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Govt., Exxon not seeing eye to eye on several issues in Payara permit

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt., Exxon not seeing eye to eye on several issues in Payara permit

…Jagdeo prefers not to telegraph Govt’s positions Vice President (VP), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday informed the press that several issues remain in the Field Development Plan (FDP) for...

Farmer, son, handyman and two others in custody

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Farmer, son, handyman and two others in custody

Gruesome murder of Berbice teens… Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed that two more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of West Coast Berbice teens Isaiah and Joel...

Protest continues over gruesome murder of Berbice teens

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Protest continues over gruesome murder of Berbice teens

Villagers from No.3, No.4, No.5, No.28 Village, Belladrum and Hopetown, West Coast Berbice yesterday continued to protest for justice for Isaiah Henry, 16, and Joel Henry, 19, whose butchered bodies...

$330B Nat’l budget to be presented tomorrow

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $330B Nat’l budget to be presented tomorrow

Making good on its vow to prepare an emergency budget within 21 days, the Irfaan Ali-led People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) administration announced that the 2020 Emergency Budget, estimated...

Ponzi schemers slapped with yet another 14 fraud charges

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ponzi schemers slapped with yet another 14 fraud charges

Fourteen more fraud charges were yesterday read to alleged Ponzi schemers, Yuri Garcia-Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ishmael, bringing the total number of charges against the couple to 66....

President Ali announces string of tax relief measures

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on President Ali announces string of tax relief measures

– no vat on electricity and water Just one month after being sworn into government, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) regime has already announced over 42 sweeping measures that will...

Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases no longer infectious after 13 days – DCMO

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases no longer infectious after 13 days – DCMO

In keeping with the guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ministry of Health is declaring asymptomatic persons, who previously tested positive for the COVID-19 disease, no longer...

Dr. Adams’ expertise will be used in the rightful place – President Ali

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Adams’ expertise will be used in the rightful place – President Ali

President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, yesterday told reporters that Dr. Vincent Adams’ expertise will be utilized by the government in the “rightful place” alluding to his wealth of experience as an...

World Bank calls on Govts., development institutions to endorse Zero Routine Flaring by 2030

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on World Bank calls on Govts., development institutions to endorse Zero Routine Flaring by 2030

One of Guyana’s most significant development partners for the oil sector, the World Bank, has issued a call for Guyana, other governments across the world, oil companies, and development...

Miner’s bound body found wrapped in hammock

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Miner’s bound body found wrapped in hammock

The bound body of a miner was on Sunday last found wrapped in a multi- coloured hammock and stuck besides a tree in the Puruni River, Region Seven. The now dead miner has been identified as Tyrone...

A new Tongue Clerk in Town

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A new Tongue Clerk in Town

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys hear how the city get a new Town Clerk, or rather Tongue Clerk. De man perform de other night. De performance was so good, dat it became the Talk of de Town. Or rather...

Without regard to the crime

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Without regard to the crime

A few months ago, CCTV cameras recorded footage of a young school girl being robbed by a bandit. It must have been a terrifying experience for the child. The incident deeply distressed the public....

$25, 000 per household as COVID-19 relief – President Ali

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $25, 000 per household as COVID-19 relief – President Ali

– $150M allocated for frontline workers The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed testing challenges to thousands of families across Guyana. With the aim of bringing relief to those financially-struck...

Passengers, drivers robbed and beaten at Hopetown

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Passengers, drivers robbed and beaten at Hopetown

– vehicles damaged – shots fired by police to disperse crowd A taxi driver from Bath Settlement was last evening attacked by persons protesting along the Hopetown Public Road. The young...

$5B budgetary support for GuySuCo – Pres. Ali

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $5B budgetary support for GuySuCo – Pres. Ali

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is set to receive $5billion from the $330 billion Emergency Budget expected to be announced in Parliament on...

US$31M Sheriff-Mandela road expansion project to resume

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US$31M Sheriff-Mandela road expansion project to resume

Citing unprecedented delays that have left the Sheriff-Mandela Road Expansion Project at a standstill, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, has confirmed the works are expected...

Demerara Bridge to allow fuel ship in as supplies run low

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Bridge to allow fuel ship in as supplies run low

– speeding truck drivers to be banned As part of the Ministry’s plan to ensure that the Demerara Harbour Bridge keeps afloat, even as engineers battle to repair the structure’s retractor...

LGC condemns the murders of teenagers

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Letters, Sports Comments Off on LGC condemns the murders of teenagers

Letter to the Sports Editor Dear Sports Editor, We shall be grateful if the following is released in the press from the Lusignan Golf Club. We the Executive Committee, Members, Staff and friends of...

Govt. commits all needed resources to bring perpetrators to justice

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. commits all needed resources to bring perpetrators to justice

Gruesome murder of Berbice teens… – Opposition leader calls for two days of mourning As the nation, more so the county of Berbice, comes to grip with the heinous killing of teenage boys,...

I’m pretty impressed with the pace overall quality of work by the GFF – Minister Ramson

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on I’m pretty impressed with the pace overall quality of work by the GFF – Minister Ramson

Visit to NTC and Community Outreach to Tiger Bay achieved Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., was high in praise for the work of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) under the Presidency of Wayne...

The 2020 Guyana election: people’s power; no dictator

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The 2020 Guyana election: people’s power; no dictator

The five-month election ordeal is over. Inside those five months, were some of the most bizarre moments of human failing, human hypocrisy, human idiocy hardly seen in modern politics since the 19th...

GFF compliment Beacon FC leadership as equipment donated for 35th anniversary

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF compliment Beacon FC leadership as equipment donated for 35th anniversary

Beacon Café Owner Ramdeo Kumar promises to support The leadership of the Beacon Football Club (BFC) has been commended by President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde for its...

Well done, keep on delivering

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Well done, keep on delivering

He came into office amidst many expectations from the many jaded and resigned residents of the capital city of Georgetown, who had given up hope. But the man has delivered, and he must keep on doing...

Re-energised GAW face vastly improving Zouks; unbeaten TKR take on unpredictable Tallwahs in CPL semis today

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Re-energised GAW face vastly improving Zouks; unbeaten TKR take on unpredictable Tallwahs in CPL semis today

By Zaheer Mohamed The eight edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is heading for an exciting climax with two exciting semi final matches set for today at the Brian Lara Stadium. Unbeaten...

No side is desirous of stepping back, no group wishes to yield

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on No side is desirous of stepping back, no group wishes to yield

Dear Editor, I am heartened that our two main political leaders have stepped forward very quickly and appealed for calm in the aftermath of the gruesome West Coast Berbice double homicide. As much as...

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Uncertainty clouds Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach position as Barbados showdown approaches

Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- No one, not even the staunchest supporters of Guyana’s electoral process, would claim... more