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Guyana needs independent management of oil account to avoid resource curse – Expert tells U.S. Business Channel

Feb 01, 2024 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Guyana needs independent management of oil account to avoid resource curse – Expert tells U.S. Business Channel

Kaieteur News – If Guyana is to have a real chance at keeping the “resource” curse at bay, then it must endeavour to have independent management for its oil revenues which are held in its...

Hess praises Guyana for helping it close 2023 with US$413M profits

Feb 01, 2024 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Hess praises Guyana for helping it close 2023 with US$413M profits

– says country’s oil resources also boosted its asset base Kaieteur News – American oil producer, Hess Corporation continues to sing Guyana’s praises as the country’s booming oil...

Gaza population ‘starving to death’: WHO

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Gaza population ‘starving to death’: WHO

AFP – The population of Gaza is starving to death due to constraints imposed on humanitarian aid, the World Health Organization’s emergencies director Michael Ryan said on Wednesday. The WHO...

Govt. hires three companies to help monitor ExxonM’s offshore operations

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. hires three companies to help monitor ExxonM’s offshore operations

– House approved $106.1m to pay inspectors Kaieteur News – The Committee of Supply on Wednesday afternoon approved the total sum of $106.1 million to fund monitoring efforts of...

$100M approved to review Exxon’s seventh project

Feb 01, 2024 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on $100M approved to review Exxon’s seventh project

Kaieteur News – The Committee of Supply on Wednesday afternoon, approved $100 million to review ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EGML) and its Stabroek Block partners Field Development Plan (FDP) for...

Rundown Amerindian Hostel for $73M fix-up

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Rundown Amerindian Hostel for $73M fix-up

Kaieteur News – The Committee of Supply of the National Assembly on Tuesday evening approved approximately $73 million for repair and construction works to be executed at the Amerindian...

Two medical labs get GNBS certification

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Two medical labs get GNBS certification

– local manufacturer subscribes to ‘Made in Guyana’ brand Kaieteur News – The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has certified one new local manufacturer and two new medical...

4 consultants bid to support EITI in implementing Beneficial Ownership Roadmap

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on 4 consultants bid to support EITI in implementing Beneficial Ownership Roadmap

Kaieteur News – During the reading of bids on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) Office, it was revealed that four individual consultants have submitted...

$42.2B approved to strengthen GDF capabilities

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on $42.2B approved to strengthen GDF capabilities

Kaieteur News – The Parliamentary Committee of Supply has given the green light for a whopping $42.2 billion budget allocation to fortify the capabilities of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) this...

Delivery rider robbed of bike

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Delivery rider robbed of bike

Kaieteur News – A delivery rider was robbed of his bike on Tuesday night around 20:20 hrs while making a delivery at Campbellville, Georgetown. According to reports, at the time of the incident...

Limit outdoor time as Saharan dust clouds coastal communities – EPA advises

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Limit outdoor time as Saharan dust clouds coastal communities – EPA advises

Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) has issued a public advisory, telling citizens to limit the amount of time spent outdoors in light of Saharan dust clouding over the...

All Guyanese will benefit from GTE project, some directly and some indirectly – Prime Minister

Feb 01, 2024 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on All Guyanese will benefit from GTE project, some directly and some indirectly – Prime Minister

Kaieteur News – The 300-megawatts of power generated through the highly touted Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project will not reach the citizens located in far-flung Hinterland Regions, however, Prime...

Rosignol man gets 30 years for metal pipe beating

Feb 01, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Rosignol man gets 30 years for metal pipe beating

Kaieteur News – Forty-year-old Kareem Charles of Rosignol, West Bank Berbice (WBB) was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for brutally beating a man to death with a metal pipe back in...

Pres. Ali to chair high-level debate on climate change, food insecurity at UN Security Council this month

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Pres. Ali to chair high-level debate on climate change, food insecurity at UN Security Council this month

Kaieteur News – To mark Guyana’s membership at the United Nations Security Council, President Dr. Irfaan Ali will chair a high level debate this month on climate change and food insecurity....

Govt. paying $1M monthly to rent unoccupied building housing Constitutional Reform Commission secretariat

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. paying $1M monthly to rent unoccupied building housing Constitutional Reform Commission secretariat

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana has been paying $1 million per month to rent the bottom flat of a building located at Middle Street, Georgetown to house the yet to be established...

She Trades Caribbean: Providing Pathways from Local Markets to Global Trade

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on She Trades Caribbean: Providing Pathways from Local Markets to Global Trade

Kaieteur News – Across the world, female entrepreneurs often encounter a slew of challenges, and the Caribbean is no different. Women in the region seeking to launch or expand businesses are...

Girl hospitalised following bee attack at Mabaruma

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Girl hospitalised following bee attack at Mabaruma

Kaieteur News – A first form student of the North West Secondary School was rushed to the hospital at the Region One town on Wednesday afternoon after she was attacked by several ‘killer...

‘We ain’t got nowhere to go’ – City pavement vendors say move to evict them unconscionable

Feb 01, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on ‘We ain’t got nowhere to go’ – City pavement vendors say move to evict them unconscionable

Kaieteur News – The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be in ‘for a long haul’ when it comes to the removal of vendors from along the pavements of city stores and popular businesses....

Man remanded over Princess Street chopping – Court hears

Feb 01, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man remanded over Princess Street chopping – Court hears

Kaieteur News – A twenty-three-year-old man was remanded to prison on Wednesday after it was disclosed in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court that he allegedly chopped a man with a cutlass,...

H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – Jagdeo: a coward hiding behind rumours, disgracing the Vice Presidency

Feb 01, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – Jagdeo: a coward hiding behind rumours, disgracing the Vice Presidency

Kaieteur News – I must deal with Vice President Jagdeo frontally. I had taken the different road of holding my peace, under advisement. Now, given his most recent fabrications, innuendoes,...

The more roads build, the more accidents we having

Feb 01, 2024 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on The more roads build, the more accidents we having

Kaieteur News – Every day yuh pick up de newspaper is three or four accidents… serious accidents: car running off road, vehicles colliding and causing massive damage and people getting struck...

Windies rising fast bowler Joseph makes huge leap in the ICC Men’s Test rankings

Feb 01, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies rising fast bowler Joseph makes huge leap in the ICC Men’s Test rankings

SportsMax – West Indies fast-bowling sensation Shamar Joseph has jumped a massive 42 spots up the ICC Men’s Test rankings this week to sit joint 50th on the list. Joseph, whose breathtaking...

Farfan and Mendes limited renews long standing relationship with RHTY&SC

Feb 01, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan and Mendes limited renews long standing relationship with RHTY&SC

Hand in hand Insurance Company and CCI also make input Kaieteur Sports – The longstanding relationship between the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club and Farfan and Mendes limited was renewed...

QC dominates GCF Midway Specialty U14 chess tourney

Feb 01, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on QC dominates GCF Midway Specialty U14 chess tourney

Kaieteur Sports – It was a complete sweep for Queen’s College as Sachin Pitamber and Aditi Josh starred in the recently concluded Guyana Chess Federation (GCF)/Midway Specialty Care...

Golf Has Earned ‘Super Sport’ Designation in Guyana – Hussain

Feb 01, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golf Has Earned ‘Super Sport’ Designation in Guyana – Hussain

Kaieteur Sports – When the subject of sport achievements arises, the previously unknown game of golf is at the tip of everyone’s tongue, some with pride and others with envy but everyone...