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Exxon’s flaring: Shut them down and make them pay! – Melinda Janki

Exxon’s flaring: Shut them down and make them pay! – Melinda Janki

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Exxon’s flaring: Shut them down and make them pay! – Melinda Janki

By Shikema Dey Would ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) be picking up the exuberant cost attached to greenhouse gas emissions caused by its flaring...
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Opposition, EPA silent on Exxon’s increased flaring

Opposition, EPA silent on Exxon’s increased flaring

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Opposition, EPA silent on Exxon’s increased flaring

– Dr. Adams says oil giant must explain why equipment failure only occurring in Guyana By Mikaila Prince Kaieteur News – It has been three days since ExxonMobil – an oil giant which...
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ExxonMobil to escape penalty for increasing release of toxic chemicals into airspace

ExxonMobil to escape penalty for increasing release of toxic chemicals into airspace

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on ExxonMobil to escape penalty for increasing release of toxic chemicals into airspace

– Minister Bharrat says Liza oil production to remain at 120,000 barrels By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – Guyana experienced a tumultuous first year as an oil producing State. It was not...
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ExxonMobil only needs 5 oil vessels to produce a million barrels of oil per day

ExxonMobil only needs 5 oil vessels to produce a million barrels of oil per day

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on ExxonMobil only needs 5 oil vessels to produce a million barrels of oil per day

By Kemol King Kaieteur News- If ExxonMobil is allowed to continue with its current pace of development, it will only need five Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels to meet...
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5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Brazil, leaves Lethem with damaged properties

5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Brazil, leaves Lethem with damaged properties

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Brazil, leaves Lethem with damaged properties

Kaieteur News – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday afternoon hit near Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil. Following the earthquake, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) through the National Emergency...
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Venezuelan military last seen in Guyana’s waters four days ago – Chief-of-Staff

Venezuelan military last seen in Guyana’s waters four days ago – Chief-of-Staff

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Venezuelan military last seen in Guyana’s waters four days ago – Chief-of-Staff

Kaieteur News – Chief-of-Staff Brigadier, Godfrey Bess, informed the public on Saturday during a live-streamed presidential briefing that the Venezuelan Navy was last seen in Guyana’s waters...
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135 investors join forces to bring pressure on Exxon for change

135 investors join forces to bring pressure on Exxon for change

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on 135 investors join forces to bring pressure on Exxon for change

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) – More than 135 investors managing over US$2 trillion are forming a coalition to push Exxon Mobil Corp into making sweeping changes including refreshing...
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Even CRITIC nah get invite!

Even CRITIC nah get invite!

Feb 01, 2021 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Even CRITIC nah get invite!

Kaieteur News – In California dem have a three strikes rule. If yuh get find guilty fuh three felonies yuh could end up serving life imprisonment. Nuff people frighten dat three strikes rule....
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Guyana to get nothing from US$80-90M in income taxes Hess will pay globally in 2021

Guyana to get nothing from US$80-90M in income taxes Hess will pay globally in 2021

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Guyana to get nothing from US$80-90M in income taxes Hess will pay globally in 2021

Kaieteur News – Despite the fact that Guyana is the jewel in the crown of Stabroek block partner, Hess Corporation, this country will receive none of the up to US$90M in income taxes the...
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Drayton register win on day one

Drayton register win on day one

Feb 01, 2021 Sports Comments Off on Drayton register win on day one

Kaieteur News- The first round-robin matches of the 2021 National senior Chess Championships got underway on Saturday at the National Stadium, Providence, where defending champion; FIDE Master...
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BCB secures sponsorship for three inter zone Under 19 Knockout tournaments – Region Six REO praised for support of Berbice Cricket

BCB secures sponsorship for three inter zone Under 19 Knockout tournaments – Region Six REO praised for support of Berbice Cricket

Feb 01, 2021 Sports Comments Off on BCB secures sponsorship for three inter zone Under 19 Knockout tournaments – Region Six REO praised for support of Berbice Cricket

Kaieteur News- The Berbice Cricket Board as part of its ongoing efforts to invest heavily in youth development has agreed to host four inter zone Under 19 Knockout Cricket tournaments across Berbice....
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Digicel celebrates 14 years in Guyana

Digicel celebrates 14 years in Guyana

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Digicel celebrates 14 years in Guyana

– Launches promo to make 14 customers millionaires Kaieteur News – As it celebrates its 14th anniversary here, Digicel Guyana is taking its promise of “Simply More” by launching a new...
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Concacaf Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Consistent attendance and commitment being shown by players as training motors on – Máximo

Concacaf Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Consistent attendance and commitment being shown by players as training motors on – Máximo

Feb 01, 2021 Sports Comments Off on Concacaf Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Consistent attendance and commitment being shown by players as training motors on – Máximo

By Franklin Wilson Kaieteur News– As the clock counts down to Guyana’s clash with Trinidad and Tobago on March 25th in the Twin Island Republic which will kick off this nation’s quest to...
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Killing us softly with its COVID-19 strategy

Killing us softly with its COVID-19 strategy

Feb 01, 2021 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Killing us softly with its COVID-19 strategy

Kaieteur News- Yesterday, the country recorded a staggering 60 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, continuing the trend which began since the start of the New Year. The pandemic is now a runaway...
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Self-testing introduced to remove stigma, boost capacity to combat HPV/Cervical Cancer

Self-testing introduced to remove stigma, boost capacity to combat HPV/Cervical Cancer

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Self-testing introduced to remove stigma, boost capacity to combat HPV/Cervical Cancer

– Guyana first in English speaking Caribbean to roll out efforts Kaieteur News – Self-testing for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) – the disease that causes cervical cancer, is one...
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Good neighbour vaccine outreach. Why Not?

