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Sep 27, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on EPA green lights Exxon’s mad rush for oil in Kaieteur Block
– Another 12 well campaign planned with no need for Environmental Impact Assessment Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reported that an application for...Sep 27, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon continues to pollute Guyana’s air with toxic chemicals
– 2.9 billion standard cubic feet of gas flared for 2021 Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil, an oil and gas giant that touts the effective management of its wastes, has thus far flared some 2.9...Sep 27, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on US$45 tax on Exxon’s flaring an improvement – VP Jagdeo boasts
Kaieteur News – Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, recently downplayed Guyana’s management of the hazardous practice of flaring being done by ExxonMobil aboard the Liza Destiny vessel in the...Sep 27, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Eradicating mercury use in mining a ‘challenge’ due to easy access to toxic chemical – GGMC Environmental Officer
Kaieteur News – Though mercury is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the top 10 most toxic chemicals to humans, it continues to be used in Guyana’s mining sector. It...Sep 27, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Inefficient mining practices pose challenge to GGMC’s land reclamation campaign
Kaieteur News – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is on a constant campaign to ensure mined out lands are reclaimed, so they are returned to a natural or otherwise useful state....Sep 27, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on “The risk of going after gold is not worth your life” – Senior GGMC Officer tells miners
– Says Commission working to improve safety practices, reduce deaths by 75% in five years “We have interviewed miners and we’d ask, ‘Hey, do you see some of the dangers here?’ And they...Sep 27, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Foundation assisting mothers with special needs children continues to make its mark
One year after launch… Kaieteur News – The Jaden Foundation—the local non-profit which was launched last year, is moving forward with its efforts to provide food supplies, medical care and...Sep 27, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Dear Rashleigh, I’m begging you for a comment
Kaieteur News – I read a letter in the Kaieteur News last week by long serving minister of the PNC government under President Forbes Burnham – Rashleigh Jackson. Mr. Jackson’s service...Sep 27, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Rum Festival hosts successful secret garden brunch
— observes COVID-19 protocols Kaieteur News – Like most Caribbean territories, rum is an intrinsic part of Guyanese culture and heritage. As such, it is not out of the ordinary for countries...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Refusal to remove unfair terms in oil deals could be destabilizing to countries – Chatham House
Kaieteur News – According to UK based transparency watchdog, Chatham House, it is quite reasonable and even considered normal practice in the petroleum industry, for countries to engage oil...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man survives after being riddled with bullets during execution attempt
Kaieteur News – Yesterday, a 27-year-old resident of Sophia, Greater Georgetown survived after he was riddled with bullets by men on a motorcycle who had tried to execute him. Investigators...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 109 women, 118 men died of COVID-19 in the last three months
Kaieteur News – Since the emergence of the dreaded Coronavirus within these shores, Guyana has recorded 713 COVID-19 deaths. Worryingly, some 227 deaths were recorded within the last three...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on E-Networks building fibre optic cable from G/Town to Linden
– Says major boost in internet, connectivity services expected for mining town Kaieteur News – E-Networks Inc. – Guyana’s only locally owned telecommunications provider –...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard injured, brother killed during brawl at Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling
Kaieteur News – The family of Sigmol Gouveia, a labourer, has been thrown into state of mourning after learning that he was killed during a brawl at the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling by an...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on First in-country fabrication for oil operations done by Guyana-T&T partnership
Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil Guyana said that highly technical fabrication work for the oil and gas industry was undertaken for the first time in the country, a feat it claims is a good indicator...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Like CJIA, Sheriff-Mandela project is another mess – Minister Edghill
Kaieteur News – Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, stated during a recent interview with Globespan that the Sheriff-Mandela road project is another mess that his government inherited. The...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana cites COVID concerns in meeting with Roraima on restricted border
Kaieteur News – Officials from the Governments of Guyana and the Brazilian State of Roraima met on Friday to discuss a blockade which had developed at the border between the Lethem and Bonfim...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 1,918 cases of child abuse reported up to June 2021
– Minister reveals as Child Protection Week kicks off Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Human Services Childcare and Protect Unit recorded 1,918 cases of child abuse at the end of June...Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on T&T based non-profit invites Guyanese to join virtual cancer patient navigation training
– application deadline is October 6 The Caribbean Cancer Research Initiative (CCRI), a Trinidad and Tobago (T&T-based) non-profit is inviting Guyanese for its 3rd annual Cancer Patient...Sep 20, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana’s class structure: Beyond the end of history
Kaieteur News – There is a part of my theorising on the class structure in Guyana in this column that is going to be met with raised eyes and even disbelief. But this is what academics do. They...Sep 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l watchdogs warn of deceptive ‘greenwashing’ PR practice of fossil fuel companies
Kaieteur News – Shell, Equinor, Total, Chevron and ExxonMobil are among the bunch of fossil fuel companies in the spotlight, as anti-corruption and environmental watchdogs sound the alarm on a...Sep 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry records over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in last 10 days
Kaieteur News – From the 27,976 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, over 2000 new cases were recorded alone in the last 10 days of this month. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony in a...Sep 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Local Recruitment Company aspires to put Guyanese in driver’s seat of oil industry
Kaieteur News – When Kerensa Gravesande-Bart conceptualised “Strategic Recruitment Solutions Incorporated Guyana” (SRSGY), she knew that she wanted to create a company that would not only...Sep 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding car flies over Russian Embassy’s fence
Kaieteur News – A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal is now a patient at the Georgetown Hospital, after crashing into the Russian Embassy fence on Monday morning. The victim was identified as...Sep 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Boat captain dies after attending funeral
Kaieteur News – A boat captain identified as Raul Sandy, 22, met his demise yesterday afternoon, after his boat reportedly collided with a tree in the Dredge Creek Canal, located in the Upper...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
May 15, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with Blue Water Shipping, officially launched the third edition of the Blue Water Shipping Girls U15 National Championship...May 15, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyana when a contractor was a man with dusty boots, a tape measure hanging from his waist, a pencil wedged between his ears and enough sunburn to qualify as roasted plantain. These days, however, a contractor is anybody with a Gmail address, a freshly...May 10, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...May 15, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Minister of Public Works, His Eminence, Bishop Juan Edghill said it well. “Guyana is open for business.” Thanks, Lordship. Being open for business shouldn’t mean that Guyana is happy giving away its business. Giving it to outsiders to the detriment...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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