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Exxon opens consultations on 6th project tomorrow at Leonora

Sep 11, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon opens consultations on 6th project tomorrow at Leonora

Kaieteur News – Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) – ExxonMobil Guyana- the operator of the Stabroek Block is set to commence public consultations on its sixth...

Guyanese “tik toker” escapes after house set on fire with him inside

Sep 11, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese “tik toker” escapes after house set on fire with him inside

Kaieteur News – A Guyanese “Tik Toker”, Rakha, known for making videos as a cross dresser dancing to Indian music, narrowly escaped on Saturday night after an arsonist(s) set his home at...

Govt. in talks with potential Luxury Eco Lodges investors

Sep 11, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. in talks with potential Luxury Eco Lodges investors

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Tourism product continues to expand and the government is continuously working to provide more accommodation facilities for the growing number of visitors to Guyana....

Govt. evaluating revenue base to determine hike in minimum wage – Pres. Ali

Sep 11, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. evaluating revenue base to determine hike in minimum wage – Pres. Ali

Kaieteur News – The government is currently re-evaluating the country’s revenues streams and based on this, further adjustments to the minimum wage and the income tax threshold will be...

AG Nandlall has to do more to clear the air

Sep 11, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on AG Nandlall has to do more to clear the air

Kaieteur News – Let us all stop playing with words, stop playing games, and stop playing the fool. Why is a law firm [once] associated with Hon Attorney General, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP.,...

Oil Blocks auction…Govt. putting more wood into fire as US$9B audits of Exxon still pending – Patterson

Aug 14, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Oil Blocks auction…Govt. putting more wood into fire as US$9B audits of Exxon still pending – Patterson

Kaieteur News – With a current manpower shortage at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) hampering the audit of expenses by oil companies, the Shadow Minister of Natural Resources, David...

Parliament approves $2.1B to build Wismar Bridge despite Govt. taking US$35M Saudi loan under same project name

Aug 14, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament approves $2.1B to build Wismar Bridge despite Govt. taking US$35M Saudi loan under same project name

Kaieteur News – The National Assembly last week approved $2.1 Billion to construct the Wismar Bridge- a project the government had taken a US$35M Saudi Arabia loan under the same project title....

Gas-to-Energy Court case… Attorney General should apologize for describing Guyanese as ‘obstructionists’ – Citizens urge Court

Aug 14, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Gas-to-Energy Court case… Attorney General should apologize for describing Guyanese as ‘obstructionists’ – Citizens urge Court

Kaieteur News – Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, SC. in an application to the High Court described the citizens challenging the Environmental Permit, granted to Esso Exploration and Production...

Frontera says it will evaluate Guyana oil discovery before proceeding

Aug 14, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Frontera says it will evaluate Guyana oil discovery before proceeding

Reuters – Frontera Energy (FEC.TO) and its unit CGX Energy (OYL.V) expect to complete an analysis in the next two to three months of the Wei-1 oil well in Guyana before deciding whether to...

YouTuber ‘Clint Andre Vlogs’ home destroyed by fire

Aug 14, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on YouTuber ‘Clint Andre Vlogs’ home destroyed by fire

Kaieteur News – Popular Guyanese Youtuber, Clint Roberts, whose channel on the popular social media platform goes by the title “Clint Andre Vlogs,” is contemplating his next move, after his...

Five contestants win big at Digicel ‘Summa’ Promotion

Aug 14, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Five contestants win big at Digicel ‘Summa’ Promotion

Kaieteur News – Digicel Guyana on Sunday hosted its second ‘Deal or no Deal’ ‘Summa’ promotion at the Theatre Guild, Parade Street, Kingston, Georgetown, giving five contestants an...

Public awareness campaign for restorative justice gets underway

Aug 14, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Public awareness campaign for restorative justice gets underway

Kaieteur News – Restorative Justice is an approach that seeks to repair the harm caused the offender, by providing an opportunity for the victim and the perpetrator to interrogate the issue...

