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Climate Change impacts could cost oil rich Guyana US$800M

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Climate Change impacts could cost oil rich Guyana US$800M

—Govt. Report says over 300,000 citizens could be harmed By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – Since the 1960s, increases in temperature, sea level and extreme rainfall have exposed just how...

Former EPA head flags ExxonMobil’s ramped up production

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Former EPA head flags ExxonMobil’s ramped up production

—warns of safety breaches, violation of EIA guidelines By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams has flagged...

Government admits fish catch declininig

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Government admits fish catch declininig

—-promises to conduct study to get true picture of situation Kaieteur News – Months after fishermen have been complaining about low catch and other ills in the industry, Agriculture...

Exxon among top 3 defaulters on Paris Climate Accord – Intl Report

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon among top 3 defaulters on Paris Climate Accord – Intl Report

Kaieteur News – An analysis of the emissions and climate plans of 58 oil and gas giants has found that most are failing to decarbonise in line with climate science, with Saudi Aramco,...

Unions ramp up protest against 7% pay hike

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Unions ramp up protest against 7% pay hike

—write President, AG seeking urgent meeting; flouting of labour laws Kaieteur News – The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) have intensified...

Man gets life sentence for killing WCB couple-

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets life sentence for killing WCB couple-

Kaieteur News – Twenty-five-year-old Nazamudin Rafeek called ‘Shazam’ was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Sandhil Kissoon at the Berbice High Court. He had...

Fish vendor robbed close to $1M moments after being warned

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Fish vendor robbed close to $1M moments after being warned

Kaieteur News – A fish vendor, Gildat Ramoutar was last Saturday robbed of $900,000 moments after being warned that persons were plotting to attack him. Charged for the offence is Tito...

Birds nah like rainy weather

Nov 25, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Birds nah like rainy weather

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De rains start. But dem boys nah know whether is de December-January rainy season or if is just wan episodic period of rainfall outside de rainy season. De...

BERBICE IS NOW THE COVID-19 DANGER ZONE

Nov 25, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BERBICE IS NOW THE COVID-19 DANGER ZONE

Kaieteur News – I have stopped commenting on the COVID-19 pandemic because I am convinced that only a tiny number of persons in Guyana are taking the local outbreak seriously. Had there been...

I want David Hinds to know my sister made/sold black pudding

Nov 25, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I want David Hinds to know my sister made/sold black pudding

Kaieteur News – There is a Meta video of David Hinds circulating in Guyana that is obnoxious, racially inciting and straight out of the playbook of Ronald Waddell. A note on Waddell will help...

Yellowtail could be a scorpion’s tail

Nov 25, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Yellowtail could be a scorpion’s tail

Kaieteur News – The public consultation circus orchestrated by PPP leaders under the cover of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with skillful assistance from ringmasters at Exxon,...

Ramsammy asks court to set aside default judgment in libel suit

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Ramsammy asks court to set aside default judgment in libel suit

Kaieteur News – Former Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy has applied to the High Court for the setting aside of the default judgment granted in the libel suit brought against him by veteran...

GECOM‘s search for new CEO winds down to six names

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM‘s search for new CEO winds down to six names

Kaieteur News – The search by the Guyana Elections Commission GECOM to find a new Chief Elections Officer (CEO) has come down to six names. During a meeting of the Commission on Tuesday the...

Banks DIH, union sign multi-year wage package for workers

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH, union sign multi-year wage package for workers

Kaieteur News – A new three-year Memorandum of Agreement was on Wednesday signed between the management of Banks DIH Limited and the General Workers Union (GWU) paving the way for a new wages...

US – based beauty entrepreneur to headline HERStory women’s conference this weekend

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on US – based beauty entrepreneur to headline HERStory women’s conference this weekend

Kaieteur News – WeLead Caribbean presents its fifth annual Women Empowerment Conference themed, “HERStory; Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Leaders”, which will inspire women...

Local insurers talk up capacity to provide services for Oil and Gas industry

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Local insurers talk up capacity to provide services for Oil and Gas industry

— plan submitted to policymakers Kaieteur News – Local insurers have taken umbrage to recent ‘anecdotal’ observations made by a political scientist and Co-Founder of Americas Market...

Fully vaccinated man died of COVID-19

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Fully vaccinated man died of COVID-19

Kaieteur News – A fully vaccinated man from Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, has died. This is according to the Ministry of...

GOAL offering technical training scholarships in Oil & Gas industry

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GOAL offering technical training scholarships in Oil & Gas industry

Kaieteur News – Guyana Online Academy of Learning, (GOAL), in partnership with 3t EnerMech will be offering blended technical training scholarships to Guyanese interested in pursuing careers in...

‘Spooney’ gets 18 years for killing man on Christmas Day

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Spooney’ gets 18 years for killing man on Christmas Day

Kaieteur News – Bevon Griffith called ‘Spooney’, who pleaded guilty to the 2017 Christmas Day killing of Sophia resident, Celwyn Allen was sentenced to 18 years in prison when his trial...

Govt. tightens noose on delinquent contractors

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. tightens noose on delinquent contractors

…to introduce ‘demerit system’ Kaieteur News – Head of State, President Irfaan Ali, in announcing a raft of new measures to be implemented by the administration to address deficiencies in...

BBC drop ex – England captain Vaughan from Ashes coverage amid racism allegations

Nov 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on BBC drop ex – England captain Vaughan from Ashes coverage amid racism allegations

Kaieteur News – (Reuters) – Former England captain Michael Vaughan will play no part in the BBC’s coverage of the upcoming Ashes series after being named in the racism controversy...

PAHO urges caution as COVID-19 cases rise in the Americas

Nov 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO urges caution as COVID-19 cases rise in the Americas

Kaieteur News – Washington D.C., November 24, 2021 (PAHO) – With Europe seeing record spikes in COVID-19 infections and cases rising by 23% in the Americas over the past week, the Pan...

The 7% pay increase for public servants

Nov 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The 7% pay increase for public servants

Dear Editor, The recently announced seven percent pay rise for public servants, has undoubtedly created quite a discussion in opposition circles. The discussion ranges from the seven percent...

Nov 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on

Pleas from Corriverton to Minister of Housing and CH&PA Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your newspaper to express publicly my plea to the Ministry of Housing and Water and, more...

Time to re-engineer totally West Indies Cricket

Nov 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time to re-engineer totally West Indies Cricket

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – West Indies Cricket Board of Control (now Cricket West Indies -CWI) in the interest of all must re-evaluate the way in which the game has been managed over the past...

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A false panacea for electoral integrity

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News – Advocates for fingerprint verification in Guyana’s elections herald it as... more