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EPA gets $609M in 2021 budget

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on EPA gets $609M in 2021 budget

– $30M for capital expenditure “inadequate” – Dr. Adams Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guyana’s environment watchdog has received a total of $609...

Final document must ensure oil increases value of other industries

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Final document must ensure oil increases value of other industries

Understanding the Draft Local Content Policy (Pt 2)… Kaieteur News – Today, Kaieteur News continues with Part 2 of its initiative, which seeks to provide the public with a simplified...

Current Ethnic Relations Commission is dysfunctional, wasteful – Commissioner Roshan Khan

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Current Ethnic Relations Commission is dysfunctional, wasteful – Commissioner Roshan Khan

– ERC Chair expected to give statement in response today Kaieteur News – Commissioner of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Roshan Khan, has recently come to the fore to express his...

La Grange murder mastermind recaptured

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on La Grange murder mastermind recaptured

– was active on social media while on the run Kaieteur News – It took police nearly three months to successfully recapture the alleged mastermind in the murder of La Grange businesswoman,...

Separate PI’s for Henry Boys’ alleged killers

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Separate PI’s for Henry Boys’ alleged killers

Kaieteur News – The prosecution is expected to conduct two separate preliminary inquiries (PI) into the gruesome killing of the Henry boys. On Tuesday last, the three accused of the murder made...

Businessman who beat alcoholic with bat to be charged

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman who beat alcoholic with bat to be charged

Kaieteur News – An Annandale East Coast Demerara (ECD) businessman, Harripersaud Bhagwandin, 62, accused of beating an alcoholic with a bat for allegedly breaking a pipe in his yard, is...

National Strategic Plan needed to keep corruption at bay with oil funds – Suriname Oil Boss

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on National Strategic Plan needed to keep corruption at bay with oil funds – Suriname Oil Boss

Kaieteur News – The oil and gas sector can be considered a double-edged sword. On one side, the sector can bring enormous wealth to a country and can sustain the economy for generations to...

Handyman who grabbed goods as payment for outstanding wages, sentenced to community service

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Handyman who grabbed goods as payment for outstanding wages, sentenced to community service

Kaieteur News – A handyman on Wednesday landed in court after he was charged for stealing over $143,000 in goods from a man that he worked for, as ‘payment’ for outstanding wages. The...

Contractors want $500M for Mahaicony Sea Defence

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors want $500M for Mahaicony Sea Defence

Kaieteur News – The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), on Tuesday, opened 144 bids for several government ministries at their Ministry of Finance (MoF) office on Main...

CH&PA, UN-Habitat embarks on a new project to eliminate slums, informal settlements

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA, UN-Habitat embarks on a new project to eliminate slums, informal settlements

Kaieteur News – The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) are moving ahead with plans to implement a new strategy...

Court case buss up dem police bag!

Feb 19, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Court case buss up dem police bag!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Some things emerged from a recent traffic case dat open dem boys eyes. One of de things was dat dem speed gun does supposed to be calibrated every six months....

Why was Jagdeo so apologetic to the oil companies?

Feb 19, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Why was Jagdeo so apologetic to the oil companies?

Kaieteur News – Oil companies when they enter into a country, know that they will have to make provisions for local content. They do not need to be reminded of any overarching philosophy of...

Let the GECOM chair and commissioners be prominent foreigners

Feb 19, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Let the GECOM chair and commissioners be prominent foreigners

Kaieteur News – If any scholar can argue in any forum anywhere in the world that foreign people did not play immense and crucial roles in the defeat of rigged elections last year, then...

Belarus

Feb 19, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Belarus

Kaieteur News – In our editorial of July 3, last year – titled ‘Democracy or the abyss’ – written in the middle of the then David Granger administration’s attempt to steal the...

Father of escapee confesses to helping Mazaruni fugitives

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Father of escapee confesses to helping Mazaruni fugitives

Kaieteur News – The father of one of the Mazaruni prison escapees has confessed to helping his son and the other escapees, as the manhunt continues for the four high profile convicts. The man,...

Health Ministry reports 25 new COVID-19 infections

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry reports 25 new COVID-19 infections

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health, reported 25 new COVID-19 infections yesterday via its daily dashboard update, which increases the case toll to 8,338. The dashboard also shows that seven...

Wife defends self by stabbing husband with his own knife

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Wife defends self by stabbing husband with his own knife

Kaieteur News – A woman, on Wednesday night, stabbed her husband to his chest with the same kitchen knife he used to threaten to kill her with, in a bid to protect herself. Stacy Johnson, 32,...

Ruimveldt traffic dept. conduct random breathalyzer tests in bid to reduce road accidents

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Ruimveldt traffic dept. conduct random breathalyzer tests in bid to reduce road accidents

Kaieteur News – The traffic department of the Ruimveldt Police Station has decided that it is time to reduce road accidents in its district by conducting random breathalyzer tests. One such...

Woman jailed for assault, obscene Facebook post of former lover

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Woman jailed for assault, obscene Facebook post of former lover

Kaieteur News – A woman was on Tuesday last, was found guilty of assaulting and making an obscene Facebook post about her former lover. The woman, Roshanna Hunte, of Hill Street, Albouystown,...

Court rules Giftland owes City Hall no taxes

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Court rules Giftland owes City Hall no taxes

Kaieteur News – The High Court handed down a ruling which effectively cleared Giftland Mall of owing taxes to the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC). The ruling stems from court...

Third suspect wanted for former priest’s murder

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Third suspect wanted for former priest’s murder

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for the third suspect in relation to the murder of former priest, George Chuck-A-Sang. Wanted by the police is...

Guyana one step closer to quota of COVID-19 vaccines to be donated by COVAX

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana one step closer to quota of COVID-19 vaccines to be donated by COVAX

– as WHO gives emergency approval Kaieteur News – Guyana is one step closer to receiving its quota of vaccines expected to be donated by the COVID -19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX)...

Two nabbed with illegal gun in Diamond

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Two nabbed with illegal gun in Diamond

Kaieteur News – Two men are now in hot water, after they were on Tuesday caught with an illegal firearm and six live matching rounds at a house located at Eight Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme,...

Man wanted for fraud

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man wanted for fraud

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has issued a wanted bulletin for Ryan Ferreira, 63, also known as ‘Herbert’, of Lot 16 D’urban Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. The bulletin...

Three busted with ganja in Sophia

Feb 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Three busted with ganja in Sophia

Kaieteur News – Three persons are now in police custody, after they were busted on Tuesday with at least 20 pounds of suspected cannabis at a location in South Sophia. According to police...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more