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Guyana might get a little money now from oil but massive debt waits on the horizon – says Int’l Lawyer

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana might get a little money now from oil but massive debt waits on the horizon – says Int’l Lawyer

Kaieteur News – Local politicians are constantly professing that Guyana will receive millions of dollars in revenue from the oil sector for years to come. While it is true that the country...

Trump blacklists ExxonMobil’s Chinese partner in Stabroek Block

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trump blacklists ExxonMobil’s Chinese partner in Stabroek Block

By Kemol King The Donald Trump Administration of the United States of America has blacklisted China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), one of the largest national oil companies of China,...

Australian mining company, Fortescue Metal Group here to invest

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Australian mining company, Fortescue Metal Group here to invest

Kaieteur News – The fourth largest company in the iron industry, Fortescue Metal Group (FMG), has expressed interests in investing in renewable energy in Guyana. These and other details were...

Body of newborn found in WCD canal

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Body of newborn found in WCD canal

Kaieteur News – Residents of Crane Squatting Area, West Coast Demerara (WCD), yesterday alerted the police to the gruesome discovery of a newborn baby floating in a trench. The newborn,...

Coalition Govt. expended $4.2B from Contingency Fund after passage of NCM – Finance Minister

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition Govt. expended $4.2B from Contingency Fund after passage of NCM – Finance Minister

Kaieteur News – According to the recently sworn in Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, the former A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) regime had expended some...

Eccles man dies after crashing into utility pole

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Eccles man dies after crashing into utility pole

Kaieteur News – Eyewitnesses recalled that the final moments for a man, who resided at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, were filled with agony. The man died after slamming into a utility pole Friday...

The name of the place

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The name of the place

Dem Boys Seh… Three men were arrested recently for marijuana in Spliff Street, Buxton. Dem boys seh if de Street named Spliff Street then wah else you expect. One day a father was leaving to go...

The local private sector is not up-to-scratch

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The local private sector is not up-to-scratch

Kaieteur News – The President wants the private sector to “step-up” their game. As he says, it is no use speaking about the global economy without thinking about global competition. He is...

My daughter’s generation was at stake

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My daughter’s generation was at stake

Kaieteur News – In Guyana, half of the population is 18 years and under, and 70 percent is between 30 and 40 years. This means a majority of the Guyanese people have no experience in living...

Police find ganja seeds in bucket hidden at empty lot

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police find ganja seeds in bucket hidden at empty lot

Kaieteur News – Yesterday, police on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) discovered a quantity of suspected cannabis seeds in a bucket hidden between bushes on an empty lot. According to a police...

GTT introduces new and improved MMG+ app

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GTT introduces new and improved MMG+ app

Kaieteur News – Paying bills, topping up your mobile account, sending and receiving money in Guyana has now gotten a whole lot easier with the recently enhanced Mobile Money Guyana (mmg+) app...

Woman stabbed several time by friend during drinking spree

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman stabbed several time by friend during drinking spree

Kaieteur News – A 25-year-old woman was on Friday stabbed several times about her body by her friend, while they were out imbibing alcohol at a shop at Baramita village, North West District...

Ministry records 36 more cases of COVID-19

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry records 36 more cases of COVID-19

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health (MOH) recorded 36 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard, the total number of confirmed...

Guyana’s oil blocks on US markets

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Guyana’s oil blocks on US markets

Kaieteur News – It was just a matter of picking the right spot and time, but there it is. More accurately, there they are, which would be the Canje and Kaieteur Oil Blocks, long riddled in...

Over $1B housing project for Region 3 in 2021

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over $1B housing project for Region 3 in 2021

Kaieteur News – In 2021, over $1 billion is expected to be injected into the Region Three housing sector, through an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded project. Minister within the...

Relocated Lombard Street families participate in behavioural change workshop

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Relocated Lombard Street families participate in behavioural change workshop

Kaieteur News – Families, who were relocated from Broad and Lombard Streets, Charlestown, Georgetown to Prospect Phase Two, participated in a workshop geared at encouraging behavioural changes....

Accused in “Wings and Things” murder to be sentenced for manslaughter

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Accused in “Wings and Things” murder to be sentenced for manslaughter

By Rehanna Ramsay Kaieteur News – High Court Justice, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, is expected to sentence former murder accused, Joshua Meredith, on December 16, 2020, for the unlawful killing of...

“Don’t resist foreign investment but use your judgement on who you can trust” – Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Don’t resist foreign investment but use your judgement on who you can trust” – Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner

Kaieteur News – While Guyana is poised to become one of the fastest growing economies in the world since the discovery of oil, the impending growth will see an influx of big named foreign...

COVID-19 cash grant distribution starts this week in Region Four

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 cash grant distribution starts this week in Region Four

– $3.4B, 136,000 households involved Kaieteur News – Region Four residents are to start receiving the Government’s $25,000 per household COVID-19 relief cash grant during the course of this...

Young, multi-talented Berbician launches MART

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Young, multi-talented Berbician launches MART

By Malisa Playter-Harry Kaieteur News – The year 2020 has not progressed as persons would have predicted or expected when the year started. The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly impacted the...

Work begins on Kingston seawall promenade

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Work begins on Kingston seawall promenade

Kaieteur News – First Lady Arya Ali has unveiled details of the rehabilitative works that have commenced at the Kingston Seawall. She said Friday that the seawall is but one of the areas...

SHOP SAFE TOYS AND PLAYTHINGS THIS CHRISTMAS

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on SHOP SAFE TOYS AND PLAYTHINGS THIS CHRISTMAS

STANDARDS IN FOCUS… Kaieteur News – The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) monitors toys and playthings under its Product Compliance Services Department to ensure importers and...

The Continued Detention of our Haitian Brothers and Sisters is Inexcusable

Dec 06, 2020 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Continued Detention of our Haitian Brothers and Sisters is Inexcusable

Kaieteur News – The detention of the 26 Haitian men, women and children continue to be a matter of concern for right-thinking Guyanese. This act not only undermines regional integration, but...

GUYANA AND SURINAME TOWARD RECOGNIZING COMMON IDENTITY

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on GUYANA AND SURINAME TOWARD RECOGNIZING COMMON IDENTITY

CONSUMER CONCERNS… By Pat Dial Kaieteur News – The official contacts between the governments of Suriname and Guyana have been featuring in the news over the last several weeks. These...

Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Even after the infection, the problem continues for some

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Even after the infection, the problem continues for some

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center Kaieteur News – A few months ago, I had highlighted that there are long-term effects of COVID-19 that...

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Traditional media is still king

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Election campaigns are a battle for attention, persuasion, and votes. In this digital age,... more