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Mechanic injured as boat explodes at New Amsterdam Stelling

Aug 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic injured as boat explodes at New Amsterdam Stelling

A man is now nursing second degree burns about his body after a fibre glass boat that was moored at the New Amsterdam Stelling caught on fire yesterday and subsequently exploded. According to...

Special Constable charged for causing pensioner’s death

Aug 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Special Constable charged for causing pensioner’s death

Special Constable Michael Lewis was yesterday released on $200,000 bail for causing the death of 61-year-old Bibi Zalima Subrattie, a housewife of Pigeon Island Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara,...

Broomes, bodyguard hauled before Magistrate

Aug 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Broomes, bodyguard hauled before Magistrate

– Both released on self bail Former Youth Affairs Minister within the Ministry of the Presidency, Simona Broomes, and her bodyguard, Dexter Austin, were yesterday hauled before Senior...

District Council opposes resumption of mining in Regions 7, 8, 9

Aug 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on District Council opposes resumption of mining in Regions 7, 8, 9

The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) is maintaining its firm position that mining should not be an essential service and should be suspended in Indigenous communities, especially those that are...

Guyana Amazon Warriors and TKR clash in opening encounter today

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Amazon Warriors and TKR clash in opening encounter today

Hero CPL 2020… By Zaheer Mohamed Dubbed the biggest party in sport, this year’s edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League T20 will be a quiet affair due to the crowd restrictions caused by...

PNC should reject the AFC’s selections for parliament

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on PNC should reject the AFC’s selections for parliament

Last Sunday, the AFC selected its nine parliamentarians and it is a sordid violation of the constitution, elections criteria and moral laws. The selection is amorphous and illogical. This country...

GABF looking to upgrade Courts during lockdown

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF looking to upgrade Courts during lockdown

The COVID-19 lockdown in Guyana has forced the commencement of basketball locally to be delayed by six months now and according to head of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF); Mike Singh,...

Hero CPL to broadcast the return of T20 around the world

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hero CPL to broadcast the return of T20 around the world

The broadcasters for the Hero Caribbean Premier League have been confirmed for the 2020 tournament with deals with key partners in place in India, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, America,...

President Santokhi – pearls of oil wisdoms

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on President Santokhi – pearls of oil wisdoms

President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname hit the nail on the head during a recent press session. “The sustainable development should come from the private sector, from the small and medium...

Payara required an engineering rocket scientist; we got a politically connected regulator

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Payara required an engineering rocket scientist; we got a politically connected regulator

Dear Editor, I break my peace to share that, in the choice of Ms. Alison Redford, QC, fallen ex-premier, perennial regulator, and current World Bank Advisor, the PPP government continued the...

Freddie’s attacks on Eusi Kwayana have been abusive and disrespectful

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie’s attacks on Eusi Kwayana have been abusive and disrespectful

Dear Editor. We, the former students of Country High School (renamed Republic Cooperative High School) of Buxton Village, East Coast Demerara have had enough of Freddie Kissoon and his continued...

The AFC did not distinguish itself within the Coalition administration

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC did not distinguish itself within the Coalition administration

Dear Editor, In probing why they lost the government, the coalition parties, separately and collectively, must not remain locked down in the cheated-not-defeated mindset or they would miss several...

Kaieteur News should use its influence to bring government to its senses on Payara

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kaieteur News should use its influence to bring government to its senses on Payara

Dear Editor For the past couple of days Kaieteur News has featured the opinions and comments from Melinda Janki and Jan Mangal, both experts in the petroleum business who feel that the choice of the...

Guyanese should demand that President Ali hire Jan Mangal

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese should demand that President Ali hire Jan Mangal

Dear Editor, Now that we have had a change of regime, the nation’s attention should swiftly return to focus on that US $55 billion that the APNU/ AFC govt left on the table in negotiating that...

The new government should reduce the import duties on cars

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The new government should reduce the import duties on cars

Dear Editor, Please allow me to highlight an issue that is of great concern to many Guyanese. With access to the Internet, the world has become a small global village. As such, many Guyanese could...

Incoming government should use available data for accurate assessment of State finances

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incoming government should use available data for accurate assessment of State finances

Dear Editor, As was the case in 2015 with the change of a new Government, we now hear expressions and opinions of an “empty treasury” and “bankrupt coffers” by both citizens and politicians...

What is exactly being reviewed in Payara?

Aug 18, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is exactly being reviewed in Payara?

Dear Editor, Thank you KN for your exposés on the oil sector. Reference is made to the Review of the Payara project (KN several dates). When I was asked for my opinion as someone who studied oil...

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...