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ExxonMobil to sell North Sea assets for over US$1B to focus on Guyana

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil to sell North Sea assets for over US$1B to focus on Guyana

Kaieteur News – American oil giant, ExxonMobil, disclosed yesterday that it has signed an agreement with HitecVision, through its wholly owned portfolio company, NEO Energy, for the sale of...

After four decades of oil production, Angola remains poor

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on After four decades of oil production, Angola remains poor

– Guyana must take heed –IEEFA Advisors Kaietueur News – With the monetization of its nine billion barrels of oil equivalent resources, Guyana’s leaders hope to raise the standard of...

ERC commissioners took $150,000 as COVID relief not Christmas bonus – Chairman

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ERC commissioners took $150,000 as COVID relief not Christmas bonus – Chairman

Kaieteur News – While the average Guyanese was receiving a COVID-19 cash grant of $25,000, the above-average Commissioners at the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) benefitted from COVID-19...

Tit-for-tat continues in Parliament; takes away from debate on actual budget

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Tit-for-tat continues in Parliament; takes away from debate on actual budget

Kaieteur News – The National Assembly convened for the second day of budget debates at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, with some improvement on the vulgar heckling, which took place on the...

Twins give birth minutes apart at N/A Hospital

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Twins give birth minutes apart at N/A Hospital

Kaieteur News – It was an absolute joy for twin sisters, Amesha Thuesday-Grant and Amelia Latahsa Thuesday yesterday, as they gave birth 13 minutes apart at the New Amsterdam Hospital. The...

COVID-19 claims life of one of Robb Street Granny’s killers

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 claims life of one of Robb Street Granny’s killers

Kaieteur News – Kevin October, one of four murder convicts that were sentenced to 81 years in prison for gunning down 72-year-old, Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris, in June 2011, has succumbed due to...

Suspect confesses to killing burnt man found at Supermarket

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect confesses to killing burnt man found at Supermarket

– dead man identified as a resident of Enmore Kaieteur News – Marco Seudatt, the 22-year-old suspect in the murder of the man whose burnt body was found in the compound of the Huaxin...

Transparency Int’l writes UN seeking to end all anonymous shell companies

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Transparency Int’l writes UN seeking to end all anonymous shell companies

Kaieteur News – Transparency International, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) formed to end corruption, has written to the United Nations General Assembly with an appeal for them to set a...

Slackness in de land

Feb 25, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Slackness in de land

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Dem boys love de cinema. But from since dem boys bin small, dem always used to leff things pun de seat next to where dem sitting in de movie theatre. Even...

Parliament is not a fish market

Feb 25, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Parliament is not a fish market

Kaieteur News – Nine years ago, I noted in these columns that our National Assembly was in crisis. And that this crisis was self-inflicted. I recalled then that the disruptive and disrespectful...

A question for Enrico Woolford, Vincent Alexander and Rupert Roopnaraine

Feb 25, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A question for Enrico Woolford, Vincent Alexander and Rupert Roopnaraine

Kaieteur News – All three named above have been part of international teams to observe elections around the world. Roopnaraine went to Nigeria, Alexander to Bolivia and Woolford to the Bahamas....

A true legend in his time, a man for country

Feb 25, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A true legend in his time, a man for country

Kaieteur News – He is dead at the ripe old age of 91, but his legend will live on among men, who treasure country, those who dare to stand against the gods, come what may. Saudi Arabia’s,...

Manager found dead on office floor

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Manager found dead on office floor

Kaieteur News – Family members of a manager, who was employed with the Acme General Stores, are now in a state of shock after she was found dead yesterday. The remains of Sandra-Dee-Barker, 54,...

Former murder accused turns self in hours after wanted bulletin issued

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Former murder accused turns self in hours after wanted bulletin issued

Kaieteur News – Former murder accused, Osafo Sereste Grundell, 42, called “Safo” or “Curl up,” of Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown, yesterday turned himself in at the...

High Court reserves ruling in $70M lawsuit filed by Jamaican woman over false imprisonment

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on High Court reserves ruling in $70M lawsuit filed by Jamaican woman over false imprisonment

Kaieteur News – The High court has moved closer to handing down a decision in the case in which Sandra Russell, the Jamaica national, took the State to Court claiming $70M for false...

Govt. issues ‘emergency use’ approval for several COVID-19 vaccines

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. issues ‘emergency use’ approval for several COVID-19 vaccines

Kaieteur News – The government, through the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department, has granted emergency use approval for the Russian Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine and China’s Sinopharm...

MP’s laptop goes ‘missing’ during budget debate; found later under her seat

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on MP’s laptop goes ‘missing’ during budget debate; found later under her seat

Kaieteur News – The Speaker of the National Assembly was forced to summon law enforcement officers to the National Assembly yesterday after it was reported that Opposition Member of Parliament...

Speaker cautions media against reporting on heckling in Parliament

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker cautions media against reporting on heckling in Parliament

– says reporters open themselves to be sued Kaieteur News – Speaker of National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, yesterday cautioned media operatives against publishing instances of heckling...

TV producer committed to stand trial for rape of girl, 13

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on TV producer committed to stand trial for rape of girl, 13

Kaieteur News – The television producer, who was charged last month for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the offence before a judge and jury in...

Bandits who stole motorcycle granted $50,000 bail each

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits who stole motorcycle granted $50,000 bail each

Kaieteur News – Two men, who robbed a man of his motorcycle at his Cummings Lodge house on Monday, were yesterday charged with simple larceny and granted $50,000 bail each for the offence....

Three more COVID-19 deaths; five new cases

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Three more COVID-19 deaths; five new cases

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recorded three more deaths as a result of COVID-19 complications. The deaths, which were recorded within the last 24 hours, took the nation’s...

TRAFFIC MADNESS!

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on TRAFFIC MADNESS!

Trucks and heavy duty vehicles add to the backup of traffic during the afternoon rush hour. It is time the authorities find a solution to this problem!

Rampaul, Simmons and Pooran shine in T&T Red Force victory

Feb 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rampaul, Simmons and Pooran shine in T&T Red Force victory

Kaieteur News – Ravi Rampaul grabbed four wickets, while Lendl Simmons and Nicholas Pooran struck half centuries as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force secured their place in the final of the CWI CG...

Teams announced for GRFU tag tourney

Feb 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teams announced for GRFU tag tourney

Kaieteur News – Head of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Ryan Dey, has revealed to Kaieteur Sport the seven teams that will take part in this Saturday’s Tag Rugby event which will...

Understanding the draft Local Content Policy (Pt. 7)

Feb 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Understanding the draft Local Content Policy (Pt. 7)

Kaieteur News – Oil companies would have minimum of five years to ensure 60% of IT & communications contracts go to Guyanese In today’s installment, we will continue with the various jobs...

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Uncertainty clouds Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach position as Barbados showdown approaches

Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

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