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ExxonMobil’s flaring is an environmental abuse of Guyana

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil’s flaring is an environmental abuse of Guyana

“The flaring is an environmental abuse of Guyana, as well as another financial burden that the country can ill-afford. ExxonMobil Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods makes 2,000 times the average...

Govt. depending on small-scale local miners for majority of gold earnings

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. depending on small-scale local miners for majority of gold earnings

– Hopes large foreign operators getting billion dollar concessions play bigger role soon By Shervin Belgrave Kaieteur News – During Wednesday’s budget speech, which was presented by...

VP Jagdeo is Guyana’s Finance Minister

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on VP Jagdeo is Guyana’s Finance Minister

-Dr. Ashni Singh is his assistant Kaieteur News – Dr. Ashni Kumar Singh has, since the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) administration took Office back in August 2020, presented three...

Budget 2022 Local Content measures ‘barely a dent’—Opposition

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Budget 2022 Local Content measures ‘barely a dent’—Opposition

Kaieteur News – Minister with responsibility for Finance in the Office of the President, Dr. Ashni Singh, this past week announced a range of measures aimed at improving business...

Chinese company to commence construction of Amaila Falls Hydro project this year – Govt.

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese company to commence construction of Amaila Falls Hydro project this year – Govt.

Kaieteur News – Senior Minister in the Office of the President, with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh recently announced that the Chinese contractor, who was granted approval to...

Guyana, Suriname sign pact to pave way for business cooperation

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Suriname sign pact to pave way for business cooperation

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) recently inked an agreement with its Surinamese counterparts, which will pave the way for business cooperation, tourism ventures as...

Guyanese workers complain of being fed leftovers, mistreated on oil ship

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese workers complain of being fed leftovers, mistreated on oil ship

Kaieteur News – Guyanese cleaners, dish washers and laundry staff working on ExxonMobil’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessels (FPSOs) offshore Guyana are complaining of being...

We all deh in de same boat

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We all deh in de same boat

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Guyana is not wan divided country. Is de poli-tricks which causing all de problems between de people. Guyanese people does live good with one another. We...

Everyone should pay taxes

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Everyone should pay taxes

Kaieteur News – One of the most perverse strategies adopted, by both the PPP/C and APNU+AFC regimes, is the practice of increasing the income tax threshold in order to place greater disposable...

My music choice disqualifies me from being an unbiased human

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My music choice disqualifies me from being an unbiased human

Kaieteur News – I have always stayed away from ethnic organisations. My fear has been and always will be that once you settle into an organisation that is essentially ethnic in ontology, you...

Gratitude for American help but real help would be meaning

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Gratitude for American help but real help would be meaning

Kaieteur News – We carried a news story last week of a helping hand from America in an important area for which this country can only be thankful. It was titled, “U.S. eager to help Guyana...

Ministry records 5 more COVID-19 fatalities

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry records 5 more COVID-19 fatalities

– 471 new infections recorded Kaieteur News – Another five individuals who contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This is according to the Ministry of Health which...

‘Beating the Odds’ – UG graduands detail journey to academic glory amidst adversities

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Beating the Odds’ – UG graduands detail journey to academic glory amidst adversities

Kaieteur News – Close to 2,600 graduands of the University of Guyana (UG) will walk the virtual graduation stage in a series of ceremonies beginning February 4, 2022. However, they each have a...

$19.7M allocated to rehabilitate two domestic violence shelters

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on $19.7M allocated to rehabilitate two domestic violence shelters

Kaieteur News – Aimed at improving its response to issues of domestic violence, the Government of Guyana has allocated a sum of $114.9 million to the legal aid services in Guyana, of which...

GAWU takes concerns of sidelined Guyanese oil workers to Home Affairs Minister

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU takes concerns of sidelined Guyanese oil workers to Home Affairs Minister

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), which recently established its Oil and Gas branch, has received steady complaints from workers in the sector, which has...

Oil economy is magnet for all types of scammers determined to prey on Guyanese

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Oil economy is magnet for all types of scammers determined to prey on Guyanese

By Pat Dial Kaieteur News – Every society, to a lesser or greater degree, is preyed upon by scammers, often termed ‘con-men’ or ‘confidence tricksters’. Such scammers...

NEW NATIONAL STANDARD ADDRESSES SALE OF USED MOTOR VEHICLES

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on NEW NATIONAL STANDARD ADDRESSES SALE OF USED MOTOR VEHICLES

Kaieteur News – Most of the vehicles on our roadways today were imported into Guyana as used motor vehicles. There are also instances where individuals purchase what is commonly referred to as...

Covid-19: Where is Omicron taking us?

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Covid-19: Where is Omicron taking us?

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Emergency Medicine Specialist Kaieteur News – We are now a month into the Omicron wave in Guyana and as I had predicted, we’ve peaked and our case numbers are coming down....

Golden Jaguars meet Barbados today

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars meet Barbados today

Kaieteur News – Guyana Golden Jaguars take on Barbados tonight 8pm Guyana time at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. Barbados lost 1-0 to Suriname on Friday at the same...

Persons charged for dousing others with corrosive substance

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Court Stories Comments Off on Persons charged for dousing others with corrosive substance

By Renay Sambach Kaieteur News – Over the years, there have been several cases in Guyana involving ‘acid attacks.’ As a result of these attacks, the victims usually suffer life-altering...

CASH set alit with day one of Senior National Table Tennis Championships

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on CASH set alit with day one of Senior National Table Tennis Championships

Kaieteur News – The action continued in the Senior National Table Tennis Championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports hall which witnessed some quarterfinals action among others, as players aimed...

Welcomed decline in COVID-19 cases seen during past week

Jan 30, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Welcomed decline in COVID-19 cases seen during past week

– 38 deaths recorded between Jan. 22 and 28 Kaieteur News – If you hadn’t noticed, the worrying spread of COVID-19 during the past week noticeably declined giving hope to many that we...

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Interesting Creature… Kaieteur News – The jaguar is a big cat, and the only member of the Panthera genus (lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard and snow leopard) found in the Americas. It is larger...

Hooper resets National Triple jump record

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hooper resets National Triple jump record

Kaieteur News – Representing the University of Florida at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational yesterday, overseas based Guyanese student-athlete Natricia Hooper recorded a best distance of...

Central Essequibo Cricket Committee Invitational 10-10 bowls off today

Jan 30, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Central Essequibo Cricket Committee Invitational 10-10 bowls off today

Kaieteur News – The inaugural Central Essequibo Cricket Committee Invitational ten-ten knockout competition bowls off today with eight matches across Region Two, Pomeroon-Supenaam. On Friday at...