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Oil sector plagued with gross mismanagement

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Oil sector plagued with gross mismanagement

…as Govt. allows companies to show disrespect for Laws – Int’l Lawyer Kaieteur News – International Lawyer and Transparency Advocate, Melinda Janki, is convinced that the...

34.5% of persons over 65 years do not have an income – ILO says in new report

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 34.5% of persons over 65 years do not have an income – ILO says in new report

Kaieteur News – The ILO has warned that old age-related social protection coverage is deteriorating, leaving 34.5 per cent of people over 65 without any labour-related income or pension, a...

Gaskin to move to CCJ after Court of Appeal rules Hess, CNOOC, do not need separate licences to operate

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Gaskin to move to CCJ after Court of Appeal rules Hess, CNOOC, do not need separate licences to operate

Kaieteur News – Social Activist, Ramon Gaskin has signalled his intention to appeal Wednesday’s Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling that Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (Hess) and China National...

Big name investors tell Exxon, others to publicise climate change targets

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Big name investors tell Exxon, others to publicise climate change targets

Kaieteur News – Leading Investors with assets under management of more than 1.3 trillion Euros have joined Activist Shareholder group, ‘Follow This’ in filing climate resolutions against...

Norton calls for unity in PNCR

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Norton calls for unity in PNCR

…tells party faithful ‘we will come through this difficult period’ Kaieteur News – Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton said like his predecessors he...

Mother dies after giving birth at GPHC

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Mother dies after giving birth at GPHC

Kaieteur News – Another woman has died as a result of complications after giving birth at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Tiffani D Jeffrey, a 38-year-old woman, who...

Death penalty remains Law in Guyana

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Death penalty remains Law in Guyana

…as Court of Appeal refuses to strike it down despite fierce International lobby Kaieteur News – The Guyana Court of Appeal has refused to strike down the death penalty as unconstitutional...

25 pieces of Legislation enacted this year- AG Nandlall

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 25 pieces of Legislation enacted this year- AG Nandlall

Kaieteur News – Surpassing usual regional standards and in keeping with its commitment to strengthening its Legislation, the Government of Guyana has passed and enacted 25 pieces of Legislation...

Agri programme, roads, electricity upgrades for Matthews Ridge

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Agri programme, roads, electricity upgrades for Matthews Ridge

Kaieteur News – Residents of Matthews Ridge, Region One (Barima-Waini) can expect major developments in their community with the upgrading of 3.8 kilometres of roads and the extension of...

CH&PA to spend $842M from IDB loan to upgrade roads, drains on the EBD

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA to spend $842M from IDB loan to upgrade roads, drains on the EBD

Kaieteur News – Having received a US$69 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the ‘Road Network Upgrade and Expansion Program’ under the Adequate Housing and Urban...

FAO gauging factors contributing to increased food prices

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on FAO gauging factors contributing to increased food prices

… fears nutrition being substituted for ‘cheap, unhealthy’ food Kaieteur News – Real food prices have been significantly higher in recent years than 20 to 30 years ago, the United...

IDB: Job Recovery in the Region Was Attained in 2022, After the Shock of the Pandemic

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on IDB: Job Recovery in the Region Was Attained in 2022, After the Shock of the Pandemic

Kaieteur News – Labour market indicators for the second half of 2022 show the highest employment levels in the region since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. In September 2022, 8 million...

Legislation for Electronic Medical Records being developed- Health Minister

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Legislation for Electronic Medical Records being developed- Health Minister

Kaieteur News – The Government is determined to create a modern healthcare system for Guyana and as such, the Ministry of Health is in the process of developing legislation for electronic...

Nursing Assistant Programme launched in Region 2

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Nursing Assistant Programme launched in Region 2

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health, Health Sciences Education Division, on Wednesday launched the Nursing Assistant Programme in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supernaam) at the Suddie Public...

President announces one-month bonus for Joint Services

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on President announces one-month bonus for Joint Services

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced the customary one-month bonus for members of the Joint Services. “A few weeks ago, I was able to announce some adjustments in...

Region 10 small business owners benefit from $150,000 grants

Dec 23, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 small business owners benefit from $150,000 grants

Kaieteur News – More than 80 small business owners from Region 10 on Wednesday received grants of $150,000 from the Small Business Bureau (SBB) to help boost their businesses. They are the...

‘From death to life’

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘From death to life’

…Court of Appeal commutes death sentences of ex- soldiers who killed gold miner to life imprisonment Kaieteur News – The Court of Appeal (CoA) of Guyana on Wednesday upheld the murder...

Paying fuh de barrel is more difficult dan clearing de barrel

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Paying fuh de barrel is more difficult dan clearing de barrel

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De government want de GRA fuh ensure that people get de barrels fuh Christmas. But dem boy nah think dat de government really understand dat getting de...

Desrey Fox SS, St. Benedict’s to play for championship

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Desrey Fox SS, St. Benedict’s to play for championship

2022 KFC Goodwill Tournament… – CWSS, Annai will battle for third Kaieteur News – The stage has been set for the culmination of the 2022 edition of the KFC Goodwill Tournament, which...

Pelé’s cancer worsens, kidneys and heart affected

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pelé’s cancer worsens, kidneys and heart affected

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé’s health has worsened during his hospital stay to regulate his cancer medication, doctors said Wednesday. The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement...

GFF and FIFA commit to bring live matches and more to global football audiences

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF and FIFA commit to bring live matches and more to global football audiences

Kaieteur News – Guyana Football Federation and FIFA+, the new one-stop digital destination for football fandom, have teamed up to take Guyana football to the world. As part of its mission to...

Government must put an end to this recklessness

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Government must put an end to this recklessness

Kaieteur News – The trend today all over the world is for the public pathways (streets, roads, highways, airports, bridges, etc) to be fitted out with surveillance cameras. Guyana has conformed...

The Schlumberger court ruling

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Schlumberger court ruling

Kaieteur News – Guyanese should take heart as all is not lost. Citizens do not have to look to Politicians and Parliament for solutions and reliefs for both have proven to be mainly lost...

Unlawful establishment of ‘animal shelters’ countrywide

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unlawful establishment of ‘animal shelters’ countrywide

Dear Editor, The Animal Welfare Act of 2018 assented to by former President, David Granger, published in The Official Gazette 7th September, 2018, Legal Supplement A, provides much needed broader,...

A pathetic display by GECOM Chair at the Commission of Inquiry

Dec 23, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on A pathetic display by GECOM Chair at the Commission of Inquiry

Dear Editor, The testimonies by several individuals at the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the August 2020 elections revealed that a sinister scheme was afoot to derail the election results with the...

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Sammy to be appointed as West Indies Senior Men’s Head Coach for all formats

The oil industry is a casino of cash, power and corruption

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in her book, Blowout: “The oil and gas industry... more