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All contracts must have room for renegotiation to avoid debt traps

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on All contracts must have room for renegotiation to avoid debt traps

Gas-to-Energy Projects… – If deals not made public, ask Govt. why? – Int’l Group urges Kaieteur News – For countries blessed with significant natural gas reserves, capturing those...

ExxonMobil submits draft agreement for oil spill coverage

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil submits draft agreement for oil spill coverage

…study of cost for worst case scenario under review – EPA Head Kaieteur News – Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Kemraj Parsram has confirmed that the regulatory...

Schlumberger willing to relocate radioactive waste facility

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Schlumberger willing to relocate radioactive waste facility

…says awaiting EPA decision Kaieteur News – Residents of Houston, East Bank Demerara and neighbouring communities have registered their strong disapproval for the radioactive waste...

Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 15,000

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 15,000

…tens of thousands remain under rubble (Al Jazeera) – The death toll from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake and its aftershocks, which struck the southeastern region of Turkey along the border...

GECOM Chair a no-show for cross-examination by Nigel Hughes at elections COI

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM Chair a no-show for cross-examination by Nigel Hughes at elections COI

Kaieteur News – Despite being scheduled for cross examination on Wednesday, Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, was a no-show at the...

GECOM calls in police to probe registration fraud

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM calls in police to probe registration fraud

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) took a decision at its statutory meeting of Tuesday, to request the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to investigate three cases of duplicate...

Biker dies after crashing into parked truck in Berbice

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Biker dies after crashing into parked truck in Berbice

Kaieteur News – A 24-yr-old man from Limlair, Corentyne, Berbice died yesterday morning after his motorbike crashed into a parked truck on the Auchlyne Public Road. The dead man has been...

AG asks Appeal Court to dismiss futile election petition case

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on AG asks Appeal Court to dismiss futile election petition case

Kaieteur News – Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall, SC, has asked the Court of Appeal to dismiss the APNU+AFC’s appeal for its elections petition #88. The matter was previously dismissed...

$31M more to execute electrical works at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $31M more to execute electrical works at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall

Kaieteur News – While expending approximately $186 million to modernize the front of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and to install the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems,...

CJIA records 32% increase in passenger arrivals

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA records 32% increase in passenger arrivals

Kaieteur News – The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) has recorded a 32% increase in passenger arrivals for January 2023 compared to the previous year. During the month of...

DDL partnering with Israeli group on major dairy project in Guyana

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on DDL partnering with Israeli group on major dairy project in Guyana

Kaieteur News – Senior officials from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs met Demerara Distillers Ltd. Chairman Komal Samaroo and his delegation, who are visiting Israel to finalise a...

Fishermen swam 20 miles to safety after boat mishap in Atlantic Ocean

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen swam 20 miles to safety after boat mishap in Atlantic Ocean

Kaieteur News – Six fishermen were last Sunday rescued by members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard, in the vicinity of Iron Punt Foreshore, Pomeroon River. The men reportedly...

Abandoned crew onboard Surinamese vessel sent home without pay

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Abandoned crew onboard Surinamese vessel sent home without pay

Kaieteur News – The employers who allegedly disappeared and left a crew of six men stranded onboard a Surinamese vessel anchored in the Essequibo River have returned but are now being accused...

Man walks free of 2018 murder of ex-girlfriend

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man walks free of 2018 murder of ex-girlfriend

Kaieteur News – Forty-four-year-old Lurick Fiffee, of 1109 Westminster, West Bank Demerara, was on Wednesday freed of a charge which alleged that he murdered his ex-girlfriend, Rosemary Rudder...

Accused Ponzi-schemer wanted on more fraud charges, failing to adhere to conditions of bail

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Accused Ponzi-schemer wanted on more fraud charges, failing to adhere to conditions of bail

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Tuesday evening issued a wanted bulletin for accused Ponzi-schemer, 37-year-old Yuri Garcia-Dominguez of Lot 242 Track ‘A’ Coldigen, East...

Rice farmers bemoan hike in spare parts

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Rice farmers bemoan hike in spare parts

…want across-the-board price for paddy Kaieteur News – Rice farmers from Regions Two, Three, Five, and Six on Tuesday met with Agriculture Minister, Mustapha Zulfikar to discuss among...

13,000 Nigerians take Shell to court in England over devastating oil spills that wrecked their livelihoods

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on 13,000 Nigerians take Shell to court in England over devastating oil spills that wrecked their livelihoods

Kaieteur News – On the backdrop of 13,000 Nigerians resorting to filing a lawsuit against British oil giant, Shell at the London High Court seeking compensation for the devastating effects of...

Over 8,000 persons registered for ‘WIIN’ initiative so far

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Over 8,000 persons registered for ‘WIIN’ initiative so far

Kaieteur News – Over 8,000 people have registered for the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Women Innovative and Investment Network (WIIN) programme, since registration...

Elevators for Good Hope, West Minister secondary schools

Feb 09, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Elevators for Good Hope, West Minister secondary schools

Kaieteur News – During the opening of tenders on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, it was revealed that the Ministry of Education is seeking a...

OP:ED – A new party- somebody is kidding

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on OP:ED – A new party- somebody is kidding

By GHK Lall Kaieteur News – In a different time, a less barbaric place, a more honorable polity, I could agree with the positions that a new force, party, political presence is vital. More...

Why dese things does happen?

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Why dese things does happen?

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De number of people wah dead in de earthquake in Türkiye and Syria is more dan four times wah dead in de 9/11 attacks. Imagine how de world was in shock...

Motie gives Zimbabwe a scare but debutant Tafadzwa Tsiga helps salvage draw

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Motie gives Zimbabwe a scare but debutant Tafadzwa Tsiga helps salvage draw

SportsMax – Gudakesh Motie took four wickets and Roston Chase two as the West Indies pushed for victory but Zimbabwe held on for a draw in the first Test in Bulawayo yesterday. Chasing an...

‘We will never see another LeBron’ – Magic Johnson and Joe Biden lead ‘King James’ tributes

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘We will never see another LeBron’ – Magic Johnson and Joe Biden lead ‘King James’ tributes

SportsMax – United States president Joe Biden has praised LeBron James for “inspiring the nation” after surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time regular season NBA scoring...

Toney, Arjune to represent GBF at CBC/CONCENCABA Assembly in Miami

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Toney, Arjune to represent GBF at CBC/CONCENCABA Assembly in Miami

Kaieteur News – Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) Vice President Rawle Toney and Technical Director Sileena Arjune will represent Guyana in Miami March 13 – 14 at two important Assemblies....

Dominoes action set for Sunday at Transport SC

Feb 09, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dominoes action set for Sunday at Transport SC

Kaieteur News – Mali and Flash two in one out dominoes tournament will be played on Sunday at Transport Sports Club starting at 14:00hrs. Entrance fee is $15,000 and the winning team will take...

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India produce dominant 60-run win over West Indies to claim 2-1 T20I series victory in Mumbai

A question of timing and priorities

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The advent of significant oil discoveries has catapulted Guyana into the global spotlight.... more