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Time to prepare for the rainy season

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Time to prepare for the rainy season

Dear Editor, As the expected rainy season approaches in December, it is evident that the challenges of flooding across Georgetown have already begun. Just this past Tuesday, following a brief but...

President Irfaan Ali must act in the interest of the nation and reconvene the Parliament without further excuse or delay

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on President Irfaan Ali must act in the interest of the nation and reconvene the Parliament without further excuse or delay

Dear Editor, Note is taken of the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall’s public pronouncement that it is the President who holds the authority to reconvene Parliament. No...

Paradise, Ithaca, and Cougars secure wins day two of BFA / MCYS Senior Men’s League

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Paradise, Ithaca, and Cougars secure wins day two of BFA / MCYS Senior Men’s League

(Kaieteur Sports) – Action continued Monday last in the Berbice Football Association (BFA) Senior Men’s League sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport at the All Saints Ground, New...

Gold smuggling: fact vs deflections

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column 1

(Kaieteur News) – It is interesting how gold smuggling facts are conveniently deflected to distract an engaged and intrigued public. Once again, I stick to the facts, and let them speak for...

Windies stars headline draft ahead of 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 Blast

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Windies stars headline draft ahead of 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 Blast

– Shepherd, Nedd, Rutherford, Sampson among those selected (Kaieteur Sports) – A number of past and present West Indies stars recently dominated the draft ahead of the 9th edition of the Abu...

“None of My Business? A High Voltage Response “

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on “None of My Business? A High Voltage Response “

Dear Editor, The two-year, US$15.6 million contract between Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and the Dominican Republic-based InterEnergy Group (IEG) has ignited controversy across Guyana and the wider...

Mrs. Lilian Miller née McPherson will be truly missed by all

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Mrs. Lilian Miller née McPherson will be truly missed by all

Dear Editor, I was deeply saddened to hear the news of Mrs. Lilian Miller’s passing. She died peacefully in her sleep at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Sunday, October...

The new cash grant payout

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The new cash grant payout

Dear Editor, Prime Minister Mark Phillips made the announcement that there would be an addition to the cash grant payout, verbatim, “The cash grant would be more than the last payout,”...

The Wales GTE Project is a Strategic Imperative, not a Candidate for Abandonment

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Wales GTE Project is a Strategic Imperative, not a Candidate for Abandonment

Dear Editor, Economist Elson Low’s critique of the Wales Gas-to-Energy project overlooks the strategic necessity of the initiative. His call for disclosure and accountability is valid, but...

Stranger Danger

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Stranger Danger

Dear Editor, “Mommy, I have something to tell you. Please don’t get upset with me.” Those are words, which no parent ever wants to hear. They are often followed by a confession that leaves us...

Region 10 RDC

Oct 23, 2025 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Region 10 RDC

(Kaieteur News) – It has now been close to two weeks since the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region 10 election was stalled and yet the region’s Regional Executive Officer and...

Exxon dodges question on billions recovered from Guyana’s oil

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon dodges question on billions recovered from Guyana’s oil

…claims “negative cash flow” but refuses to reveal cost recovery total (Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge has refused to disclose how much money the oil giant...

‘Bring in the Feds’ – ex-gold board chair urges deep dive into smuggling scandal

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News 2

…says no solid info on wrongdoing surfaced during his tenure …acknowledges US Embassy had provided him with list of names of suspected gold smugglers By Renay Sambach (Kaieteur News) – Former...

Ex-MP Devin Sears nabbed in police drug bust

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Ex-MP Devin Sears nabbed in police drug bust

– 310 kilos of ganja seized (Kaieteur News) – Former Alliance For Change, Member of Parliament, Devin Sears and another man were on Monday morning nabbed with a quantity of ganja during a...

Gaza truce ‘exceeding’ expectations, US says, despite Israeli violations

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Gaza truce ‘exceeding’ expectations, US says, despite Israeli violations

(AL-JAZEERA) US envoy Steve Witkoff says the Gaza ceasefire is “exceeding” expectations despite deadly Israeli attacks across the Palestinian territory with 13 bodies received by hospitals over...

Four Guyanese nationals feared dead after fishing boat sinks in Suriname

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Four Guyanese nationals feared dead after fishing boat sinks in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) – Rescue teams in Suriname are continuing the search for four Guyanese nationals, now feared dead, after a fishing boat sank in the Saramacca River near Lareco on...

Outrage at C’Ville Secondary: Students accused of using AI to create fake porn video of teacher

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Outrage at C’Ville Secondary: Students accused of using AI to create fake porn video of teacher

(Kaieteur News) – Students of the New Campbellville Secondary School have been accused of making and circulating a fake pornographic video of a female teacher, a matter the Ministry of Education...

Smart cameras crack the case — three suspects arrested for murder of West Ruimveldt woman

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Smart cameras crack the case — three suspects arrested for murder of West Ruimveldt woman

…cops seized ammo and suspects’ bike (Kaieteur News) – Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have made major progress in the investigation into the alleged murder of Faynel Brewster, which...

Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become hurricane in Caribbean

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become hurricane in Caribbean

(CNN) Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, proving this year’s Atlantic hurricane season won’t be wrapping up quietly. The storm could slam the northern Caribbean with pouring...

The neo-liberal Marxists of Freedom House

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The neo-liberal Marxists of Freedom House

(Kaieteur News) – You have to hand it to the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC). Only they could achieve what Karl Marx could never dream of: a government that preaches neoliberalism by day...

NAMILCO to invest G$10B in state-of-the-art processing mill

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The National Milling Company of Guyana on Tuesday announced that it has invested approximately G$10B to significantly enhance local production capabilities and capacity within...

Miner remanded for possession of narcotics

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Miner remanded for possession of narcotics

(Kaieteur News) – A 43-year-old gold miner of Perserverance Housing Scheme, Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was on Tuesday remanded to prison on a possession of narcotics charge. The accused,...

Govt. to roll out ankle monitors to track domestic violence offenders

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – As part of national efforts to combat domestic violence, the Government of Guyana is moving to introduce ankle monitoring systems for individuals who violate restraining orders,...

Hope conquers Dhaka as West Indies prevail in Super Over

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Hope conquers Dhaka as West Indies prevail in Super Over

ESPNcricinfo – West Indies prevailed over Bangladesh in the Super Over, beating the home side in Dhaka by one run. Akeal Hosein delivered an imperfect final over in extra time, defending ten...

Life in Guyana is one big gamble

Oct 22, 2025 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Life in Guyana is one big gamble

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh the government worried ‘bout de effects of gambling in de country. But leh we tell yuh something: life in Guyana is one big gamble. Every morning when yuh put on...

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Sinclair’s Central Retainer Contract reinstated by GCB

Oct 18, 2026

– GCB President commits to supporting Rehabilitation and Reintegration (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced the reinstatement of national cricketer Kevin...

The great old-age pension gold rush

Oct 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyanese aged 65 and over, who have spent decades living comfortably in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, are suddenly discovering that the land of their birth has something more attractive than pepperpot and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). It has an old-age...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

EPA Director, Parsram

Oct 18, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – My good friend, Mr. Khemraj Parsram is at it again. Trying his hand at being a jester. He should stick to his role as Guyana’s EPA Director, which is proving to be more than a handful for him. The man should collect war pay for his heroic efforts to...

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