Good neighbour vaccine outreach. Why Not?

Feb 01, 2021 Editorial Comments Off on Good neighbour vaccine outreach. Why Not?

Kaieteur News– In a world awash with intensifying tension and strife, we say that it should be done early, since it would be such a wonderful humanitarian gesture, and in a time when most...
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Guyana 2020: The negatives

Guyana 2020: The negatives

Feb 01, 2021 Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana 2020: The negatives

Kaieteur News – One must hesitate always in attempting to predict human nature. It was Freud who once observed that there is no such thing as human nature. Space would not provide for an...
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Govt. to aggressively pursue countries and suppliers for COVID-19 vaccines

Govt. to aggressively pursue countries and suppliers for COVID-19 vaccines

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Govt. to aggressively pursue countries and suppliers for COVID-19 vaccines

– says COVAX’s contribution will not be enough to immunize population Kaieteur News – The government will be aggressively pursuing the assistance of several countries manufacturing...
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Minority groups have always played a role in the struggle of an aggrieved predominant group

Minority groups have always played a role in the struggle of an aggrieved predominant group

Feb 01, 2021 Letters Comments Off on Minority groups have always played a role in the struggle of an aggrieved predominant group

Dear Editor, Response is being made to the false allegations of Donald Ramotar (KN 17TH Jan 2021) and Vishnu Bisram (KN 13th Jan 2021). Asking Sam Hinds, as former Prime Minister and President...
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Govt. defends reopening of bars at 40% capacity

Govt. defends reopening of bars at 40% capacity

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Govt. defends reopening of bars at 40% capacity

– Says it is intended to avoid bankruptcy, foreclosure Kaieteur News- During his Presidential Briefing on Saturday, His Excellency, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali, defended the government’s decision...
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Police constable shoots colleague in leg over missing slippers

Police constable shoots colleague in leg over missing slippers

Feb 01, 2021 News Comments Off on Police constable shoots colleague in leg over missing slippers

Kaieteur News– A police constable is now nursing a gunshot wound to his leg, while his colleague is in custody following a shooting incident yesterday morning over a missing pair of slippers....
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Guyana has had its fair share of hostilities from both our neighbours

Guyana has had its fair share of hostilities from both our neighbours

Feb 01, 2021 Letters Comments Off on Guyana has had its fair share of hostilities from both our neighbours

Dear Editor, I was just about captioning my discourse with you this morning as “The Venezuelan aggression,” making specific reference to the border controversy between the two states, but I...
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On the right to refuse work

On the right to refuse work

Feb 01, 2021 Letters Comments Off on On the right to refuse work

Dear Editor, A right is something that you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have. Workers do not automatically enjoy the legal right to refuse or shut down unsafe work in every...
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Government should have consultation with stakeholders on fishing licences

Government should have consultation with stakeholders on fishing licences

Feb 01, 2021 Letters Comments Off on Government should have consultation with stakeholders on fishing licences

Dear Editor, The Minister of Agriculture has continuously been ignoring calls for an explanation on the granting of two Fishing Licences for Seabob Fishing, and the naming of the Licencees. This...
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I agree with President Ali on the halting of talks with Venezuela

I agree with President Ali on the halting of talks with Venezuela

Feb 01, 2021 Letters Comments Off on I agree with President Ali on the halting of talks with Venezuela

Dear Editor, The article titled, “Bilateral talks with Venezuela on ice until it ceases aggression -President” (SN January 31) refers. On this particular issue, I am in full agreement with His...
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Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss

Dec 23, 2024

(Cricinfo) – After a T20I series that went to the decider, the first of three ODIs between India and West Indies was a thoroughly one-sided fare. The hosts dominated from start to finish...
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GBA confirms additional bouts

GBA confirms additional bouts

Dec 23, 2024

Opinion: Barbados Cricket Faces Crossroads

Opinion: Barbados Cricket Faces Crossroads

Dec 23, 2024

KMTC Boxing Day Horse race meet turning out to be signature year-end event

KMTC Boxing Day Horse race meet turning out to be...

Dec 23, 2024

Candy Boss Invitational 8-A-Side Football Tournament kicks off Boxing Night

Candy Boss Invitational 8-A-Side Football...

Dec 23, 2024

Chase Academy squares off with St Benedict’s College ahead of today’s final

Chase Academy squares off with St Benedict’s...

Dec 22, 2024

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