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Contract with Exxon partners reveals… Guyana has no legal basis to monitor metered oil

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Contract with Exxon partners reveals… Guyana has no legal basis to monitor metered oil

By Kiana Wilburg When it comes to monitoring the quantity and quality of oil produced by Chevron and the like, most regulators around the world have taken every precaution possible, be it through...

20,000 Blaze connections made in last 18 months – GTT

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 20,000 Blaze connections made in last 18 months – GTT

US-controlled Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) says that it made 20,000 connections of its Blaze service in the last 18 months with a backlog in the processing applications. Speaking...

Workers, residents block Berbice River – union urges examination of Rusal’s operating licence

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Workers, residents block Berbice River – union urges examination of Rusal’s operating licence

Workers of Rusal and residents of the Kwakwani community, Region Ten, blocked the Berbice River, halting the company’s continued shipping of bauxite. According to workers, the actions started late...

North Sophia man kills wife, detained at hospital

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on North Sophia man kills wife, detained at hospital

A 35-year-old North Sophia woman was stabbed to death around 19.00 hrs last night by her drunken spouse, who has since been detained. The victim, Nalini Ramdin, was rushed to the Georgetown Public...

Guyana welcomes Richard Allen to the shores of Guyana

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana welcomes Richard Allen to the shores of Guyana

He rowed here all the way from West Africa. His journey took three months. Richard Allen, a former Royal Marines Commando of the British Army, has been rowing across the Atlantic Ocean since last...

Greenidge meets Estonian President on margins of CARICOM meeting

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Greenidge meets Estonian President on margins of CARICOM meeting

Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, and President of the Republic of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, yesterday held discussions on a number of issues and areas of cooperation,...

$26M Cassava flour factory underway in Kwebanna

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $26M Cassava flour factory underway in Kwebanna

─ to produce cassareep, starch and other by-products The construction of a Cassava Flour Processing Factory is underway in Kwebanna Village, Moruca, Region One. Works on the facility began in...

Govt. resuscitates plans to erect 50-foot Totem Pole at Umana Yana

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. resuscitates plans to erect 50-foot Totem Pole at Umana Yana

Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. George Norton, recently met with a number of stakeholders to discuss the implementation of an initiative to have a 50...

$44M in ambulances among measures to improve health care in Region One

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $44M in ambulances among measures to improve health care in Region One

The Public Health Ministry is currently on a campaign to guarantee universal health coverage for all Guyanese, and in the quest, more doctors and ambulances will be deployed to interior locations...

“Only complete land demarcation will solve issue between cattle and rice farmers” – Region Six Chairman

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on “Only complete land demarcation will solve issue between cattle and rice farmers” – Region Six Chairman

The dispute between cattle and rice farmers in Region Six has raised many questions, with very few answers and solutions to the problem. Just recently, there were reports that several cattle were...

Region Two medical practitioners trained to identify, handle TIP cases

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two medical practitioners trained to identify, handle TIP cases

Medical practitioners, including doctors, nurses and medics in Region Two [Pomeroon- Supenaam], are better equipped with the requisite skills and knowledge to identify and handle Trafficking in...

Multi-million dollar hinterland tertiary dormitory to be commissioned within weeks

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Multi-million dollar hinterland tertiary dormitory to be commissioned within weeks

The approximately $186M Hinterland Student Dormitory located in Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara is set for commissioning in early March. The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs is currently...

City building codes among issues to be addressed by GCCI, new council

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on City building codes among issues to be addressed by GCCI, new council

In addition to the controversial parking meter project, the city’s building codes, and general rates are among the key issues set to be addressed by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council,...

Council votes to extend contract of small garbage contractors

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Council votes to extend contract of small garbage contractors

The Georgetown city councilors have voted to extend the contracts of smaller garbage contractors until March month-end even as officers of the Council lobbied for renegotiation with the city’s...

GFF presents prizes to winners of the GFF-Stag “Super 16” yearend tournament

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on GFF presents prizes to winners of the GFF-Stag “Super 16” yearend tournament

The top four clubs of the GFF-STAG “Super 16” Yearend Tournament – Den Amstel FC, Buxton United FC, Fruta Conquerors FC and Western Tigers FC – were yesterday presented with their prizes for...

Delroy Tyrrell to represent T&T at Carifta Swimming Championships

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Delroy Tyrrell to represent T&T at Carifta Swimming Championships

Delroy Tyrrell will be representing his adopted homeland Trinidad and Tobago at the Carita Swimming Championships 2019 which will be held in Barbados from March 20. The Guyanese by birth swimmer...

Impact of partnership already yielding fruits – Finance Controller Fitzroy McLeod GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power, U-17 Intra Association Leagues

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Impact of partnership already yielding fruits – Finance Controller Fitzroy McLeod GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power, U-17 Intra Association Leagues

By Franklin Wilson The fruits of their partnership with the Guyana Football Federation to nurture and develop players at the Under-17 age-group level throughout the nation has already began to bear,...

Mason allegedly robs woman of cell phones, cash

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mason allegedly robs woman of cell phones, cash

Glentoir Hart was brought before city magistrate Faith McGusty, and made to answer a charge of robbery which allegedly occurred in 2018. The accused pleaded guilty and offered to give an explanation...

Concacaf Nations League Countdown National Track and Field Centre to host Guyana vs Belize match Golden Jaguars had second training match

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Concacaf Nations League Countdown National Track and Field Centre to host Guyana vs Belize match Golden Jaguars had second training match

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has announced that the Concacaf Nations League final qualifier match for Guyana against Belize will be held at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora on...

Regional First-Class Cricket Wounded Jaguars must come out fighting to dent B’dos Pride Teams clash at Providence from today

Feb 28, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Regional First-Class Cricket Wounded Jaguars must come out fighting to dent B’dos Pride Teams clash at Providence from today

By Sean Devers Four-times defending Champions Guyana Jaguars began this season with four consecutive wins before losing three of their last four leaving them in a precarious position; needing to win...

WCC/Farmers Cup T20 Moses stars as SS Jaguars overcome Zeelandia; Good Success beat Sans Souci

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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