect Region 5 community and farm to market roads

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $5M in steel barriers to protect Region 5 community and farm to market roads

– engineer laments damage by heavy–duty vehicles The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Mahaica/Berbice will expend $5Million on the erection of 100 steel barriers at entrances to...

Hamilton in holiday mood after Hungarian victory

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton in holiday mood after Hungarian victory

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton was living a dream yesterday after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position to take a 24-point lead into Formula One’s August break. The...

EBFA / Juicy Juice U-13 League – Day 6…Diamond Utd, Herstelling Raiders, Agricola seal full points as 32 goals scored in 4 matches

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA / Juicy Juice U-13 League – Day 6…Diamond Utd, Herstelling Raiders, Agricola seal full points as 32 goals scored in 4 matches

Diamond United, Herstelling Raiders and Agricola Red Triangle secured wins on day six action of the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) / Juicy Juice Under-13 League which was contested Saturday at...

Toshao forges relationship with businessman, aggressively pursuing sports and youth development

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Toshao forges relationship with businessman, aggressively pursuing sports and youth development

Campaigning on the promises that if elected she would aggressively pursue sports and youth envelopment for the youths in Pakuri (formerly St Cuthbert’s Mission), Beverley Clenkian has begun working...

GPHC commissions US$1M Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC commissions US$1M Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

– represents another step in the advancement of paediatric cardiac care By Sharmain Grainger It was long in coming but it is finally here! The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

Lloyd Britton Enterprise lends massive support to Emancipation football tourney

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lloyd Britton Enterprise lends massive support to Emancipation football tourney

Popular businessman and sports fanatic, Lloyd W.P. Britton has thrown his company’s, Lloyd Britton Enterprise, support behind the 8th of May organised football competition. The football...

Bike bandits shoot, rob America Street money-changer

Jul 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bike bandits shoot, rob America Street money-changer

Bandits on a motorbike escaped with an undisclosed sum of cash after shooting 60-year-old money-changer Rickford Richardson, called “Bigga,” in the left leg in the vicinity of America and...

BCB provides financial stipends for National Under-19 Players and Coach

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB provides financial stipends for National Under-19 Players and Coach

“The Berbice Cricket Board under my Presidency would spare no expenses, to make sure that our players are well looked after and I would like to reassure that the Board would always be on friendly...

GCB donates to West Berbice Cricket Association

Jul 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB donates to West Berbice Cricket Association

The West Berbice Cricket Association held a two weeks cricket academy at the Fort Wellington Secondary School during the month of July which catered for youths from age 10 to 19 years. The two week...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more