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David Patterson, Rawlston Adams charged with defrauding Harbour Bridge

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on David Patterson, Rawlston Adams charged with defrauding Harbour Bridge

By Renay Sambach Kaieteur News – Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, and former General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC), Rawlston Adams, were...

Exxon would dump up to 29,000 barrels of oil into ocean yearly with 10 FPSOs

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon would dump up to 29,000 barrels of oil into ocean yearly with 10 FPSOs

By Mikaila Prince Kaieteur News had recently reported that with 10 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, ExxonMobil would be dumping two million barrels of toxic produced water...

Stabroek Block co-venturers plan 12-15 well drilling campaign – Hess

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek Block co-venturers plan 12-15 well drilling campaign – Hess

Kaieteur News – The companies licenced to explore and develop the Stabroek Block intend to execute a 12-15 well drilling campaign there, according to a recent announcement by Hess Corporation....

Man who received $2.2M to oversee chicken pen construction currently overseas

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man who received $2.2M to oversee chicken pen construction currently overseas

From pig pen to chicken pen… – Minister peeved over incomplete works Kaieteur News – Another discrepancy has been unearthed within the group of community projects funded under the...

Driver flees scene after hitting down six pedestrians

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Driver flees scene after hitting down six pedestrians

Kaieteur News – Police are hunting a driver, who on Sunday reportedly struck down six pedestrians, five of them children, along the Canal Number One Access Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD)....

Venezuela threatens further action if more Guyanese found in Essequibo waters

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela threatens further action if more Guyanese found in Essequibo waters

Kaieteur News – Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, yesterday threatened further action against Guyanese found in Essequibo waters after Guyana gave a firm rebuke to its...

National Oil Spill Committee launches today

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on National Oil Spill Committee launches today

Kaieteur News – National Oil Spill Committee (NOSC) is prepared to host its first orientation today. This follows after the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), last year, presented to Government,...

Exxon can afford fuh give we free current

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Exxon can afford fuh give we free current

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Exxon gat we where dem want we: around dem little finger. Dem gat things ‘locked.’ They just have to snap dem fingers and we leaders jumping to...

How are we protecting the people and the environment?

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on How are we protecting the people and the environment?

Kaieteur News – Guyana is getting peanuts at present for its oil. Instead of the projected US$300M which was estimated to be earned in the first year of oil production, Guyana was handed a mere...

Grandchild, grandmother, violence and evil in 2020

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Grandchild, grandmother, violence and evil in 2020

Kaieteur News – The stories of Guyana in 2020 is inexhaustible, many of which needs highlighting because they bring out the inner depths of moral depravities that humans embody. It is no...

Venezuela – nuanced upping the ante

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Venezuela – nuanced upping the ante

Kaieteur News – As should be clear to observant Guyanese monitoring the ongoing news reports, Venezuela is serious and slowly, and purposely ratcheting up the pressure on Guyana. The ante in...

New courses added to IHSE list of post-grad studies offered via GPHC

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on New courses added to IHSE list of post-grad studies offered via GPHC

Amidst pandemic… Kaieteur News – The Institute of Health Science Education (IHSE) at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has added two new post-grad courses despite faced with...

Medical Student drowns at St. Ignatius Creek

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Medical Student drowns at St. Ignatius Creek

Kaieteur News – The family of Kimberlee Yow, 24, a medical student of St. Ignatius Village, has been thrown into a state of despair after she reportedly drowned at a creek, which is located at...

Pensioner chopped to death by cop

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner chopped to death by cop

Kaieteur News – Patrick George, a pensioner, who was chopped some three times about his body last Sunday afternoon, was found dead in his yard yesterday morning. The 73-year-old man is said to...

Ministry records 19 new COVID-19 cases

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry records 19 new COVID-19 cases

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health reported 19 new infections of COVID-19 and 61 recoveries yesterday. This was stated in its daily dashboard update, which shows that COVID-19 cases...

A Salute to India/A Tribute to Nehru

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on A Salute to India/A Tribute to Nehru

By Donald Ramotar Kaieteur News – On January 26, 1950, India became a Republic. It was an important date since it marked a complete break with the British Colonial power. At that time, India...

India calls for reformed multilateralism at the UN

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on India calls for reformed multilateralism at the UN

By Ambassador Asoke Mukerji Kaieteur News – Over the years, India’s position at the United Nations (UN) has become more prominent. In the backdrop of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s address...

Herstelling block maker’s murder trial set to commence in High Court

Jan 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Herstelling block maker’s murder trial set to commence in High Court

Kaieteur News – A mixed 12-member jury has been empanelled before Justice Navindra Singh for the trial of Beverly Persaud and the man she allegedly hired to kill her husband, Nathan Persaud, on...

RHTYSC, MS Cricket teams hosts Star Sports Tribute to Law Enforcement Programmes

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS Cricket teams hosts Star Sports Tribute to Law Enforcement Programmes

– Makes donation to Police Force Four outstanding Police Officers from the Rose Hall Town Police Outpost were honoured by the ten cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS...

Ali, Austin star as Movements Family triumph

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ali, Austin star as Movements Family triumph

Sterling performances from Ershad Ali and Raydon Austin guided Movements Family of Mahdia to victory in a three-match charitable T10 tapeball series against V Net Vipers on Sunday last at the Everest...

Ambrose feels ex-players not involved enough in Windies cricket Says greatest achievement was representing West Indies

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ambrose feels ex-players not involved enough in Windies cricket Says greatest achievement was representing West Indies

By Sean Devers As predicted by most people knowledgeable about cricket, the depleted West Indies have lost all three ODIs in Bangladesh and the frail batting line-up does not inspire much hope when...

Lewd music in minibus

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lewd music in minibus

Dear Editor I exited a 42 bus on Saturday afternoon in Stabroek and decided to have a word with the driver. I asked him whether it was necessary for him to play such lewd and explicit music just to...

Guyana should take advantage of India’s vaccine diplomacy

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana should take advantage of India’s vaccine diplomacy

Dear Editor, I agree with views expressed in two letters (Jan 23, 24) that Guyana should approach the government of India for a grant for anti Covid vaccines and to purchase the rest needed to...

The Ministry of Education’s nonsensical policy on worksheets

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Ministry of Education’s nonsensical policy on worksheets

Dear Editor, I wonder if the Ministry of Education has within its employ a health officer to seek advice from when making decisions that affect the public, especially given our present situation with...

2021 will be a defining year for global governance

Jan 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on 2021 will be a defining year for global governance

Dear Editor, I wish to highlight four areas in which world governments have failed. They include the fight against: 1. Domestic terrorism; 2. The COVID 19 pandemic; 3. Climate change; 4. Poverty; In...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more