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PSA says… Guyana agrees to give Exxon final say in selling price

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PSA says… Guyana agrees to give Exxon final say in selling price

…as Stabroek Block crude gets monthly re-evaluation ExxonMobil officials recently told media operatives at a workshop that Guyana’s oil prices will be set based on the best international...

Guyana elected chair of Group of 77 at UN

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana elected chair of Group of 77 at UN

Guyana has been elected chair of the Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations. The backing has also come from China, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday. At its November plenary,...

Union blames GGMC and NICIL for Rusal’s widespread abuse of Guyanese

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Union blames GGMC and NICIL for Rusal’s widespread abuse of Guyanese

In recent years, a number of foreign investors have come under severe scrutiny for their operations. From the abuse of duty free concessions, to the treatment of workers and non-adherence to their...

Man chopped while raiding friend’s duck pen

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man chopped while raiding friend’s duck pen

A ‘C’ Field Sophia resident is now a patient under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was reportedly chopped to the head by his drinking buddy – for raiding the man’s duck...

Houston Estates disputes City Hall’s $400M tax claim

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Houston Estates disputes City Hall’s $400M tax claim

Businessman and Chairman of Houston Estates, Michael Vieira, is disputing that the company owes $400M in land taxes to the Mayor and City Councillors, of Georgetown (M&CC). In response to claims...

Renovation of GECOM’s guard hut expected to cost over $4M

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Renovation of GECOM’s guard hut expected to cost over $4M

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened 35 bids for nine major governmental projects. Not among them, but still noteworthy, is one for the renovation of the...

Cutlass-wielding pensioner drowns in attempt to elude police

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cutlass-wielding pensioner drowns in attempt to elude police

The body of 69-year-old Leon Williams of 133 Kwakwani Waterfront, was fished out of the Berbice River on Monday morning. The man reportedly drowned sometime between Sunday evening and Monday morning...

Insufficient resources to monitor porous borders costing country billions – GRA

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Insufficient resources to monitor porous borders costing country billions – GRA

Yesterday, Public Relations Manager of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Melissa Baird asserted that Guyana has lost and will continue to lose billions of dollars as a result of smuggling. Baird...

Exxon’s premature handout of contracts is “a breakdown of process” – Robert Badal

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon’s premature handout of contracts is “a breakdown of process” – Robert Badal

Presidential Candidate of Change Guyana Robert Badal has opined that ExxonMobil’s handing out of contracts for works related to the development of the Payara oilfield constitutes a “breakdown of...

Eccles, Diamond, Sophia and La Parfaite Harmonie change Guyana map

Dec 11, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Eccles, Diamond, Sophia and La Parfaite Harmonie change Guyana map

Lands and Surveys gun soon start mapping out Guyana. That mean tracing de boundaries and every river and creek in de country. De map gun tell everybody wheh all de mountains deh and how high dem...

Voir Dire ongoing in trial of man accused of dismembering US-based trader

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Voir Dire ongoing in trial of man accused of dismembering US-based trader

A Voir Dire is in its final stages in the trial of 29-year-old Imran Ramsaywack, who is accused of the March 2015 murder of US-based Guyanese trader, Samantha Benjamin, whose dismembered body was...

Guyana to update its National Trade Strategy

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to update its National Trade Strategy

Professor Craig VanGrasstek of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University recently visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss ongoing efforts to update Guyana’s National...

Government’s bag of Christmas goodies

Dec 11, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Government’s bag of Christmas goodies

Is it an early Christmas gift, a New Year’s resolution from near mid-December, or simply more politics in the making and on the move? Whatever it is, the government has saved its best for this last...

Operations at Leguan Stelling to recommence by Friday – Public Infrastructure Ministry

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Operations at Leguan Stelling to recommence by Friday – Public Infrastructure Ministry

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advised in a statement released yesterday that the Leguan Stelling, which partially collapsed on Monday, will be back in operation by Friday (December 13) as...

Verdict looms for accused in night club murder

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Verdict looms for accused in night club murder

The prosecution has closed its case in the trial of Shawn Harris who is accused of the February 05, 2017 murder of Sunil Singh who was stabbed to death at the Blue Martini Nightclub on Lamaha, Street...

Bike thief chooses prison cell for Christmas

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bike thief chooses prison cell for Christmas

A 20-year-old electrician yesterday found himself behind bars after he admitted to robbing a police officer at gunpoint for his motorbike. Levar Moore, of 59 Leopold Street Georgetown, was on trial...

Teen dies after colliding with motorcar

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teen dies after colliding with motorcar

A Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident succumbed to his injuries yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital after his motorcycle collided with a car on the Non Pareil Public Road,...

UNICEF to procure 10,000 HIV testing kits for Region Four

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UNICEF to procure 10,000 HIV testing kits for Region Four

– gesture to enable more persons know their status As part of its blossoming relationship with the Regional Health Services Department of Region Four, the United Nations International Children...

GECOM renews Lowenfield’s contract… Opposition-nominated Commissioners abstain

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM renews Lowenfield’s contract… Opposition-nominated Commissioners abstain

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has renewed the employment contract of its Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, for three years, as the current contract is coming to an end. A...

Lima man accused of dumping coke, driving away from police, remanded

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lima man accused of dumping coke, driving away from police, remanded

Police in Region No. 3 (Pomeroon-Supenaam) acting on information received on Monday, intercepted a motorcar at Charity, Essequibo Coast, about 13:20 hrs. However, seconds after, the vehicle sped away...

Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers School League

Dec 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers School League

Saints get first points; Marian move to third as tourney concludes today The curtains will fall on the second annual Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers Schools Football League this afternoon at the Guyana...

Torginol Paints Inc. backs KMTC Boxing Day Meet

Dec 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Torginol Paints Inc. backs KMTC Boxing Day Meet

The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) has gained the backing of Torginol Paints Inc. for the staging of its annual Boxing Day Meet which is set for Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne. At a simple ceremony held...

Tullow Oil shares slump as CEO resigns, dividend scrapped

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tullow Oil shares slump as CEO resigns, dividend scrapped

More than half of the value of Tullow Oil was wiped out yesterday as chief executive Paul McDade stepped down. The Africa-focused oil producer also scrapped its dividend after failing to meet...

Over $200,000 in cash prizes for this Saturday’s Pool tourney at Jerry’s Bar

Dec 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Over $200,000 in cash prizes for this Saturday’s Pool tourney at Jerry’s Bar

Grand Central Sports Bar has set this Saturday as the day for a big Pool tournament that will be hosted at the Jerry’s Bar in Grove, East Bank of Demerara from 18:00hrs. The tournament, being...

UG student allegedly attacked by mother who beat primary school teacher

Dec 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG student allegedly attacked by mother who beat primary school teacher

A 25-year-old University of Guyana student is now sporting a gash to her forehead and bruises about her body after she was attacked last Friday by a woman who accused her of sleeping with her...

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Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt seal Round-5 victories in Republic Bank U-18 Football League

A shameful abdication of leadership

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The PPPC government has reached a new low in its spineless defense of the lopsided Production... more