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VP Jagdeo defends ExxonM hiding new discovery figures

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on VP Jagdeo defends ExxonM hiding new discovery figures

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday defended ExxonMobil Guyana Limited’s decision to no longer focus on updating the nation about the barrels of oil found at new discoveries. The chief...

Teachers free to strike, wouldn’t be victimised – Bharat Jagdeo

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Teachers free to strike, wouldn’t be victimised – Bharat Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – Expressing the notion that he is the least bit worried about teachers from communities deemed to be strongholds of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) being engaged...

Exxon will know by year-end which project will fill capacity of gas pipeline

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon will know by year-end which project will fill capacity of gas pipeline

Kaieteur News – Head of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, Alistair Routledge assured this week that his company has a keen interest in selecting an appropriate project that could help fill the...

BOSAI workers stumble on skeletal remains in bush

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on BOSAI workers stumble on skeletal remains in bush

Kaieteur News – Workers at BOSAI on Tuesday afternoon stumbled on the skeletal remains of a human in a clump of bush around 16:00hr. However the matter was only reported to the police on...

Exxon closing shop in Equatorial Guinea to focus on “hotspot” Guyana – Bloomberg Report

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon closing shop in Equatorial Guinea to focus on “hotspot” Guyana – Bloomberg Report

Kaieteur News – A Bloomberg report on Thursday said American oil giant, ExxonMobil plans to leave Equatorial Guinea within months to focus on hotspot Guyana. The report said Exxon’s exit...

Money nah talking to poor people… yet

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Money nah talking to poor people… yet

Dem Boys Seh… Oil come to Guyana and nuff people sliding into prosperity. But dem wah doing good, wah mekking it big are those who are already rich or in de right sector such as construction,...

The strike is about respect

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The strike is about respect

Kaieteur News – Jagdeo does not get it. He so immersed in his own world and that of his friends that he has become uprooted from the realities faced by the working class. For him, the teachers...

Guyana and its oil wealth

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS Editorial Comments Off on Guyana and its oil wealth

Kaieteur News – The world would love to be declared the richest people on planet earth. All the many billions cannot be. Because that privilege, that pride of place, belongs to Guyanese. All...

Moruca district gets first ever Maternal & Child Health Office

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Moruca district gets first ever Maternal & Child Health Office

Kaieteur News – The Moruca district in Region One would now be properly able to deal with maternal and child health services matters as a new Sub-Office was on Wednesday commissioned in Kumaka....

Miner drowns at Chinese Creek

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Miner drowns at Chinese Creek

Kaieteur News – A miner drowned at Chinese Creek Backdam Puruni River, in Region Seven, on Wednesday afternoon. According to police reports the miner has been identified as Alexander Angoy, a...

Antimicrobial resistance, and climate change key issues for the Americas at 154th WHO Executive Board

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Antimicrobial resistance, and climate change key issues for the Americas at 154th WHO Executive Board

Kaieteur News – Geneva, Switzerland, 27 January 2024 (PAHO) – Accelerating action to tackle the escalating threat posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and ensuring that health equity is...

Digicel announces arrival of new fibre-optic cable

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Digicel announces arrival of new fibre-optic cable

…as it launches anniversary promotion to make 17 persons millionaires Kaieteur News – Digicel Guyana as part of its 17th anniversary celebration will soon launch its newest subsea fibre-optic...

Profits for Exxon, poverty for Guyanese

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Profits for Exxon, poverty for Guyanese

Kaieteur News – The numbers are beautiful, and Exxon is on top of the world. In the event that anyone is wondering where Guyana is, just look towards the bottom. Guyana is buried down...

“Hinterland teachers deserve better”

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on “Hinterland teachers deserve better”

…Region One educators chant during ongoing protests Kaieteur News – As the strike by teachers continues across the country, dozens of the educators in the North West District braved the heat...

Govt. issues RFP for third audit of Exxon’s 2021-2023 expenses

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. issues RFP for third audit of Exxon’s 2021-2023 expenses

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Government issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on Thursday for consultants capable of conducting a cost recovery audit of ExxonMobil’s expenses in the Stabroek...

MPs want court declare Jagdeo’s seat vacant due to his prolonged absence from Parliament

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on MPs want court declare Jagdeo’s seat vacant due to his prolonged absence from Parliament

Kaieteur News – Two Opposition Members of Parliament have approached the High Court seeking a declaration that Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has vacated his seat owing to his prolonged absence...

Toolsie Persaud Ltd Reaffirms Support for Golf Development through GGA

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Toolsie Persaud Ltd Reaffirms Support for Golf Development through GGA

Kaieteur Sports – Hardware and building supplies giant Toolsie Persaud Ltd. and Group of Companies continued their long-term support for the efforts being made by Nexgen Golf and the Guyana...

Empty classrooms, big crowds – as teacher’s strike intensifies

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Empty classrooms, big crowds – as teacher’s strike intensifies

Kaieteur News – On the fourth day of the nationwide teachers’ strike, solidarity soared as hundreds more educators joined the cause, amplifying calls for improved salaries...

Krishna Arjune bats for Canada at Over-40 World Cup

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Krishna Arjune bats for Canada at Over-40 World Cup

Kaieteur Sports – Just under two weeks for the commencement of the inaugural International Masters Cricket Over-40 World Cup to be staged in Cape Town, South Africa, the Canadian team receives...

Scotiabank and Habitat for Humanity partner to equip young people with construction skills.

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Scotiabank and Habitat for Humanity partner to equip young people with construction skills.

Kaieteur News – Scotiabank has donated $3,875,000 towards a youth focused skills training programme facilitated by Habitat for Humanity for persons ages 16-30 years. Participants are...

Govt. spending $70M to repair three revetments, clear farmlands

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. spending $70M to repair three revetments, clear farmlands

Kaieteur News – The government through the Ministry of Agriculture is looking to spend over $70M to build some three revetments on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two and to clear farmlands in...

Essequibo under15 cricketer benefits from Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Essequibo under15 cricketer benefits from Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”

Kaieteur Sports – Francis Gurahoo, a fifteen year old all rounder, who represented Essequibo in the recently concluded GCB Inter County Under15 Tournament, has again benefited from this joint...

Rain spoils crucial Day 2, as Harpy Eagles look to regain control today

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Rain spoils crucial Day 2, as Harpy Eagles look to regain control today

…CWI Regional 4-Day Championships Round 1, Day 2 – GHE vs. TTRF Kaieteur Sports – Day 2’s action between Guyana Harpy Eagles and the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, was spoiled...

Sky High Aviation Services to launch connecting flight from Dominican Republic to Guyana

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Sky High Aviation Services to launch connecting flight from Dominican Republic to Guyana

Kaieteur News – Sky High Aviation Services will launch three weekly flights connecting the Dominican Republic with Guyana, starting February 18, 2024, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport has...

AAG to host Academy meet on February 10

Feb 09, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on AAG to host Academy meet on February 10

Kaieteur Sports – The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC), will host an academy meet tomorrow, Saturday, February 10, from 10:00am...