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‘Exxon hiding US$ billions behind cost bank myth’ – Chartered Accountant Ram

…cites glaring omissions, conflicting figures in oil companies’ financials …says auditor’s silence conceal true value of Guyana’s oil wealth (Kaieteur News) – Chartered Accountant and attorney Christopher Ram has strongly criticised the financial reporting of the ExxonMobil-led Stabroek Block consortium accusing the oil giant and its partners of producing financial statements riddled with omissions and inconsistencies […]

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Gold miner shot dead during altercation at Sands backdam; security guard arrested

(Kaieteur News) – Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old gold miner during an altercation at Sands Backdam, Cuyuni River, on Monday morning. A 27-year-old private security guard is in custody in connection with the killing. The victim has been identified as Ceton Smith, also known as Ceton Courtman, a resident of St. Monica […]

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U.S. reinstates sanctions on Iranian oil sales after LNG, oil tanker attacks

(Reuters) – The United ‌States on Tuesday re-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil, as a U.S. official warned that Iran’s attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were “wholly unacceptable” and would be met with consequences. Oil prices were up more than 5% following the announcement. The U.S. Treasury had ​authorized last month Iran oil […]

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Two-storey house collapses on cemetery road; occupants escape unhurt

(Kaieteur News) – A two-storey house collapsed along Cemetery Road at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday. This publication understands from neighbours that an elderly woman lives at the house, but was not at home when the incident occurred. Another occupant was reportedly sitting outside at the time when the structure collapsed. No vehicles were on the […]

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Lease shows Pres. Ali acquired 20 acres under Jagdeo administration

…130 acres of Long Creek development unexplained (Kaieteur News) – Official documents seen by this publication reveal a duplicate lease, filed under File No. 411123/688 (Lease No. A 23480), issued under Section 3(b) of the State Lands Act, Chapter 62:01. The document shows that then President Bharrat Jagdeo, acting on behalf of the State of Guyana […]

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Microsoft intros tech that rebuilds dead PCs without requiring local copies of Windows

Microsoft has introduced a new offering called “Cloud rebuild” that makes it possible to re-image a Windows PC without a physical copy of Windows 11. The Windows giant delivered the tech on Monday in a new experimental build of Windows 11 offered to members of its insider program. As Microsoft explains in a primer, Cloud Rebuild “downloads both the target Windows image and the device’s drivers from Windows Update, so the device comes back fully functional, without USB media, without a custom image, and without depending on the integrity of the installed operating system.” Once that’s done, admins see the Windows out-of-box experience (OOBE) – the “It looks like you want to install Windows. Do you want help with that?” interface that fires up when users decide they want the OS. If the user is sitting in front of an unmanaged machine, Cloud Rebuild behaves like any other Windows installation procedure – asking which language, time zone, and persona it should assume. If you’ve enrolled a device with Microsoft Entra and Intune, and registered with Windows Autopilot, using OOBE and choosing Cloud Rebuild sees the PC connect to Intune. That tool automatically redeploys the apps and policies assigned to the user or device. “Backup for Organizations restores user settings, and user files are available through OneDrive once the user signs in,” Microsoft advises. Not all PCs can take advantage of Cloud Rebuild: you’ll need a Windows 11 machine that’s already running Windows Recovery Environment and on which the manufacturer pre-installed a compatible networking driver. Internet access over Ethernet or Wi-Fi is another requirement. Cloud Rebuild is in preview for now and Microsoft’s documentation warns that it may fail – as is the case with many of the experimental features Redmond adds to preview builds of Windows. ®