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No budget money to monitor, audit oil sector

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Editorial Comments Off on No budget money to monitor, audit oil sector

Kaieteur News – It should be obvious by now to Guyanese that there is a method to what may appear to be the madness of the PPPC Government. It is not madness at all, but slickness and...

Playing hop-scotch with poverty

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Playing hop-scotch with poverty

Kaieteur News – Based on Gross National Income per capita (GNI per capita), Guyana is now an upper middle income country. But you would not believe this if you reside in Guyana – living...

The burning of our schools is a despicable act

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on The burning of our schools is a despicable act

Dear Editor, I was always of the opinion that the fiery end to our schools was the acts of arson these are lowdown and despicable acts that words cannot describe. To think that person or persons...

Growth with human development is the signature of Budget 2023

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Growth with human development is the signature of Budget 2023

Dear Editor, In a nearly six-hour long speech to the Parliament of Guyana last evening, Dr. Ashni Singh presented the largest budget in the history of the country. The $781.9 billion is “fully...

India and Guyana: Partners for Development

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on India and Guyana: Partners for Development

Dear Editor, India will indeed be a mighty partner for Guyana in Economics and Trade. It is one of the ancient civilizations and nations from which came a major portion of the Guyanese population and...

The issue of cash grants

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on The issue of cash grants

Dear Editor, The minute Guyanese first heard the news that Guyana struck liquid gold, a few Guyanese (lickerish?) have been licking their tongues, smacking their lips, rubbing their palms, rolling...

The budget is one for the people

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on The budget is one for the people

Dear Editor, It is important that we appreciate the 2023 Budget allocations, (791 billion), and what the general public should note is that this budget is being financed without any new taxes. That...

‘No money in budget to monitor & audit oil sector’

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ‘No money in budget to monitor & audit oil sector’

…Opposition Leader says this spells danger for Guyana By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton is stunned at the Government’s failure to appropriate funds in...

‘No way Schlumberger’

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘No way Schlumberger’

…High Court refuses to grant stay of ruling against company operating radioactive facility at Houston Kaieteur News – Justice Nareshwar Harnanan on Wednesday refused a request by...

Pres. Ali is open to examining India’s proposal for long-term agreement for oil sales

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Pres. Ali is open to examining India’s proposal for long-term agreement for oil sales

– despite VP Jagdeo, Natural Resources Minister signaling preference for open auction Kaieteur News – As Guyana continues to accelerate the development of oil projects offshore, India has...

Int’l firms bid almost US$1M to review Exxon’s 5th project plan

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l firms bid almost US$1M to review Exxon’s 5th project plan

Kaieteur News – Two international consultants vying to review ExxonMobil’s Field Development Plan (FDP), for the Company’s fifth project at the Uaru oil field in the Stabroek Block, bid...

Bomb scare shuts down Bishops’ High School

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Bomb scare shuts down Bishops’ High School

Kaieteur News – Classes were cancelled at the Bishops’ High School on Wednesday following threats that a bomb was planted in the building. The administration of the school was forced to...

Man wanted for selling motorcycle, then reporting it stolen

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Man wanted for selling motorcycle, then reporting it stolen

Kaieteur News – Georgetown police are looking for an Albouystown man who sold his motorcycle during the Christmas holidays last year and then reported it stolen for the new year. The man being...

John Fernandes gets US$4M IDB loan to purchase mobile crane

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on John Fernandes gets US$4M IDB loan to purchase mobile crane

Kaieteur News – Local shipping company- John Fernandes Limited has secured a US$4M corporate loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to purchase a new mobile handline crane- aimed...

City Hall restoration climbs to over $1B with $263.2 M budgetary allocation

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall restoration climbs to over $1B with $263.2 M budgetary allocation

Kaieteur News – In addition to the $780M being used to rehabilitate City Hall, another $263.2M from this year’s budget has been set aside for construction work to the building taking City...

$2B budgeted to assist GRA with baggage processing, other improvements

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $2B budgeted to assist GRA with baggage processing, other improvements

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been allocated an additional $2B dollars from this year’s budget to help bolster its operation. On Monday, the Minister within the...

Jumbo Jet hands over brand new Sinotruk heavy-duty dump trucks to Kris Jagdeo Contracting

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Jumbo Jet hands over brand new Sinotruk heavy-duty dump trucks to Kris Jagdeo Contracting

Kaieteur News – Chinese power house, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group which is 100 % responsible for Sinotruk has now entered into a franchise deal with local magnate Nasrudeen Mohamed and...

‘Even if it’s quarter of a barrel or less, oil spill report must be made public’- Pres. Ali

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Even if it’s quarter of a barrel or less, oil spill report must be made public’- Pres. Ali

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is yet to release a report on the one barrel oil spill reported by oil giant ExxonMobil since last September; but the...

Police capture second prison escapee

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Police capture second prison escapee

Kaieteur News – Police on Wednesday captured Ryan Wilson, 39, also known as “Pepsi”, one of the two men who had escaped from lawful custody while being transported to the Lusignan Prison...

US$20M budgeted to strengthen river, sea defences

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on US$20M budgeted to strengthen river, sea defences

Kaieteur News – River and sea defence this year will be further strengthened as the Government allocated in its National Budget, a total of $4.9 billion (US$20M) to repair and maintain those...

‘Secrecy of contracts continues to endanger Guyana’s pockets’ – Former Presidential Advisor

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Secrecy of contracts continues to endanger Guyana’s pockets’ – Former Presidential Advisor

Kaieteur News – Harmful provisions in Guyana’s Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil and partners, is one of the key reasons why stakeholders have increased their call for the...

Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers

Kaieteur News – The Government of Barbados, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization are holding a high-level technical meeting on non-communicable diseases...

Suspect admits to stabbing North West teen with Guinness bottle

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect admits to stabbing North West teen with Guinness bottle

Kaieteur News – The suspect held in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Ryan Henry of Baramita, North West, Region One has confessed that he stabbed the teen with a broken Guinness bottle...

Young Achievers, GDF secure wins in DVA League

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Achievers, GDF secure wins in DVA League

– GDF hunting second win tonight against Alphas Kaieteur News – Young Achievers volleyball club made a triumphant return to the court on Tuesday evening when they defeated Castrol...

Gill’s ODI double century puts India 1-0 up on New Zealand

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gill’s ODI double century puts India 1-0 up on New Zealand

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Shubman Gill became the youngest batsman to score an ODI double hundred yesterday as India beat New Zealand by 12 runs in a thrilling first game of a three-match series. The...

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Courtney Walsh bowls into Guyana’s restaurant scene

May 22, 2026

…cricket legend says Guyana was a ‘No-Brainer’ for 519 expansion By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – West Indies fast-bowling legend Courtney Walsh has taken another major step in life after...

It’s time for the government to legally set minibus and hire car...

May 22, 2026

Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – Every day, thousands of people in Guyana stand by the roadside, waiting for public transportation. They have one question on their minds: “How much will it cost me?” And the sad truth is, nobody can give them a straight answer. We have a serious problem...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Nothing can come between

May 22, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall “Nothing can come, nothing can come Nothing can come between us…” (Kaieteur News) – Those words are from British singer Sade’s 1988 song of the same name. It wasn’t her doing the honours in Guyana. Greet, Mr. Jacob Helsberg, U.S. Undersecretary of Economic...

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