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Small businesses to tap US$200M interest-free lifeline through Development Bank – Jagdeo

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The government of Guyana (GoG) is aiming to launch a Development Bank next year, aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access finance to either start or...

Elson Low resigns as PNCR treasurer

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Elson Low resigns as PNCR treasurer

(Kaieteur News) – As the fallout continues in the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) its treasurer, Elson Low has tendered his resignation from the post. Low was also a member of the...

Cops destroy more than $1B worth of ganja

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Cops destroy more than $1B worth of ganja

(Kaieteur News) – Ranks from the Guyana Police Force’s Narcotics Branch, in collaboration with ranks from Regional Police Division #6, conducted another successful ‘Joint Narcotics...

Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 53 in enclave

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 53 in enclave

Israeli Defence Minister Katz says anyone who stays in Gaza City will be considered ‘terrorists and terror supporters’ Aljazeera – At least 53 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli...

Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump...

President Ali announces plans for Guyana to market its own crude

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on President Ali announces plans for Guyana to market its own crude

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana will be working to develop its capability and capacity in crude oil trading, President Irfaan Ali told a roomful of private sector players on Thursday at the inaugural...

50-year-old Baramita farmer nabbed with unlicenced gun

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on 50-year-old Baramita farmer nabbed with unlicenced gun

(Kaieteur News) – Bradley Thomas, a 50-year-old Amerindian farmer from Baramita, North West District (NWD) in Region One, was arrested on Wednesday after he was found to be in possession of an...

Court of Appeal dismisses Amanza case over ballot exclusion

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Court of Appeal dismisses Amanza case over ballot exclusion

(Kaieteur News) – The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the High Court decision in the Krystal Fisher v. the Guyana Elections Commission case which dealt with the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM)...

‘Whatever Ali promised, he will deliver’ – Jagdeo hints at Christmas cash grant

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Whatever Ali promised, he will deliver’ – Jagdeo hints at Christmas cash grant

(Kaieteur News) – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday hinted at a cash grant for Christmas, giving assurance that President Irfaan Ali will deliver on the promises made during the lead up...

Govt. to reform Board of Guardians for easier access to public assistance

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to reform Board of Guardians for easier access to public assistance

(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana is moving to reform the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Board of Guardians in an effort to make public assistance more accessible...

GDF, Police add to unblemished record in Women’s League

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GDF, Police add to unblemished record in Women’s League

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Football Club Women and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Women, by now the usual suspects, were the ones to register wins on Wednesday evening when the...

De best government is a closed one

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De best government is a closed one

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh if America government shut down, is not de end of de world. In fact, is de best thing since slice bread. Imagine billions of dollars saving just because some...

Petra Org. launches largest-ever KFC Goodwill International Schools Football Tournament

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Petra Org. launches largest-ever KFC Goodwill International Schools Football Tournament

Kaieteur Sports – The Petra Organisation has officially launched the sixth edition of the KFC International Goodwill School Under-18 Football Tournament, setting the stage for what is being...

Govt. to help poor Guyanese build, renovate homes – Jagdeo

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to help poor Guyanese build, renovate homes – Jagdeo

(Kaieteur News) – To ensure every Guyanese family whose homes are deteriorating and in dire need of improvements, the government will launch a survey in every single region to come up with a...

2025 GBA National Senior & Junior Tournament set to spike off from October 9

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2025 GBA National Senior & Junior Tournament set to spike off from October 9

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) will be spiking off their National Senior and Junior Tournament from October 9-12 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. The...

Pres. Ali tells private sector: ‘Stop dreaming, start building new industries’

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pres. Ali tells private sector: ‘Stop dreaming, start building new industries’

(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali has thrown down the gauntlet to the local private sector, challenging business leaders to move beyond the comfort of simply feeding off the booming oil...

GBF receives “Award of Excellence” from CBC

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GBF receives “Award of Excellence” from CBC

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) continues to make waves in regional and international basketball, earning high praise from the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC)...

GMRSC, AAG, GDA among latest sports bodies to engage with Minister Jacobs

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GMRSC, AAG, GDA among latest sports bodies to engage with Minister Jacobs

Kaieteur Sports – Continuing his recent meetings with the respective sports bodies in Guyana, Minister within the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, Steven Jacobs welcomed more of the...

Guyana to assist in the adoption of a UN Support Office in Haiti

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana to assist in the adoption of a UN Support Office in Haiti

DPI – Guyana has endorsed the transition of the Multinational Security Mission (MSS) in Haiti into a Gang Suppression Force (GSF) and the establishment of a UN Support Office in Haiti to...

The shrinking Bank

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The shrinking Bank

(Kaieteur News) – I always suspected that one day the government would invent a new institution to solve all our problems, and that it would turn out to be about as useful as a fork in a soup....

Cash handouts Part 1

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Cash handouts Part 1

(Kaieteur News) – Money in the pocket makes a man feel in charge of his destiny. I think so. Money in hand gives a woman confidence that she can feed her family. It is not disputed any...

The Agriculture Minister’s feigned love for farmers does not appear to extend to other farmers

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Agriculture Minister’s feigned love for farmers does not appear to extend to other farmers

Dear Editor, Recent remarks by me on the programme, ‘Countdown’, first aired online on Sunday, September 21, 2025, seem to have generated a lot of interest and commentary – some by the usual...

NY Guyanese Hindus Concluded Fasting in 2025 Festival Celebration

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on NY Guyanese Hindus Concluded Fasting in 2025 Festival Celebration

Dear Editor, Guyanese Hindus in New York and around the USA ended the holy period of fasting for Navratri with the celebration of Vijay Dashmi (victory to the lord) on Wednesday with some planning to...

No excuse for exploitation: Poverty Is Not a Reason to Sacrifice a Child

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on No excuse for exploitation: Poverty Is Not a Reason to Sacrifice a Child

Dear Editor, In a world where children are suffering the most, we as adult carers have to try harder to be present and provide better protection for our children. More and more, we see stories of...

Contrasts in Chinese and Guyanese Penalty for Corruption

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Contrasts in Chinese and Guyanese Penalty for Corruption

Dear Editor, The international media reports that a former China Minister of Agriculture has been sentenced by a Chinese court for execution for corruption involving US$38 million. My friend at the...

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West Indies look to complete series sweep after impressive victory

Aug 01, 2026

(CWI) – On what would have been the 90th birthday of arguably cricket’s greatest player, Sir Garfield Sobers, the West Indies produced a memorable performance as Jayden Seales and Justin...

Two processes, two purposes

Aug 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a strange argument now circulating in relation to the three men charged with murder arising from the sinking of the M.V. Barima. It is being contended that because a Commission of Inquiry is about to begin its work, the criminal proceedings should not, or perhaps...

Transparency, sovereignty, and the challenge of power

Jul 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Few issues test the sovereignty of small states more severely than requests made by powerful friends. How should a country respond when cooperation is expected, but the proposed terms exceed its legal, financial and institutional capacity? That question...

Who’s responsible, who will take responsibility?

Jul 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – A tragedy of catastrophic proportions is now Guyana’s to manage. An old passenger ferry boat went to the bottom. According to news reports of Saturday, 73 bodies have been recovered and 76 rescued. Taking the official count of 179 passengers on...

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