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Trotman has no justification for allowing Exxon to hold 600 blocks – relinquishment provision should have kicked in during 2016 review – Opposition Leader

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman has no justification for allowing Exxon to hold 600 blocks – relinquishment provision should have kicked in during 2016 review – Opposition Leader

Insists relinquishment provision should have kicked in during 2016 review On June 14, 1999, former President, Janet Jagan, signed a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil which saw the...

Oil contracts will not have enormous tax benefits under PPP Govt.- Jagdeo

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Oil contracts will not have enormous tax benefits under PPP Govt.- Jagdeo

Under a PPP administration, the enormous tax benefits that are being enjoyed by oil companies now would not make its way into future contracts. This assurance was provided yesterday by Opposition...

My support is for country, not party – Ghana’s President tells Jagdeo

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on My support is for country, not party – Ghana’s President tells Jagdeo

The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, met with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday, during his brief visit to Guyana. And during that visit, he pledged to help Guyana’s fledgling oil and...

$43M CANU Office commissioned

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $43M CANU Office commissioned

Yesterday the Ministry of Public Security commissioned a $42.9M three-storeyed office for CANU on Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown. Cutting the ribbon to declare the office opened yesterday was...

PPP supports action against any wrongdoing in award of oil blocks – Jagdeo

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP supports action against any wrongdoing in award of oil blocks – Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has already indicated its support for three credible investigations into the oil sector: the awards of the Canje and Kaieteur blocks, and whether the terms of...

Hotel owner, contracted hit man charged for plotting murder

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Hotel owner, contracted hit man charged for plotting murder

An alleged hit man and the owner of Rockies International Hotel on Light Street, Georgetown, were yesterday brought before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after they were busted in the plotting of a...

After one year overpass elevators still not commissioned – officials still mum on deadline failure and new commissioning date

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on After one year overpass elevators still not commissioned – officials still mum on deadline failure and new commissioning date

By Alex Wayne It has been one year now since the Infrastructure Ministry promised to commission and make operational the overpass elevators located at four different locations on East Bank...

Prison is like a merry go round

Jun 14, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Prison is like a merry go round

Life is a merry-go-round fuh some people. One day dem up and anodda day dem down. Of course that is mainly fuh people who does gamble although some old people does experience de same thing. Dem boys...

Court refuses DPP’s application to transfer Essequibo trial to G/T

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Court refuses DPP’s application to transfer Essequibo trial to G/T

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George–Wiltshire, SC, has dismissed an application by the DPP to have an upcoming manslaughter trial against two persons, Lennox Baharally and Rondell Edwards, moved from...

Alleged phone thief granted bail

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged phone thief granted bail

A man, who is suspected to have robbed a reporter and his wife a few weeks ago, was arraigned in the Suddie Magistrates Court yesterday, before Magistrate Esther Sam. The accused, Elvin Norton, 27,...

Essequibo miners remanded for stabbing drinking partner

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo miners remanded for stabbing drinking partner

Two Essequibians were on Wednesday charged and remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge. Shameer Mathias, 23, and Leonard Bennett, 20, both miners from Henrietta Village, Essequibo Coast,...

National blood bank projects collecting 12,000 units today -as International Blood Donation Day is observed

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on National blood bank projects collecting 12,000 units today -as International Blood Donation Day is observed

Today is International Blood Donation Day and the National Blood Transfusion Service [NBTS] has projected collecting at least 12,000 units of blood. This is according to Dr. Pedro Lewis, who heads...

Duo fined, sentenced to community service for 11 grams of cannabis.

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Duo fined, sentenced to community service for 11 grams of cannabis.

Two men, who were charged for the possession of narcotics, were yesterday fined $16,500 each, and sentenced to one month community service. The defendants, Ron Norton and Rajkumar Singh, were first...

Lance Corporal allegedly beaten by colleague… Family is still waiting on action from police

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lance Corporal allegedly beaten by colleague… Family is still waiting on action from police

It has been five weeks since Special Lance Corporal, Don Carlos Alley ne, succumbed to his injuries at a city hospital. Since then, no immediate actions have been taken to provide justice for...

EMS – a success story laced with some daunting challenges —Director appeals for public support to keep service going

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on EMS – a success story laced with some daunting challenges —Director appeals for public support to keep service going

Since kicking into motion in November 2016, the national Emergency Medical Service [EMS], headed by Dr. Zulfikar Bux, has responded to close to 9,000 medical emergencies, provided this number is not...

One week later duo back in prison

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on One week later duo back in prison

Two youths who were recently convicted, on Wednesday, appeared in the city court to answer to a robbery charge. Noel Osborne, 20, and Denzil Charles, 18, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Diverse Education System to Explore Negative Internalized Attitudes and Stereotypes

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Diverse Education System to Explore Negative Internalized Attitudes and Stereotypes

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Cohesion held a two-day Diversity Education and Inclusion Training for the Heads of Departments in Social Studies. The...

Brazilian remanded for attempted murder

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian remanded for attempted murder

Francisco Lima D’Aguiar, a Brazilian national, was yesterday remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly shot a Police Constable for searching his mining camp. The defendant...

82 deliberate/snap operation conducted for 2018

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 82 deliberate/snap operation conducted for 2018

A total of 82 deliberate/snap operations were conducted by CANU during the reporting period of 2018 as against 47 for the same period in 2017. This was according to their Deputy Head, Leslie Ramlall....

Miner charged for raping woman after ‘wake house’ visit

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Miner charged for raping woman after ‘wake house’ visit

A miner was yesterday brought before a city magistrate accused of having sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent, after a ‘wake house’ visit. Charged is 46-year-old Odingo Emanuel,...

Toshaos, loggers to deal with Europe market directly …moves to remove middlemen

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Toshaos, loggers to deal with Europe market directly …moves to remove middlemen

Toshaos and representatives of community logging associations of Regions One, Two, Seven and Ten are benefitting from a capacity building workshop in management, monitoring and evaluation. The...

Action plan launched to combat Trafficking in Persons in Guyana

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Action plan launched to combat Trafficking in Persons in Guyana

The Government of Guyana through the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking In persons, Ministry of Public Security, yesterday launched their National Plan of Action for the Prevention and Response to...

One Week Later Duo Back in Prison for Stealing Samsung Phone

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on One Week Later Duo Back in Prison for Stealing Samsung Phone

By Renay Sambach Two youths who were recently convicted on Wednesday appeared in the city court to answer to a robbery charge. Noel Osborne,20and Denzil Charles,18 appeared in the Georgetown...

Bus drivers, conductors colluding with thieves to rob and highjack passengers

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bus drivers, conductors colluding with thieves to rob and highjack passengers

Commuters are in great fear since bus drivers and conductors are reportedly colluding with thieves to rob passengers plying La Parfaite Harmonie/Dairy route. Passengers are reporting that at least...

IDB executive directors’ now official connoisseurs of El Dorado Rums

Jun 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on IDB executive directors’ now official connoisseurs of El Dorado Rums

Washington, DC- –Six key members of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are now official connoisseurs of the internationally acclaimed award winning El Dorado...

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Tennis Association applauds historic GYD $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget

‘Govt. must come clean on gas-to-energy project’

– spending US$2B on a project without financial, environmental studies is criminality at its worst – WPA Kaieteur... more