Kaieteur News

16/08/2024

– despite lowest royalty rate, zero taxes on oil companies, no ring-fencing and lack of independent oversight

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has defended the management of Guyana’s oil sector, asserting that it is one of the best-managed sectors globally.

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has defended the management of Guyana’s oil sector, asserting that it is one of the best-managed sectors globally.

16/08/2024

– CEO says company prepared to look at relief for customers due to disruption

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is working to address ongoing water quality issues in Central Georgetown, with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shaik Baksh assuring customers that the situation should be resolved by this weekend.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is working to address ongoing water quality issues in Central Georgetown, with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shaik Baksh assuring customers that the situation should be resolved by this weekend.

16/08/2024

– lecture hall, access way, barracks listed

The government will be spending over $275M to build an access-way, a lecture hall and barracks at new police academy being set up at Dora, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

The government will be spending over $275M to build an access-way, a lecture hall and barracks at new police academy being set up at Dora, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

16/08/2024

In the second audit where the expenses were examined for the period 2018-2020 it was discovered that operator of the Stabroek Block ExxonMobil charged expenses incurred in the Canje and Kaieteur Block to the Stabroek cost bank.

16/08/2024

The Government of Guyana (GoG), through the Ministry of Natural Resources, has signed a US$1.9 billion contract with United States-based firm Global Venture Consulting to conduct a comprehensive mineral mapping of the nation’s mining hotspots.

16/08/2024

Several roads in Regions Three and Four are expected to undergo rehabilitation and construction through the Ministry of Public Works, which has set aside approximately $17.7 billion to execute these projects.

16/08/2024

Two international companies out of the United States of America (USA) have signalled their interest in helping Guyana establish its own petroleum data repository, a project being executed through the Ministry of Natural Resources.

16/08/2024

Guyana achieved an overall score of 66.36% in the effective implementation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Guyana achieved an overall score of 66.36% in the effective implementation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

16/08/2024

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Natural Resources unveiled two new online platforms which show the allocation of mining and forestry resources across Guyana.

16/08/2024

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned Guyana’s first public dehydration facility at Hope Estate on the East Coast of Demerara.

16/08/2024

Azruddin Mohamed on Thursday set up a food caravan for 34-year-old Rebecca Dos Santos, a single mother of five at Kuru Kururu, Linden Soesdyke Highway.

16/08/2024

Dem boys seh is like Christmas come early fuh Guyana. ExxonMobil investing billions of US dollars in Guyana – interest-free. Imagine dat! Is like dem Santa Claus come down from Texas. And you know what dem seh, Santa never ask fuh nutten in return. But how Exxon manage dat?

Dem boys seh is like Christmas come early fuh Guyana. ExxonMobil investing billions of US dollars in Guyana - interest-free. Imagine dat! Is like dem Santa Claus come down from Texas. And you know what dem seh, Santa never ask fuh nutten in return. But how Exxon manage dat?

16/08/2024

West Indies vs. South Africa 2nd Test at Providence…

– Home team trail by 63-runs

West Indies speedster Shamar Joseph etched his name in the history books of his home ground Providence, with his maiden 5-wicket which gave the hosts a slight edge heading into Day 2 versus the South Africans, as the final Test got underway yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium.

West Indies speedster Shamar Joseph etched his name in the history books of his home ground Providence, with his maiden 5-wicket which gave the hosts a slight edge heading into Day 2 versus the South Africans, as the final Test got underway yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium.

16/08/2024

– The boxers are here: Six nations, 3 nights!

The boxers have arrived, and excitement is building as the 2024 Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys and Schoolgirls Boxing Tournament is set to kick off at the National Gymnasium from today August 16 to 18.

The boxers have arrived, and excitement is building as the 2024 Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys and Schoolgirls Boxing Tournament is set to kick off at the National Gymnasium from today August 16 to 18.

