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Vickram Bharrat boasts: ‘Guyana oil sector one of the better managed in the world’

Vickram Bharrat boasts: ‘Guyana oil sector one of the better managed in the world’

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Vickram Bharrat boasts: ‘Guyana oil sector one of the better managed in the world’

– despite lowest royalty rate, zero taxes on oil companies, no ring-fencing and lack of independent oversight Kaieteur News – Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has defended...

‘GWI to fix city’s ‘rusty’ water woes by weekend’ – CEO says company prepared to look at relief for customers due to disruption

‘GWI to fix city’s ‘rusty’ water woes by weekend’ – CEO says company prepared to look at relief for customers due to disruption

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on ‘GWI to fix city’s ‘rusty’ water woes by weekend’ – CEO says company prepared to look at relief for customers due to disruption

– CEO says company prepared to look at relief for customers due to disruption Kaieteur News – The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is working to address ongoing water quality issues in Central...

Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops over 40,000

Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops over 40,000

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops over 40,000

– Hamas-run health ministry says (BBC NEWS) – More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli military action in Gaza since the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel,...

$275M in contracts handed out for works at new police academy

$275M in contracts handed out for works at new police academy

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on $275M in contracts handed out for works at new police academy

– lecture hall, access way, barracks listed Kaieteur News – The government will be spending over $275M to build an access-way, a lecture hall and barracks at new police academy being...

‘Govt. will not accept Exxon charging Stabroek Block account for Kaieteur, Canje expenses’- Oil Minister

‘Govt. will not accept Exxon charging Stabroek Block account for Kaieteur, Canje expenses’- Oil Minister

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Govt. will not accept Exxon charging Stabroek Block account for Kaieteur, Canje expenses’- Oil Minister

Kaieteur News – In the second audit where the expenses were examined for the period 2018-2020 it was discovered that operator of the Stabroek Block ExxonMobil charged expenses incurred in the...

US$1.9B contract awarded to American firm to map Guyana’s mineral

US$1.9B contract awarded to American firm to map Guyana’s mineral

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on US$1.9B contract awarded to American firm to map Guyana’s mineral

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana (GoG), through the Ministry of Natural Resources, has signed a US$1.9 billion contract with United States-based firm Global Venture Consulting to...

Govt. to spend $17B more to fix up roads in Regions 3&4

Govt. to spend $17B more to fix up roads in Regions 3&4

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to spend $17B more to fix up roads in Regions 3&4

Kaieteur News – Several roads in Regions Three and Four are expected to undergo rehabilitation and construction through the Ministry of Public Works, which has set aside approximately $17.7...

Two Int’l firms bid to establish Guyana’s petroleum data repository

Two Int’l firms bid to establish Guyana’s petroleum data repository

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Two Int’l firms bid to establish Guyana’s petroleum data repository

Kaieteur News – Two international companies out of the United States of America (USA) have signalled their interest in helping Guyana establish its own petroleum data repository, a project...

Guyana achieves a score of 66.36% at the recent ICAO Safety Audit

Guyana achieves a score of 66.36% at the recent ICAO Safety Audit

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana achieves a score of 66.36% at the recent ICAO Safety Audit

Kaieteur News – Guyana achieved an overall score of 66.36% in the effective implementation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Guyana’s performance surpassed its 2007...

Govt. launches digital platforms for mining and forestry management

Govt. launches digital platforms for mining and forestry management

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. launches digital platforms for mining and forestry management

Kaieteur News – On Wednesday, the Ministry of Natural Resources unveiled two new online platforms which show the allocation of mining and forestry resources across Guyana. These digital tools...

$14.3M dehydration processing facility commissioned at Hope Estate

$14.3M dehydration processing facility commissioned at Hope Estate

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on $14.3M dehydration processing facility commissioned at Hope Estate

Kaieteur News – Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned Guyana’s first public dehydration facility at Hope Estate on the East Coast of Demerara. The $14.3M facility will...

Team Mohamed set up food caravan for Single mother of five

Team Mohamed set up food caravan for Single mother of five

Aug 16, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Team Mohamed set up food caravan for Single mother of five

Kaieteur News – Azruddin Mohamed on Thursday set up a food caravan for 34-year-old Rebecca Dos Santos, a single mother of five at Kuru Kururu, Linden Soesdyke Highway. Her new business venture,...

Exxon deserves de Order of Excellence

Exxon deserves de Order of Excellence

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Exxon deserves de Order of Excellence

Kaieteur News – Dem boys seh is like Christmas come early fuh Guyana. ExxonMobil investing billions of US dollars in Guyana – interest-free. Imagine dat! Is like dem Santa Claus come...

Joseph’s historic 5-fer on home soil headlines mixed day for West Indies

Joseph’s historic 5-fer on home soil headlines mixed day for West Indies

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Joseph’s historic 5-fer on home soil headlines mixed day for West Indies

West Indies vs. South Africa 2nd Test at Providence… – Home team trail by 63-runs Kaieteur Sports – West Indies speedster Shamar Joseph etched his name in the history books of his...

