July 17, 2025

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Driver in hit and run that killed teen mom, baby remanded

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Driver in hit and run that killed teen mom, baby remanded

Kaieteur News- A driver involved in a fatal hit and run was remanded to prison on Thursday after four-months of hiding from the law. The defendant identified as Avinash Naidoo, 32, was the driver...

Social worker calls police after finding gun in rice

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Social worker calls police after finding gun in rice

Kaieteur News- A 52-year-old social worker reportedly called in the Police on Thursday afternoon after finding an illegal gun stashed in half bag of rice at her La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank...

Truck crushes motorcyclist at Covent Garden

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Truck crushes motorcyclist at Covent Garden

Kaieteur News- A 55-year-old motorcyclist, Gerald Da Silva is now dead following an accident with a truck on Thursday afternoon at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara (EBD). According to police he...

Suspect in Tuseneng Creek double murder found dead

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Suspect in Tuseneng Creek double murder found dead

Kaieteur News- The prime suspect in a double murder at Tuseneng Village, North Pakaraimas, was found dead on Thursday at Kato Village, Region Seven. Reports are that he took his own life. Kendell...

Venezuelan man nabbed with cocaine

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Venezuelan man nabbed with cocaine

Kaieteur News- Police in a statement on Thursday said that patrol ranks have nabbed a Venezuelan National with 11 grams of cocaine at Helena, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The arrest was...

2 shot dead, 6 injured in Buxton shooting

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on 2 shot dead, 6 injured in Buxton shooting

…as gunmen open fire on limers as Buxton linetop …police suspect gang warfare involving Team Diamond Kaieteur News – A 16-year-old boy and a 38-year-old businessman were shot dead...

GECOM flags defects in candidates’ lists of five parties

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on GECOM flags defects in candidates’ lists of five parties

…says PPP/C and APNU are flawless Kaieteur News – The ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic and the opposition A Partnership for National Unity are the only two parties without defects to...

More than 80 people killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza Wednesday

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on More than 80 people killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza Wednesday

(AL-JAZEERA) Since dawn, on Wednesday, Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 81 people including 25 aid seekers, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Gaza’s Health Ministry said 15 of...

Guyana ‘spy agency’ to get oversight board with civilian reps – Director says

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana ‘spy agency’ to get oversight board with civilian reps – Director says

…but bill to give legal structure to entity stuck in Parliament Kaieteur News – Amid concerns over the management of Guyana’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and government...

Jackie Jaxx speaks of systemic mistreatment of local artistes

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Jackie Jaxx speaks of systemic mistreatment of local artistes

…says cultural events are orchestrated more for political gain Kaieteur News – Guyanese musician Jackie “Jackie Jaxx” Hanover has broken her silence to speak out against what she...

Woman remanded for killing mother-in-law

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Woman remanded for killing mother-in-law

Kaieteur News – A 23-year-old woman on Wednesday was remanded to prison in connection with the murder of her mother-in-law. Remanded was Deborah Williams, a housewife of Mabaruma Settlement,...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, sworn in as first female President of Republic of Suriname

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, sworn in as first female President of Republic of Suriname

(StarNieuws) In a packed and festively decorated Anthony Nesty Stadium, outgoing President Chan Santokhi handed over the presidential sash to the first female and tenth president of the Republic of...

Vote fuh who? Not me, boss man!

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Vote fuh who? Not me, boss man!

Kaieteur News – Dem boys seh we get brainwash so bad, we walking ’round thinking vote is gold and ballot box is salvation. Every five year, dem roll out big smile, pretty posters, and...

Jewel Andrew and Jediah Blades earn maiden call-ups for West Indies T20I squad to face Australia

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Jewel Andrew and Jediah Blades earn maiden call-ups for West Indies T20I squad to face Australia

SportsMax – Two of the region’s most promising young talents, Jewel Andrew and Jediah Blades, have earned their maiden T20 International call-ups as part of a 16-member West Indies squad...

