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Exxon defends throwing limited insurance coverage to Guyana

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon defends throwing limited insurance coverage to Guyana

– as it milks multi-billion dollar profits from nation’s oil resources Kaieteur News – Head of Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), Alistair Routledge, on Monday...

Dangerous and misleading for Brassington to tell nation no risks in Amaila Hyro deal – Ram

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Dangerous and misleading for Brassington to tell nation no risks in Amaila Hyro deal – Ram

Kaieteur News – Not only is it “nonsense” but it is also “absurd” to tell a nation that a renewable energy project will not be of any risk to a country. This is according to prominent...

Cops being investigated for threatening to murder teen

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Cops being investigated for threatening to murder teen

Kaieteur News – A group of patrol ranks stationed in Bartica, Region Seven have found themselves in some hot water after they allegedly assaulted and threatened to murder a teen during a...

Oil and Gas employees forced to buy own PPE

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Oil and Gas employees forced to buy own PPE

…GAWU gets Govt. to intervene Kaieteur News – Even though Guyana’s labour laws require employers to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for their employees, some workers in the oil...

Public Works Ministry to oversee US$14M in sea defence projects

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Public Works Ministry to oversee US$14M in sea defence projects

Kaieteur News – During the opening of tenders last Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Board Administration (NPTAB) office, a total of $2,866,163,182 (over US$14M) in projects were...

$650M estimated to upgrade hinterland airstrips

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on $650M estimated to upgrade hinterland airstrips

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works is planning to upgrade the Ekereku Bottom Airstrip in Region Seven and the Karisparu Airstrip in Region Eight to concrete structures, at an...

Coalition Govt. sold derelict vehicles below value – PAC hears

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition Govt. sold derelict vehicles below value – PAC hears

– person who did not bid among beneficiaries Kaieteur News – In 2017, the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs sold derelict vehicles way below their estimated market value and it was found...

Some women knocking glass even and straight with men

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Some women knocking glass even and straight with men

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Dem boys wan bet dat on a per capita basis, Guyana gat de highest consumption of alcohol in de world. And dat include high wine and bush rum. If yuh count dem,...

The more you see, the less you know

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The more you see, the less you know

Kaieteur News – Second Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is getting tangled up with his concepts. Last December, he mixed up transparency with political accountability, and during the recent...

Lunatic fringe, usual suspects, Creole middle class: Comparative notes

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lunatic fringe, usual suspects, Creole middle class: Comparative notes

Kaieteur News – What are the lunatic fringe (TLF), the usual suspects (TUS) and the Creole middle class (CMC)? We will describe each of these formations, trace their history then bring the...

Russia – cornered men tend to lose control

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Russia – cornered men tend to lose control

Kaieteur News – The pressures on Russia are being ratcheted up, with no letup in sight. Its invasion of Ukraine has exposed a possible miscalculation, with which its leader, Vladimir Putin,...

Hero CPL T20 Final King’s regal unbeaten 83 give Tallawahs CPL Crown

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hero CPL T20 Final King’s regal unbeaten 83 give Tallawahs CPL Crown

By Sean Devers Kaieteur News – A magnificent unbeaten 83 decorated with 15 fours and two sixes from Hero-of-the-Match Brandon King and an attractive 47 with six fours and two sixes from Shamarh...

Govt. to spend another $267M on Ituni/Tacama road

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to spend another $267M on Ituni/Tacama road

Kaieteur News – Last year, the Government of Guyana spent a whopping $261.7 million to rehabilitate a section of the Ituni/Tacama road in Region 10 and this year, another $267 million will be...

9-month sentence for man who committed crime ‘under the influence’

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 9-month sentence for man who committed crime ‘under the influence’

Kaieteur News – Thirty-year-old Christopher Gonsalves, who had told the court that he was under the influence of alcohol when he committed a robbery, was on Monday sentenced to nine months...

8 patients in COVID-19 ICU -18 new infections recorded

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 8 patients in COVID-19 ICU -18 new infections recorded

Kaieteur News – Although no COVID-19 fatality was reported within the last assessed 24-hour period, the Ministry of Health on Monday stated that eight patients are in the COVID-19 Intensive...

Fagundes’ relatives prevented from holding candlelight vigil on Main Street

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Fagundes’ relatives prevented from holding candlelight vigil on Main Street

Kaieteur News – Based on reliable information reaching this newspaper, police ranks, on February 21, last, prevented family members of slain businessman, Ricardo Fagundes, from holding a...

Caribbean leaders to focus on “planting more” to reduce food import bills

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean leaders to focus on “planting more” to reduce food import bills

Kaieteur News – Among the key objectives of the upcoming two-day CARICOM Heads of Government meeting will be the Region’s food import bill. According to the CARICOM Secretary General, Dr....

Underdog win Surujpaul birth anniversary dominoes title

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Underdog win Surujpaul birth anniversary dominoes title

Kaieteur News – Underdog emerged champions of the Khemraj Surujpaul birth anniversary dominoes competition which was contested recently at Carlosh Sports bar, Good Success, Wakenaam. Underdog...

Sir Andy Roberts to visit Berbice as BCB Coaching Programme expands

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sir Andy Roberts to visit Berbice as BCB Coaching Programme expands

– To hold joint clinics with Roland Butcher Widely considered the father of modern fast bowling in the Caribbean, Sir Andy Roberts is regarded as one of the all time greats of cricket. The...

Ninvalle announces hosting of twice monthly U16 boxing

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ninvalle announces hosting of twice monthly U16 boxing

Kaieteur News – Following the return of Amateur Boxing for the first time in over two years, president of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle, announced that the association...

Arthur to re-apply for Mayor’s Cup sanction

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Arthur to re-apply for Mayor’s Cup sanction

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) continued their astute disciplinary policy with a stern warning to their member affiliates about the alignment with unsanctioned...

Jacobs Jewellery and Pawnshop Inks Deal with Georgetown Cricket Association

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jacobs Jewellery and Pawnshop Inks Deal with Georgetown Cricket Association

Kaieteur News – Jacobs Jewellery and Pawnshop and the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) in February signed an Advertising Agreement between the two entities. The one-year promotion...

Guyana-China 50th Anniversary of Partnership logo unveiled

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana-China 50th Anniversary of Partnership logo unveiled

Kaieteur News – Guyana and China will mark half a century of diplomatic cooperation come June this year, and the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), that has benefitted much from this...

Businessman pleads not guilty to murdering teen

Mar 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman pleads not guilty to murdering teen

Kaieteur News – Businessman, Junior France, called ‘Bora,’ 44, of 210 Tabatinga, Lethem, Rupununi, on Monday denied that he murdered 17-year-old miner, Dane Jerrick of Lot 1 ‘A’,...

Remembering the impactful life of Stanislaus Neville Denny

Mar 01, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Remembering the impactful life of Stanislaus Neville Denny

Kaieteur News – A true pioneer of rifle shooting local and abroad, Stanislaus Neville Denny, was laid to rest this past Saturday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam. During...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more