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Ramotar misled the nation… PPP knew oil was found when it signed away Kaieteur, Canje blocks days before elections

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar misled the nation… PPP knew oil was found when it signed away Kaieteur, Canje blocks days before elections

By Kiana Wilburg Former President, Donald Ramotar, is on record saying he had no knowledge that ExxonMobil found oil when he signed away two oil blocks to inexperienced firms just days before...

Bandits cornered in Norton Street Three shot dead, cop wounded

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits cornered in Norton Street Three shot dead, cop wounded

Norton Street, Lodge, was the scene of high drama last night after three bandits were cornered and killed during a bungled robbery that e nded in a one-hour shootout at the home of a constructor...

Tenders scrapped for Marriott casino …after minister holds secret talks with investor

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tenders scrapped for Marriott casino …after minister holds secret talks with investor

A government minister last year reportedly had direct contact with a bidder who had expressed interest in operating a casino at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston. That contact was deemed highly unusual...

US$18M signing bonus transferred to Consolidated Fund

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US$18M signing bonus transferred to Consolidated Fund

By Kiana Wilburg The Government of Guyana has finally transferred the US$18M signing bonus it had received from ExxonMobil to the Consolidated Fund along with an extra US$480,000. The money was...

Adolphus Mining not granted special consideration in licence approval -independent review of Gold Board records finds

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Adolphus Mining not granted special consideration in licence approval -independent review of Gold Board records finds

Local law firm, Cameron and Shepherd, has found no red flags in the assessment of a gold export licence to Adolphus Mining Inc. The Guyana Gold Board recently came under the spotlight after it became...

House-to-house registration postpone – GECOM

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on House-to-house registration postpone – GECOM

Staffers of the Guyana Elections Commission should not allow the chairman, Justice (ret’d) James Patterson, or the commissioners ap pointed by the coalition, to bully or pressure them into starting...

Granger should not be involved in routine management of oil sector … should heed medical advice to take it easy – Jagdeo

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Granger should not be involved in routine management of oil sector … should heed medical advice to take it easy – Jagdeo

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo is of the opinion that President David Granger should heed the advice of his medical team and ease his workload, especially as it relates to the management of...

Politicians lying bout taking oil from de bock

May 31, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Politicians lying bout taking oil from de bock

Some people does lie like when horse trotting. Jagdeo and some of de people use to tell nuff lie. Now Soulja Bai look like he falling in de boat and he got a lot of liars behind him. Jagdeo lie when...

‘Sharky’ caught in prison net after sentenced for several charges

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Sharky’ caught in prison net after sentenced for several charges

Wayne Anthony Chester, called ‘Sharky’, was yesterday sent to prison after Magistrate Rondel Weever found him guilty of armed robbery, damage to property and for being in possession of an...

CDC continues consultations on Disaster Risk Management Bill

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CDC continues consultations on Disaster Risk Management Bill

The Civil Defence Commission [CDC], yesterday, opened another round of consultation for the Disaster Risk Management [DRM] Bill, which is geared at finalising a comprehensive document to target...

Labourer remanded for allegedly robbing a policewoman

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer remanded for allegedly robbing a policewoman

A labourer was on Wednesday remanded to prison after he allegedly held up a policewoman with a scissors and robbed her. Jafar Carter, 25, of Haslington Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, appeared...

The government is not you

May 31, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government is not you

Buju Banton came, entertained and left. But the debate that is ongoing is less about his terrific performance and more about his controversial reference to Roger Khan. There has been a deliberate...

Wanted men nabbed in cordon and search operation …One time murder accused and two time prison escapee among duo

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted men nabbed in cordon and search operation …One time murder accused and two time prison escapee among duo

Following their recent success with the shooting death of three dangerous criminals deep in the back lands of Black Bush Polder a few we eks ago, the Police in Berbice under the leadership of...

National Physical Display Championships begin

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on National Physical Display Championships begin

The Ministry of Education’s Annual National Schools Physical Display Championships began yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Schools from nine education districts are participating. The...

Alleged armed robber now answers charge after six years

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged armed robber now answers charge after six years

A miner who allegedly robbed a man and went into hiding was only recently caught and brought before the courts. Six years has passed since the incident reportedly occurred. Kenrick Blades,...

THE TWO SIDES OF AUDITING: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on THE TWO SIDES OF AUDITING: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

BY JOHN M. SEERAM May is designated International Internal Auditing month by the Institute of Internal Auditing – Global (IIAG), of which the Guyana Chapter is affiliated to that body. In its...

Welder jailed 75 years for Mocha murder

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Welder jailed 75 years for Mocha murder

Kenkossie Lynch, a welder of Lot 110 CC Eccles, East Bank Demerara, has been sentenced to serve 75 years in prison, for June 20 15 murder of Terence Lanferman. The murder occurred at the...

Guyanese embassy in China celebrates Independence Day

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese embassy in China celebrates Independence Day

To mark the 53rd Anniversary of Independence of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, a reception took place at the Guyanese Embassy in Beijing on May 27, last. The Ambassador of Guyana to China,...

EU entrusts PANCAP with Euros 530,000 to advance HIV/AIDS fight

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on EU entrusts PANCAP with Euros 530,000 to advance HIV/AIDS fight

To aid the fight against HIV/AIDS, the European Union [EU] invested approximately €530,000 to the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS [PANCAP] intended to cover the period October 2017...

Foreign Minister calls for investment in Guyana at Berlin forum

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign Minister calls for investment in Guyana at Berlin forum

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karen Cummings, recently called on German companies to invest in Guyana, while noting that her Government was committed to building a more robust and diversified economy....

Ramjattan willing to meet PSC on crime -but insists serious incidents down

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan willing to meet PSC on crime -but insists serious incidents down

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, says that he is willing to meet with the Private Sector Commission regarding their concerns about crime. But he insisted that serious crime is down,...

Lima Bridge construction in full swing

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lima Bridge construction in full swing

The Lima Sands community is one step closer towards major improvements, now that a bridge is being constructed at a stra tegic point in the community. Lima Sand is a rapidly developing community...

US urges travellers to exercise increased caution while visiting Guyana

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US urges travellers to exercise increased caution while visiting Guyana

In its latest warning issued yesterday, the US State Department has urged travellers to exercise increased caution. According to the State Department, the increased caution is due to crime....

GFF release final 23-man squad ahead of Concacaf Gold Cup 2019 Alex Murray, Sheldon Holder, Daniel Wilson and Pernell Schultz included

May 31, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF release final 23-man squad ahead of Concacaf Gold Cup 2019 Alex Murray, Sheldon Holder, Daniel Wilson and Pernell Schultz included

As the Guyana Senior Men’s National Team, the ‘Golden Jaguars’ prepare to make history having qualified for t heir first ever Concacaf G old Cup Competition, the final 23-man squad has been...

Lawyer traps senior cop in cross-examination

May 31, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyer traps senior cop in cross-examination

The attorney for the Police Constable, who was charged for willfully attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to Mar yann Daby matter, yesterday trapped one of the witnesses under...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

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