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Guyana paying back IDB alone US$18.3M on loans yearly

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana paying back IDB alone US$18.3M on loans yearly

…interest rate moved from US$8M to US$15.2M in 3 years Kaieteur News – Over the past 47 years, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved over US$2 billion in loans to support...

Guyana’s oil spill response plan still under review – CDC Head

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil spill response plan still under review – CDC Head

By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – Guyana’s National Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP), completed some four years ago by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is currently under revision. Director...

Man dies after car plunges into trench

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man dies after car plunges into trench

Kaieteur News – A 20-year-old man from Herstelling, East Bank Demerara died following an incident Monday morning in Diamond, East Bank Demerara. Dead is Mark Andrew Ramachand. Police in a press...

Bandits strip woman’s car of wheels

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Bandits strip woman’s car of wheels

Kaieteur News – Police are currently investigating the theft of four wheels from a vehicle belonging to a resident of Providence Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. The robbery happened last...

Govt. to beef up systems to curb gold smuggling

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to beef up systems to curb gold smuggling

– promises stricter enforcement, forfeiture of assets Kaieteur News – In a move to combat rampant gold smuggling, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo last Thursday said there would be a...

Singapore races to clean-up beaches after oil spill

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Singapore races to clean-up beaches after oil spill

Kaieteur News – Singapore authorities are scrambling to clean up a major oil spill that has blackened the city-state’s southern coastline, days after a shipping accident. On Friday, a...

Exxon buys vessel monitoring and alert system from French company

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon buys vessel monitoring and alert system from French company

Kaieteur News – French company, Sercel last Thursday announced the sale of Marlin™, an innovative vessel monitoring and alert system, to ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd. to support its offshore...

Driving under de influence

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Driving under de influence

Kaieteur News – We gat some policemen who think dem smart. Dem know de government de Police Force serious about drunken driving. So dem does go and park out in front of dem bars late at night....

The GRA should not be weaponised against local content violators

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The GRA should not be weaponised against local content violators

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) must recognise its role as a tax collection agency and not allow itself to be weaponised to perform functions outside of its remit. While the...

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Editorial… Kaieteur News – For decades now economists have been searching for an answer to a simple question: how to bring poor countries out of backwardness? The initial answer was as...

$80M estimated to build teachers’ quarters at Annai Secondary

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on $80M estimated to build teachers’ quarters at Annai Secondary

Kaieteur News – During a recent opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board office (NPTAB), it was revealed that the Ministry of Local Government and Regional...

CAF highlights Latin America and the Caribbean’s potential for clean, affordable, and stable energy

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on CAF highlights Latin America and the Caribbean’s potential for clean, affordable, and stable energy

Kaieteur News – The energy transition is now. Since 1850, human activity has emitted over 2,300 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2). More than 68% of these emissions came from the use of energy...

Caricom countries urged overhaul food systems—new study

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Caricom countries urged overhaul food systems—new study

Kaieteur News – In the face of mounting health concerns and economic challenges, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are urged to immediately overhaul their food systems, following a recent...

Govt. will continue to champion the rights of workers – PM Phillips

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. will continue to champion the rights of workers – PM Phillips

Kaieteur News – Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips has underscored the steadfast commitment of the PPP/C Government in advocating for the rights of workers nationwide, ensuring...

Nigel Hughes: a bright shining moment

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Nigel Hughes: a bright shining moment

Kaieteur News – The name of Nigel Hughes is back in the air, and not for high-level lawyering on this occasion. Hughes’ hat is in the AFC ring for its leadership come the end of June. If...

Oil funds temper bearishness after OPEC+ reassurance: Kemp

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Oil funds temper bearishness after OPEC+ reassurance: Kemp

Kaieteur News – (Reuters) –Portfolio investors last week repurchased some of the petroleum they had sold the week before after Saudi Arabia and its OPEC+ allies stressed any future...

PANCAP hosts WHO team to discuss future opportunities for greater collaboration

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on PANCAP hosts WHO team to discuss future opportunities for greater collaboration

Kaieteur News – The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) had the honour of hosting Dr. Meg Doherty, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director for Global HIV, Hepatitis,...

Star Rentals increases support for One Guyana T10 Tape-ball

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Star Rentals increases support for One Guyana T10 Tape-ball

Kaieteur Sports – Star Rentals, Guyana’s leading event rental company, has cemented its commitment to the Kares One Guyana T10 Tape-ball Blast by returning as a major sponsor for the...

GCB lauds ICC Player of the Month Motie, following historic award

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GCB lauds ICC Player of the Month Motie, following historic award

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) showered praise upon Guyana/West Indies left-arm spinner and ICC Player of the Month, Gudakesh Motie, following his recent achievements. Motie...

Dominic Tyrell to debut at World Classic Open Powerlifting Championships

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Dominic Tyrell to debut at World Classic Open Powerlifting Championships

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s Dominic Tyrell, who is based in France, is set to make his senior debut at this year’s annual World Classic OpenPowerlifting Championships which is being held in...

ASTP make donation to a family of four

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on ASTP make donation to a family of four

Kaieteur Sports – After being approach by the family in which both partners were struggling due to a lack of their basic needs to provide for the home, the AL Sport & Tour Promotions...

Archibald’s brilliance highlights AAG’s Senior Championships

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Archibald’s brilliance highlights AAG’s Senior Championships

– Abrams siblings dominate By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Emanuel Archibald erased Adam Harris’ 10-year-old 100m national record in a standout performance at the Athletics...

Rystad Predicts Near Zero Oil Supply Growth in 2024

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Rystad Predicts Near Zero Oil Supply Growth in 2024

Kaieteur News – Rystad Energy on Monday projected that global oil supply growth would slow in 2024 and potentially the following year, due to the extension of OPEC+ voluntary cuts and the...

Petra-ExxonMobil U14 Football Quarter finals postponed due to weather

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Petra-ExxonMobil U14 Football Quarter finals postponed due to weather

Kaieteur Sports – Fans and football enthusiasts will need to wait a bit longer as heavy rains has caused the postponement of the quarterfinal matches of the 2024 Petra-ExxonMobil Boys and Girls...

C’bean body consults with Guyana’s civil society, policy makers to reduce poverty

Jun 18, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on C’bean body consults with Guyana’s civil society, policy makers to reduce poverty

Kaieteur News – Noting that climate change can cause severe poverty in the region, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) Caribbean has consulted with policymakers in Guyana,...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more