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It would be good to balance oil and gas local content target with targets in other sectors

Feb 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on It would be good to balance oil and gas local content target with targets in other sectors

Dear Editor, I have been following with fascination the development and debate over Local Content for Guyana’s nascent energy sector. Having read the draft policy paper on Local Content recently...

Middle Eastern, African PSA models would benefit Guyana

Feb 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Middle Eastern, African PSA models would benefit Guyana

Dear Editor, It is a standard practice in some parts of the world like many fiscal regimes in the Middle East and African oil-producing countries to divide the periods of the Production Sharing...

Tax exemptions not for every one

Feb 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tax exemptions not for every one

Dear Editor, Large multinational companies are receiving billions in tax exemptions and yet in the 2021 Budget there are no measures to alleviate the onerous tax burden on the ordinary working...

Part of national dialogue should be about whether ExxonMobil contract is consistent with the aspirations of Guyanese

Feb 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Part of national dialogue should be about whether ExxonMobil contract is consistent with the aspirations of Guyanese

Dear Editor, It has become necessary for me to make this statement listening a few weeks ago to a reading of remarks made in Guyana by the Environmentalist attorney at law Ms. Melinda Janki and then...

The current administration must be congratulated on its recent budget submittal

Feb 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The current administration must be congratulated on its recent budget submittal

Dear Editor, The current Administration must be congratulated on its recent budget submittal. It does place close to $50 Billion into the pockets of current and retired workers as disposable income...

Successive governments have failed to recognize the weaknesses in public organisations

Feb 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Successive governments have failed to recognize the weaknesses in public organisations

Dear Editor, I am amused that some organizations loyally tucked their tails between their legs and trotted out and exclaimed what a wonderful budget the 2021 one is. The brand new old minister of...

My views on the 2021 budget

Feb 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on My views on the 2021 budget

Dear Editor, In this second take on the 2021 budget, I repeat: I like what is there. I appreciate that not everyone will be pleased, and that every wish cannot be fulfilled, I am surprised that some...

People standing for what is right

Feb 15, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on People standing for what is right

Kaieteur News – There are times when people, everyday individuals, no different from any rank-and-file Guyanese, get backed into a corner on their own, through what is palpably wrong. It is at...

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...

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Bonofiglio, Bonds demand winning finish

Nov 11, 2026

…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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