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100 year-old oil industry accounts for only 3 % of T&T workforce

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 100 year-old oil industry accounts for only 3 % of T&T workforce

By Kiana Wilburg With oil production poised to begin next month, the debate on the need for Guyanese to prepare themselves for employment in the industry continues to intensify. But several...

Burnt body in car trunk…Witness protection for others giving evidence in murder trial …as case resumes today

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt body in car trunk…Witness protection for others giving evidence in murder trial …as case resumes today

With all evidence suggesting that the key witness in the murder of Marlon Seon Rodney believed to have been brutally slain, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said that the police...

Man who raped and impregnated teen found hanging in jail cell

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man who raped and impregnated teen found hanging in jail cell

A man accused of raping a teenage girl and impregnating her was on Saturday night found hanging in the Whim Police Station lock-ups. Dead is Courtney Persaud, who is said to be from Diamond, East...

Pressure mounts for ExxonMobil to make up for environmental damage

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Pressure mounts for ExxonMobil to make up for environmental damage

By Kemol King As one of the biggest oil companies in the world, ExxonMobil is facing constant pressure from its investors and the general public to minimise its emissions of harmful greenhouse...

Sixteen murders in fourteen days

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sixteen murders in fourteen days

By Shikema Dey Sixteen people have been murdered across Guyana’s ten administrative regions within the space of two weeks. The killings have occurred from midway October to November 2. The...

Soca song triggers chopping death at Mahaicony bar

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Soca song triggers chopping death at Mahaicony bar

A young mans drunken antics to the popular soca song Run with it, appeared to have triggered the brutal murder of a farmer at a popular drinking spot in Belmont, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara. David...

Agriculture will remain primary focus of economy despite emerging oil industry -President Granger

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Agriculture will remain primary focus of economy despite emerging oil industry -President Granger

President David Granger is assuring Guyana that agriculture will remain the primary focus of the countrys economy, despite the emergence of the lucrative oil industry. Appearing as a guest on...

Poor Christmas weather could delay First Oil – ExxonMobil officials

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Poor Christmas weather could delay First Oil – ExxonMobil officials

Could poor weather push back plans for First oil by Christmas? Top officials at Hess Corporation, which has a 30 percent interest in the Stabroek Block, confirmed last week that First Oil is...

Last day to register to vote!

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Last day to register to vote!

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will conclude the 35-day period of Claims today. Today is the last day to register so as to be included on the Official List of Electors (OLE). The GECOM...

Queen’s College vs. President’s College

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Queen’s College vs. President’s College

An editorial in yesterdays Stabroek News on the 175th Anniversary of Queens College seems to have upset the mouthpieces of the ruling APNU+AFC. Some of them took to social media to deride the...

GFA members elect Otis James as new President ‘Ready to take GFA forward’

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFA members elect Otis James as new President ‘Ready to take GFA forward’

Georgetown: – Former FIFA Referee Otis James has been elected President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) following the hosting of an Extraordinary General Meeting Saturday morning...

GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s T20 Cup Regal clinch Masters and Legends titles

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s T20 Cup Regal clinch Masters and Legends titles

Regal were crowned champions of the Masters and Legends categories when the finals of the third edition of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc Prime Minister’s T20 Cup were contested...

Kenyans dominate South American 10k Guyana leg

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kenyans dominate South American 10k Guyana leg

The Guyana leg of the annual South American 10k road races sped off yesterday from the GTT Earth Station on Carifesta Avenue and concluded at the Children’s monument in the National Park where...

Terrence Alli National Open C/Ships Night of KOs as US based Boxers suffer mixed fortunes

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Terrence Alli National Open C/Ships Night of KOs as US based Boxers suffer mixed fortunes

By Sean Devers A much larger crowd than the previous night turned up on Saturday for the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) Terrence Alli National Open Championships at the National Gymnasium and...

Clash of Champions Esuf Brothers to debut at South Dakota

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Clash of Champions Esuf Brothers to debut at South Dakota

Suleman Esuf and his brother Amed will race at South Dakota Circuit for the first time next month when they join other Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc (BPMSI) members at the Guyana Motor Racing and...

V Net Communications backs Savory to excel at Regional Super 50 Cup

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on V Net Communications backs Savory to excel at Regional Super 50 Cup

As part of its corporate responsibility, V Net Communications continues to support local Sportspersons. At a simple ceremony held on Saturday last at the entity’s Delph Street, Campbellville...

Are these the people who will negotiate for Guyana?

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Are these the people who will negotiate for Guyana?

If there is any general election in this country where the indications are large that those who are in power now if reelected will not be willing to be transparent, accountable to the...

Isaac replaces Cooper while Matthews returns for third CMI ODI

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Isaac replaces Cooper while Matthews returns for third CMI ODI

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- Caneisha Isaac has been named by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s and Girls’ selection panel as the replacement for Britney Cooper who has been ruled out of the...

Mahindranauth Tiwari net champion at MACORP’S 14thannual Golf Tournament

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Mahindranauth Tiwari net champion at MACORP’S 14thannual Golf Tournament

Splendid weather and keen competitiveness marked a tremendous day of golf as Mahindranauth Tiwari pushed himself to the front of some 60 golfers with a majestic net 65 off handicap 14, at Macorp’s...

Region Five rice production not severely affected by flooding – GRDB General Manager

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region Five rice production not severely affected by flooding – GRDB General Manager

The recent devastating high tides that swamped some East Coast Demerara and Berbice villages will not severely affect rice production in Region 5. This is according to Guyana Rice Development...

Some adults using children to commit crimes – Ramjattan

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Some adults using children to commit crimes – Ramjattan

Minister of Public Security Kemraj Ramjattan made this worrying revelation on a recent radio programme. Ramjattan has indicated that this a challenge for law enforcement entities, since in...

‘Essequibo Night’ Exhibition opens doors for persons with disabilities, small entrepreneurs

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Essequibo Night’ Exhibition opens doors for persons with disabilities, small entrepreneurs

Persons with disabilities and other small entrepreneurs from the Pomeroon/Supenaam capitalised on one of the biggest events held each year – ‘Essequibo Night’. The exhibition, which...

GUYANESE HORROR FICTION…Roses for Linda

Nov 04, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GUYANESE HORROR FICTION…Roses for Linda

By Michael Jordan Something wasn’t quite right about the cemetery…something I couldn’t quite place… It was close to evening when I reached the crossroads leading into the cemetery. Not...

Poor but resource-rich countries tend to be underdeveloped

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor but resource-rich countries tend to be underdeveloped

DEAR EDITOR, Oil is a curse! Natural gas, copper and diamonds are also bad for a country’s health. Hence, an insight that is as powerful as it is counter intuitive: poor but resource-rich countries...

No nexus between possession of ID Cards and right to vote

Nov 04, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on No nexus between possession of ID Cards and right to vote

DEAR EDITOR, Every week that passes, sees the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) dropping a new bombshell on the country. That these “decisions” are made at meetings presided over by a former...

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The tirade against the independent media continues unabated

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- In every democracy worth its salt, the press serves as the watchdog, the thorn in the side... more