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CGX holds on to prime oil blocks for 13 years without honouring agreement – VP Jagdeo

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CGX holds on to prime oil blocks for 13 years without honouring agreement – VP Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo disclosed yesterday that a number of new companies are knocking on the door of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government to...

“Wishful thinking” that Payara could have been leveraged to renegotiate Stabroek deal – VP

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Wishful thinking” that Payara could have been leveraged to renegotiate Stabroek deal – VP

By Kemol King Kaieteur News – Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that it is wishful thinking to assume that the Payara development permit could have been leveraged to demand a...

Harmon commits to providing info on Kaieteur, Canje Blocks

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon commits to providing info on Kaieteur, Canje Blocks

Kaieteur News – Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon yesterday said that he would gather information held by the Coalition on all owners of the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks, which were signed...

Argentine forensic assistance being sought in WCB murders

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Argentine forensic assistance being sought in WCB murders

Kaieteur News – The Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology (Equipo Argentino de Antropologia Forensica-EAAF) is currently being engaged to lend assistance into the investigation of the murders...

Telecoms Sector likely to be liberalized next week — Vice President

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Telecoms Sector likely to be liberalized next week — Vice President

Kaieteur News – Following years of broken promises and delays on the part of the former APNU+AFC regime, the PPP/C administration has revealed that GTT’s monopoly will soon expire, as the new...

Trump gets COVID-19

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trump gets COVID-19

Kaieteur News – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus, administration officials said on Friday, as...

Harmon questions constitutional role of Gail Teixeira

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon questions constitutional role of Gail Teixeira

Kaieteur News – The constitutional role of Guyana’s Parliamentary and Governance Affairs Minister, was called into question yesterday after Opposition leader, Joseph Harmon laid claims that...

GPL meter reader fired, charged after sting operation

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPL meter reader fired, charged after sting operation

Kaieteur News – A meter reader for the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is in deep trouble after reportedly demanding a bribe and then getting caught in a sting operation. GPL, in a statement...

Critical Care Unit nurses at GPHC stay away from work

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Critical Care Unit nurses at GPHC stay away from work

Kaieteur News – Following serious threats of strike action by health workers, many nurses are now refusing to turn up to work. It was reported that last night a significant number of nurses at...

Coalition destroyed procurement system – VP Jagdeo

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition destroyed procurement system – VP Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo was of the strong view that APNU+AFC Coalition Opposition leader Joseph Harmon is in no position to lecture the governing People’s Progressive Party...

Sickness is nah thing fuh joke about

Oct 03, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sickness is nah thing fuh joke about

Dem Boys Seh… Sickness is nah thing fuh mek joke about. But dem boys bin remember dat was de same Donald Trump who bin talk how de coronavirus was going to disappear one day like a miracle. He bin...

Testing is still too low and too slow

Oct 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Testing is still too low and too slow

Kaieteur News – The local airports will reopen within the next nine days. The reopening increases the risk of imported coronavirus infections. In order to reduce this risk, the government has...

An Area of Complicity

Oct 03, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on An Area of Complicity

Kaieteur News – This paper over the past month in particular has intensified our already strident campaign for transparency in the oil and gas sector, particular when it comes to revealing who are...

Ex-lover stabs horse cart operator in scrotum after alleged rape

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-lover stabs horse cart operator in scrotum after alleged rape

Kaieteur News – A horse cart operator was allegedly stabbed in his scrotum by his ex-lover after he allegedly raped her. The man was yesterday slapped with a rape charge and was released on...

Trump flown to Walter Reed hospital after COVID-19 positive test

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trump flown to Walter Reed hospital after COVID-19 positive test

Kaieteur News – US (BBC)- US President Donald Trump has been flown to hospital less than 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus. The White House said the decision to transport him to...

39 new COVID-19 cases recorded

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 39 new COVID-19 cases recorded

Kaieteur News – Yesterday, 39 new COVID-19 cases were recorded, taking the total number of recorded cases to 2,968. Information published in the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19...

Longer operating hours for GT/Vreed-en-Hoop water taxis from Monday

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Longer operating hours for GT/Vreed-en-Hoop water taxis from Monday

Kaieteur News – The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday announced that with effect from Monday, October 5, 2020, the hours of operation of the water taxis on the...

Contractor donates motorcycles to Guyana Police Force

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor donates motorcycles to Guyana Police Force

Kaieteur News – Through its ongoing strategy of strengthening partnership, the Guyana Police Force yesterday said it has received two Honda motorcycles from Gaico Construction Inc. Office...

Government deploys 500 GDF ranks to assist police in enforcing COVID-19 measures

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Government deploys 500 GDF ranks to assist police in enforcing COVID-19 measures

Kaieteur News – The government will be deploying approximately 500 Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks to assist Guyana Police Force (GPF) officers and several civil society groups in ensuring...

Judiciary assures precautions in place for restart of jury trials

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Judiciary assures precautions in place for restart of jury trials

Kaieteur News – The Judiciary of Guyana has assured that it has consulted and taken the necessary precautions to protect stakeholders who are using the courts’ systems. According to the...

Foreign Minister meets with Brazilian counterpart

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign Minister meets with Brazilian counterpart

Kaieteur News – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on Thursday met with Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Ambassador...

Housing’s new Board of Directors introduced

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Housing’s new Board of Directors introduced

Kaieteur News – The newly appointed Board of Directors for the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) have begun meeting virtually, with the aim of fast-tracking the mandate of the...

‘Career’ robber caught

Oct 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Career’ robber caught

Kaieteur News – Identified as a career ‘choke and robber’, this man was nabbed yesterday by vigilant residents of Wortmanville after snatching a 67-year-old woman’s purse shortly after...

“No racing until 2021” – GMR&SC boss

Oct 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on “No racing until 2021” – GMR&SC boss

The head of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC); Rameez Mohamed, in an invited comment informed Kaieteur Sport that there will be no official event by the club for the remainder of...

Vincent Alexander: Who speaks for African Guyanese?

Oct 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Vincent Alexander: Who speaks for African Guyanese?

Kaieteur News – In my column of Saturday, August 29, 2020, I indicated that a response was forthcoming to a letter Vincent Alexander wrote on me in the newspapers of August 22, 2020 headlined:...

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Protest against Commissioner of Information continues today

Kaieteur News- A protest organized against the Office of the Commissioner of Information, Charles Ramson SC, will continue... more