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Guyana likely forfeited US$100 millions and potentially a billion in signing bonuses for the Kaieteur, Canje blocks–Dr. Mangal

Guyana likely forfeited US$100 millions and potentially a billion in signing bonuses for the Kaieteur, Canje blocks–Dr. Mangal

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana likely forfeited US$100 millions and potentially a billion in signing bonuses for the Kaieteur, Canje blocks–Dr. Mangal

By Kiana Wilburg A government can obtain revenue from its country’s oil sector using several elements. One of these is a signature bonus. As the name implies, operators provide the State with a...

GuySuCo collected $7B in bond payments but produces little evidence where money went -$800M in interest paid back by NICIL so far

GuySuCo collected $7B in bond payments but produces little evidence where money went -$800M in interest paid back by NICIL so far

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo collected $7B in bond payments but produces little evidence where money went -$800M in interest paid back by NICIL so far

NICIL’s acting head, Colvin Heath-London, and PwC’s partner, Wilfred Baghaloo, at the press conference yesterday. Since last year, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been drawing down on...

Demerara, Berbice brace for outages … submarine cable goes down

Demerara, Berbice brace for outages … submarine cable goes down

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara, Berbice brace for outages … submarine cable goes down

On Sunday night, June 2, the submarine cable which links Kingston and Vreed-en-Hoop power stations developed a suspected fault along sections located approximately 0.5 km offshore from the Kingston...

Guyana saddled with $100M in pre-contract costs due to PSA Ramotar signed with Mid-Atlantic

Guyana saddled with $100M in pre-contract costs due to PSA Ramotar signed with Mid-Atlantic

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana saddled with $100M in pre-contract costs due to PSA Ramotar signed with Mid-Atlantic

By Kiana Wilburg The Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) former President, Donald Ramotar signed with Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas during the 2015 election campaign period for the Canjie Block leaves...

Consortium tipped to take over Rose Hall estate -information blackout from GuySuCo snags sugar privatization process

Consortium tipped to take over Rose Hall estate -information blackout from GuySuCo snags sugar privatization process

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Consortium tipped to take over Rose Hall estate -information blackout from GuySuCo snags sugar privatization process

Government is nearer to a deal with a consortium for the iconic Rose Hall estate in Berbice with stakeholders hopeful for a mid-yea r announcement. However, the current political climate and delay in...

BP to pay $$B for suspicious Senegal gas deal

BP to pay $$B for suspicious Senegal gas deal

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on BP to pay $$B for suspicious Senegal gas deal

BBC World Report) Millions of people of Senegal, on the west coast of Africa, live in poverty, but the standard of living for these people should be much higher. This country is rich in natural...

Businesses deliberately not issuing receipts, warranties -surveys shows

Businesses deliberately not issuing receipts, warranties -surveys shows

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Businesses deliberately not issuing receipts, warranties -surveys shows

Several businesses have been found guilty of deliberately failing to issue receipts, warranties, and not conforming to ‘Return of Goods Policies’ as dictated by Consumer Affairs Unit (CAU)...

Self- praise is no recommendation

Self- praise is no recommendation

Jun 04, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Self- praise is no recommendation

Self-praise is no recommendation. It is one thing for someone outside of the government to praise the government but it is of no credit to the government when it praises itself. Recently, one former...

Sam Blinds must fix jail sentence fuh Jagdeo and de crew

Sam Blinds must fix jail sentence fuh Jagdeo and de crew

Jun 04, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sam Blinds must fix jail sentence fuh Jagdeo and de crew

When Donald sign away dem two oil blocks wha deh next door to de one Exxon got, he mek dem boys remember de parents who dead and lef de big son in charge of all de properties. De whole family believe...

Health Ministry clarifies report on non-delivery of drugs, medical supplies

Health Ministry clarifies report on non-delivery of drugs, medical supplies

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry clarifies report on non-delivery of drugs, medical supplies

The Ministry of Public Health, (MoPH) has clarified its position on the no delivery of drugs and medical supplies, purchased in 2015. In its 2018 report, the Public Accounts Committee, (PAC) had...

Police response to crimes has improved– Police Commissioner

Police response to crimes has improved– Police Commissioner

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police response to crimes has improved– Police Commissioner

Police Commissioner Leslie James, at a press conference yesterday, related to the media there has been an improvement in police responses to crime scenes. On Saturday, the residents of East Berbice...

Shell facing multiple charges over corruption, emissions, and an explosion

Shell facing multiple charges over corruption, emissions, and an explosion

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Shell facing multiple charges over corruption, emissions, and an explosion

www.cnbc.com: Shell will be prosecuted for criminal charges relating to a $1.3 billion settlement for an oil exploration licence in Nigeria. It has also been summoned by prosecutors to face charges...

Ministries partner for microcephaly stimulation intervention

Ministries partner for microcephaly stimulation intervention

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ministries partner for microcephaly stimulation intervention

Two government ministries have partnered to offer early stimulation intervention to individuals and their families affecte d by microcephaly. The two partnering Ministries are Education and Public...

