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HPV vaccine now being offered to boys and girls as old as 16 – Ministry announces

Feb 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on HPV vaccine now being offered to boys and girls as old as 16 – Ministry announces

Days after an official announcement about its decision to include boys in its Human papillomavirus [HPV] campaign, a formal notice has been publicised in the daily newspapers informing parents of...

Guyana celebrates 40 years in radio broadcasting ─ 6 regional radios in the Hinterland

Feb 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana celebrates 40 years in radio broadcasting ─ 6 regional radios in the Hinterland

World Radio Day 2019 was observed on Wednesday, and Guyana not only marked the revival of radio as an instrument for dialogue, information sharing, tolerance and peace, but also celebrated a...

UG unions accuse Labour Ministry of failing to be an “impartial arbiter”

Feb 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG unions accuse Labour Ministry of failing to be an “impartial arbiter”

Moves to have the Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour Department intervene in yet another industrial standoff, have reached a point where allegations are being made that the designated arbiter...

Solar panels stolen from newly installed wind measuring station at Onverwagt

Feb 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Solar panels stolen from newly installed wind measuring station at Onverwagt

Less than a month after installing a new tower to test wind speed at Onverwagt, West Berbice, there is painful news that thieves have targeted it. According to Minister of Public Infrastructure,...

Liza Destiny FPSO to set sail for Guyana in several months

Feb 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Liza Destiny FPSO to set sail for Guyana in several months

Singapore (www.offshoreenergytoday.com) – Dutch FPSO giant SBM Offshore said in its 2018 full-year earnings report yesterday that the Liza Destiny FPSO (Floating Production Storage and...

Lenox Shuman, the President, UG and leadership failure

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lenox Shuman, the President, UG and leadership failure

I met with Lenox Shuman, at his request, last week. A modest man, with a modest office and an equally modest campaign director who has the largest sense of humour I have seen in a politician, Shuman...

It cannot be business as usual

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on It cannot be business as usual

Dear Editor, Please permit me a bit of your valuable media space in an effort to highlight another example of why better must come to Guyana. Guyana cannot continue to conduct business as usual as we...

GOVERNMENT LEADERS IGNORE COURT ORDERS

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GOVERNMENT LEADERS IGNORE COURT ORDERS

Editor, It is very unfortunate that heads of government ignore Court Orders which set the tone for a breakdown of law and order. David Granger as head of state and government by ignoring the no...

Incompetence, Inefficiency or Partisan Political Collusion at GECOM?

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incompetence, Inefficiency or Partisan Political Collusion at GECOM?

Dear Editor, It is GECOM Secretariat’s statutory duty and responsibility to keep a current list of voters to be in readiness to conduct national and regional elections within the...

An open letter to Mr. Jagdeo, There’s a lot you should remember

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to Mr. Jagdeo, There’s a lot you should remember

Editor, We the people of this country Guyana are totally fed-up with you and your nonsense. We have understudied you and your behaviour. Just to let you know what you yourself already know....

Guyana Cannot Move Forward Without New Political Leaders

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Cannot Move Forward Without New Political Leaders

Editor, One thing the coalition administration knows to dish out well is starvation. The Democratic National Congress observed they were hosting a meeting at which they were asking for another chance...

This man is unfit for the Guyana Police Force

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on This man is unfit for the Guyana Police Force

Dear Editor, I served in the Guyana Police Force from 1969 to 1976 when I left to take up residence in Canada. I am aware of Guyana current affairs by reading your daily papers. In your edition of...

Money transfer services are fleecing poor Guyanese

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Money transfer services are fleecing poor Guyanese

Editor, Western Union and MoneyGram [WU & MG] are the two main entities sending and receiving cash money around the world. “The MoneyGram fee is $4.50 to transfer up to $50 and $9.50 to send up...

The presidential candidate is the worst possible individual

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The presidential candidate is the worst possible individual

Dear Editor, I just found out that the PPP has identified its presidential candidate. The worse possible individual carries that mantle now. How crass, vulgar and disgusting coming from the...

Media freedom: it must be defended (Republished from The Guardian – International Edition)

Feb 15, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Media freedom: it must be defended (Republished from The Guardian – International Edition)

The arrest in the Philippines of the courageous journalist Maria Ressa, founder and head of the news organisation Rappler, is a disgrace. It is also one she foresaw. Rodrigo Duterte and his...

Govt. Advisor says… Ring-fencing and Tax avoidance issues fixed in new PAS template.

Feb 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. Advisor says… Ring-fencing and Tax avoidance issues fixed in new PAS template.

By Kiana Wilburg Tight ringfencing provisions and mechanisms to address tax avoidance by oil companies are just some of the critical features in the nation’s new template for Production Sharing...

US State Department to assist in strengthening National Oil Spill Plan

Feb 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US State Department to assist in strengthening National Oil Spill Plan

The US State Department will be assisting Guyana in strengthening its national oil spill plan. This was recently announced by Energy Department Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe. At a press conference on Monday,...

GPL system hacked, ransom demanded

Feb 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GPL system hacked, ransom demanded

There is confirmation that the systems of Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) came under a cyber attack last week. From disclosures, too, demands were made to the state-owned company for...

Handyman’s body dumped in Samatta Point alleyway

Feb 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Handyman’s body dumped in Samatta Point alleyway

Police are hunting two men, including a Guyanese who returned from Venezuela, for the murder of a handyman. The dead man has been identified as Rohan Persaud also known as ‘Ravi’ and...

Offshore blocks may be subject to open bid process early next year -Dr. Bynoe

Feb 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Offshore blocks may be subject to open bid process early next year -Dr. Bynoe

Head of the Energy Department, Dr. Mark Bynoe is of the view that Guyana may be ready for a next licensing round of its offshore blocks, come the first quarter of 2020. He said that the licensing...

ExxonMobil’s client wins contract to review company’s Field Development Plans

Feb 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil’s client wins contract to review company’s Field Development Plans

By Kiana Wilburg UK-based firm, Bayphase Oil and Gas Consultants, won a contract from Guyana to review the Field Development Plans (FDPs) of its client, ExxonMobil. This was revealed on Monday by...

Politician wife ketch ee buying gifts fuh sweet woman

Feb 14, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Politician wife ketch ee buying gifts fuh sweet woman

Valentine’s is fuh lovers. Whole day yesterday some men deh in shop buying chocolate, teddy bear wid red ribbon, and roses. Most of de men who was buying was married men. But dem boys sure dem...

Major Solar Power Project to be implemented throughout Guyana

Feb 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Major Solar Power Project to be implemented throughout Guyana

The National Procurement and Tender Administrative Board (NPTAB) received bids to the tune of hundreds of millions each for major energy projects, including solar energy. Other notable projects...

Woman sentenced to prison, fined for impersonating sister to apply for passport

Feb 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman sentenced to prison, fined for impersonating sister to apply for passport

A Kitty woman who acquired five passports under three different names yesterday returned to court yesterday before Senior Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and changed...

Is a foreign currency crisis brewing?

Feb 14, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Is a foreign currency crisis brewing?

A foreign currency crisis may be brewing. And it is the responsibility of the Bank of Guyana to provide explanations and solutions to the impending crisis. Businessmen are complaining about...