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Almost seven years later…Guyana has no independent oil sector regulator; archaic laws still in place

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Almost seven years later…Guyana has no independent oil sector regulator; archaic laws still in place

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – May 2022 will make seven years since Guyana is without an updated legislative and regulatory framework that is essential for the protection of the oil industry...

ExxonMobil ‘concerned’ about US$13B investment in Stabroek Block if loses case to Glenn Lall

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil ‘concerned’ about US$13B investment in Stabroek Block if loses case to Glenn Lall

Kaieteur News – Exxon Mobil‘s subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and its partners said they have already invested over USD$13 billion for oil drilling...

PSC sees reduction in freight cost with GAICO’s new US$7.5M dredge

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on PSC sees reduction in freight cost with GAICO’s new US$7.5M dredge

– says silted rivers big factor in high cost Kaieteur News – Freight costs in Guyana is twice as high as the rates in other parts of the Caribbean due to highly silted rivers here,...

Guyanese think Govt. corrupt at all levels – US Human Rights report

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese think Govt. corrupt at all levels – US Human Rights report

Kaieteur News – A new Human Rights Report released by the US Department of State has found that Guyanese citizens continue to perceive widespread corruption in every level of government and its...

Businessman proposes water channels through Pomeroon farms to ease flooding

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman proposes water channels through Pomeroon farms to ease flooding

…says method cuts transportation cost by almost 40 percent Kaieteur News – Rooster Coconut Farm located in Caledonia, in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region has been in operation since 2013. Since...

Dredge owner confesses to killing Lethem woman over “unfinished business”

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dredge owner confesses to killing Lethem woman over “unfinished business”

– given sound thrashing by inmates at Lusignan prison Kaieteur News – A dredge owner who reportedly confessed to killing a Lethem woman, Vanessa Francis, 27, popularly known as “Chine...

Yuh can’t please people

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Yuh can’t please people

Kaieteur News – Deh gat some people in Guyana nah understand de difference between carving and fabrication. De guvament build a monument at de new roundabout. It suppose to represent a Harpy...

Suriname’s opposition demand answers on fish licences promise to Guyana

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname’s opposition demand answers on fish licences promise to Guyana

Kaieteur News – The Surinamese government is under pressure to provide clear answers pertaining to 150 fishing licences promised to Guyanese. Given the difficulties faced by local fishermen...

E’bo Police training college benefits from new computers, smart-board, chairs

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo Police training college benefits from new computers, smart-board, chairs

Kaieteur News – The Richard Faikall Police College, located at Suddie on the Essequibo Coast received a donation of some thirty-five chairs on Wednesday last. Kaieteur News was told that the...

Some Crane, Canal Polders residents will be prohibited from developing land- Gas-to-Energy impact study

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Some Crane, Canal Polders residents will be prohibited from developing land- Gas-to-Energy impact study

Kaieteur News – The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted by the Environmental Resources Management (ERM) for the Wales Gas-to-Energy project, has signaled that some land owners in...

Guyana Fight Night – Road to Redemption… Dharry lifts title despite distractions – Marques losses by split decision

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Fight Night – Road to Redemption… Dharry lifts title despite distractions – Marques losses by split decision

Kaieteur News By Sean Devers The much anticipated Road to Redemption Card at the Providence Stadium on Saturday night was among the biggest in the history of Boxing in Guyana with two WBC...

Narine beings reign as National Junior Chess Champion

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Narine beings reign as National Junior Chess Champion

Kaieteur News – It was a tense playoff on Saturday between title contenders Ethan Lee and Ricardo Narine, with each young player eager to take home the victory. After nine-round junior...

Janet Jagan Memorial Secondary Girls Tournament… Berbice High School overcomes NA/Canje to win title

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Janet Jagan Memorial Secondary Girls Tournament… Berbice High School overcomes NA/Canje to win title

Kaieteur News – At Welfare Centre Ground, Berbice High School captured the title in a low-scoring final in the New Amsterdam/Canje Zone of the 2022 Season Opener of Windball cricket, the Janet...

GCOS to host anniversary softball competition in May

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCOS to host anniversary softball competition in May

Kaieteur News – In observance of its sixth anniversary, the Guyana Committee of Services (GCOS) will host a nationwide softball competition in the month of May. The 11-a-side competition is set...

The rewards of oil belong to ALL Guyanese

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on The rewards of oil belong to ALL Guyanese

Dear Editor, There is an old adage that says “It is better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt”. In Sahadeo Bates missive (KN 4/22/22) he seems to be...

Manickchand promises to work ‘hand-in-hand’ with teacher’s union

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Manickchand promises to work ‘hand-in-hand’ with teacher’s union

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Teachers’ Union last week held its 2nd Triennial Delegates Conference at the Bertram Hamilton Auditorium at the Union’s headquarters on Woolford Avenue during...

Why a strategic investor in a national oil company?

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Why a strategic investor in a national oil company?

Kaieteur News – Bharrat Jagdeo must not be allowed to decide, on his own, the future of Guyana’s oil blocks. These resources belong to the people of Guyana and, as such, the people of Guyana...

East Bank Berbice farmer resilient in grape cultivation

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on East Bank Berbice farmer resilient in grape cultivation

By Malisa Playter-Harry Kaieteur News – There has been buzz around an East Bank Berbice farmer recently over his success in cultivating grapes of various varieties. Devon Gilead, a 41-year-old...

I hate this country from what I saw in the National Park last Friday

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I hate this country from what I saw in the National Park last Friday

Kaieteur News – I grew up on food cooked on a coal pot. When we moved from one location in Wortmanville to another – from Hadfield Street where I was born to D’Urban Street where I grew up...

Govt. attacks IRI ‘findings’ on Guyana’s electoral reform

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. attacks IRI ‘findings’ on Guyana’s electoral reform

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, M.P, said ‘findings’ from the national public opinion poll conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI) on Guyana’s...

Anna Regina Town Council seeks $20M in outstanding rates and taxes

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Anna Regina Town Council seeks $20M in outstanding rates and taxes

Kaieteur News – Mayor of Anna Regina, Rajendra Prahbulall last Friday said his Council is owed some $20 Million in outstanding rates and taxes. This was revealed during an interview with the...

Experience at GECOM office shows that Guyana has a long way to go

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Experience at GECOM office shows that Guyana has a long way to go

Dear Editor, The registration trip to the GECOM office (not in Georgetown) was truly a disappointment. Problem 1). Why are GECOM officials filling out registration forms (At least in my case),...

Putin campaign Z

Apr 25, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Putin campaign Z

Dear Editor, At the start of the Putin war against Ukraine, I had expressed hope that he would suffer the fate of Napoleon who launched a disastrous Russian Campaign in 1812. It appears likely that...

Three new COVID-19 cases, one person in ICU

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Three new COVID-19 cases, one person in ICU

Kaieteur News – Guyana recorded three new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with one person in the Intensive Care Unit.

Missing girl turns up at police station

Apr 25, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Missing girl turns up at police station

– tells cops she ran away from home Kaieteur News – Erica Lall, a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing, showed-up at the Cove and John Police Station on Saturday and told police...

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Let us not be silent witnesses!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Ray Daggers walked from Corriverton to Charity. It was a journey so epic it might have... more