Guyana to face toughest challenge at this year’s championship

Guyana to face toughest challenge at this year’s championship

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to face toughest challenge at this year’s championship

– The boxers are here: Six nations, 3 nights! Kaieteur Sports – The boxers have arrived, and excitement is building as the 2024 Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys and Schoolgirls...

Sensei Dunbar praises Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association team for recent performance

Sensei Dunbar praises Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association team for recent performance

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sensei Dunbar praises Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association team for recent performance

Kaieteur Sports – Chief Instructor of the Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association, Sensei Winston Dunbar, has praised the performances of the young karatekas of the Association who were successful...

Fitness Express/GAPLF Raw Nationals set for Sunday at the GDF Gymnasium

Fitness Express/GAPLF Raw Nationals set for Sunday at the GDF Gymnasium

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitness Express/GAPLF Raw Nationals set for Sunday at the GDF Gymnasium

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana amateur Powerlifting Federation is set to host its RAW National championships this Sunday, August 18 at the GDF Gymnasium, Camp Ayangana for the first time. In the...

Over 300 kids benefit as Kevin Sinclair foundation launched

Over 300 kids benefit as Kevin Sinclair foundation launched

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Over 300 kids benefit as Kevin Sinclair foundation launched

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana and West Indies cricketer Kevin Sinclair extended his positive strides off the cricket field as he launched The Kevin Sinclair foundation in his hometown, Angoy’s...

GASA President informs on status of swimmer Delroy Tyrrell’s application to represent Guyana

GASA President informs on status of swimmer Delroy Tyrrell’s application to represent Guyana

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA President informs on status of swimmer Delroy Tyrrell’s application to represent Guyana

Kaieteur Sports – Delroy Tyrrell, a Guyanese swimmer based in Trinidad and Tobago, is patiently awaiting clearance from World Aquatics to represent Guyana on the international stage. Currently...

Out with the secret Jagdeo

Out with the secret Jagdeo

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Out with the secret Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – I need help. Scratch that, please. It is Guyana’s chief policymaker, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo who needs serious help. I suggest a huge slug of High Wine instead of any...

Iran

Iran

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Iran

Kaieteur News – Iran’s national honor has been affronted more than once and its leaders are being asked to exercise restraint. The UK and other Western countries, overwhelmingly allied...

The road to disaster

The road to disaster

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The road to disaster

Kaieteur News – One can only marvel at the audacity with which the PPPC government has managed to sidestep the establishment of a Petroleum Commission, a move that could only be described as a...

Guyana’s storage and emissions of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas

Guyana’s storage and emissions of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s storage and emissions of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas

Dear Editor, I offer the following clarifications to apparent misunderstandings by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in his encounter with BBC ‘Hard Talk’ journalist Stephen Sackur (KN, ‘Bring it in...

PM Phillips needs to know actions speak louder than words

PM Phillips needs to know actions speak louder than words

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on PM Phillips needs to know actions speak louder than words

Dear Editor, Please permit me to thank the Prime Minister for his response as well as his public acknowledgement that contradicts the untruths which claim that nothing was done during 2015 – 2020....

Latest Govt statement on border controversy utterly useless

Latest Govt statement on border controversy utterly useless

Aug 16, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Latest Govt statement on border controversy utterly useless

Dear Editor, The recent statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on April 3rd concerning the serious and escalating situation with Venezuela was utterly...

Dharry reigns supreme with second-round KO against Ramirez

Dharry reigns supreme with second-round KO against Ramirez

Dec 30, 2024

Kaieteur Sports- Guyanese bantamweight Elton Dharry rocked the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday night, delivering a spectacular second round knockout against Colombian Randy Ramirez. Dharry...

Rutherford among nominees for ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year

Rutherford among nominees for ICC Men’s ODI...

Dec 30, 2024

Lumumba appointed Advisor to GBA

Lumumba appointed Advisor to GBA

Dec 30, 2024

K&S/One Guyana National Futsal Championships move closer to crowning inaugural champs

K&S/One Guyana National Futsal Championships...

Dec 30, 2024

Lewis, Gentle defend GTA One Guyana Open Tennis titles; each take home $400,000

Lewis, Gentle defend GTA One Guyana Open Tennis...

Dec 29, 2024

Zion Hickerson scores one-year sponsorship with ENet

Zion Hickerson scores one-year sponsorship with...

Dec 29, 2024

Consent is not a veto

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Bharrat Jagdeo, continues to muddle the discourse on the renegotiation of the Production... more

Breaking the Chains of Poverty: A need for political will

By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The year 2024 has underscored a grim reality: poverty continues to be an unyielding... more

Barrels, boxes, and bills

Hard Truths… By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- The flow of barrels, boxes, and bills are in full swing. To get every Guyanese... more