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Jan 22, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on The harmful effects of single-use plastic on the environment
By Richard Francois Kaieteur News – We see it every day. We use it every day. Plastics have become almost an indispensable part of human existence. And, plastic is not biodegradable. Therefore,...Jan 22, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on This Day in History – January 22
Christopher Columbus and St.Vincent Kaieteur News – Before the time of European contact, Saint Vincent was first inhabited by the Ciboney, who were joined and eventually displaced or conquered...Jan 22, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Auchlyne Estate, East Berbice Corentyne
Village Focus… By: Malisa Renada Playter Harry Kaieteur News – Snuggled between the villages of Letterkenny and Whim, you can find the community of Auchlyne. Regarded as an estate, it is...Jan 22, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The system does not work
Kaieteur News – A second video has surfaced of a citizen being choked and robbed on one of the city’s pavements that has been overrun by vendors. This time the act was committed by two...Jan 22, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Vincent Alexander rebuffed once again in his efforts to dictate to GECOM
Dear Editor, This time, Mr. Vincent Alexander sought to dictate not only how GECOM should conduct its internal staffing arrangements but to deny the Chair’s role in supporting a legitimate...Jan 22, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on The futile politics of entitlement
Dear Editor, Budgets in Guyana always presage a season of discontent. They exacerbate the proclivity of groups in plural societies to compare their situation against other groups, signaled by budget...Jan 22, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on After 40 years ‘Sir Henry Muttoo’ Returns as Artist in Residence at the University of Guyana and the Theatre Guild
Dear Editor, Internationally acclaimed director and specialist scenic and lighting artist Henry Muttoo ObE, has returned home to Guyana as the University of Guyana’s 3rd Artist in Residence. This...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil applies to EPA to develop three oil fields under one application
…to produce up to 275,000 barrels more per day Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil, through its subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has submitted an application to...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. reviewing ExxonMobil’s study on options for nation’s 17 trillion gas reserves
Kaieteur News – Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh recently disclosed that government is in receipt of a study from ExxonMobil Corporation affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on International activists slam ExxonMobil and others for fighting windfall tax
…says companies refuse to pay fair share despite US$200B in profits Kaieteur News – Guyana may not have found the courage to implement windfall taxes on the massive revenues it contributed to...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon looking to mirror Guyana’s success in India
Kaieteur News – American oil giant, ExxonMobil is looking to mirror its success in Guyana’s oil and gas sector in India’s upstream sector. This was disclosed by Monte Dobson, lead country...Jan 21, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man accused of Linden businesswoman’s murder granted $750,000 High Court bail
Kaieteur News – Murder accused, Asdino Bowen, who was on remand at the Mazaruni Prison for murder, was on Friday placed on $750,000 bail by High Court Judge Simone Morris-Ramlall. The accused...Jan 21, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Teen jailed for four years, fined $53M for ganja allegedly belonging to ‘Skiddle’
Kaieteur News – Nineteen-year-old Marlena Emptage was on Friday sentenced to four years in jail and fined $53.1M after some 59 kilograms of marijuana, she had claimed belonged to Roy Anthony...Jan 21, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo remanded for Black Bush Polder double murder
Kaieteur News – Two men were on Friday remanded to prison for the double murder of 68-year-old Subnauth Budraj called ‘Bull Boy’, and his wife 60-year-old Sarasuatie Devi Budraj called...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on GRA dismisses staff involved in fraud, collusion
Kaieteur News – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Friday said that it has taken stern disciplinary actions, including the dismissal of employees after it recently uncovered a number of...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Budget 2023 does not cater to the poor, working class – GPSU
Kaieteur News – The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Friday maintained its position that the government’s policies must portray its priorities which must be the people of Guyana and...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on 30 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Guyana
Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health on Friday reported that Guyana has recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases within the last 24 hours. The new cases brings the total number of confirmed cases to...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Digital medical records on the horizon – Health Minister
…says legislation to be updated to facilitate transition Kaieteur News – With some $84.9B budgeted for the Ministry of Health this year, subject Minister Dr. Frank Anthony disclosed that...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Screening process for Environmental Authorization strengthened – EPA
Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday said that it has improved its decision-making procedure for the granting of permits through a revamped screening process....Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Vacant DCEO post forces GECOM Chair to second IT manager to help overwhelmed CEO
…GECOM says not first time staff seconded, or appointed without Commission knowledge Kaieteur News – Chairwoman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh...Jan 21, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Gold miner remanded for fatally stabbing North-West teen
Kaieteur News – Orlando Henry, the gold miner who admitted to fatally stabbing 19-year-old Ryan Henry formerly of Log Hill, Baramita, North West District, Region One, was on Thursday remanded...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $35M Lusignan Diabetic Centre to be opened next week – Health Minister
Kaieteur News – The newly built $35 million Diabetic Centre at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is set to begin its operation next week, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony disclosed on...Jan 21, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on High Court dismisses $70M libel suit against Paul Slowe
Kaieteur News – The High Court on Friday dismissed the $70M libel suit brought against Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ret’d) and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Paul...Jan 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on New $11.8B Schoonord to Crane highway to be completed by June 2024
Kaieteur News – The construction of the new $11.8B Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway is set to be completed by June 2024, President Irfaan Ali announced Friday. The new highway, which will...Nov 05, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – A total purse of G$21,750,000 and 13 high-profile races is on the cards at Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday November 29. The top horses will be out for glory, and all eyes will be...Nov 05, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Businessmen are complaining bitterly about the difficulty of obtaining foreign exchange to pay their overseas suppliers. They are equally distressed that, despite billions of US dollars in oil revenues, they must now pay between G$235 and G$240 to acquire US$1. This represents...Nov 01, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...Nov 05, 2026
Kaieteur News – A year ago, a man of depth shared a sentence about the U.S., political system. Amid the turmoil of Trump mania, and anxieties over the direction and future of America, an elderly American woman said to him: ‘we believe in the system, we trust in the system, and the system...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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