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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...

Discussions ongoing with private universities to provide services at rate Govt. is paying UG – Pres. Ali

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Discussions ongoing with private universities to provide services at rate Govt. is paying UG – Pres. Ali

Kaieteur News – On Wednesday, President Irfaan Ali announced that the government is currently in discussions with several private universities for them to provide services at the same rate the...

Police nab man wanted for causing death by dangerous driving

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police nab man wanted for causing death by dangerous driving

Kaieteur News – A 32-year-old Corentyne man who was on the run for allegedly causing death by dangerous driving back in March of this year was arrested on Tuesday. According to a statement...

Immunization in the Americas shows progress

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Immunization in the Americas shows progress

…but over 1.4 million children missed routine vaccines in 2024 Kaieteur News – Childhood immunization in the Americas has shown encouraging signs of recovery in 2024, but significant gaps...

Bids open for design & supervision of modern market facility at Bourda

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Bids open for design & supervision of modern market facility at Bourda

Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has received five bids from consultancy firms to design and supervise works of a multi-storied modern market facility at...

Nomination Day in Guyana

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Nomination Day in Guyana

Kaieteur News – Nomination Day last Monday brought out the party faithful. They sang, danced and waved their flags through the streets of Georgetown and they wended their way to the Umana Yana...

Of all the ironies

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Of all the ironies

Hard Truths by GHK Lall Kaieteur News – What is unfolding in Guyana promises the revolutionary, a word rarely used. I see irony also. What may turn out to be catalytic and cathartic emerge from...

Standardising Energy Contracts: A Legal Imperative for Guyana’s Energy Future

Jul 17, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Standardising Energy Contracts: A Legal Imperative for Guyana’s Energy Future

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – Ten years after its first oil discovery, Guyana’s energy sector stands at a pivotal crossroads. With world-class oil reserves under active development and a...

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GFF President Forde announces Guyana Junior Jaguars’...

Jun 18, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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