16/08/2024

Chief Instructor of the Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association, Sensei Winston Dunbar, has praised the performances of the young karatekas of the Association who were successful at the recently held National Junior championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

16/08/2024

The Guyana amateur Powerlifting Federation is set to host its RAW National championships this Sunday, August 18 at the GDF Gymnasium, Camp Ayangana for the first time.

16/08/2024

Guyana and West Indies cricketer Kevin Sinclair extended his positive strides off the cricket field as he launched The Kevin Sinclair foundation in his hometown, Angoy’s Avenue which is known as “Cow Dam.” Over 300 children were beneficiaries of school supplies and knowledge from Sinclair and former National cricketer, Steven Jacobs.

Guyana and West Indies cricketer Kevin Sinclair extended his positive strides off the cricket field as he launched The Kevin Sinclair foundation in his hometown, Angoy’s Avenue which is known as “Cow Dam.” Over 300 children were beneficiaries of school supplies and knowledge from Sinclair and ...

16/08/2024

I need help. Scratch that, please. It is Guyana’s chief policymaker, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo who needs serious help. I suggest a huge slug of High Wine instead of any antibiotics or multivitamins, for a start. Dr. Jagdeo must decide what is the best diagnosis and prescription for himself. Physician, heal thine own self. Surgeon Jagdeo, excise or exorcise thy self, dear fellow countryman of mine. The nation’s chief oil wrestler must make up his mind: he has a choice. Be a conjurer of fantasies, or a conspirator of Exxon, or a conniver of an extraordinary order. Jagdeo, being the unprecedented champ that he is, can be all three at once, if that is what pleases him. What’s up with this interest rate business charged by Exxon, Babu Bharrat? It is unbelievable that such a simple aspect of regular business could cause a former president so much trouble to get straight.

I need help. Scratch that, please. It is Guyana’s chief policymaker, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo who needs serious help. I suggest a huge slug of High Wine instead of any antibiotics or multivitamins, for a start. Dr. Jagdeo must decide what is the best diagnosis and prescription for himself. Physician, he...

16/08/2024

Iran’s national honor has been affronted more than once and its leaders are being asked to exercise restraint. The UK and other Western countries, overwhelmingly allied with Israel, are the callers for restraint in the face of repeated provocations. It is surprising that Israel’s allies can be both so one-sided and so shortsighted. A man spits contemptuously in the face of another and the scorned party is pushed to clean himself up and turn the other cheek.

Iran’s national honor has been affronted more than once and its leaders are being asked to exercise restraint. The UK and other Western countries, overwhelmingly allied with Israel, are the callers for restraint in the face of repeated provocations. It is surprising that Israel’s allies can be b...

16/08/2024

One can only marvel at the audacity with which the PPPC government has managed to sidestep the establishment of a Petroleum Commission, a move that could only be described as a grotesque display of governance by whimsy. It is a curious spectacle, this deliberate procrastination on a matter so crucial to the regulation of Guyana’s burgeoning oil and gas sector.

One can only marvel at the audacity with which the PPPC government has managed to sidestep the establishment of a Petroleum Commission, a move that could only be described as a grotesque display of governance by whimsy. It is a curious spectacle, this deliberate procrastination on a matter so crucia...

16/08/2024

Dear Editor,

I offer the following clarifications to apparent misunderstandings by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in his encounter with BBC ‘Hard Talk’ journalist Stephen Sackur (KN, ‘Bring it in – President Ali’s seminal defence of Guyana’s road map’, 01 April 2024) and by General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo in his weekly Press encounters (DPI, ‘Guyana will remain a carbon sink even at maximized oil production – GS Jagdeo’, 29 March 2024). Doubts about these PPP claims have been expressed many times before, most recently by Peeping Tom in KN, ‘Is Guyana’s forest carbon what the government says it is?’, 01 April 2024.

I offer the following clarifications to apparent misunderstandings by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in his encounter with BBC ‘Hard Talk’ journalist Stephen Sackur (KN, ‘Bring it in – President Ali’s seminal defence of Guyana’s road map’, 01 April 2024) and by General Secretary Bharrat ...

