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Local Content Policy… Legal constraints in Exxon deal warranted use of confidentiality provisions – Dr. Bynoe

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Policy… Legal constraints in Exxon deal warranted use of confidentiality provisions – Dr. Bynoe

Energy Department Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe has finally provided answers to several queries made by Kaieteur News, which sought to garner a better understanding of why confidentiality provisions...

Govt.’s 800-acre East Coast ‘city’ project legally questionable – Opposition Leader

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt.’s 800-acre East Coast ‘city’ project legally questionable – Opposition Leader

… Cites Govt’s diminished capacity Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that the public must question the circumstances, including the legality, of Government’s sale of over 23 acres...

Cuban butcher shot dead by motorcycle bandits

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cuban butcher shot dead by motorcycle bandits

By Shikema Dey Mere hours after this publication called on the Guyana Police Force to pursue a more aggressive patrol exercise to protect citizens against bike snatchers, a Cuban national was...

Pegasus 90-suite project on stream for August completion

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pegasus 90-suite project on stream for August completion

…but Badal still peeved over lack of incentives for locals Pegasus Hotel is gearing for an August completion with over 90 one-bedroom suites to be added. Another building, to house corporate...

PPP “deeply disturbed” by reduction in Polling Places …especially in party’s strongholds

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP “deeply disturbed” by reduction in Polling Places …especially in party’s strongholds

The Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) in a statement issued late last evening, expressed that it is deeply disturbed by the recent decisions of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to...

Ogle hotel investors lease 200 acres at Wales Estate

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ogle hotel investors lease 200 acres at Wales Estate

The investors of a two-hotel project at Ogle have snagged a 200-acre land deal with the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) at Wales, West Bank Demerara. On it, they are...

Don’t trust anybody who riding bicycle

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Don’t trust anybody who riding bicycle

Things probably really bad in Guyana. Is either dem have too many thieves or de thieves of today don’t have no scruples. Is not that thieves wasn’t existing back in de day. Dem had people who use...

Confidentiality officially empowers political criminals and cronies

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Confidentiality officially empowers political criminals and cronies

Anything to do with local content that is CONFIDENTIAL is a big problem, which could lead to a corruption crisis. It would make prior shenanigans look like petty thievery. It is why this paper says a...

Sir Shridath calls for unity ahead of int’l border case ruling

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Sir Shridath calls for unity ahead of int’l border case ruling

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Sir Shridath Ramphal has called for peace during the elections slated for March 2, 2020. Sir Shridath addressed concerns over potential disturbances at the elections...

Jagdeo repeatedly trashes ExxonMobil contract, but would leave it as it is

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo repeatedly trashes ExxonMobil contract, but would leave it as it is

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has repeatedly chided the Government for the bad deal it signed with ExxonMobil and its partners, CNOOC and Hess, for their Stabroek Block operations. Public...

Death of former national cyclist… Cops check CCTV footage of crash

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Death of former national cyclist… Cops check CCTV footage of crash

Police have examined Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage of the February 8, 2020 crash which resulted in the death of former national pedal cyclist, Jude Bentley. A senior police official said...

Reporters concerned about safety of GECOM Media Centre

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Reporters concerned about safety of GECOM Media Centre

A number of media houses have raised concerns about the safety of the area surrounding the Ashmin’s Building at downtown Georgetown. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has selected the...

Marcus Bisram case… Prosecution tenders statements of all witnesses

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Marcus Bisram case… Prosecution tenders statements of all witnesses

As the inquiry continues into the Marcus Bisram case, all statements given by the witnesses in the matter were tendered by the Stacy Goodings-led prosecution. The proceedings continued before...

GPHC emergency dept. waiting time significantly lessened

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC emergency dept. waiting time significantly lessened

Persons accessing health care services at the Emergency Department attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital are more than likely to have a shorter waiting period, due to the new system that has...

Houston to become industrial hub for oil and gas

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Houston to become industrial hub for oil and gas

– City drafts by-laws to regulate operators The Houston, East Bank Demerara, (EBD) area has been earmarked for major infrastructural transformation. The area is set to become the main...

Silver Hill residents charged with murder of ex-soldier

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Silver Hill residents charged with murder of ex-soldier

Curt Mingo, Courtney Wolfe and his wife Candacy Wolfe appeared on Wednesday in the Diamond Magistrate’s Court, and were charged with the murder of Daniel Jermaine Forde, an ex-soldier who was...

WJ Enterprise supports Petra Organisation

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on WJ Enterprise supports Petra Organisation

As part of their corporate responsibility WJ Enterprise has thrown their support behind Petra Organisation. At a simple ceremony held at the entity’s location at 126 Regent Road, Bourda, Petra...

Welder allegedly caught with unlicensed firearm at airport, granted bail

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Welder allegedly caught with unlicensed firearm at airport, granted bail

Thirty-three-year-old Terrence Baker, a welder, of 3715 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool in the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court to answer to...

Duo committed to stand trial in High Court for ‘White Boy’ murder

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Duo committed to stand trial in High Court for ‘White Boy’ murder

Two men who were charged last year for the murder of 20-year-old Patrick Fraser called ‘White Boy’, were yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court. Kevin Rose, 22, of 1058 Nineteenth...

RFA Champions League 2020 North Rupununi leg to kick off tomorrow

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on RFA Champions League 2020 North Rupununi leg to kick off tomorrow

Following the kick off of the 2020 edition of the Rupununi Football Association Champions League two weekends ago in Central Rupununi, attention will now switch to the North Rupununi which will...

Mix Up wins Ryan Rambalak Aggregate Domino tourney

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mix Up wins Ryan Rambalak Aggregate Domino tourney

The curtains came down on Sunday last when Ryan Rambalak celebrated his birth anniversary with pomp and ceremo ny. The main feature was a 15-Team three-round aggregate point’s system dominos...

Hemraj Mathura wins RHTY&SC Demerara Bank Spelling Bee

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hemraj Mathura wins RHTY&SC Demerara Bank Spelling Bee

Paying it Forward programme assists Rose Hall Town Primary The ten cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) last week hosted a Spelling Bee competition at the Rose Hall...

Private Sector Commission calls for Election Day to be declared a holiday

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Private Sector Commission calls for Election Day to be declared a holiday

The Private Sector Commission is calling for Election Day to be declared a national holiday. According to the commission, it has given serious consideration to the absolute need for the maintenance...

GEA to recommend an electric vehicle for each ministry

Feb 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GEA to recommend an electric vehicle for each ministry

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) will be recommending that an electric vehicle be added to every government ministry’s fleet following recent tests it conducted with an electric car. According to the...

Golden Republic T20 Bash at Providence tonight Live TV & Radio coverage by NCN

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Republic T20 Bash at Providence tonight Live TV & Radio coverage by NCN

By Sean Devers It is said when night falls the stars come out to shine and this evening at Providence, a galaxy of Regional T20 stars are ready to shine as teams led West Indies left-handers Shimron...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more