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Exxon sees opportunity to expand exploration in Stabroek Block with recent developments in Venezuela – Woods

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon sees opportunity to expand exploration in Stabroek Block with recent developments in Venezuela – Woods

(Kaieteur News) – With recent developments in neighbouring Venezuela, American oil major ExxonMobil, that operates in Guyana says it is optimistic that changes there could eventually create a more...

Court blocks Banks DIH from enforcing new share ownership by-law ahead of AGM

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Court blocks Banks DIH from enforcing new share ownership by-law ahead of AGM

(Kaieteur News) – Justice Sandil Kissoon has granted injunctive orders restraining Banks DIH Holdings Inc. from enforcing or putting to a vote a new by-law that would cap shareholder voting rights...

Truck driver, owner charged over fatal Demerara River Bridge accident

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Truck driver, owner charged over fatal Demerara River Bridge accident

(Kaieteur News) – Twenty-three-year-old Jomel Kenny was on Friday remanded to prison in connection with the fatal multi-vehicle accident on the Bharrat Jagdeo River Bridge that claimed the life of...

Trump doubles down on Iran threats as U.S. puts more sanctions

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump doubles down on Iran threats as U.S. puts more sanctions

(AL-JAZEERA) The US Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on seven Iranian nationals and one entity, according to an update from the US Treasury Department’s website. Iran has threatened to...

Regional leaders must seek reduction in alcohol tariffs from Indian govt. – Samaroo urges CARICOM leaders

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Regional leaders must seek reduction in alcohol tariffs from Indian govt. – Samaroo urges CARICOM leaders

(Kaieteur News) – Chairman of the World Trade Centre Georgetown (WTCG) Komal Samaroo is calling on regional governments to negotiate with the Indian government for a reduction in the tariffs for...

WIN, APNU at loggerheads over speakers for budget debates

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on WIN, APNU at loggerheads over speakers for budget debates

(Kaieteur News) – The We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) parties are yet to agree on the number of persons from each side who will be allowed to speak for 30...

PSC chairman Patrick Findlay dies

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on PSC chairman Patrick Findlay dies

(Kaieteur News) – Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Patrick Findlay has died. The announcement was made by his daughter, Suelle Findlay-Williams. “It is with a heavy heart that I, on...

$15.1B for Palmyra to Moleson Creek four lane highway

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $15.1B for Palmyra to Moleson Creek four lane highway

(Kaieteur News) – The government has allocated a sum of $15.1 billion to the Ministry of Public Works to advance the Palmyra to Moleson Creek four lane highway in Region Six. This was announced by...

Smells of Progress

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Smells of Progress

(Kaieteur News) – Long ago, dem boys seh, you ain’t need no GPS when you passing through Diamond. Your nose does alert you long before your eyes catch the sign. One whiff and you know: “Aye,...

Man remanded for possession of 15.7kg of ganja

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man remanded for possession of 15.7kg of ganja

(Kaieteur News) – Bradley Hibbert was on Friday remanded to prison for being in possession of 15.798 kilograms of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. In a media statement, CANU said Hibbert...

Man on $100k bail for possession of 46 grams coke

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man on $100k bail for possession of 46 grams coke

(Kaieteur News) – A man was on Friday granted $100,000 bail after he was found with 46 grams 0f cocaine. The accused, Travis Fraser appeared Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Leonora...

No arrest in Rupununi tourist guide’s death – Police

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on No arrest in Rupununi tourist guide’s death – Police

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has confirmed that an investigation is ongoing into the death of Rupununi tourist guide, Leon Baird called ‘Rasta’, noting that no arrest has so...

2026 Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers… Guyana picks up first win; battles Honduras today

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers… Guyana picks up first win; battles Honduras today

Kaieteur Sports – The Junior Lady Jags put forth another exceptional performance to record their first win of the 2026 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers on Thursday night in Aruba. Today,...

GEA receives six bids for installation of solar carports

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GEA receives six bids for installation of solar carports

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Energy Agency has received six bids for the – design, supply, installation and commissioning of 10 Solar Carport for EV Charging Stations to be placed across the...

