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Oil companies must pay the same taxes too!

Feb 14, 2021 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on Oil companies must pay the same taxes too!

Kaieteur News – The Senior Minister within the Office of the President, Dr. Ashni Singh, said it himself in his presentation of the 2021 budget: 96 percent of government revenues were derived...

Consultations on draft Local Content Policy begin tomorrow

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Consultations on draft Local Content Policy begin tomorrow

– document proposes jobs be reserved for Guyanese only, penalties for breaches, making all foreign suppliers pay their fair share of taxes; explores funding options for local companies, promote...

No new policies for oil sector in 2021 budget

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on No new policies for oil sector in 2021 budget

By Kemol King Kaieteur News – Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, on Friday presented the 2021 budget for Guyana at a whopping...

Pres. Ali commits to make details of spending oil money public

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Pres. Ali commits to make details of spending oil money public

By Shikema Dey Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali in his maiden address to the National Assembly has made a commitment to publish the particulars of all revenue and expenditure of Guyana’s...

Govt. to spend additional $2.5B on renovated CJIA

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to spend additional $2.5B on renovated CJIA

Kaieteur News – Government has budgeted an additional $2.5 billion to complete the already US$150 million (and counting) Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Senior Minister in the Office...

Patrons robbed while imbibing at WCD bar

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Patrons robbed while imbibing at WCD bar

Kaieteur News – Bandits, one armed with a gun and another with a cutlass, on Friday stormed into the ‘Anytime Guinness’ Bar, located at La Union, West Coast Demerara, and robbed seven of...

Fire razes five homes

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Fire razes five homes

Kaieteur News – Firemen were busy yesterday following a string of fires that destroyed five homes, leaving 35 persons homeless. Kaieteur News was able to confirm that three of the houses...

Govt. to update, finalise mining legislation – Finance Minister

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to update, finalise mining legislation – Finance Minister

Kaieteur News – Government is looking to engage in stakeholder consultations as it aims to finalise the amended Mining Act and Regulations of 1989. Senior Minister with responsibility for...

Return State lands or face legal proceedings – AG tells ex-lands director

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Return State lands or face legal proceedings – AG tells ex-lands director

Kaieteur News – Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall S.C., has issued an ultimatum to businessman and ex-Director of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission...

Jagdeo blowing he blow-blow

Feb 14, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Jagdeo blowing he blow-blow

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Deh gat wan show pon Trinidad television wah dem boys does like watch. It named ‘What yuh know?’ De host, Daniel, does stop people in de streets and...

The Budget has no internal logic

Feb 14, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Budget has no internal logic

Kaieteur News – The nation had to endure five hours of mostly political drivel from Dr. Ashni Singh, the Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance. That was...

Did I imagine it? I thought I saw a bracelet in the circus

Feb 14, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Did I imagine it? I thought I saw a bracelet in the circus

Kaieteur News – It happens to hundreds of millions of people like me. As we head into old age, your imagination plays tricks on you. When controversial former minister, David Patterson, chose...

Holding back something for emergencies

Feb 14, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Holding back something for emergencies

Kaieteur News – The PPP government has worked out and settled for a strategy that serves its interests well. But, as we know, when governments the world over decide on what is favourable for...

Govt. budgets $5B to train inmates, complete prison upgrades

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. budgets $5B to train inmates, complete prison upgrades

Kaieteur News – Government has decided that some $5B must be pumped into the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) to complete prison upgrades across the country and train inmates. This development, was...

Passenger lures taxi driver to be hijacked by gunmen

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Passenger lures taxi driver to be hijacked by gunmen

Kaieteur News – A passenger on Friday lured a 42-year-old taxi driver to be hijacked of his car by gunmen at West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. The taxi driver, Fazio Khan of Chelsea Park Mahaica,...

Allocation for Local Govt. includes funds for improving management, fixing infrastructure

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Allocation for Local Govt. includes funds for improving management, fixing infrastructure

Kaieteur News – The budgetary allocation for the Local Government Ministry in 2021 includes funding for improving the management of local government organs, which includes 10 town councils and...

Govt. wants SOPs published day after elections

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. wants SOPs published day after elections

Kaieteur News – In a bid to never have a repeat of the March 2020 election fiasco, the government of the day aims to table legislation mandating that Statements of Polls (SOPs) be published one...

Health Ministry reports 26 new COVID-19 infections

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry reports 26 new COVID-19 infections

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 26 new COVID-19 infections via its daily dashboard update. The total number of confirmed cases has increased to 8,207. The dashboard...

$15.3B budgeted for Police Force

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on $15.3B budgeted for Police Force

Kaieteur News – The sum of $15.3B has been allocated for the Guyana Police Force in the 2021 national budget. This was announced by Senior Minister within the Office of the President with...

Bus intercepted with smuggled fish and shrimps

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bus intercepted with smuggled fish and shrimps

Kaieteur News – On Friday, ranks attached to the Anti-Crime patrol intercepted a bus with tubs of shrimp and fish suspected to be smuggled from Suriname. Police disclosed that around 17:20hrs,...

Nigerians can sue Shell in U.K. over spills – Top Court says

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Nigerians can sue Shell in U.K. over spills – Top Court says

By William Clowes (Bloomberg) – Thousands of Nigerians can sue Royal Dutch Shell Plc in London over environmental damage in the West African nation, the U.K.’s top court said. The Supreme Court...

RENEWED INTEREST IN ANIMAL WELFARE

Feb 14, 2021 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on RENEWED INTEREST IN ANIMAL WELFARE

By Pat Dial Kaieteur News – It was recently reported in the media that two animal welfare groups – ‘Paws for a Cause’ and ‘Animal Rescue, Adoption and Protection...

GNBS – Protecting lives on the roadways through monitoring of new/used tyres

Feb 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS – Protecting lives on the roadways through monitoring of new/used tyres

GNBS IN FOCUS Kaieteur News – One of key components of a vehicle is its tyres. As the only link between the vehicle and the road, tyres essentially support the weight of the vehicle. However,...

Interesting Creatures… Elephant

Feb 14, 2021 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Elephant

Kaieteur News – Elephants are mammals of the family Elephantidae, and the largest existing land animals. Three species are currently recognized: the African bush elephant, the African forest...

Coronavirus: My Covid-19 Vaccination experience and what lies ahead for us

Feb 14, 2021 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: My Covid-19 Vaccination experience and what lies ahead for us

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center Kaieteur News – This past week gave me renewed hope of us getting ahead of this pandemic. I never...

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Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- No one, not even the staunchest supporters of Guyana’s electoral process, would claim... more