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Nigeria loses billions in profits to well-connected middlemen in oil sales

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nigeria loses billions in profits to well-connected middlemen in oil sales

Oil is arguably Nigeria’s biggest revenue earner. Its federal government regulates the sale of the crude, selling roughly one million barrels per day via the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

APNU+AFC launches election campaign – “Don’t stop the progress!”

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on APNU+AFC launches election campaign – “Don’t stop the progress!”

The governing coalition, A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) held its election campaign launch at D’Urban Park last night, in a parade of green and yellow. Thousands of...

State of mining sector is a nightmare – EPA Head

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on State of mining sector is a nightmare – EPA Head

By Kiana Wilburg When he considers all that is needed to get the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in order for the petroleum sector, the entity’s head, Dr. Vincent Adams posits that one can...

Former army chief, Mark Phillips, chosen as PPP PM candidate

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Former army chief, Mark Phillips, chosen as PPP PM candidate

– Juan Edghill steps aside With two months to go before general elections, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has chosen former army chief, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark A. Phillips MSS, MSc as...

GRA moves to fill more posts in Oil & Gas Dept.

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GRA moves to fill more posts in Oil & Gas Dept.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in an effort to boost its capacity in the oil and gas sector is looking to regularise a number of vacancies in its recently established Oil and Gas Department....

Exxon gas project in PNG underscores need to release all economic models

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon gas project in PNG underscores need to release all economic models

An ExxonMobil-led Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea has failed to provide the projected economic growth for the people of that Asia-Pacific country. One of the failures noted in...

Int’l press body calls on Govt. to review ads distribution

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l press body calls on Govt. to review ads distribution

The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) has asked Government to review its policy of allocating state ads, following a complaint by privately-owned Stabroek News. Hours after the newspaper wrote...

Authorities foil Camp St. Prison break plot – 2017 escapee among masterminds

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities foil Camp St. Prison break plot – 2017 escapee among masterminds

Officers of the Guyana Prison Service yesterday foiled an escape plot by several high profile prisoners at the Camp Street Prison. According to a statement released by the Director of Prisons (ag),...

De Bishop get push aside

Jan 04, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De Bishop get push aside

De madness start. Every time elections come around is all kind of things does happen. Dem political parties does try to present dem best image. When Papa Cheddi was going fuh power in 1992, he seh he...

Bandit shot dead during botched Tuschen restaurant robbery

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit shot dead during botched Tuschen restaurant robbery

– wounded accomplice, two others nabbed in car at roadblock A dramatic face-off last night between a gang of bandits and an armed Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo resident ended with one robber...

Thieves grab motorbike from owner in brazen daylight robbery

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves grab motorbike from owner in brazen daylight robbery

Thieves no longer roam in the dead of the night but choose to brazenly attack in the light of day, having no regard for authority and forcing persons to be on alert even while carrying out daily...

SPENDING THE EARLY WINDFALL

Jan 04, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SPENDING THE EARLY WINDFALL

Oil production began on 20th December last year, and not even a photograph was sent to the media by either the government or ExxonMobil of this historic event. As such, Guyanese have no proof that...

Man jailed for damaging sister’s phone, another gets 3 years for ganja

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed for damaging sister’s phone, another gets 3 years for ganja

A man who was charged for damaging his sister’s cell phone during an argument was yesterday sentenced in absentia, after Magistrate Annette Singh found him guilty of the offence. The matter was...

Porter charged for allegedly stealing slippers, blanket

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Porter charged for allegedly stealing slippers, blanket

Twenty-five-year-old Sasenarine Nanhu, of 23 Mahaica Public Road, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday hauled before the court to answer to a simple larceny charge, which alleged that he stole over $1M...

GTT replaces damaged cable in Demerara River

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GTT replaces damaged cable in Demerara River

Six months after marine activity damaged its cable in the Demerara River – in the vicinity of Craig, East Bank Demerara – the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday...

GRDB fraud trial… Court exhibits for Former Accountant case go missing

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GRDB fraud trial… Court exhibits for Former Accountant case go missing

It appears that the court exhibits handed over by Special Prosecutor Patrice Henry in relation to the case of Former Accountant of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Peter Ramcharran, have...

Republic Bank backpedals on $500 account management charge

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Republic Bank backpedals on $500 account management charge

Following a plethora of challenges that came with the upgrade of Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s banking system, the bank has made a decision to reimburse a $500 account management charge that...

Murder of gold miner Deon Stoll… Chief Magistrate recuses herself from case

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of gold miner Deon Stoll… Chief Magistrate recuses herself from case

By Trishan Craig Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday announced that she has recused herself from the case in relation to the murder of prominent gold miner, Deon ‘Mow’ Stoll. Yesterday the...

Guyana featured among top travel destinations on NBC’s ‘Today Show’

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana featured among top travel destinations on NBC’s ‘Today Show’

The majestic Kaieteur Falls, beautiful beaches and its close cultural ties to the Caribbean are among some of the breathtaking features that have landed Guyana among the top travel destinations for...

CH&PA urges holders of house-lots not to re-sell

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA urges holders of house-lots not to re-sell

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is again urging holders of house-lots not to re-sell the land, but rather return it to the agency. CH&PA’s Director of Operations, Denise...

GCB local youth cricket review

Jan 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB local youth cricket review

B’ce win double in U-19s, Dem win U-17s & U-15s, GT win female U-17s By Sean Devers Berbice won both the three-day and 50 overs formats in the Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County tournaments with...

Ramnauth guides Success to four-wicket win in T20 softball fixture

Jan 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramnauth guides Success to four-wicket win in T20 softball fixture

A fine all-round performance from Rabindra Ramnauth guided Success to a four-wicket victory over Line Top when the teams collided in a T20 softball fixture recently at Success ground, East Coast...

MORE GDF PROMOTIONS

Jan 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on MORE GDF PROMOTIONS

TO ACTING CORPORAL/ SUBSTANTIVE CORPORAL 21580 Sub LCPL Milton Isaacs, 6 Inf Bn; 21595 Sub LCPL Avery Fraser, 6 Inf Bn; 22103 Sub LCPL Akeem Houston, 6 Inf Bn TO ACTING CORPORAL 19264 Sub LCPL Dennis...

Storm Bird whips them again at Rising Sun New Year’s Day Presidential horserace meet

Jan 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Storm Bird whips them again at Rising Sun New Year’s Day Presidential horserace meet

The Rising Sun Turf Club at Arima Park, West Coast Berbice, came to life on New Year’s Day as a bumper crowd was on hand to see Storm Bird for the second straight meet in less than a week destroy...

GT Beer/Candy Boss 8-a-side football finals to be contested today

Jan 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer/Candy Boss 8-a-side football finals to be contested today

Paradise and Monedderlust to collide; Hopetown play Cougars for third A new champion would be crowned this evening when the final of the GT Beer sponsored Candy Boss Antics 8-a-side football...

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How do you analyse a Budget?

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- What if in tabling the 2025 Budget, the Minister with responsibility for Finance did... more