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President Ali has taken Guyana to new heights

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on President Ali has taken Guyana to new heights

Dear Editor, I, like most Guyanese both in Guyana and in the Diaspora regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs or political affiliation should congratulate His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan...

Audit report

Oct 03, 2025 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Audit report

(Kaieteur News) – The 2024 Auditor General Report is soon to be made public, should generate high interest. It would not surprise if there is much of the juicy in it, lots of meat, and who...

West Indies Tour of India 2025: Siraj leads the line; WI batters fall in 2 sessions

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies Tour of India 2025: Siraj leads the line; WI batters fall in 2 sessions

(ESPN Cricinfo) – If there was any anxiety about India’s performance this home season, the first day’s play went some way to allaying them. Weakened they might be with the...

‘2% Can’t Work’: Former President Ramotar urges Caricom to urgently draft model oil contract for region

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘2% Can’t Work’: Former President Ramotar urges Caricom to urgently draft model oil contract for region

Kaieteur News – Guyana got ripped off when it signed the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with American oil major, ExxonMobil but this does not mean other Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

Exxon audits a farce – Patterson

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News 1

…as Govt. yet to recover US millions misused by oil companies Kaieteur News – With three cost oil audits conducted to date of ExxonMobil, Guyana is no closer to recovering any of the money...

Israeli attacks kill at least 61 in Gaza as ceasefire plan hangs in balance

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Israeli attacks kill at least 61 in Gaza as ceasefire plan hangs in balance

(AL-JAZEERA) Israel’s relentless destruction of Gaza and targeting of the Palestinian civilian population show no sign of abating, with at least 61 people killed in attacks since dawn, as Hamas’s...

Guyana goes high-tech to uncover mineral wealth

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana goes high-tech to uncover mineral wealth

…as Govt. launches $4B mineral mapping project Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission on Wednesday launched a new project to map...

US flags trafficking risks

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on US flags trafficking risks

…tells Guyana to strictly vet Chinese, Cuban workers Kaieteur News – The United States Government has called on Guyana to increase prosecutions and convictions in sex and labour trafficking...

Guyanese sentenced in US for supplying fake HIV testing kits

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News 1

…also ordered to pay a US$84,000 fine Kaieteur News – The United States Department of Justice on Wednesday said that it has concluded a long-term investigation with the unsealing of an...

Gunmen rob three persons at Lamaha Park

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Gunmen rob three persons at Lamaha Park

Kaieteur News – Two gunmen reportedly robbed three persons around 14:30hrs on Tuesday at a shop in the Lamaha Squatting Area, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Police said the bandits escaped with...

Motorcycle bandits snatch pensioner’s gun, cash

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Motorcycle bandits snatch pensioner’s gun, cash

Kaieteur News – Two bandits on motorcycle reportedly robbed a pensioner of his pump-action shotgun, cash and other valuables while he was driving through Rasville, Georgetown. Police...

Plumber, child take cover after car riddled with bullets

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Plumber, child take cover after car riddled with bullets

Kaieteur News – A 28-year-old plumber and his child were forced to take cover on Tuesday after gunshots rang out between Cooper and Non Pariel Streets, Independence Boulevard, Albouystown...

Long-time school teacher Blanche Duke turns 101

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Long-time school teacher Blanche Duke turns 101

Kaieteur News – Blanche Duke, who was once featured as Kaieteur News’ special person has celebrated her 101st birthday. Born on September 29, 1924, Ms Duke was once a model teacher known for...

Agri Minister optimistic new Suriname Govt. will grant license to Guyanese fisherfolk

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Agri Minister optimistic new Suriname Govt. will grant license to Guyanese fisherfolk

Kaieteur News – Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha remains optimistic that the government of Suriname will grant Guyanese fisherfolk the long overdue license to operate. The minister...

Man, 60, jailed for 2 years for trafficking narcotics

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man, 60, jailed for 2 years for trafficking narcotics

Kaieteur News – Roger Simon, a 60-year-old gold miner, was sentenced to two years in jail on Wednesday for the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Simon, a resident of...

The Bank of Nova Scotia will now be Scotiabank Guyana Inc.

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on The Bank of Nova Scotia will now be Scotiabank Guyana Inc.

Kaieteur News – Effective November 1, 2025, the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) will transfer its Guyana banking operations to Scotiabank Guyana Inc. (SGI), a locally registered company which is a...

Corruption must be dealt with firmly

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Corruption must be dealt with firmly

…Home Affairs Minister tells GPF Kaieteur News – Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Waldron on Wednesday charged the leadership of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to “deal with corruption...

Japanese company gets full EPCI for Hammerhead FPSO

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Japanese company gets full EPCI for Hammerhead FPSO

Kaieteur News – Japanese shipbuilder MODEC has been put in charge of the full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO)...

Taskforce convened on soaring forex needs

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Taskforce convened on soaring forex needs

…as President unveils measures to strengthen Guyana’s financial system Kaieteur News – President Dr Irfaan Ali announced a slew of measures aimed at strengthening Guyana’s financial...

US Justice Department probes Des Moines schools for race-based hiring practices

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on US Justice Department probes Des Moines schools for race-based hiring practices

WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it had launched an investigation into Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa to determine whether the...

Mustapha boasts expansion, modernisation of Agri sector as month of activities kicks start

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mustapha boasts expansion, modernisation of Agri sector as month of activities kicks start

Kaieteur News – Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has boasted of a number of milestones marked in the agriculture sector at the launch of the agriculture month. The minister told...

‘Highway carnage continues’: but traffic chief says no need for safety unit

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Highway carnage continues’: but traffic chief says no need for safety unit

Kaieteur News – In light of the recent surge in fatal accidents along the rehabilitating Linden–Soesdyke Highway, Traffic Chief Mahendra Singh stressed that the police have already...

Australia start World Cup title defence with win

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Australia start World Cup title defence with win

(BBC Sport) – Ash Gardner struck a superb lower-order century as Australia began the defence of their Women’s World Cup title with an 89-run victory over New Zealand in Indore. The...

PM Mottley calls for more support, as Barbados, St Vincent, Belize and Dominica begin CSME’s free movement

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on PM Mottley calls for more support, as Barbados, St Vincent, Belize and Dominica begin CSME’s free movement

(CMC) – Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley said her country will “open our doors with order and with pride” as Barbados joins St Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, and Dominica in fully...

Price Is Right Upper Corentyne T20 Blast… No. 72 All Stars pip No. 64 Fighting Marines in super over finish

Oct 02, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Price Is Right Upper Corentyne T20 Blast… No. 72 All Stars pip No. 64 Fighting Marines in super over finish

…to meet No. 72 Cut N’ Load in final By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports – With so much at stake, a keen and close encounter was envisaged in what is arguably the biggest Second Division...

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Podium dreams alive as Guyana’s U20 athletes shine on Day One in...

Aug 06, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s largest-ever team to the World Athletics U20 Championships has made an encouraging start to its campaign in Oregon, USA, with several athletes advancing...

Caste, capitalism and the plantation

Aug 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The argument was recently made on a BBC radio podcast dealing with Indian indentured immigration that the Indian caste system was incompatible with the capitalist ethos of the post-Emancipation Caribbean plantation. There is an appealing simplicity to the argument. Caste was...

Nicaragua’s Abandoned Ballot: What the OAS Can and Cannot Do

Aug 02, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...

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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