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PPP/C Govt. should renegotiate Exxon’s exploitative oil deal – Global Witness

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C Govt. should renegotiate Exxon’s exploitative oil deal – Global Witness

Now that the PPP/C government is in place, Global Witness is of the firm conviction that efforts should be made immediately to investigate and renegotiate ExxonMobil’s exploitative oil license, so...

THE WRONG CHOICE

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on THE WRONG CHOICE

Ms. Alison Redford, QC, an ex-premier of Alberta, Canada, is the wrong person to head the expert review of the Payara Field Development Plan (FDP). She lacks the appropriate qualifications and...

Appointment of Canadian Consultant has all the hallmarks of the oil curse – Int’l Lawyer

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Appointment of Canadian Consultant has all the hallmarks of the oil curse – Int’l Lawyer

…Review of 3rd well plan (Payara) The recent appointment of former Alberta Premier, Alison Redford to review the field development plan for ExxonMobil’s third oil project, called Payara,...

Emergency budget in 21 days – Vice President Jagdeo

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Emergency budget in 21 days – Vice President Jagdeo

The Irfaan Ali People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) administration is working assiduously to craft an emergency national budget within 21 days to help cushion the current economic impact of the...

Father killed by son during argument over bicycle

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Father killed by son during argument over bicycle

Tragedy struck the small, quiet West Coast Berbice village of Ithaca yesterday, when a man was murdered by his teenage son during an argument over a bicycle. The dead man has been identified as...

Minister Croal says eager to resolve housing and water issues

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Croal says eager to resolve housing and water issues

– Ask citizens to be patient until the review of housing system is completed Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin Croal, yesterday said that he is eager to commit to the PPP/C...

Gaining public confidence, among Minister of Home Affairs’ top priorities

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Gaining public confidence, among Minister of Home Affairs’ top priorities

Gaining public confidence is one of the ten policy priorities that Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn on Saturday outlined at a briefing with members of the joint services. While highlighting his...

Increase in demarcation fees puts Amerindian land titling project on hold – Minister

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Increase in demarcation fees puts Amerindian land titling project on hold – Minister

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, explained that a decision by the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission (GLSC) to increase its land demarcation fees was among a number of issues that have...

Motorbike bandits rob Chinese Supermarket

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Motorbike bandits rob Chinese Supermarket

Wan Li Supermarket located at Industry, East Coast Demerara, was on Saturday robbed by bandits riding a XR Honda motorcycle. According to video footage seen by this newspaper, the bandits pulled up...

Pensioner challenging 7-year sentence for sexual assault

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner challenging 7-year sentence for sexual assault

A man in his 70s is now challenging a seven-year jail sentence he was handed in 2015 for sexual assault against a minor. The man, Kenrick Morrison was sentenced on September 4, 2015, for having...

Pump attendant drops cash, flees, driver abandons bus in gas station robbery

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pump attendant drops cash, flees, driver abandons bus in gas station robbery

A female pump attendant dropped her cash and fled while a driver abandoned his bus during a robbery yesterday, at Rubis Gas Station, Public Road, Bel Air, East Coast Demerara. The robbery took place...

Jag-deo changed he name to Speedy Gonzalez

Aug 17, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Jag-deo changed he name to Speedy Gonzalez

Is sheer blow-blow tekkin’ place. Gail seh how people gat permanent contract. Dem boys know dat dem nah gat nothing like dat. All it mean is that the contract is nah wan fixed term contract. Dah...

Guyana to pay every cent Exxon spends… never forget this!

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to pay every cent Exxon spends… never forget this!

Exxon said they spent US$70M “locally” on bora, ochro, bajee, eggs, rice, sugar, salt, etc…and lil transpee…here and there. Guess what Guyana? Dem ain’t even got a piece of paper or a...

PPP started tenure off on wrong foot by firing public servants – Fmr. President David Granger

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP started tenure off on wrong foot by firing public servants – Fmr. President David Granger

Former President, David Granger is of the view that the Irfaan Ali administration commenced its tenure on a bad start after they began firing public servants just days into office. Granger, during a...

GPL apologises for power interruption

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPL apologises for power interruption

Guyana Power and Light is apologizing for widespread blackouts at yesterday. Below is the full transcript of the company’s release explaining the cause for the power outages. “At approximately...

AG warns staff of Deeds Registry against corruption

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on AG warns staff of Deeds Registry against corruption

— recommits to addressing operational challenges Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has warned staffers of the Deeds and Commercial Registry against corruption. In his...

Rupununi Essence Luxury Facial Cleansers: An Enduring Social Enterprise

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Rupununi Essence Luxury Facial Cleansers: An Enduring Social Enterprise

There is a deep, lasting, and systemic benefit to society and the environment when local entrepreneurship is fostered at the micro-level. The cumulative impact of small and medium sized local...

‘Shark Oil’ death sentence overturned, will now serve 18 years for manslaughter

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Shark Oil’ death sentence overturned, will now serve 18 years for manslaughter

The Court of Appeal has overturned a death sentence imposed on Herman Ally ‘Shark Oil’ for the murder of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice resident, Roydel Sandy. Ally, ‘Shark Oil,’ was...

Basil Butcher fund and Mike’s Pharmacy donates to public institutions

Aug 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Basil Butcher fund and Mike’s Pharmacy donates to public institutions

-Fund to sponsor annual Berbice Sports Awards Programme The very popular Basil Butcher Memorial Trust Fund continues to make a positive difference in the county of Berbice as the Rose Hall Town Youth...

FIBA 3×3 rankings to remain frozen until 2021

Aug 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIBA 3×3 rankings to remain frozen until 2021

The International Basketball Federation – Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA), had announced the freezing of individual rankings, teams and selections of 3×3 basketball. However, as...

Mike Parris 40th medal anniversary clothing line launched

Aug 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mike Parris 40th medal anniversary clothing line launched

In a surprise move to honour their dad, Michael Anthony Parris, Melissa, his eldest daughter, being the mastermind behind it all and her five other sisters chipped in with the idea to launch a...

Connection between Massy supermarket, rigged elections and fear

Aug 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Connection between Massy supermarket, rigged elections and fear

In hundreds of columns, I have sermonized of how hopeless, psychologically disheveled and psychically destroyed the Guyanese nationality is. I have incessantly argued in these articles that the...

Not again!

Aug 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Not again!

Word out on the streets is that the PPP/C government is planning to employ the former Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, and the former Minister of the Public Service, Jennifer...

Region 5 marks first COVID-19 case

Aug 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region 5 marks first COVID-19 case

Country’s surpasses 700 cases, records 23rd death Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) recorded its very first COVID-19 case after managing to stay clear of the virus since its genesis here in March....

Is the Government serious about its COVID response?

Aug 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the Government serious about its COVID response?

DEAR EDITOR, The Government of Guyana is yet to demonstrate that it is taking the COVID-19 virus seriously. It has gazetted measures to take effect from 16 August to 31 August.The first such measure...