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Guyana should have a seat at the table in all future oil contracts -Former Suriname Oil Boss

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana should have a seat at the table in all future oil contracts -Former Suriname Oil Boss

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – The Guyana Government has indicated that it intends to pursue the country’s first oil blocks auction in the third quarter of 2022. When it does this however,...

Auditors unable to verify over $70M spent on D’Urban Park – 4 years later, report reveals

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Auditors unable to verify over $70M spent on D’Urban Park – 4 years later, report reveals

Kaieteur News – The Audit Office of Guyana undertook a special audit in accordance with Section 26 of the Audit Act 2004, on the construction of the D’Urban Park Jubilee Stadium. An interim...

Robust immune system needed to combat Omicron – Emergency Medicine Specialist

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Robust immune system needed to combat Omicron – Emergency Medicine Specialist

Kaieteur News – Since “our immune system protects us by being both offensive and defensive against any invading pathogen including the coronavirus,” Emergency Medicine Specialist, Dr....

Guyana wants Brazil to be “a very strong strategic partner” — President Ali

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana wants Brazil to be “a very strong strategic partner” — President Ali

– discusses agenda for visit with Brazilian President Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali yesterday told the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, H.E Jair Bolsonaro, that...

Policewoman dies in La Penitence accident

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Policewoman dies in La Penitence accident

By Tassia Dickenson Kaieteur News – A 57-year-old Special Corporal (SC), Dawn Booker, was killed yesterday after a truck ran over her around 08:15hrs in the vicinity of the East La Penitence...

Suspect on remand for hinterland killings

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect on remand for hinterland killings

– tells court he is innocent Kaieteur News – One of the suspects in the hinterland killings that took place last Christmas Eve, through his lawyer, told the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Civil society group calls on Govt. to hold LGE

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Civil society group calls on Govt. to hold LGE

Kaieteur News – Article 13, the new civil society group which sets out to achieve the noble goals and aspirations set out in the constitution of Guyana, is once again calling on President...

Road building nah transformative

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Road building nah transformative

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Yesterday a female cyclist get kill. She was involve in wan accident with a truck. From de video image circulating on social media, de woman was riding she cycle...

A super-sport has arrived

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A super-sport has arrived

Kaieteur News – The bourgeoisie class or the political elite in Guyana do not understand grassroots football, including what is known as FUTSAL. Had there been this understanding, the sold-out...

Aubrey Norton gets a taste of his own medicine

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Aubrey Norton gets a taste of his own medicine

Kaieteur News – Twice, Robert Corbin, about six years ago, told me that he was writing his memoir. I don’t know what stage it is at but if it hits the bookstores shortly, I hope it will not...

Developing in an environmentally friendly manner

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Developing in an environmentally friendly manner

Kaieteur News – Trust politicians to talk a good game. We always knew this, but now confirmation came from an unlikely source (“Pres Ali, Jagdeo directed Stabroek partners to accelerate oil...

Penalties from The Petroleum Revenue Management Act 2015

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Penalties from The Petroleum Revenue Management Act 2015

Penalties 58. (1) A person who (a) misappropriates the Petroleum Funds; (b) defrauds, attempts to defraud or conspires with another person to defraud the Republic in relation to the Petroleum Funds;...

Forestry Sector made a turnaround in 2021

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Forestry Sector made a turnaround in 2021

Kaieteur News – From a grossly mismanaged sector that was on the verge of collapse, the forestry sector under the PPP/C Government which took office in August 2020, has made a turnaround. The...

Education Ministry reports 74% teacher turnout

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry reports 74% teacher turnout

…despite calls to stay away Kaieteur News – With the reopening of schools on January 3, 2022, the Ministry of Education has constantly been monitoring the situation in public schools to give...

Agri. Minister discusses positive impacts of abattoir on export markets for Guyana’s pork

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Agri. Minister discusses positive impacts of abattoir on export markets for Guyana’s pork

– says GFSA to play a role in monitoring traceability Kaieteur News – The establishment of a new swine abattoir is expected to positively impact Guyana’s swine industry, as it would...

Port Kaituma man crushed to death by ATV

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma man crushed to death by ATV

Kaieteur News – A 28-year-old man was on Sunday evening crushed to death by an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) along the Nassano Backdam Main Access Road, North West District, Region One. He has been...

438 new COVID-19 cases

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 438 new COVID-19 cases

– over 6,000 in isolation Kaieteur News – Another 438 people have tested positive for COVID-19 as the number of infections continue to climb. According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), in...

Private sector joins Govt. in city clean-up campaign

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Private sector joins Govt. in city clean-up campaign

Kaieteur News – The Private Sector Commission (PSC) said it will be partnering with the Government of Guyana in a clean-up exercise of Georgetown. The activity is planned for January 14-15,...

Guyana urged to follow comprehensive path to transform national food systems

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana urged to follow comprehensive path to transform national food systems

As food prices continue to rise… Kaieteur News – Food prices are continuing to rise, and not just in Guyana. This state of affairs was recently underscored by Dr. Gillian Smith, the Food and...

GFF opens mid-season transfer window

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF opens mid-season transfer window

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Sunday reminded its members, clubs and players that the mid-season transfer window has opened to enable the transfer of players between...

CAL promises new customer-friendly products, services in coming months

Jan 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on CAL promises new customer-friendly products, services in coming months

Kaieteur News – Caribbean Airlines is celebrating its 15th Anniversary and the roll out of its marketing campaign for 2022, aptly named REset Expectations. “REset Expectations”, the airline...

Deleep Singh is new ECB President

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Deleep Singh is new ECB President

Kaieteur News – Well-known Essequibo businessman, Mr. Deleep Singh, was elected president of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) at their Annual General Meeting held on Sunday, January 09, 2022...

Dads enjoy ‘son-day’ at warm-up match

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dads enjoy ‘son-day’ at warm-up match

Kaieteur News – A pair of proud fathers was among the first fans watching action in the ICC Under19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 on Sunday at the Guyana National Stadium. Albeit a warm-up...

Licenced to teach

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Licenced to teach

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – 1.0 It is difficult not to expect the Guyana Teachers Union to react most assertively to the perceived superficiality of manning the Teaching Service totally with...

Umbrella subsumed by majority party

Jan 11, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Umbrella subsumed by majority party

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – It seems the umbrella is just a shell or paper organisation like some in it and the one wielding the power is the majority party, which comprises it. So the...

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China-owned companies competing to build new West Dem. Hospital

China-owned companies competing to build new West Dem. Hospital

The West Demerara Regional Hospital. (China-owned companies) Kaieteur News- Three Chinese companies who are no strangers... more