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$30B GuySuCo bond facility… Bond ‘fixer’ gets $116M in fees

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $30B GuySuCo bond facility… Bond ‘fixer’ gets $116M in fees

In the 18 months or so, the Coalition Government closed four sugar estates as part of the plan to “right-size” the industry and bring it back to profitability. The four estates closed were...

Guyana scores lowest among countries addressing inefficiencies in public procurement- IDB report

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana scores lowest among countries addressing inefficiencies in public procurement- IDB report

Corruption in public procurement continues to plague several developing countries across the world. Particularly, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently released a report that encompasses...

Two Exxon offshore contractors jailed for bribing Govt. officials

Sep 30, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Two Exxon offshore contractors jailed for bribing Govt. officials

One of ExxonMobil’s prime contractors is SBM offshore, a Dutch company. Exxon awarded billions of dollars to this firm, so it can build and maintain a Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading...

Geological information held by oil companies should be surrendered- Ramson

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Geological information held by oil companies should be surrendered- Ramson

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell As Guyana moves forward and looks to register its name among the top oil producing countries, there is an utmost need for the companies operating here to share their...

DPP applies to become Appeal Court judge

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on DPP applies to become Appeal Court judge

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is reportedly considering an application from the current Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), for a position on the Appellate Court. According to well-placed...

China Belt and Road Initiative another debt trap…Maldives the last link in China’s takeover of Indian subcontinent

Sep 30, 2018 KNews China’s Modus Operandi, News Comments Off on China Belt and Road Initiative another debt trap…Maldives the last link in China’s takeover of Indian subcontinent

When smaller nations default on loans from China, the country steps in and lays claims to their assets. So far, China has laid claim to international airports, ports, bridges and in some cases lands...

Parliament yet to sharpen skills to scrutinize oil sector

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament yet to sharpen skills to scrutinize oil sector

By Kiana Wilburg Parliament—the organ that will have a significant role to play in scrutinizing how the oil money is spent—has made zero moves to prepare itself for the petroleum industry. This...

Entrepreneur, software developer and educator… Eldon Marks is a ‘Special Person’

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Special Person Comments Off on Entrepreneur, software developer and educator… Eldon Marks is a ‘Special Person’

“In the future, with initiatives such as STEM Guyana’s programmes to inculcate a solid tech-based foundation in Guyana’s youth, the University of Guyana’s Computer Science, Information...

Linden/Kwakwani travel cut to just over one hour

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Linden/Kwakwani travel cut to just over one hour

Earlier this year, the Linden/Ituni/Kwakwani road was a major thorn in the side for Government. Thousands of persons use the roadway, in that Region 10 area, to get to their homes in Ituni and...

Oil money does dry up like how lotto winnings does disappear

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Oil money does dry up like how lotto winnings does disappear

Two days ago, oil experts warn Guyana not to invest too much on infrastructure, wid de oil money. Nuff of dem projects could tun white elephant as soon as yuh oil dry up. When yuh na gat nutten, no...

Chinese lenders do not test int’l borrowers for sustainable financing – Study

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese lenders do not test int’l borrowers for sustainable financing – Study

By Kemol King A 2016 Report on a study done into the sustainability frameworks of Chinese banks has found that the leading Chinese development banks have no proper frameworks to scrutinize their...

Five NOC juveniles recaptured …8 still on the run

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Five NOC juveniles recaptured …8 still on the run

Five of the thirteen juveniles who recently escaped from the New Opportunity Corps. [NOC], have since been recovered. Kaieteur News was informed that three males along with two females, were...

Int’l experts not needed to tell Guyana how to secure larger share in oil deals – Chris Ram

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l experts not needed to tell Guyana how to secure larger share in oil deals – Chris Ram

Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram, believes that the brake should be put on the guesswork and bungling in the management of the country’s petroleum resources by the current administration. Ram...

2018 Courts Peewee… Eight matches contested at Education ground yesterday

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2018 Courts Peewee… Eight matches contested at Education ground yesterday

The seventh Annual Courts Peewee under-11 football tournament which is also part sponsored by Banks DIH, got underway yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue with only...

Water Supply Programme benefits Diamond, Uitvlugt communities

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Water Supply Programme benefits Diamond, Uitvlugt communities

By Kemol King Residents of Diamond and Uitvlugt will receive 20 million litres of water per day, following works done under the Ministry of Communities’ Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure...

GHB Development league… Wins for GCC clubs, Saints and Hikers on penultimate match-day

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GHB Development league… Wins for GCC clubs, Saints and Hikers on penultimate match-day

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) development league continued yesterday at the Saints Stanislaus College (SSC) ground on Carifesta Avenue with six matches being competed between the boys’ under 19,...

After birthday crash claims second life

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on After birthday crash claims second life

25-year-old Mikhail Punch, a resident of Lot 33 Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), is the second victim to succumb to his injuries after being involved in a recent accident on the...

Caribbean affiliates express confidence in Ninvalle with AMBC presidential nomination

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean affiliates express confidence in Ninvalle with AMBC presidential nomination

Fellow Caribbean affiliates of the Regional Boxing fraternity have come forward to reaffirm their confidence in one of their members, President of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle, who...

GCA/NBS 40-over tourney… Nedd grabs 5 for; Singh, Bookie, Perez hit half centuries as DCC trounce UG

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/NBS 40-over tourney… Nedd grabs 5 for; Singh, Bookie, Perez hit half centuries as DCC trounce UG

Left arm spinner Ashmead Nedd grabbed five wickets while Sachin Singh, Raymond Perez and Alphius Bookie struck half centuries as host Demerara Cricket Club defeated University of Guyana by 162 runs...

E’bo Coach says unity and hard work responsible for team’s 50-overs success

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on E’bo Coach says unity and hard work responsible for team’s 50-overs success

By Sean Devers At 30, former Essequibo and National youth pacer Ryan Hercules who has played for clubs in Trinidad, England and Australia, has given up cricket to focus exclusively on Coaching. “As...

High Court disposes of 47 criminal cases -records fifteen guilty pleas in June sessions of Demerara Assizes

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on High Court disposes of 47 criminal cases -records fifteen guilty pleas in June sessions of Demerara Assizes

Justices Sandil Kissoon, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and Brassington Reynolds disposed of 47 matters during the June sessions of the Demerara Criminal Assizes. According to information dispersed from the...

CONCACAF MEN’S UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP…. Provisional Squad announced; two players from Indigenous Heritage Sports included

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF MEN’S UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP…. Provisional Squad announced; two players from Indigenous Heritage Sports included

The Head Coach of the National U20 Men’s team, Wayne Dover, has named a 26-man provisional squad as Guyana prepares for their first match of the Concacaf Men’s U20 Championship against Guatemala...

GISE/ Star Party Rentals Div 1 Semis… Persaud’s 6-46 gives GNIC 1st innings points over Police

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GISE/ Star Party Rentals Div 1 Semis… Persaud’s 6-46 gives GNIC 1st innings points over Police

By Sean Devers When play on the first day in the second semi-final of the GCA’s GISE/Star Party Rentals division one two-day cricket tournament ended yesterday at Eve Leary, Police were 107-2 in...

Kaieteur News Cartoon-Sept -30-2018

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon-Sept -30-2018

Region Two wraps up on Education Month with STEAMS carnival

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two wraps up on Education Month with STEAMS carnival

The Department of Education, Region Two, brought the curtain down on Education Month last Thursday with an innovative STEAMS carnival. The STEAMS fair carnival is believed to be the first of its kind...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

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