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Are Exxon’s costs bloated? Jagdeo says billion dollar cost-reduction in Liza 1, alone , worrying

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Are Exxon’s costs bloated? Jagdeo says billion dollar cost-reduction in Liza 1, alone , worrying

Many concerns have been raised over the years about the mammoth development costs estimated by ExxonMobil and its partners, Hess and CNOOC, for Stabroek Block projects. The initial costs for Liza...

Government engages Private Sector on access to financing in renewable energy sector

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Government engages Private Sector on access to financing in renewable energy sector

The Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Environment (DOE), in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), yesterday, held a stakeholder engagement forum for businesses...

Sale of Govt. 20% shares in GTT… High Court orders seizure of US$3.2M from GTT bank account

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Sale of Govt. 20% shares in GTT… High Court orders seizure of US$3.2M from GTT bank account

– Says future dividends must be handed over to NICIL By Kiana Wilburg Under the guidance of the PPP regime, the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) sold the State’s...

RUSAL sacks more workers… Union still unmoved

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on RUSAL sacks more workers… Union still unmoved

The RUSAL Bauxite Company has fired an additional 146 workers as tensions between the company and the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB GWU) continues. This brings the total to 288 workers...

Immigration, gun licence, vehicle fitness, should be outsourced from Police Force

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration, gun licence, vehicle fitness, should be outsourced from Police Force

– Granger proposes The Coalition Government is contemplating outsourcing a number of key services being offered by the police. These include non-core functions including immigration,...

Miner injured while rescuing children from burning home

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Miner injured while rescuing children from burning home

Forty-two-year old Seon Garraway, of Lot 168 Dandro Hill, Mahdia (Region Eight), is now a patient at the Mahdia Hospital after he sustained burns to his body while rescuing three children from a...

Exxon busy kakking all o’ we

Jan 31, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Exxon busy kakking all o’ we

Everybody know when you starting a project, you got to watch de contractor you intend to hire. De first thing anybody got to do is get an estimate fuh de project. If you building a house, you got to...

‘Big Men’ disappear; small men remain

Jan 31, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ‘Big Men’ disappear; small men remain

Guyanese have to understand, clearly, a couple of facts. First when the oil companies speak about billions for the field development programmes, they are speaking about billions of US dollars....

Video conferencing to begin at Vigilance Magistrates Court

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Video conferencing to begin at Vigilance Magistrates Court

With the receipt of an audio-visual recording system yesterday, the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, East Coast Demerara will be introducing remote court participation at the Diamond Hospital and one...

Guyana Police Force remains ready to ensure that country remains safe – Top Cop

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Police Force remains ready to ensure that country remains safe – Top Cop

An 18 percent drop in serious crimes, the increased use of CCTV cameras as an anti-crime tool, and the rehabilitation and construction of police stations were among some of the achievements...

Jagdeo criticises Gov’t for delay in liberalisation of telecoms sector

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo criticises Gov’t for delay in liberalisation of telecoms sector

Leader of the political opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has denounced the Coalition Administration for what he deems as “dragging their feet” in regards to liberalising Guyana’s...

Construction worker charged for allegedly stealing ladder, cash

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Construction worker charged for allegedly stealing ladder, cash

Fifty-three-year-old Paul McAdams, a construction worker of 7 ‘D’ Field Sophia, appeared before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, to answer to breaking...

Foreign Ministry monitoring Coronavirus outbreak

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign Ministry monitoring Coronavirus outbreak

Former murder accused slaps State with $100M lawsuit over “wrongful detention”

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Former murder accused slaps State with $100M lawsuit over “wrongful detention”

Claiming that he was wrongfully detained for almost seven years, 32-year-old Cloyde Harris is suing the State for in excess of $100M for breach of his rights guaranteed under Articles 139 and 144 of...

Diplomatic photo:

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Diplomatic photo:

The Members of the Diplomatic Corps were yesterday presented with I LOVE GUYANA bags, hats and jerseys from Impressions Inc. The presentation was done at a Kingston landmark erected outside Umana...

Four female Cubans fined for overstaying

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Four female Cubans fined for overstaying

Four female Cuban nationals were on Wednesday fined after they admitted that they overstayed the period that they were permitted to stay in Guyana. The defendants, Daunix DeLeon, Lucely Vizeario,...

Gold miner’s murder… Lawyers fight over committal process for their clients

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner’s murder… Lawyers fight over committal process for their clients

Yesterday, there was a major back and forth between the magistrate and the lawyers representing the accused persons charged, in relation to the murder of prominent gold miner Deon ‘Mow’ Stoll....

Don’t fall prey to house lot promises during election season – CH&PA

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Don’t fall prey to house lot promises during election season – CH&PA

The Central Housing and Planning Authority, (CH&PA) is warning the public to be mindful of persons who are capitalising on the election season to create public mischief and spread misinformation....

Guyana to decriminalise defamation laws by year end – UNHR report

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to decriminalise defamation laws by year end – UNHR report

Defamatory libel remains a criminal offence under Section 113 of the Criminal Offences Act laws of Guyana Cap 8:02. According to the law, a defamatory libel is matter published without any legal...

Referendum on removal of death penalty still on Govt.’s agenda

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Referendum on removal of death penalty still on Govt.’s agenda

Several international organisations have been calling on Guyana to abolish the penalty of death by hanging. But the government is not in a haste to do so as it wants its citizens to have a say. In...

Tactical Services Unit to help police border communities against migrants

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tactical Services Unit to help police border communities against migrants

The police Tactical Service Unit (TSU) may very well have an expanded responsibility. According to President David Granger, that unit will be expected to boost security at the country’s borders...

DPP recommends separate trials for ‘court tout’s’ killers

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on DPP recommends separate trials for ‘court tout’s’ killers

According to the Prosecutor for the case involving the murder of a ‘court tout’, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), has recommended that the two persons charged for the murder should have...

Making the punishment fit the crime

Jan 31, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Making the punishment fit the crime

Some actions of the judiciary continue to raise eyebrows, if not serious questions in the minds of observers. Truth be told, they do not add up; they lack consistency, and they leave a huge gap in...

Janitor changes tune, admits to smuggling 34 songbirds from Guyana

Jan 31, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Janitor changes tune, admits to smuggling 34 songbirds from Guyana

New York (New York Daily News)- A Connecticut janitor who pleaded not guilty to smuggling nearly three dozen live songbirds into Kennedy Airport in June changed his tune Thursday, admitting that he...

Henry Jr. XI overcome Atkinson XI in rain affected encounter

Jan 31, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Henry Jr. XI overcome Atkinson XI in rain affected encounter

Gladewin Henry Jr. XI overcame Ryan Atkinson XI when the teams collided in a 30-over Undr-17 fixture played recently at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground. Batting first, Atkinson XI managed 184...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more