Salon owner slapped with six charges

Salon owner slapped with six charges

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Salon owner slapped with six charges

A business man who operates a salon was yesterday slapped with six charges when he appeared in court where he was made to answer to the charges. Patrick McCalman, a married father of three from...

Lowered Infant Mortality rate Seen in Guyana—Dr. Narendra Singh

Lowered Infant Mortality rate Seen in Guyana—Dr. Narendra Singh

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lowered Infant Mortality rate Seen in Guyana—Dr. Narendra Singh

Over the last seven to eight years Guyana has seen a significant decline in its infant mortality rate as it has benefitted from much ne eded facilities to help curb the issue. Dr. Narendra Singh,...

Teni Housty elected Bar Association President

Teni Housty elected Bar Association President

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teni Housty elected Bar Association President

Attorney-at-Law Teni Housty was elected President when the Guyana Bar Association held its annual general meeting over the week end at the High Court in Georgetown. Housty will serve from 2019-2020....

Cocaine in fish Men get four years, fined $25M fine

Cocaine in fish Men get four years, fined $25M fine

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cocaine in fish Men get four years, fined $25M fine

Amir Ally and Baldeo Persaud were yesterday sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and fined $25M each after Senior Magistr ate Leron Daly found them guilty of trafficking nine kilograms of cocaine...

17-year-old stabbed to death by knife yielding duo

17-year-old stabbed to death by knife yielding duo

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 17-year-old stabbed to death by knife yielding duo

Seventeen- year- old, Clive Osborne, of 735 Market Street, Supenaam, was reportedly stabbed to death by two knife yielding men on Sunday around 18:20 hrs. His close relative, Kishaun Burnette, told...

Man freed of $1.4M robbery charge

Man freed of $1.4M robbery charge

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man freed of $1.4M robbery charge

Yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, Leonard Farley, walked out of court a free man as the Magistrate found insufficient evidence against him for the $1.4M robbery that he was accused...

Two men on trial for 2016 Rose Hall killing

Two men on trial for 2016 Rose Hall killing

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two men on trial for 2016 Rose Hall killing

Two men are on trial for 2016 murder of Caitanya Kishundyal, called “Haribol”, a Harikrishna devotee of Lot 28 First Street, Swamp Section, Rose Hall, Berbice. The men are Daniel Mc Clennon...

Black Bush Polder flooding caused by blocked channels

Black Bush Polder flooding caused by blocked channels

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush Polder flooding caused by blocked channels

In anticipation of heavy rains the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) commenced clearing Black Bush outfalls at Joppa, Adventure and Eversham on May 14, 2019. All sluice doors were...

Several aspiring coaches complete first aid programme

Several aspiring coaches complete first aid programme

Jun 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Several aspiring coaches complete first aid programme

Several aspiring cricket coaches have participated in a first aid programme which was hosted by St. John’s Ambulance Brigade and organised by the staff of the Guyana Cricket Board. According to...

Safe to consume all poultry meat- Agri Ministry

Safe to consume all poultry meat- Agri Ministry

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Safe to consume all poultry meat- Agri Ministry

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has come out in response to the Trinidad authorities who said last week that Trinidad and Tobago has banned the import of poultry meat from Guyana to...

GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup KO – Georgetown FA Santos to face Fruta Conquerors in Final

GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup KO – Georgetown FA Santos to face Fruta Conquerors in Final

Jun 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup KO – Georgetown FA Santos to face Fruta Conquerors in Final

Playing at the historic GFF National Training Facility which could not have come at a better time in Guyana’s development, Santos sent Georgetown Football Club (GFC) packing via kicks from the...

11 matters disposed at Berbice, Essequibo criminal assizes

11 matters disposed at Berbice, Essequibo criminal assizes

Jun 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 11 matters disposed at Berbice, Essequibo criminal assizes

Eleven matters were disposed at the February session of the Berbice and Essequibo criminal assizes. According to a statement from the chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), of the 100...

National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

Jan 23, 2025

-Stanton Rose Jr to captain team at ‘Nations Cup’ By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports- The Guyana senior national basketball team departed for Paramaribo, Suriname, today to compete in the highly...

Slingerz players excited about Shabazz possibility

Slingerz players excited about Shabazz

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IBA president, CEO makes ‘clarion call’ to President Trump

IBA president, CEO makes ‘clarion call’ to...

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Saints Hockey Club shines at VHC Int’l Indoor Tourney in Trinidad

Saints Hockey Club shines at VHC Int’l Indoor...

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Thaddeus Lovell is the latest to benefit from Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”

Thaddeus Lovell is the latest to benefit from...

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GBA commends government of budget allocation for sports notes its significance

GBA commends government of budget allocation for...

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Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more

OAS Secretary General Election and renewed OAS Consensus

Antiguan Barbudan Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The upcoming election... more

Lift corruption ban-nice try Ms. Amanza

Hard Truths… By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- Sorry, Ms. Amanza. As they say at medical facilities, dead on arrival. ... more