February 2019

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ExxonMobil adds 4.5B barrels to reserves

Feb 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil adds 4.5B barrels to reserves

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ExxonMobil Corporation said yesterday it added 4.5 billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2018, replacing 313 percent of the...

Youth accused of stealing over $1M in electronic gadgets

Feb 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Youth accused of stealing over $1M in electronic gadgets

Rene De Freitas, a Guyanese by birth, who has been spending most of his life in Venezuela, was yesterday brought before the court after being accused of breaking and entering a store where he carted...

Armed robbery allegation lands man in court

Feb 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Armed robbery allegation lands man in court

A 24-year-old man yesterday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, after he was arrested on ‘Mash’ morning, for allegedly committing a robbery...

Kofi Kwayana says Buxton is the capital of Guyana

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Kofi Kwayana says Buxton is the capital of Guyana

On Sunday night, ACDA held a religious ceremony based on African traditions and rites, to honour Professor Rudy James who died last week. Performing the rites was the son of one of the greatest...

Rejection of the No Confidence Motion can cause economic sanctions

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rejection of the No Confidence Motion can cause economic sanctions

Dear Editor, The non-acceptance of the No Confidence Motion (NCM) particularly after March 21, 2019 can cultivate economic sanctions for Guyana along with elevated risk levels of compliance,...

Is the Bertram Collins College targeting the right group?

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the Bertram Collins College targeting the right group?

Dear Editor, The media recently featured aspects of the Bertram Collins College at Ogle which sent me down memory lane. I was reminded of the ‘master strokes’ played by the iconic Harold...

GAWU sets the sugar record straight

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GAWU sets the sugar record straight

Dear Editor, Once again, the GAWU cannot allow the remarks of Vice President and Minister of Public Security and AFC Chairman, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, to be left unanswered lest his remarks related to...

Lackadaisical behaviour at City Hall preposterous

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lackadaisical behaviour at City Hall preposterous

Dear Editor, A letter appearing in the ‘Letters Column’ of the newspapers recently, purportedly written by the Public Relations Officer of the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown...

Why do we lie all the time?

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why do we lie all the time?

Dear Editor, We live in a world where lies and deception have become the order of the day. Lying has invaded the generation of the human race since the beginning of time. People from every religion,...

GPHC clears the air on doctors’ retreat

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GPHC clears the air on doctors’ retreat

Dear Editor, The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) wishes to condemn several inaccurate, misleading and mischievous articles in the print and electronic media concerning the retreat of...

An explanation is needed GWI

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An explanation is needed GWI

Dear Editor Please allow me to bring to the attention of the Management of G.W.I what happens to a one micron filter after two days of instillation. G.W.I carried out a disconnection exercise in...

Amazon vs. Rusal

Feb 27, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Amazon vs. Rusal

It could be criticized as comparing apples to oranges, but there are a few lessons in doing so, given what happened with mighty Amazon last week in New York City, and what is still ongoing with Rusal...

Oil Contract reveals… Guyana has no legal right to audit ExxonMobil’s subcontractors

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Oil Contract reveals… Guyana has no legal right to audit ExxonMobil’s subcontractors

International Petroleum Experts have said time and again, that cost recovery audits are only as effective as the legal and contractual provisions in place. But in Guyana’s contract with...

Significant decline in business over political uncertainty- GCCI

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Significant decline in business over political uncertainty- GCCI

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has said that its members are reporting a significant drop in business amid the current political climate. According to the chamber, it has...

Potential Conflict of interest… UK firm should come clean on relationship with ExxonMobil-Policy Advisor

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Potential Conflict of interest… UK firm should come clean on relationship with ExxonMobil-Policy Advisor

By Kiana Wilburg UK-based firm, Bayphase Oil and Gas Consultants, is a client of ExxonMobil. But this did not preclude it from winning a contract from Guyana to review its employer’s Field...

Business continues as usual… Defiant Rusal’s expats running operations

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Business continues as usual… Defiant Rusal’s expats running operations

Russian-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) has remained defiant continuing to run its operations despite an ongoing labour standoff. According to President of the Guyana Bauxite and...

“I do not respond well to threats”,Jagdeo warns Harmon.

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on “I do not respond well to threats”,Jagdeo warns Harmon.

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is not fazed by statements attributed to Minister of State Joseph Harmon warning him to desist from telling the public servants not to carry out the will of the...

Better Hope man arrested after tyre fire gets out of control

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Better Hope man arrested after tyre fire gets out of control

Authorities are contemplating action after a Better Hope resident lighted a fire that caused major traffic woes on the East Coast Demerara yesterday. The man was warned several times. According to...

Mash mash up nuff people

Feb 26, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Mash mash up nuff people

Saturday come and gone. Nuff people do nuff things to enjoy demself. De mash start wid J’ouvert and dem had nuff J’ouvert. One man lef he house Friday night, sport at Congress Place then join a...

Correction

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Correction

In the February 24th Edition of the Kaieteur News, the incorrect name of the beauty of the week was carried. The correct name for the Guyanese beauty is Sarah Jameel and not Atisha Gaskill. The...

E’bo celebrates 49th republic anniversary with fervour

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo celebrates 49th republic anniversary with fervour

A vibrant energy filled the streets of Anna Regina yesterday, as colors, art and culture were all pieced together in celebrating Republic Day 2019 in Region Two [Pomeroon/Supenaam]....

GNSC receives proposal for Public Private Partnership -$125M, 12, 600 square ft. modern warehouse facility commissioned

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GNSC receives proposal for Public Private Partnership -$125M, 12, 600 square ft. modern warehouse facility commissioned

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, yesterday encouraged the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) to seek out opportunities available in Public Private Partnerships, (P3) to further the...

Oil is the end game

Feb 26, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Oil is the end game

The United States is again up to its wicked ways in Latin America. It is fomenting instability and regime change in the region. It has already been successful in engineering legislative, military and...

High Court begins hearing second wrongful dismissal suit against NBS

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on High Court begins hearing second wrongful dismissal suit against NBS

The Confidential Secretary attached to the New Building Society (NBS), Antonia Chichester, is the first witness to take the stand in the second wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed against the financial...

Grant forfeited for Stabroek Market clock repairs

Feb 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Grant forfeited for Stabroek Market clock repairs

Yesterday, at the Statutory Meeting of Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, the councilors unanimously decided that the US Ambassador’s grant would be returned to the United States Embassy. This...

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The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

More brain haemorrhage than brain-drain

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(Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali and the PPP Gov’t celebrates jobs, jobs, jobs. Question One: who’s doing them? Sure, there are more jobs. Question Two: what kind of jobs? Since the people to do high-level, top-quality jobs aren’t here. They keep running away. When only Haiti did worse than...

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