Hooper blasts coaching shake-up; holds Sammy accountable after Windies’ 27-run debacle

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Hooper blasts coaching shake-up; holds Sammy accountable after Windies’ 27-run debacle

SportsMax – Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper has lashed out at the wholesale changes that saw Daren Sammy appointed as Test head coach, as he argued that the Caribbean side was making...

Andre Russell’s farewell: CWI salutes explosive all-rounder set to retire on home soil

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Andre Russell’s farewell: CWI salutes explosive all-rounder set to retire on home soil

SportsMax – The upcoming T20 series between West Indies and Australia will be the final time that fans of the Caribbean side will get to see one of their recent heroes wearing maroon, as the...

UG launches 17th Annual ‘Reading is Fun’ Programme

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on UG launches 17th Annual ‘Reading is Fun’ Programme

Kaieteur News – The University of Guyana, on Tuesday launched its 17th Annual ‘Reading is Fun’ programme at its Turkeyen Campus. The literacy-focused initiative is once again...

Sports deserves its own spotlight

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Sports deserves its own spotlight

Hear Me Out By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) held its Manifesto Consultation at the Ramada Hotel in Providence yesterday, and while it was well...

Like limbo – how low can WI test team go – K. B. O.!

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Sports 1

By Colin Croft – Former Guyana, Lancashire CCC & West Indies International Cricketer Kaieteur Sports – Do not kill the messenger. It is not my fault that some West Indies Test players are...

Infrastructure investments set to streamline tremendous growth – says GSA exec Alex Arjoon

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Infrastructure investments set to streamline tremendous growth – says GSA exec Alex Arjoon

Kaieteur Sports – In a country where cricket, football, and athletics often dominate the headlines, squash is quietly carving out its place as one of Guyana’s most successful sporting...

St. Cuthbert’s Mission cricket team benefits from “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on St. Cuthbert’s Mission cricket team benefits from “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”

…Cash boost for this initiative Kaieteur Sports – St. Cuthbert’s Mission cricket team is the latest to benefit from one box of cricket balls from this noble initiative done jointly by...

New $360M Practical Instruction Department commissioned in Bartica

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on New $360M Practical Instruction Department commissioned in Bartica

Kaieteur News – Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Wednesday commissioned a $360 million Practical Instruction Department (PID) at the Bartica Secondary School, Region Seven. This...

Suriname-Guyana chamber calls for rapid implementation of key infrastructure projects

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Suriname-Guyana chamber calls for rapid implementation of key infrastructure projects

Kaieteur News – As Guyana approaches General and Regional Elections, the Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) strongly encourages all political parties to prioritise the completion of two...

Govt. signs $1.5B in contracts for roads, bridges in Region 8

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. signs $1.5B in contracts for roads, bridges in Region 8

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works on Wednesday signed a total of 110 contracts valued at $1.5 billion to execute a number of infrastructural works across communities in Region Eight....

Digicel launches $12M “PUNCH & WIN” Summer promotion

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Digicel launches $12M “PUNCH & WIN” Summer promotion

Kaieteur News – Digicel Guyana on Wednesday announced the launch of its highly anticipated summer promotion “Punch & Win,” offering customers the opportunity to win from a prize...

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GOA rewards S/A Youth Games medallists with ‘Cash Grants’ to...

Apr 28, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Olympic Association has rewarded the nation’s medal-winning athletes from the recently concluded South American Youth Games with cash grants, reaffirming its...

Glenn Lall has opened the eyes of the nation to an injustice

Apr 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil effectively allows the company to de-risk its investment after discovery while shifting the financial burden onto the country—deserves serious and sober scrutiny. This is why poorly structured contracts can...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

PPP’s fetid breath: democracy’s death

Apr 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It has been a war. The PPP’s relentless efforts at dismantling and destroying democracy in Guyana. Institutions and organs, architecture and machinery, weakened brick by brick, until they are either shadows of themselves, or collapse under the weight of accumulated rot. ...

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