January 2025

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Drug trade putting tremendous strain on security forces – Min. Benn

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Drug trade putting tremendous strain on security forces – Min. Benn

Kaieteur News – Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Monday told the National Assembly that the drug trafficking situation here is putting tremendous pressure on the security sector. During...

New Cotton Field Secondary School to cost $1.7B

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on New Cotton Field Secondary School to cost $1.7B

Kaieteur News – The new Cotton Field Secondary School in Region Two will be constructed at a cost of $1.7 billion. The project which is being executed through the Ministry of Education was...

Shadow foreign minister calls out CARICOM over silence in face of recent aggression by Venezuela

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Shadow foreign minister calls out CARICOM over silence in face of recent aggression by Venezuela

Kaieteur News – Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) and Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir on Monday called out the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) over its silence in the...

Jagdeo and his Humpty Dumpty economics

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Jagdeo and his Humpty Dumpty economics

Kaieteur News – President Donald Trump’s infamous mantra of “Drill Baby, Drill” has been resurrected with a vengeance. By promoting rapid fossil fuel production, Trump aims to...

Boulders all over de place

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Boulders all over de place

Kaieteur News – Dem boys seh people putting boulders pun dem parapet like dem claiming gold mines. Big, big rocks deh all over de place, like if dem paving de way fuh Moses to cross de Red Sea....

Secrecy in government

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Editorial Comments Off on Secrecy in government

Kaieteur Editorial – Years after the PPP/C Government embarked on the ambitious gas-to-energy project, Guyanese are stilling grappling with the fact that key aspects of the arrangements have...

Bids open for installation of water supply systems in Reg. 7 villages

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Bids open for installation of water supply systems in Reg. 7 villages

Kaieteur News – During the recent opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office it was revealed that several Amerindian Villages located in...

Budget short on training for law men to tackle threats from Venezuela, cybercrimes—Ramjattan

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Budget short on training for law men to tackle threats from Venezuela, cybercrimes—Ramjattan

Kaieteur News – Former Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan told the House on Monday that in light of Guyana’s oil economy, the Venezuela border controversy and also cyber security...

Over 2,000 traffic cases recorded in a week

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Over 2,000 traffic cases recorded in a week

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) over the past week, from January 19 to 25, 2025 has recorded 2794 traffic violations, with numerous errant road users either ticketed summoned, or...

GRA launches app to simplify tax and licence management

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on GRA launches app to simplify tax and licence management

Kaieteur News – In an effort to modernise and streamline services, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Monday launched a new app called ‘Padna,’ designed to make managing taxes, licences...

Opposition whips PPP for treating oil account as ATM

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Opposition whips PPP for treating oil account as ATM

Kaieteur News – The Opposition has whipped the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government for its management of the resources from the oil and gas sector. Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher...

Sanctity, sanctity, sanctity – an era of infamy

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Sanctity, sanctity, sanctity – an era of infamy

Hard Truths by GHK Lall Kaieteur News – Something strange happened, while I was reflecting on Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and his tongue-tying, gut loosening, “sanctity of contract”...

Hospitality sector earned approximately $13.6 billion in 2024—Min. Walrond

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Hospitality sector earned approximately $13.6 billion in 2024—Min. Walrond

Kaieteur News – Estimates of tourism sector revenue for 2024 reached approximately $13.6 billion Guyana dollars, according to Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond....

Tennis Association applauds historic GYD $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Tennis Association applauds historic GYD $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) commends the Government of Guyana (GOG) for its significant increase in funding to the sports sector in the 2025 National budget. This...

Squash Association notes significance of Government Sports Budget Allocation 2025

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Squash Association notes significance of Government Sports Budget Allocation 2025

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Squash Association has extended thanks to the government for their support over the years. The focus on enhancing sporting infrastructure for a variety of sports in...

