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Guyana should be wary of decommissioning clause in new oil law – MP Patterson

Aug 16, 2023 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Guyana should be wary of decommissioning clause in new oil law – MP Patterson

…cites what Exxon, Shell did in U.S. Kaieteur News – Shadow Oil and Gas Minister and Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), David Patterson last week stated that the decommissioning clause in...

Guyana seeks US$30M loan to strengthen public assistance programmes for elderly and domestic violence victims

Aug 16, 2023 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Guyana seeks US$30M loan to strengthen public assistance programmes for elderly and domestic violence victims

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MHSS) has applied to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for a US$30M loan to enhance...

Guyanese being forced to ‘beg in lines’ for handouts as Govt. refuses to increase wages – Shadow Finance Minister

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese being forced to ‘beg in lines’ for handouts as Govt. refuses to increase wages – Shadow Finance Minister

Kaieteur News – Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) and Shadow Minister of Finance, Juretha Fernandes has called out the Government of Guyana (GoG) for failing to increase the salaries of...

Mother and son die in Good Hope, Essequibo Coast fire

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Mother and son die in Good Hope, Essequibo Coast fire

Kaieteur News – A mother and son tragically lost their lives Tuesday morning, when their Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, Region Two home went up in flames trapping them. Dead are 32-year-old Sasha...

No evidence that Wales Gas Plant will cut electricity costs – Citizens tell High Court

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Court Stories, ExxonMobil, Features / Columnists, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on No evidence that Wales Gas Plant will cut electricity costs – Citizens tell High Court

…Gas-to-Energy Court case Kaieteur News – Two citizens challenging the Environmental Permit, granted to Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for the pipeline aspect of...

Horse cart operator stabbed to death

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Horse cart operator stabbed to death

…suspect surrenders Kaieteur News – A horse cart operator was on Monday night stabbed to death during an altercation with a man at a shop in Plum Park, Sophia, Georgetown. Dead is Mark...

12-year-old girl and aunt burn to death in Linden fire

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on 12-year-old girl and aunt burn to death in Linden fire

Kaieteur News – A 12-year-old girl and her aunt were late Monday night burnt to death in their Second Street, Silvertown, Wismar, Linden home. Dead are Eukeila Adams and her aunt Cheryl Moore....

$1B estimated to repair 22 community roads in Regions 2, 4, & 5

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $1B estimated to repair 22 community roads in Regions 2, 4, & 5

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development plans to expend some $1,064,084,694 towards its Community Roads Programme that will see the rehabilitation of 22 roads...

Lightning kills 15-year-old girl; injures brother in Region 9

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Lightning kills 15-year-old girl; injures brother in Region 9

Kaieteur News – A 15-year-old girl of Sand Creek, Region Nine was on Monday killed after being struck by lightning. The teen’s 17-year-old brother who was also struck by lightning, escaped...

‘We were robbed of $1M by the bank’- CDC official tells Wauna residents

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ‘We were robbed of $1M by the bank’- CDC official tells Wauna residents

Kaieteur News – As residents of the remote Region Once community of Wauna protest the sloth in completion of an electrification project there, claims of financial mismanagement have been...

Wauna electrification project hangs in the balance

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Wauna electrification project hangs in the balance

…Residents protest, call on police to investigate CDC Chair, Council Kaieteur News – Residents of the remote community of Wauna in the Mabaruma sub-region on Monday protested what they...

IOM emphasises need for migration policy to help Guyana solve labour shortage – Report

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on IOM emphasises need for migration policy to help Guyana solve labour shortage – Report

Kaieteur News – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in its 2022 country report recommended that Guyana places emphasis on establishing a migration policy to help the country...

Home Affairs Minister denies lack of public trust in Police

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Minister denies lack of public trust in Police

Kaieteur News – Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has denied that the public lacks trust in the Guyana Police Force (GPF). In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of an event last week,...

Fly AllWays makes emergency landing at CJIA after engine fails midair

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Fly AllWays makes emergency landing at CJIA after engine fails midair

Kaieteur News – The engine of a Fly AllWays aircraft (PZ-TFB) bound for Suriname failed some 20,000 feet in the air after taking off from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri,...

DDL launches new El Dorado CPL Special Edition 11-yr-old Rum

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on DDL launches new El Dorado CPL Special Edition 11-yr-old Rum

Kaieteur News – The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on Tuesday launched its 2023 El Dorado Master Blender Special Edition 11-Year-Old Rum in celebration of its 11th year as the official...

PAHO donates devices, equipment to increase Region Six health surveillance

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO donates devices, equipment to increase Region Six health surveillance

DPI – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) on Monday donated printers, central processing units (CPU), and tablets, among other devices and equipment to enhance health surveillance in...

GWI begins drilling of new well at Wauna, Region One

Aug 16, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on GWI begins drilling of new well at Wauna, Region One

DPI – The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has commenced the drilling of a well at Wauna, Region One that will provide reliable potable water to in excess of 900 residents of the community and...

H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – Cost-Of-Living Crippling First, Then Killing

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – Cost-Of-Living Crippling First, Then Killing

Kaieteur News – I have a dirty job today. I am joining PPP Government critics. No! Not those who criticize a wasp-eaten, worm-infested government. Today I link arms with the critics from...

Change de rhythm!

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Change de rhythm!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Yesterday was a dread day. Four persons were burnt to death in their homes. Out of de four persons that died, two were children. This was real sad indeed. Dat...

Tahir Named Captain, Shepherd Vice-Captain of Guyana Amazon Warriors

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tahir Named Captain, Shepherd Vice-Captain of Guyana Amazon Warriors

Kaieteur Sports – [Georgetown, Guyana] – The Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise has announced the appointment of Imran Tahir as captain and Romario Shepherd as vice-captain for the upcoming...

Badminton Association names team for Junior CAREBACO event in T&T

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Badminton Association names team for Junior CAREBACO event in T&T

Kaieteur Sports – Junior Guyanese players will be heating up the Badminton courts in Trinidad and Tobago as they compete in CAREBACO Junior Badminton Tournament hosted from August 17 to 20,...

Sterling Products proud sponsor of Archery Guyana’s National Outdoor Championship 2023

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sterling Products proud sponsor of Archery Guyana’s National Outdoor Championship 2023

Kaieteur Sports – Archery Guyana will be hosting its STERLING PRODUCTS sponsored National Outdoor Championships 2023 shortly with ranking rounds to be held on Saturday 19th August, 2023 and...

Courtney Walsh Named Head Coach of Guyana Amazon Warriors Women’s Team for WCPL 2023

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courtney Walsh Named Head Coach of Guyana Amazon Warriors Women’s Team for WCPL 2023

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise has expressed delight to announce the appointment of cricketing legend Courtney Walsh as the Head Coach of the Women’s team for the...

Guyana Amazon Warriors appoints Leon Johnson as New Manager

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Amazon Warriors appoints Leon Johnson as New Manager

Kaieteur Sports – Georgetown, Guyana – Guyana Amazon Warriors is thrilled to announce the appointment of Mr. Leon Johnson as its new Manager for the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier...

Giddings, Emanuel and Shanella London victorious at LGC tournament

Aug 16, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Giddings, Emanuel and Shanella London victorious at LGC tournament

Kaieteur Sports – On Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club, Pope Emanuel London, Eureka Giddings and Shanella London were the ones to watch. The trio were in sync as they made excellent use of the...