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OGGN demands new PSA terms be applied to Stabroek Block

Nov 21, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on OGGN demands new PSA terms be applied to Stabroek Block

Kaieteur News – The Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN), a civil society organization, is demanding that the terms announced by Government for future Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) be...

AFC wants 8% salary increase to be non-taxable

Nov 21, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on AFC wants 8% salary increase to be non-taxable

– says minimum wage should be boosted to $150,000 Kaieteur News – Adamant that the current rate of inflation will ‘eat into the meagre’ increase imposed on Public Servants, the...

Experts make recommendations on framework to help Caribbean access needed climate financing

Nov 21, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Experts make recommendations on framework to help Caribbean access needed climate financing

Kaieteur News – If Caribbean countries are to survive the impacts of climate change, then finding ways to make the money match their needs will be of paramount importance. “It won’t be a...

US Marine Security Guard celebrate 247th Anniversary

Nov 21, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on US Marine Security Guard celebrate 247th Anniversary

Kaieteur News – The U.S. Marine Security Guards celebrated the 247th Anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps with Guyanese community members, businesspeople, and members of the Diplomatic Corps at...

The Jaden Foundation takes goodwill efforts for special needs children to Bartica

Nov 21, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on The Jaden Foundation takes goodwill efforts for special needs children to Bartica

Kaieteur News – Three years after it commenced its goodwill efforts, the Jaden Foundation is fulfilling its mandate to assist parents and guardians of children with special needs. Founder of...

ANUG elects new executive body

Nov 21, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ANUG elects new executive body

Kaieteur News – The A New and United Guyana Political Party (ANUG) on Saturday elected a new executive body following its third Annual National Conference of Members. The meeting was held at...

GTT launches mega Christmas promotion

Nov 21, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on GTT launches mega Christmas promotion

Kaieteur News – GTT last week launched its Christmas Promotion themed “Tis the Season to DRIVE”. As part of the promotion, four lucky GTT customers will drive away with the grand prize of a...

The AFC will be dissolved before the next general elections

Nov 21, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The AFC will be dissolved before the next general elections

Kaieteur News – In a Facebook interview over the weekend with UK-based opposition activist, Norman Brown, Khemraj Ramjattan dismissed my activism in Guyana as insignificant. I will not respond...

Elderly man, teen in court for assaulting, threatening each other

Nov 21, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Elderly man, teen in court for assaulting, threatening each other

Kaieteur News – A 60-year-old man, Lennox Barrington, of Diamond Housing Scheme and 19-year –old, Simmon Austin, a Farmer of Eccles Housing Scheme, were both charged last Friday with assault...

New batch of Apprentices join Republic Bank

Nov 21, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on New batch of Apprentices join Republic Bank

Kaieteur News – Fifteen high school graduates will soon commence their seven-month apprenticeship with Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited. At a launch ceremony on Friday last at the Cara Lodge...

Govt. says no slowing down of gas-to-shore project

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. says no slowing down of gas-to-shore project

– Minister Vickram Bharrat assures landowners concerns will be addressed Kaieteur News – Even as landowners in Region Three fume over the presence of a natural gas pipeline on their...

Guyana to finally get law school

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to finally get law school

– CLE approves Govt. proposal to provide land, building Kaieteur News – Guyana will finally get its own law school now that the Council of Legal Education (CLE) has accepted a proposal by...

Guyana and Suriname in diplomatic row over fishing licences

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana and Suriname in diplomatic row over fishing licences

– Ambassador summoned after Jagdeo’s ‘corruption remarks’ Kaieteur News – An agreement between neighbours, Guyana and Suriname for the latter to deliver 150 SK fishing licenses,...

Local Content Law…Police can be called in to probe false declarations by oil companies – AG

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Law…Police can be called in to probe false declarations by oil companies – AG

Kaieteur News – Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall, S.C has defended Guyana’s Local Content Legislation, insisting that crimes related to the Act can be probed by the...

GDF paratrooper crash-lands into stadium seats

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on GDF paratrooper crash-lands into stadium seats

– was rehearsing for CPL finals Kaieteur News – A Sergeant of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Timeon McPherson, was on Friday seriously injured after a rehearsal jump for the upcoming...

Putting oil and gas employees on contract allowing employers to ditch responsibilities – GAWU

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Putting oil and gas employees on contract allowing employers to ditch responsibilities – GAWU

Kaieteur News – With very little representation of oil and gas workers in the sector, labour rights stakeholders continue to highlight the woes of local employees, with specific reference now...

CARICOM and IOM meet to consider integrated regional migration policy

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM and IOM meet to consider integrated regional migration policy

Kaieteur News – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and...

Did you know September 26th is World Contraception Day?

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Did you know September 26th is World Contraception Day?

By Dr. Padmini Singh, OBGYN Secretary, GOGS Kaieteur News – Yes, World Contraception Day takes place every year on the 26 September. It falls under the International Human Rights Laws and aims...

Govt. looking to prequalify contractors for US$120M upgrade of Linden Highway

Sep 26, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. looking to prequalify contractors for US$120M upgrade of Linden Highway

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana (GoG) has received the US$120 million loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and is looking to prequalify contractors for the repairs to the...

Is Guyana’s moral breakdown permanent?

Sep 26, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Is Guyana’s moral breakdown permanent?

Kaieteur News – As the world heads deeper into the 21st century, it is leaving both scientific and moral backwardness behind. Today there is online banking, the smart phone, etc. Morally,...

A cautionary tale for Guyana…Kenya’s AG finds country wholly unprepared for audit of oil companies’ cost recovery bills

Sep 14, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on A cautionary tale for Guyana…Kenya’s AG finds country wholly unprepared for audit of oil companies’ cost recovery bills

– says at least 171 specialists needed for thorough job By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – Since the 1950s, Kenya has been exploring for oil. But it was only in 2012 that the African state...

NICIL refused to reveal 2018 financial records to EITI

Sep 14, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL refused to reveal 2018 financial records to EITI

– had requested “get-out” letter from Finance Ministry Kaieteur News – The International Secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has observed that one...

Oil money should not be invested into companies associated with petroleum sector – Economist

Sep 14, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Oil money should not be invested into companies associated with petroleum sector – Economist

Kaieteur News – As Guyana’s oil earnings continue to increase – with production rates set to climb to over one million barrels of oil per day by 2027 – Economist, Elson Low has warned...

Former Judges to preside over COI into March 2020 elections

Sep 14, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Former Judges to preside over COI into March 2020 elections

Kaieteur News – Three top ranking former members of the judiciary were sworn in at the Office of the President on Tuesday to preside over the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into March 2020...

Ex-cop arrested after businessman abducted, robbed

Sep 14, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-cop arrested after businessman abducted, robbed

Kaieteur News – A businessman is alleging that an ongoing dispute over a sum of money led some men to abduct and rob him of millions in gold and diamond jewellery on Monday evening. Police have...

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2026 Republic Bank Limited CPL: Nabi, Shepherd & Joseph...

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors extended their flawless win streak this season while keeping their 2-0 record at home safe, after crushing the St. Kitts & Nevis...

The Kara Kara conundrum

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Exxon upping the amps – profits

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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