16/08/2024

Dear Editor,

Please permit me to thank the Prime Minister for his response as well as his public acknowledgement that contradicts the untruths which claim that nothing was done during 2015 – 2020. The Prime Minister’s response finally clarifies the deception with regards to GPL’s 2015 – 2020 performance, the facts are that 60+ MWs of power was procured under the Coalition within four years, which is a clear indication that the Coalition was aware of our increasing power demand and made adequate provisions to address these needs.

Please permit me to thank the Prime Minister for his response as well as his public acknowledgement that contradicts the untruths which claim that nothing was done during 2015 – 2020. The Prime Minister’s response finally clarifies the deception with regards to GPL’s 2015 – 2020 performance,...

16/08/2024

Dear Editor,

The recent statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on April 3rd concerning the serious and escalating situation with Venezuela was utterly useless. The dictator of Venezuela is about to visit Russia to solidify himself and ensure support for his regime’s efforts against Guyana, and the Ministry has yet to recall our ambassador from Venezuela. Guyana must take a definitive position on this matter by also expelling the Venezuelan ambassador to Guyana and closing their embassy in Georgetown.

The recent statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on April 3rd concerning the serious and escalating situation with Venezuela was utterly useless. The dictator of Venezuela is about to visit Russia to solidify himself and ensure support for his regime’s e...

16/08/2024

Dear Editor,

It seems reason has taken flight and the mental condition has deteriorated to such an extent that the senseless act, in the matter of the drag race accident which took place in an East Coast community between two vehicles, one, allegedly driven by a fifteen year old, reeks of pure and utter madness. Now three children are fighting for their lives and their world and that of their families turned upside-down.

It seems reason has taken flight and the mental condition has deteriorated to such an extent that the senseless act, in the matter of the drag race accident which took place in an East Coast community between two vehicles, one, allegedly driven by a fifteen year old, reeks of pure and utter madness....

16/08/2024

Dear Editor,

Today, April 4, 2024, Eusi Kwayana turns ninety-nine. He is the only living member of the class of 1953—the foremost leaders of the original PPP. It is difficult to properly analyze modern Guyanese politics without taking into consideration Eusi Kwayana’s wide ranging contributions. His political career has spanned the eight decades, which mirrors the period normally referred to as the modern phase of Guyanese and Caribbean politics. This article pays tribute to Kwayana by offering an overview of his political life and work.

Today, April 4, 2024, Eusi Kwayana turns ninety-nine. He is the only living member of the class of 1953—the foremost leaders of the original PPP. It is difficult to properly analyze modern Guyanese politics without taking into consideration Eusi Kwayana’s wide ranging contributions. His politica...

15/08/2024

…but ExxonM’s partner CNOOC in 2023 reported 746M barrels in one discovery

In its 2023 annual report that was released this year, ExxonMobil’s partner, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) said that one of the eight new discoveries Lancetfish which was discovered in April 2023, averaged 100 million tons, translating to an estimated 746 million barrels of oil.

…but ExxonM’s partner CNOOC in 2023 reported 746M barrels in one discovery Kaieteur News – In its 2023 annual report that was released this year, ExxonMobil’s partner, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) said that one of the eight new discoveries Lancetfish which was discovered i...

15/08/2024

The Guyana Government, among other things, said on Wednesday that the establishment of a Petroleum Commission here now will slow down the oil and gas sector.

15/08/2024

Newborn twins were reportedly killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza while their father was at a local government office to register their birth.

15/08/2024

The Government of Guyana has banned the use of gold to pay miners wages and transact business in Guyana’s mining district.

15/08/2024

Former Chief Photographer of the Guyana Chronicle, Adrian Narine was on Wednesday charged with sexually assaulting a woman and placed on $100,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Former Chief Photographer of the Guyana Chronicle, Adrian Narine was on Wednesday charged with sexually assaulting a woman and placed on $1M bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.