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Greenidge displayed most resistance to disclosure of ExxonMobil contract and US$18M Signing Bonus

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Greenidge displayed most resistance to disclosure of ExxonMobil contract and US$18M Signing Bonus

– Former Presidential Advisor By Kiana Wilburg During his time as the President’s Advisor on Petroleum, Dr. Jan Mangal, said he strived to ensure the principles of transparency and accountability...

US$200M Oil and Gas Shore base… Stanley Ming’s joint venture partner under investigation for corruption in Angola

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US$200M Oil and Gas Shore base… Stanley Ming’s joint venture partner under investigation for corruption in Angola

By Kiana Wilburg Philanthropist and motor racing fanatic, Stanley Ming, envisions establishing a state-of-the-art shore base at Parika, East Bank Essequibo. It is projected to create hundreds of jobs...

Rusal threatens to remove essential services; workers refuse to unblock river

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal threatens to remove essential services; workers refuse to unblock river

– union says it has lost confidence in Labour Minister Bauxite workers in the Upper Berbice area have refused to unblock the river despite being told by the Russian management that fuel is...

Tullow given special exemption from relinquishing oil block

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tullow given special exemption from relinquishing oil block

British oil major, Tullow Oil, has got a special exemption from a key aspect of the relinquishment provision in Guyana’s agreements with oil companies operating here. Relinquishment is an important...

Dual citizens have until Jan 31 to explain “false” declaration-GECOM

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Dual citizens have until Jan 31 to explain “false” declaration-GECOM

Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Yolanda Ward, has said that dual citizens have until January 31 to explain their false declaration. Last week it was...

Family of woman, 64, seeks recourse after private hospital charges $1.3M for “unnecessary tests”

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Family of woman, 64, seeks recourse after private hospital charges $1.3M for “unnecessary tests”

A family is now seeking answers after a private hospital slapped them with a $1.3M bill it said was racked up in just over a week by an elderly relative. The family now wants an independent medical...

Think about this

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Think about this

Oil companies have one way in which they operate all over. De first thing dem does do in a country where dem discover oil is line the pockets of the top leaders. De second thing dem does do is create...

Husband chops wife then hangs self

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Husband chops wife then hangs self

A Corentyne man hanged himself in the family’s Lot 426 Bush Lot Village, Corentyne Berbice home, after first attempting to kill his wife. The woman Nalicia Ragoonauth, 24, a mother of one of Bush...

Banks DIH rakes in $32.917 B in 2019 – 7.9% more than 2018

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH rakes in $32.917 B in 2019 – 7.9% more than 2018

Banks DIH Limited has recorded a 7.9% increase in its 2019 third party revenue, raking in $32.917B compared to $30.518 B in 2018. According to the Group’s 2019 Annual Report the trading profit of...

Press Association calls on political leaders to commit to code of conduct

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Press Association calls on political leaders to commit to code of conduct

The upcoming March 2, 2020 general and regional elections are said to be the “mother of all elections.” With all eyes on the nation and the political leaders during the season, ethical behaviour...

Counter-measures being prepared to prevent coronavirus outbreak here – Ministry

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Counter-measures being prepared to prevent coronavirus outbreak here – Ministry

The Guyanese government is preparing counter-measures to prevent any outbreak of the coronavirus here, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle, announced Friday. The coronavirus...

Legislative expert, ‘Bryn’ Pollard, S.C. dies

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Legislative expert, ‘Bryn’ Pollard, S.C. dies

The legal fraternity is in mourning after Senior Counsel, Brynmor ‘Bryn’ Pollard, 91, died on Friday. He was well known for his work in CARICOM, the Commonwealth and drafting of legislations....

Leaked documents reveal… Angola’s oil made ex-President’s daughter richest woman in Africa

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Leaked documents reveal… Angola’s oil made ex-President’s daughter richest woman in Africa

– BBC Panorama Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals...

The Exxon oil contract

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Exxon oil contract

If anybody thinks that the opposition is lacking in political astuteness, they should think again. If any Guyanese believes that the opposition lacks business wisdom, then he or she needs an...

Is Putin’s recent moves a “coup” intended to remain in power?

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Is Putin’s recent moves a “coup” intended to remain in power?

(MOSCOW) — Ever since Vladimir Putin announced a dramatic overhaul of Russia’s constitution and the removal of his longtime prime minister and cabinet, Russians have been asking themselves a...

THE GNBS ADVISES CONSUMERS TO GET ALL MEDICAL TESTING DONE AT A CERTIFIED MEDICAL LABORATORY

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on THE GNBS ADVISES CONSUMERS TO GET ALL MEDICAL TESTING DONE AT A CERTIFIED MEDICAL LABORATORY

STANDARDS IN FOCUS In Guyana, laboratories are certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to the National Laboratory Standard GYS 170:2009 “General requirements for the operation...

New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council host first quarterly meeting

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council host first quarterly meeting

Sticking with a promise of doing this differently in the New Year, the Mayor and Town Council of New Amsterdam has begun to do things differently. Under the leadership of acting Mayor Wainwright Mc...

Investing oil revenues in economic and social development, prioritizing oil refinery, ensures prosperity

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on Investing oil revenues in economic and social development, prioritizing oil refinery, ensures prosperity

CONSUMER CONCERNS By PAT DIAL When it was known towards the closing months of last year that Guyana would be an oil and gas producing country, economists and others began to think how the oil...

From mining community to a town

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on From mining community to a town

Mahdia was once as mining community. Today it is a town, a far cry from the ramshackle buildings that porkknockers once called home.

Business hit by bandits three times in three months

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Business hit by bandits three times in three months

The police from Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, Region Five, Mahaica–Berbice, have been called out three times in three months to investigate a burglary at a business place situated at Lot 12F...

Judgment Archives… Death sentence still exists; but not mandatory for those convicted of murder

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Judgment Archives… Death sentence still exists; but not mandatory for those convicted of murder

By Feona Morrison Section 100 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act states: “Everyone who commits murder shall be guilty of a felony and liable to death as a felon.” However, this does not mean that...

Helping to arrest the daunting scourge of the diabetic foot… Dr. Kumar Sukhraj is a ‘Special Person’

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Helping to arrest the daunting scourge of the diabetic foot… Dr. Kumar Sukhraj is a ‘Special Person’

“I was encouraged to specialize in diabetic foot and wound care because I recognized the high prevalence of diabetic foot complications among persons living in Guyana…For people to live a...

Blood clots: They cause more deaths than you know

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Blood clots: They cause more deaths than you know

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Do you know that blood clots are the most common reason why people get heart attacks and stroke? Abnormal blood clotting is responsible...

Angola charges Africa’s richest woman with embezzlement, money laundering

Jan 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Angola charges Africa’s richest woman with embezzlement, money laundering

By Chidinma Irene Nwoye Quartz – State prosecutors in Angola have indicted Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman and daughter of Angola’s former president, on fraud-related charges for...

GECOM has no authority to disqualify any candidate

Jan 26, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GECOM has no authority to disqualify any candidate

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has no authority to remove anyone from the list of candidates on the basis that the person is a dual citizen. While it is illegal for a dual citizen to appear...

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CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more