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Ramotar Govt. ignored GGMC’s advice to invite competitive bids for Block

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar Govt. ignored GGMC’s advice to invite competitive bids for Block

Kaieteur News – The Donald Ramotar administration ignored the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) when the regulator advised that the government could facilitate competitive bidding...

Guyana’s outdated laws allow ExxonMobil to have monopoly in Guyana Basin

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s outdated laws allow ExxonMobil to have monopoly in Guyana Basin

Kaieteur News – When oil companies are awarded licences to explore blocks whether on or offshore, they have a timeframe within which they must carry out their exploration. In Guyana, a...

Bharrat Jagdeo in favour of aggressive production of Guyana’s oil

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bharrat Jagdeo in favour of aggressive production of Guyana’s oil

Kaieteur News – Even though the implementation of a depletion policy would help Guyana slow down the rate of production of its oil resources by ExxonMobil, thereby giving it some much needed...

Wanted bulletin out for local scrap iron shipper Marlon Primo

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted bulletin out for local scrap iron shipper Marlon Primo

Belgium coke bust… Kaieteur News – With investigations ongoing into the recent multibillion-dollar Belgian drug bust, police have now issued a wanted bulletin for the local scrap iron...

Investigation to be launched into $2M invoice approved by Reg. 4 Chair

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Investigation to be launched into $2M invoice approved by Reg. 4 Chair

Kaieteur News – An investigation is set to be launched at the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) after it was discovered that the recently appointed Chair, Daniel Seeram...

50 foreign nationals held in police operations

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 50 foreign nationals held in police operations

Kaieteur News – A total of 50 foreign nationals were found during three cordon and search operations that were carried out by the Guyana Police Force (GPF), in Georgetown and Linden....

Chinese-owned mining company accused of discriminating against unionized workers

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese-owned mining company accused of discriminating against unionized workers

– Union says Labour Minister ignores calls for intervention Kaieteur News – President of the National Mine Workers Union (NMWUG), Sherwin Downer, has accused Chinese-operated Aurora Gold...

Dishonesty gat benefits

Nov 14, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dishonesty gat benefits

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De boss man of de Waterfall paper opening a lot of people eye. He sit down and explain on de radio all dem fine things about de oil deal. Wan man listen and turn...

Jesus is watching

Nov 14, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Jesus is watching

Kaieteur News – A man decided to park his car in his yard. While he did not live there, he owned the property and therefore had the right to park his vehicle in the space available. Since he...

Returning to Shared Governance

Nov 14, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Returning to Shared Governance

Kaieteur News – With elections resolved and the various players settling into their respective roles, there is not silence on one issue, that of shared governance. In the height of the...

Rangoli in Grove

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Rangoli in Grove

Kaieteur News – The Grove/Diamond Youths in Development NGO held its very first Rangoli competition yesterday at the property of businessman, Fazal Hussein, Grove Public Road, East Bank...

Tablet for 8-yr-old

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tablet for 8-yr-old

Kaieteur News – Eight-year-old Tashmini Sewah was yesterday presented with a tablet by President Irfaan Ali, which will be used by her to attend virtual classes. President Ali presented the...

Region One teachers to benefit from data through Digicel-supported project

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region One teachers to benefit from data through Digicel-supported project

Kaieteur News – The Department of Education of Region One on Thursday virtually launched its Online Platform Support Project, which would see all Grades 10 and 11 teachers of three secondary...

Diwali Messages

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Diwali Messages

Kaieteur News – A message from the PPP on the occasion of Deepavali The significance of Deepavali is pertinent for the upliftment of all mankind. As our nation celebrates the festival of...

No need for more staffers; please consult with residents on projects – Dharamlall tells RDC

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on No need for more staffers; please consult with residents on projects – Dharamlall tells RDC

Only a quarter of Region 4 works completed… Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has called on the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) to...

Officials monitoring 14 COVID-19 cases in Warapoka

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Officials monitoring 14 COVID-19 cases in Warapoka

Kaieteur News – Health officials in Barima-Waini (Region One) are closely monitoring 14 cases of COVID-19 in Warapoka. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, yesterday said the diagnoses were...

Gov’t lauds global search for COVID-19 vaccine

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t lauds global search for COVID-19 vaccine

Kaieteur News – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on Thursday commended the global community for its dedication to the search for vaccines to end the...

$2.2B profit for Dem Bank despite pandemic – says prepared for Oil and Gas

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $2.2B profit for Dem Bank despite pandemic – says prepared for Oil and Gas

Kaieteur News – Despite a tough financial year, Demerara Bank Limited, has posted a $2.263B after tax profit and set to open its eighth branch. The 26-year-old bank, locally owned, has been...

GTT to phase out 17 2G cell sites as it implements new 3G software

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GTT to phase out 17 2G cell sites as it implements new 3G software

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) recently announced that it is set to phase out 17 of their 2G cell sites, which will see them being upgraded as it implements...

Government commences works on two UK-funded smart hospitals

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Government commences works on two UK-funded smart hospitals

– looking at 100 more health facilities to be upgraded Kaieteur News – Through a project funded by the United Kingdom Department For International Development (DFID), the government has...

62 new COVID-19 cases added to confirmed cases

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 62 new COVID-19 cases added to confirmed cases

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday announced 62 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4,724, as indicated in their daily dashboard update....

Dominoes action set for today at TSC

Nov 14, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dominoes action set for today at TSC

Kaieteur News – President of the Guyana National Dominoes Federation Faye Joseph will be hosting a dominoes tournament starting today at Transport Sports Club from 14:00hrs. The competition...

Major D&I projects for Leguan after farmers complain

Nov 14, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Major D&I projects for Leguan after farmers complain

Kaieteur News – During a recent outreach to communities in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three) Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, reaffirmed Government’s commitment to...

Bhimsain softball tourney set for tomorrow at MSC

Nov 14, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bhimsain softball tourney set for tomorrow at MSC

Kaieteur News – Seeraj Bhimsain 52nd birth anniversary T20 softball competition has been set for tomorrow at Malteenoes Sports Club. The tournament will be played in the over 40 and over 50...

First AAG track meets since March runs off tomorrow

Nov 14, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on First AAG track meets since March runs off tomorrow

Kaieteur News – The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) kick starts its 2020-21 calendar of events tomorrow with two cross-country races that will run off in Berbice and Linden...

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Clarendon College too good for Dolphin as Annai Sec’ holds Speyside College to 4-all draw

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