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Jagdeo laments liberal tax regime in Stabroek agreement but makes no commitment to fix it

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo laments liberal tax regime in Stabroek agreement but makes no commitment to fix it

Kaieteur News – Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, is in agreement with criticisms of the tax regime of the Stabroek block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) granted to ExxonMobil, Hess and...

Guyana begged for USD$61M in COVID aid

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana begged for USD$61M in COVID aid

– but gave away USD$600M in taxes to oil companies in 2019 Kaieteur News – When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, Guyana, like many other third world countries, were forced to seek...

FBI assisting police in solving West Berbice teen murders

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on FBI assisting police in solving West Berbice teen murders

Kaieteur News – Assisting the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in its efforts to solve the gruesome triple murders of the Berbice teens is the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI is a...

Woman, 59, killed by police vehicle on pedestrian crossing

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, 59, killed by police vehicle on pedestrian crossing

– during three-lane EBD traffic system Kaieteur News – A 59-year-old woman was yesterday morning struck down and killed as she was heading to work by a Guyana Police Force (GPF) vehicle....

Bartica woman and children burnt alive… Suspect for court today

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica woman and children burnt alive… Suspect for court today

Kaieteur News – The man accused of burning his wife and daughters to death on December 12, 2020, at Four Miles Squatting Area, Potaro Road, Bartica, is scheduled to appear in the Bartica...

Man who gets ‘buss head’ by cop, robbed Venezuelan moments before

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man who gets ‘buss head’ by cop, robbed Venezuelan moments before

Kaieteur News – The man who was seen in a video having an altercation with a police officer that resulted in him receiving a ‘burst head’, allegedly robbed a Venezuelan national moments...

Four more officers join court action over unfair police promotions

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Four more officers join court action over unfair police promotions

Kaieteur News – Four more officers have joined the court action over the unfair practices used in the promotion of senior ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). Deputy Superintendent of...

Concerns raised over construction of chemical warehouse at Friendship

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Concerns raised over construction of chemical warehouse at Friendship

Kaieteur News – The fact that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) be conducted for the proposed construction and operation of a...

Edghill, Patterson cross swords over asphalt plant

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Edghill, Patterson cross swords over asphalt plant

– say several technical problems identified Kaieteur News – Minister of Public Infrastructure, Juan Edghill, is debunking claims of former Minister, David Patterson, that the new asphalt...

We out de blocks slowly

Jan 06, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We out de blocks slowly

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Guyana know since last August that it would be receiving vaccines when one was developed and approved. But is only now that a 20-person team has been...

Jagdeo is confused

Jan 06, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Jagdeo is confused

Kaieteur News – Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, is the representative of government. He is not the representative of Exxon within the government. His first and foremost responsibility therefore...

Fact-checking Frederick Kissoon, Vincent Alexander and Forbes Burnham

Jan 06, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Fact-checking Frederick Kissoon, Vincent Alexander and Forbes Burnham

Kaieteur News – I wanted to ignore Vincent Alexander’s last letter on me in KN (Jan. 4) because I told myself who in this country would believe Alexander after five months of election rigging...

Region One schools reopen with COVID-19 protocols in place ─ REdO says

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region One schools reopen with COVID-19 protocols in place ─ REdO says

Kaieteur News – Education officials in the North West District, Region One, have said all COVID-19 preventative measures are in place to ensure the safety of students and school personnel as...

Emergency drainage works ongoing in Black Bush

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Emergency drainage works ongoing in Black Bush

– as several areas remain flooded Kaieteur News – A number of areas located in three of the polders in Black Bush, including Mibicuri, Johanna and Yakusari, still remain flooded, as...

PM, Agriculture Minister visit flood-affected Charity

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on PM, Agriculture Minister visit flood-affected Charity

CDC to assess situation today; another pump to be sent to area Kaieteur News – Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, and Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, yesterday...

Education Ministry’s workers to work at home after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry’s workers to work at home after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

Kaieteur News – The Principle Education Officer (PEO) of Ministry of Education’s Lot 68 Brickdam office has advised his staffers to work at home after one employee tested positive for...

Policeman loses $260,000 in bogus oil and gas training

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Policeman loses $260,000 in bogus oil and gas training

…female union official faces over 17 charges Kaieteur News – Dozens of persons are at their wits end after investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into bogus oil and gas training that was...

Fmr. Minister Patterson says Audit Office selectively examined records – says GM Adams innocent until proven guilty

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Fmr. Minister Patterson says Audit Office selectively examined records – says GM Adams innocent until proven guilty

Damning audit findings into the state-owned asphalt plant… Kaieteur News – Former Minister of Public Works, David Patterson, is accusing the Audit Office of omitting or selectively examining...

Motor Racing also suffers severe hit in 2020 review

Jan 06, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Motor Racing also suffers severe hit in 2020 review

Kaieteur News – Motor racing fans and competitors would be grateful that two events got underway last season before covid-19 put a halt on social activities since other sports like Rugby and...

IKO Karate Academy of Guyana announces major plans for 2021 for all Guyanese

Jan 06, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on IKO Karate Academy of Guyana announces major plans for 2021 for all Guyanese

Kaieteur News – The International Karate Organization’s (IKO) Academy of Guyana, a not-for-profit organization with the objective of promoting, organizing, and popularizing the sport of...

Joint Services, health workers to receive $25,000 cash grant

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Joint Services, health workers to receive $25,000 cash grant

Kaieteur News – Members of the Disciplined Forces along with healthcare workers are among the more than 60,000 public servants set to receive the $25,000 one-off cash grant announced by His...

GFF proposes 2021 competitions calendar, subject to covid-19 task force approval

Jan 06, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF proposes 2021 competitions calendar, subject to covid-19 task force approval

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has proposed a comprehensive competitions calendar for 2021, subject to conditions and approvals from the National COVID19 Task Force,...

Antigen tests, travel restriction help curb Region 7 COVID cases

Jan 06, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Antigen tests, travel restriction help curb Region 7 COVID cases

Kaieteur News – Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) Regional Chairman, Kenneth Williams, has said the COVID-19 antigen tests administered by the Ministry of Health, and the restriction on travel to...

Boyz dominate to win Boxing Day/Last Sunday dominoes competition

Jan 06, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boyz dominate to win Boxing Day/Last Sunday dominoes competition

Kaieteur News – After seven rounds of dominoes over two days, Boyz – a combination of players from Gold is Money and Quiet Storm, played a dominant game in the final to emerge winners of...

Edison Cavani

Jan 06, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Edison Cavani

Kaieteur News – Things took a nasty turn for Manchester United’s forward, Edison Cavani, last week. It was for one word posted that ended up costing the Uruguayan player US$137,000 and a...