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Exxon study says… 5th oil project could affect air quality we breathe’

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon study says… 5th oil project could affect air quality we breathe’

Kaieteur News – American oil giant, ExxonMobil Corporation, has put Guyana on notice that its fifth project in the Stabroek Block, set to develop over 1.3 billion barrels of oil, could affect...

Youth dies after crashing into parked minibus at Foulis, ECD

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Youth dies after crashing into parked minibus at Foulis, ECD

Kaieteur News – A 22-year-old man died early Saturday morning after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a parked minibus along the Foulis Access Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD)....

Guyanese yet to see agreements on US$1.8B oil sales

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese yet to see agreements on US$1.8B oil sales

Kaieteur News – According to Bank of Guyana, the oil producing nation has earned US$1.8B in revenues from the sale of its share of oil in the Stabroek Block. This revenue would have been...

Guyana not threatened by Chinese investment, loans – Pres. Ali

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana not threatened by Chinese investment, loans – Pres. Ali

…says China integral to growth of country By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – Guyana has often been warned by the experiences of other countries when it comes to borrowing loans from China...

Country to be updated on Exxon audit and release of mining contracts on Monday – Min. Bharrat tells K/News

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Country to be updated on Exxon audit and release of mining contracts on Monday – Min. Bharrat tells K/News

Kaieteur News – After months of delay, the Government has promised to deliver an update on the release of large-scale mining contracts on Monday. Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat...

Wanted bulletin issued for two escapees

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted bulletin issued for two escapees

Kaieteur News – The escapees have been identified as Ryan Wilson known as “Pepsi”, a 28-year-old of Lot 69 Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) and 22-year-old Shamar Singh of Hague,...

Taxi Driver killed execution style in bed

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi Driver killed execution style in bed

Kaieteur News – Two gunmen reportedly invaded the home of a taxi driver at Perseverance Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD), fatally shooting him on Saturday night around 23:00-hours.. The...

Car stolen at Mahaica found abandoned in Campbellville

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Car stolen at Mahaica found abandoned in Campbellville

By Shervin Belgrave Kaieteur News – Alert taxi drivers across the city on Saturday assisted a Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident in recovering his stolen 20o4 model Toyota Spacio...

AFC wants minimum wage at $150,000, subsidized utility bills, free UG education, reduced VAT reflected in 2023 Budget

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on AFC wants minimum wage at $150,000, subsidized utility bills, free UG education, reduced VAT reflected in 2023 Budget

Kaieteur News – The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is expected to read its 2023 Budget tomorrow, but to get the support of the Alliance For Change (AFC), the administration will...

Zero tolerance for violence against teachers – GTU General Secretary

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Zero tolerance for violence against teachers – GTU General Secretary

Kaieteur News – General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Coretta McDonald on Friday said the Union has a zero tolerance for violence against teachers. In an interview with Big...

Man killed while crossing road at Vreed-en-Hoop

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Man killed while crossing road at Vreed-en-Hoop

Kaieteur News – A 55-year-old man died on Friday evening after he was struck by a minibus while crossing New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop. Dead is Linden Johnson of Lot F-D New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop....

CANU, MoE to continue fight against drugs use in schools – Singh

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on CANU, MoE to continue fight against drugs use in schools – Singh

Kaieteur News – The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE) will continue to tackle the use of illegal drugs/narcotics in schools across the...

CANU destroys 596 kgs of narcotics

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on CANU destroys 596 kgs of narcotics

Kaieteur News – The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit’s (CANU) on Saturday destroyed 140.6 kilogrammes (kgs) of seized cocaine and 454.7 kgs of seized marijuana. The destroyed narcotics, totaling...

CGX launches new hunt for oil in Corentyne Block

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on CGX launches new hunt for oil in Corentyne Block

Kaieteur News – Canadian oil explorers, Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy Inc., commenced drilling operations at the Wei-1 Well site in Guyana’s Corentyne Block on Saturday. The oil...

Atlantic Edge Insurance Brokerage opens office in David Street

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Atlantic Edge Insurance Brokerage opens office in David Street

Kaieteur News – “Educating people on the importance of insurance” is one of the main objectives of Atlantic Edge Insurance Brokerage Inc, a locally-owned company that officially opened its...

Customer’s $15M mortgage paid off in full by Republic Bank after winning competition

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Customer’s $15M mortgage paid off in full by Republic Bank after winning competition

Kaieteur News – Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited on Friday announced that Sian James, a customer of the Bank’s Camp Street Branch won the grand prize from its Low-Cost Mortgage Campaign 2022...

National Science Fair winners visit SBM Offshore

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on National Science Fair winners visit SBM Offshore

Kaieteur News – The winners of the National Science Fair, accompanied by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson, MP, visited SBM Offshore’s office on Sheriff Street, Georgetown....

Triumph woman fined $10,000 for ganja possession

Jan 15, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Triumph woman fined $10,000 for ganja possession

Kaieteur News – A Triumph woman was on Friday fined $10,000 for having seven grams of ganja in her possession. The woman identified as Chrisann Duggan, 29, appeared at the Sparendaam...

Coalition wants budget to include water and electricity subsidies for low-income families

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition wants budget to include water and electricity subsidies for low-income families

Kaieteur News – With the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government set to reveal its 2023 Budget come Monday, the Opposition Coalition has reiterated the need for “people-centered”...

OP-ED: Oil sector workers

Jan 15, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on OP-ED: Oil sector workers

By GHK Lall Kaieteur News – I see them as being among the forgotten in Guyana’s workforce. The general consensus is that oil workers have it good just by being employed in the sector. But...

Guyana’s pavements are now like a Taliban tunnel

Jan 15, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyana’s pavements are now like a Taliban tunnel

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Walking along de pavement is like passing through one ah dem tunnels wah de Taliban bin dig in Afghanistan to escape from their pursuers. The pavement now is...

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND REVERING NATURE RESULT IN A HAPPIER LIFE

Jan 15, 2023 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND REVERING NATURE RESULT IN A HAPPIER LIFE

CONSUMER CONCERNS PAT DIAL Kaieteur News – Consumer Advocates worldwide have always lent their support to Environmentalists and their programmes. Indeed, many of their programmes coincide...

Tiffy’s Cakes and Catering: ‘Always delicious; always affordable

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Tiffy’s Cakes and Catering: ‘Always delicious; always affordable

By Renay Sambach Kaieteur News – Her love for food and passion for cooking is what inspired 31-year-old Tiffany Payne DeCosta to open her own catering business. During an interview with The...

How Guyana’s environmental body breached its statutory duty

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on How Guyana’s environmental body breached its statutory duty

By Renay Sambach Kaieteur News – In an historic case, High Court Judge, Justice Nareshwar Harnanan ruled that Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) breached its statutory duty. The...

Ending littering in Guyana: A hopeless delusion or a promising reality? Part 2

Jan 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Ending littering in Guyana: A hopeless delusion or a promising reality? Part 2

Kaieteur News – Today, we continue with our discussion on littering and ways in which we can work together to eradicate this scourge from our society. Guyana has laws that speak directly to...

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

The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more