Pepsi Hikers and GBTI GCC win Bounty/Antonio’s Grill Hockey Tourney

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Pepsi Hikers and GBTI GCC win Bounty/Antonio’s Grill Hockey Tourney

– Yonnick Norton, Gabbriella Xavier among awardees Kaieteur Sports – The GBTI GCC Women’s and Pepsi Hikers Men’s teams claimed championship victories in the Bounty/Antonio’s Grill...

GYMMAF president lauds Transformative G$8 billion Sports Budget

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GYMMAF president lauds Transformative G$8 billion Sports Budget

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GYMMAF) wholeheartedly commends the Government of Guyana on its visionary allocation of G$8 billion to the sports sector in the 2025...

Second gas project “must happen” in next term – President Ali

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Second gas project “must happen” in next term – President Ali

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali has signaled his party’s intention to pursue a second gas-to-energy project should it be elected for a second term this year. The president made this...

GOA says 2025 Sports Budget allocation demonstrates government commitment to sports sector

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GOA says 2025 Sports Budget allocation demonstrates government commitment to sports sector

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), as a key stakeholder in the development of sports, believes that the Government’s 2025 budget allocation to the Sports Sector,...

Foreign Link Darts Club hosts successful Inaugural Tournament

Jan 28, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Foreign Link Darts Club hosts successful Inaugural Tournament

Kaieteur Sports – The Foreign Link Darts Club (FLDC) contested its inaugural Pro and Novice Darts Tournament on Saturday at M’s Lounge and Bar, Ogle, East Bank Demerara, delivering a night of...

Govt to take out $512.4B from oil account to fund $1.3 trillion budget

Jan 27, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt to take out $512.4B from oil account to fund $1.3 trillion budget

Kaieteur News- The Government of Guyana will be withdrawing $512.4 billion or US $2.5 billion, this year, from the Natural Resources Fund to support its 2025 National Budget. Minister of Finance, Dr....

Govt placing heavy burden on citizens shoulders with US$6B debt – Glenn Lall

Jan 27, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt placing heavy burden on citizens shoulders with US$6B debt – Glenn Lall

…but Jagdeo says borrowing economically-sound Kaieteur News- The recent revelation by Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh that the country’s debt had raised from US$4.5 billion at the...

Trump’s proposal that Palestinians must leave Gaza rejected by allies

Jan 27, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump’s proposal that Palestinians must leave Gaza rejected by allies

…condemned as ethnic cleansing plan (THE GUARDIAN) Donald Trump’s proposal that large numbers of Palestinians should leave Gaza to “just clean out” the whole strip has been rejected by US...

Gov’t aiming to start-up gas project by mid-2025

Jan 27, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Gov’t aiming to start-up gas project by mid-2025

…invites bids for operation and maintenance of NGL plant Kaieteur News- The Government of Guyana (GoG) is hoping to start up the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project- geared at slashing electricity costs by...

Guyanese man shot dead in St Maarten

Jan 27, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyanese man shot dead in St Maarten

Kaieteur News- A Guyanese man was reportedly shot dead on Sunday morning at Cape Bay, St Maarten. The St Maarten Police Force has confirmed the shooting, but did not identify the victim or his...

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Seales (3-39)/Hinds (3-30) deliver historic title win after Eagles...

May 21, 2026

2026/27 West Indies Regional 4-Day Championships Finals…GHE vs TTRF Day 4 – Guyana lose by 141 runs after pacers dominate 2nd innings By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – Trinidad and Tobago...

Cash grant and old age pension tourism

May 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time, not too long ago, when some – not all – overseas Guyanese approached Guyana with caution, disgust and the occasional handkerchief pressed dramatically to the nose. They came down from New York and Toronto with accents that had ripened in exile, and with...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Pres. Ali is his own public address system

May 21, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Guyanese know that Pres. Ali is prone to verbal excess. A standard not likely to be reversed. Citizens who had contact with him, actually heard him, have had orchestra seats to his blasts of the artificial (solemn promises to the grieving hurt by...

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