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When it comes to oil wealth, the ball is in your court

Jan 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Front Page Comment Comments Off on When it comes to oil wealth, the ball is in your court

Kaieteur News – We at Kaieteur News have made it our duty to keep you informed about our newly discovered oil wealth. We have been forthright about the facts concerning this resource with which...

Gas-to-shore: Int’l lawyer challenges Pres. Ali to prove economic soundness and release studies

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Gas-to-shore: Int’l lawyer challenges Pres. Ali to prove economic soundness and release studies

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – In light of the government’s intention to land a multibillion dollar pipeline at Wales, West Bank Demerara to bring gas from the Liza Phase One field in the...

Contractors to be sued for negligible work on Gov’t. contract awards – AG

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors to be sued for negligible work on Gov’t. contract awards – AG

Kaieteur News – The substandard, shoddy works done by contractors who were awarded government contracts will no longer be tolerated as the new administration plans to haul them before the...

ICJ the only way for Guyana-Venezuela Border controversy

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ICJ the only way for Guyana-Venezuela Border controversy

– We can’t assume allies will leap into war for us –Greenidge By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – Following the recent decree by President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,...

Guyana approves 40% capacity for in-door dining

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana approves 40% capacity for in-door dining

– Guyana Tourism to monitor and ensure compliance Kaieteur News – The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, has amended the gazetted National COVID-19 measures to allow indoor dining at...

Health system can be overwhelmed if Brazil’s new COVID-19 strain spreads here – Health Minister

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health system can be overwhelmed if Brazil’s new COVID-19 strain spreads here – Health Minister

– says borders to remain closed Kaieteur News – The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, has expressed that the government is extremely concerned about the newly detected strain of the...

Eight more testify in Vryheid’s Lust woman’s murder PI

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Eight more testify in Vryheid’s Lust woman’s murder PI

Kaieteur News – As the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Velma Pickering, 56, of Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD), who was allegedly stabbed and killed by her son-in-law,...

Man busted with firearm tells cops he found it in trail

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man busted with firearm tells cops he found it in trail

Kaieteur News – A man, 43, who was busted on Friday with an illegal firearm stashed on his veranda, told the cops that he had picked it up on the St Cuthbert’s Mission Trail. According to...

Pedestrian shatters windscreen after driver honks at him

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Pedestrian shatters windscreen after driver honks at him

Kaieteur News – A pedestrian on Friday apparently lost his temper and shattered a car windscreen after the driver, Harricharn Alfred, 49, honked his horn at him. Alfred, a construction worker...

Dem boys nah wan hear about dem ‘dry’ hole

Jan 17, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys nah wan hear about dem ‘dry’ hole

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – When you searching for gold, yuh must find one or two spot where yuh nah gan strike anything. Yuh does come up blank but dah nah mean dat yuh nah gan strike...

The lobbyist

Jan 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The lobbyist

Kaieteur News – Forbes Burnham tried desperately to obtain an audience with the then United States President, Jimmy Carter. He was never able to do so. Declassified documents detailed the...

Name something after Mike Pompeo and Sarah-Ann Lynch

Jan 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Name something after Mike Pompeo and Sarah-Ann Lynch

Kaieteur News – Three days from now, Guyanese may not hear the name Mike Pompeo again. He will no longer be one of the world’s most important actors in international relations. Mr. Pompeo...

UK politician’s scandal mirrors Redford’s hiring for US$9B Payara review

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on UK politician’s scandal mirrors Redford’s hiring for US$9B Payara review

– British politicians fume over potential conflict of interest, while Guyana’s remain silent Kaieteur News – The new United Kingdom Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, has been caught...

NIS launches WhatsApp service to help pensioners track contributions

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on NIS launches WhatsApp service to help pensioners track contributions

Kaieteur News – The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has launched additional Life Certificate service via WhatsApp as part of efforts to help pensioners easily track and make queries about their...

Former politician and Barrister-at-law, Llewellyn John, dies

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Former politician and Barrister-at-law, Llewellyn John, dies

Kaieteur News – Former Politician and Barrister-at-law, Clifton Mortimer Llewellyn John, C.C.H, passed away yesterday morning at the age of 95. This was confirmed by the People’s National...

Guyana records 46 new COVID-19 cases

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana records 46 new COVID-19 cases

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health reported 46 new COVID-19 cases yesterday increasing the COVID-19 case toll to 6,851. This was presented in their daily dashboard update which also shows...

Transparency needed on billions ExxonMobil claims to be racking up on local content

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Transparency needed on billions ExxonMobil claims to be racking up on local content

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – From 2015 to 2020, ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has said it along with its partners and sub-contractors...

Government approves 40% capacity for in-door dining at restaurants

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Government approves 40% capacity for in-door dining at restaurants

– Guyana Tourism to monitor and ensure compliance Kaieteur News – The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, has amended the gazetted National COVID-19 measures to allow indoor dining at...

Registration Act to be amended to allow General Registrar to verify truth of records

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Registration Act to be amended to allow General Registrar to verify truth of records

Kaieteur News – Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S.C, is expected to table an amendment for the Registration Act to close a gap that currently exists in the...

VERIFICATION OF DEVICES ENSURES ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS IN TRADE

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on VERIFICATION OF DEVICES ENSURES ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS IN TRADE

STANDARDS IN FOCUS Kaieteur News -The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will this week commence the mobile stamping of all weighing and measuring devices used at markets, shops and other...

Environmental Impact Assessment – why not?

Jan 17, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Environmental Impact Assessment – why not?

Kaieteur News – A discomforting and dangerous practice is happening right before the eyes of Guyanese and only a handful are aware and pushing back. Other than those directly impacted and...

Guyana / Venezuela Controvery – Does Mallet-Prevost posthumous letter have any merit?

Jan 17, 2021 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on Guyana / Venezuela Controvery – Does Mallet-Prevost posthumous letter have any merit?

CONSUMER CONCERNS… By PAT DIAL Kaieteur News – President Maduro of Venezuela at the end of the first week of January 2021 issued a Decree claiming the continental shelf and the seas...

The Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)

Jan 17, 2021 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on The Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)

Interesting Creatures… Kaieteur News – The Cane Toad (Bufo marinus), also known as the Giant Neotropical Toad or Marine Toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to Central and South...

Albouystown youth, Berbice teen share their CSEC success stories

Jan 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Albouystown youth, Berbice teen share their CSEC success stories

– Each acquired 17 CSEC passes By Rehanna Ramsay Kaieteur News – An Albouystown youth and a Berbice teen are amongst the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) success stories...

Coronavirus: The REAL facts about COVID-19 vaccines that you should know

Jan 17, 2021 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: The REAL facts about COVID-19 vaccines that you should know

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center Kaieteur News – There are many that are forming negative opinions on being vaccinated against the...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more