Guyana Men’s Basketball team tips off 2026 campaign at Nations Cup in Suriname

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Men’s Basketball team tips off 2026 campaign at Nations Cup in Suriname

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s senior men’s national basketball team tips off its regional season today as they compete in the Nations Cup tri-nation tournament in Suriname, marking an important...

GAPLF updates NSC on 2025 performance

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GAPLF updates NSC on 2025 performance

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) held a very productive engagement with the Director of Sport (DoS) Steve Ninvalle and his Assistant Directors, Melissa...

2026 CWI CG United Women’s Super50 Tournament… Guyana square off against Windwards in final round

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 CWI CG United Women’s Super50 Tournament… Guyana square off against Windwards in final round

Kaieteur Sports – Following a disappointing second round loss, Guyana will be desperate for a win against a formidable Windward Islands team, as the final round of the Women’s Super50 bowls...

Region Five credit 2025 achievements to inter-agency collaboration, Govt. support

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Region Five credit 2025 achievements to inter-agency collaboration, Govt. support

By Shermon Hawker (Kaieteur News) – Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) is poised for exponential advancements encouraged by a sturdy foundation laid by its administration over the last several months...

BCB U16 Cricket Competition… Tucber Park trash Mount Sanai

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on BCB U16 Cricket Competition… Tucber Park trash Mount Sanai

Kaieteur Sports – Tucber Park Cricket Club U16 team whipped Mount Sinai CC by an innings and 61 runs when play in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) U16 Cricket Competition got underway in the New...

Budget 2026 and the problems people actually face

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Budget 2026 and the problems people actually face

(Kaieteur News) – Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed, has argued that Budget 2026 fails to address the fundamental problems confronting the Guyanese people. That claim is not difficult to...

First Pres. Reagan, time for Pres. Ali

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on First Pres. Reagan, time for Pres. Ali

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – When President Reagan went to the White House, Bedtime for Bonzo, gained a new home and renewed fame. The forgettable B-grade film, featured a...

Money, machinery, and management

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Money, machinery, and management

Dear Editor, Many of us have posed this conundrum earlier but it needs being repeated, even at the risk of being considered tedious. In Guyana today with arrogant and bombastic language some members...

Heartbroken at the number of people dying on our roads

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Heartbroken at the number of people dying on our roads

Dear Editor, I am so heartbroken over the number of people dying on our roads. I am even more heartbroken at the number of young people dying on our roads. Many of these deaths seem to be senseless...

Budget 2026: A Powerful signal of government’s commitment to tourism growth

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Budget 2026: A Powerful signal of government’s commitment to tourism growth

Dear Editor, The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) warmly welcomes the presentation of Budget 2026 and commends the Government of Guyana for delivering a bold and forward-looking...

Budget 2026 balances today’s challenges and tomorrow’s priorities

Jan 31, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Budget 2026 balances today’s challenges and tomorrow’s priorities

Dear Editor, The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), representing a wide cross-section of the working class across multiple sectors of the economy, formally endorses the 2026...

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Anderson fifty pilots Presidential Guards to 7-wicket win over the...

Mar 12, 2026

2026 Commissioner of Police T20 Cut Round 1… Kaieteur Sports – Led by a classy fifty from Kevlon Anderson, the Presidential Guards sped to an easy 7-wicket victory over the GPF Academy...

The disease that is eating away at the PNCR

Mar 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In the latest twist in the political narrative of the country’s Opposition, there is an unvarnished attempt to suggest that under the leadership of the PNCR during the period 2015 to 2020, the party’s support base was neglected. Nothing could be further from the truth. The...

Who Gains, Who Loses: The Global Cost of the Iran War, and the...

Mar 08, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – It is a mistake to believe that the war in Iran and the retaliatory actions in the Gulf are too far away to matter to the Caribbean. The fallout is already reaching the region, pushing up the costs of fuel, freight, and everyday goods across the region....

A Govt. committed to subservience

Mar 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The PPP went from ideology to lust for power then love of money. The connecting thread was abject surrender to slavery. From Marxism to socialism to capitalism. The latter is about free enterprise. Alongside free enterprise, there is an endless list of sacred freedoms. ...

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