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COVID-19 drills US $610M out of EXXON’S profits

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 drills US $610M out of EXXON’S profits

By Kiana Wilburg The novel coronavirus is drilling deep losses into the financial statements of many oil giants. Just yesterday, ExxonMobil Corporation revealed to the market that it is expected to...

GCCI President wants to see engineer’s estimate for US$5M Ocean View Hotel retrofitting

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI President wants to see engineer’s estimate for US$5M Ocean View Hotel retrofitting

– Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer is questioning whether it really makes sense that the retrofitting of the...

Ministry reports 110% increase in positive COVID-19 cases in one month

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry reports 110% increase in positive COVID-19 cases in one month

Despite measures being implemented to restrict the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Guyana has still recorded a 110% increase in positive cases in one month. These alarming figures were...

Woman shot dead by teen after going outside to witness dispute – neighbour wounded

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman shot dead by teen after going outside to witness dispute – neighbour wounded

Police are trying to track down an 18-year-old who allegedly shot and killed his 59-year-old neighbour who had ventured to her verandah to witness a dispute with the suspect and another man. Florence...

US serious on threat of sanctions if elections results not credible “We stand by our word” – US Ambassador

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US serious on threat of sanctions if elections results not credible “We stand by our word” – US Ambassador

US Ambassador Sarah Ann-Lynch is adamant that her country “stands by their word” regarding the threat of sanctions on Guyana and those who seek to benefit from electoral fraud. The Ambassador...

Guyana gets US$4.9M for first 2% royalty

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gets US$4.9M for first 2% royalty

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, confirmed yesterday that Guyana received its first payment of royalty from the Stabroek Block operation. The two percent royalty which was collected at the end of...

World needs to prepare for second or third wave of coronavirus – WHO

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on World needs to prepare for second or third wave of coronavirus – WHO

– disease could be around for next two years World Health Organization’s (WHO) Europe Director Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge has warned that countries need to prepare for a “second or third...

Sadness nah gladness

May 02, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sadness nah gladness

Thursday was wan sad day. It mek water settle in dem boys eyes. Three soliders from the GDF lose dem life when de pyrotechnic (fireworks) explosives dem was moving explode in the armory at the...

The lockdown may last 3 more months

May 02, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The lockdown may last 3 more months

Social distancing has to be intensified if Guyana is to avoid the impending calamity. With 82 confirmed coronavirus cases and nine deaths, Guyana is headed for a disaster unless there is improved...

Region Two police arrest persons gathering to drink at private residences

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two police arrest persons gathering to drink at private residences

The Police Department on the Essequibo Coast is advising that persons to not only desist from gathering at public spaces, but also at private residences. Based on reports reaching this publication,...

Frontline healthcare workers saluted during Labour Day observance

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Frontline healthcare workers saluted during Labour Day observance

– Head of Emergency Medicine at GPHC Dr. Zulfikar Bux As the nation observes Labour Day, the efforts of frontline healthcare providers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has taken center stage. It is...

Canada funding CARICOM team’s recount mission

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Canada funding CARICOM team’s recount mission

By Kemol King The Government of Canada has taken it upon itself to fund the mission of the CARICOM High Level team for the national elections recount, and has registered its pride in supporting...

Guyanese resourcefulness

May 02, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Guyanese resourcefulness

Citizens of this country have been compelled, on occasion, by force of circumstances, to dig deep and discover the necessary adaptations and employ far-reaching innovations that made a difference....

GCCI to lobby for phased reopening of non-essential businesses

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI to lobby for phased reopening of non-essential businesses

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) will be lobbying for a phased reopening of non-essential businesses. This is according to the Chamber’s President Nicholas Boyer. During...

UG moves to address constraints of online education in local context

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on UG moves to address constraints of online education in local context

– Campus reopening rescheduled for June 1 The University of Guyana (UG) has moved to address the constraints of online education in the local context. In a statement issued yesterday, UG noted...

Parenting during a pandemic – how to cope

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Parenting during a pandemic – how to cope

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a general shift in the way the world operates to contain and mitigate further transmission. Children are home and parents are now assuming the role of teachers while...

Nation salutes essential workers – as Labour Day is observed

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nation salutes essential workers – as Labour Day is observed

As Guyana observed Labour Day, President David Granger has commended workers in the essential and public services for their contribution in the local fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)....

Degeneracy: Trade unionism in Guyana in 2020

May 02, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Degeneracy: Trade unionism in Guyana in 2020

Yesterday was Labour Day. Fate works wonders. Covid-19 prevented another manifestation of incredible hypocrisy. It would be interesting if a survey could be taken of how Guyanese feel about this...

Inniss appointed interim head of referees

May 02, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inniss appointed interim head of referees

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has appointed Dion Inniss as Interim Head Of Referees Department, with immediate effect, following unsuccessful public advertisements to fill the position. This...

Covid19 Socio economic impact… Guyana likely to experience worst recession in decades – Economic Lecturer

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Covid19 Socio economic impact… Guyana likely to experience worst recession in decades – Economic Lecturer

With any public health crisis, it is only natural to expect a drop in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the affected country’s financial system is tested. According to Business Economics Lecturer...

Cops capture suspect in slaying of gold miner

May 02, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cops capture suspect in slaying of gold miner

Police have captured murder suspect Lennox Estwick, six months after issuing a wanted bulletin for him for the murder of prominent gold miner Deon ‘Mow’ Stoll. Estwick, 23, of 640 South...

Priyanna Ramdhani is Broncos Female Rookie of the Year ‘It felt great to achieve a major award for my college’ says Priyanna

May 02, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Priyanna Ramdhani is Broncos Female Rookie of the Year ‘It felt great to achieve a major award for my college’ says Priyanna

Eighteen-year-old Badminton player, Guyanese Priyanna Ramdhani was this week selected as Broncos Female Rookie of the Year. Hailing from Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara, Ramdhani maintained...

Is there a justified rebellion against President Granger?

May 02, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there a justified rebellion against President Granger?

DEAR EDITOR, Joe Harmon and other patriots feel Granger should have been sworn in days after the election using fraud and force. But Granger is resisting leading to a showdown in our party. Granger...

NAGAMOOTOO’s LAST LAP

May 02, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on NAGAMOOTOO’s LAST LAP

DEAR EDITOR, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo’s decision to tango on GECOM’s dance floor with his 14-day quarantine of the high level team from CARICOM that was invited to observe the recount of...

The recount must reflect the true SOPs currently in the hands of political parties

May 02, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The recount must reflect the true SOPs currently in the hands of political parties

DEAR EDITOR, The results of the General Election of March 2nd 2020, without any doubt, resulted in a clear win for the PPP/C party. At the close of polls, the votes have been carefully counted at...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more