Celebration of International Day of Yoga-2023 in Guyana

Jun 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Celebration of International Day of Yoga-2023 in Guyana

Kaieteur News – The High Commission of India in Guyana in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre organized celebrations of the 9th International Day of Yoga (IDY) in Guyana on...

Exxon ordered to lodge USD$2B security deposit within 10 days

Jun 08, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon ordered to lodge USD$2B security deposit within 10 days

– Until full appeal over financial assurance for an oil spill is heard Kaieteur News – Judge Rishi Persaud has put on hold the suspension order issued against ExxonMobil Esso Exploration...

Strong Govts. will not bow to threats against renegotiation of bad contracts – African Anti-corruption Legend

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Strong Govts. will not bow to threats against renegotiation of bad contracts – African Anti-corruption Legend

Kaieteur News – When countries are saddled with ‘bad contracts’ it is not unusual for their business partners to communicate threats in an effort to prevent the deal from being changed. A...

Govt. banking on future oil money to pay off loans being borrowed to develop country

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. banking on future oil money to pay off loans being borrowed to develop country

By Shervin Belgrave Kaieteur News – Firm in its decision to not renegotiate a better deal for the lucrative Stabroek Block with ExxonMobil, the government is banking on future oil revenues to...

VP Jagdeo more concerned about filling Exxon’s pockets than ensuring Guyanese eat – Glenn Lall

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on VP Jagdeo more concerned about filling Exxon’s pockets than ensuring Guyanese eat – Glenn Lall

Kaieteur News – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo recently made it clear that the government will not engage oil giant, ExxonMobil to renegotiate the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), as...

Guyana to borrow US$150M from Saudi Govt. for housing and infrastructure projects

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to borrow US$150M from Saudi Govt. for housing and infrastructure projects

Kaieteur News – With the country’s total public debt surpassing US$3.6 billion at the end of 2022, the Government of Guyana (GoG) is still continuing to borrow more loans. On Sunday, the...

Foreign company tricks businessman into buying $23M of spoilt milk

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign company tricks businessman into buying $23M of spoilt milk

By Shervin Belgrave Kaieteur News – A European dairy company reportedly put the health of hundreds of Guyanese at risk by allegedly tricking a local businessman into buying $23M worth of milk...

Fire at Plaisance leaves six homeless

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Fire at Plaisance leaves six homeless

Kaieteur News – A family of six is now homeless after a fire on Sunday destroyed their two-storey wooden house at Graham Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD). According to reports...

BV man chopped over old grievance, suspect in custody

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on BV man chopped over old grievance, suspect in custody

Kaieteur News – A forty-six-year-old man has been arrested for reportedly chopping 30-year-old Devon Assaye of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, over an old grievance. The Guyana Police...

Rice researcher wins big for Guyana

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Rice researcher wins big for Guyana

Kaieteur News – Rice Researcher, Dr. Mahendra Persaud was awarded the Guyanese equivalent of TT$500,000 at a gala ceremony in Port-of-Spain on Saturday, June 3, in recognition of his...

IDPADAG takes complaint over the withdrawal of Govt subvention to UN

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on IDPADAG takes complaint over the withdrawal of Govt subvention to UN

Kaieteur News – The International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADAG), has taken its complaint over the withdrawal of the Government’s multimillion-dollar...

Thanks for the publicity Jagdeo

Jun 05, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Thanks for the publicity Jagdeo

Hard truths… By GHK Lall Kaieteur News – The word came to me from several corners that I featured in Guyana’s Vice President of Oil, Bharrat Jagdeo’s most recent press conference held...

Agri program at Lusignan prison produce quantity of corn

Jun 05, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Agri program at Lusignan prison produce quantity of corn

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Prison Service (GPS), through its Agricultural Programme has seen the Lusignan Prison farm recently harvesting a quantity of corn. In a press statement, the Prison...

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