January 23, 2026

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Diplomats hold “interesting” meeting with Nadir

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…discuss Monday’s election of the Opposition Leader (Kaieteur News) – Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir on Thursday met with top foreign diplomats to discuss Monday’s...

INTERPOL busts gold smuggling ring in Guyana

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on INTERPOL busts gold smuggling ring in Guyana

…three persons arrested, $118M cash, raw gold seized (Kaieteur News) – Three men found in possession of unprocessed gold and more than $118 million in cash were detained in Guyana as part of...

Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up

DAVOS, Switzerland/NUUK, Jan 22 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head said allies...

Roadside horror… student beaten with cutlass, rope at De Willem

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Roadside horror… student beaten with cutlass, rope at De Willem

(Kaieteur News) – Three males: ages 15, 16 and 19 are in police custody following the brutal assault of a male student on Wednesday at De Willem, West Coast Demerara, an incident that has sparked...

Japan loans Guyana $7.2B for water sector

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Japan loans Guyana $7.2B for water sector

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has secured a $7.2 billion concessional loan from the Government of Japan to boost climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure, marking another major investment...

Orealla School project collapses

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Orealla School project collapses

…Education Ministry axes $198M contract, re-tenders work (Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Education has terminated the $198.8 million contract for the construction of the Orealla Secondary...

‘Camera Crackdown’: 12 drivers busted for dangerous driving

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Camera Crackdown’: 12 drivers busted for dangerous driving

(Kaieteur News) – At least 12 drivers, including 11 minibus operators and one motor pick-up driver were hauled before the courts between January 13 and 14, 2026, after being caught driving...

Over 36,000 new businesses registered, 1,500 companies incorporated in 2025 – AG

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Over 36,000 new businesses registered, 1,500 companies incorporated in 2025 – AG

…says Companies Act under review (Kaieteur News) – The Deeds and Commercial Registry recorded 36,251 new business registrations and 1,516 company incorporations in 2025, according to...

Labourer pleads guilty to 2021 stabbing death of GRA officer

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Labourer pleads guilty to 2021 stabbing death of GRA officer

(Kaieteur News) – A 45-year-old labourer, Rawle Lamaison, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the 2021 stabbing of 24-year-old Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) officer,...

Over 50 pieces of mining equipment seized from illegal operations in North West District

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Over 50 pieces of mining equipment seized from illegal operations in North West District

(Kaieteur News) – More than 50 pieces of mining equipment and related materials were recently seized from unlicenced mining operations in the North West District, the Ministry of Natural Resources...

Nazar Mohamed fires back at Nadir

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…calls statement reckless, defamatory, demands apology (Kaieteur News) – Guyanese businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed has condemned statements made by Speaker of the National Assembly...

Two man gone for government wuk

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Two man gone for government wuk

(Kaieteur News) – Dem Boys Seh one bright Guyanese youth gone up for interview fuh one Public Service job. Proper suit, tie, everything nice-nice. De Panel ask he: Question One: “When Guyana get...

West Indies vs South Africa: Carter (114), Belle (6-41) set up 55-run win for West Indies

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies vs South Africa: Carter (114), Belle (6-41) set up 55-run win for West Indies

2026 ICC Men’s U-19 50-Over World Cup Kaieteur Sports – A whirlwind ton from opener Zacahry Carter, coupled with 6 wickets from seamer Shaquan Belle propelled the West Indies to a commanding...

Springer guides Windies to consolidation 15-run win, as Afghans seal series 2-1

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Springer guides Windies to consolidation 15-run win, as Afghans seal series 2-1

2026 West Indies vs. Afghanistan T20I Series Match 3 Kaieteur Sports – West Indies avoided a 3-0 series defeat thanks to Shamar Springer’s all-round effort backed by runs from skipper Brandon...

Dharry’s world title dream delayed!

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Dharry’s world title dream delayed!

…IBO Super Bantamweight clash with Tanzania’s Salmin Kassim shifts to March 28 By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Elton “The Bully” Dharry will have to wait a little longer to fulfil his...

Guyana leads Caribbean export boom

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana leads Caribbean export boom

…as oil fuels 18.3% trade surge in 2025 (Kaieteur News) – Guyana emerged as one of the region’s standout performers in 2025, recording an estimated 18.3 percent increase in exports, according...

FAO food price index dips in December despite higher world cereal quotations

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on FAO food price index dips in December despite higher world cereal quotations

The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell in December compared to the previous month, as declines in dairy product, meat and vegetable oil quotations more than offset increases in those for...

2026 CWI Women’s Blaze T20 Championships Final Round… Stage set as Leewards, Barbados square-off in final under lights

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 CWI Women’s Blaze T20 Championships Final Round… Stage set as Leewards, Barbados square-off in final under lights

– Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago to battle in 3rd playoffs Kaieteur Sports – The final round of the Women’s Blaze T20 tournament wraps up today with two exciting qualifier matches...

Lusignan Golf Club set to light up Sundays with New National Top Flight Golf League

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Lusignan Golf Club set to light up Sundays with New National Top Flight Golf League

Kaieteur Sports – Golf at Lusignan is about to get faster, fiercer, and far more exciting as the Lusignan Golf Club prepares to launch the National Top Flight Golf League, an eight-week medal...

Motorcyclist crashes into cop while crossing Diamond Public Road

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Motorcyclist crashes into cop while crossing Diamond Public Road

(Kaieteur News) – A Police Inspector attached to Regional Division 4 ‘B’ was injured in an accident on Thursday along the eastern drive lane of the Eastern Carriageway, Diamond Public Road,...

Italian & Canadian firms bid to conduct assessment, studies to enhance road safety in Guyana

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Italian & Canadian firms bid to conduct assessment, studies to enhance road safety in Guyana

(Kaieteur News) – A Canadian and an Italian firm are competing for the consultancy services contract to prepare a comprehensive road safety assessment, studies and capacity building for the...

8 children benefit from spinal surgeries at GPHC in 2025

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 8 children benefit from spinal surgeries at GPHC in 2025

…as World Pediatric Project continues outreach to Guyana (Kaieteur News) – World Pediatric Project (WPP), a non-profit organisation, has successfully performed eight corrective scoliosis...

Guyana advances to Regional Qualifiers in eFIBA Season Four

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana advances to Regional Qualifiers in eFIBA Season Four

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana has secured a place in the Regional Qualifiers of the South American zone of eFIBA Season Four, after finishing fourth in the pre-qualifying round of the competition. The...

I-CEE Chess Grand Prix III set for this weekend

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on I-CEE Chess Grand Prix III set for this weekend

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) continues its 2026 Chess Olympiad qualification process with the I-CEE-sponsored Grand Prix III Chess tournament this weekend at the David Rose...

Macorp injects $600,000 into Petra’s Inaugural Tertiary Education Football Tournament

Jan 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Macorp injects $600,000 into Petra’s Inaugural Tertiary Education Football Tournament

Kaieteur Sports – Petra Organisation’s newest initiative, the Inaugural Tertiary Education Football Tournament, is already creating a buzz within Guyana’s university landscape following its...

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Petra launches 12th Annual Massy U18 Schools Football Tournament

Mar 13, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Petra Organisation, in collaboration with title sponsor Massy Distribution, officially launched the 12th Annual Under-18 Secondary Schools Football Championship on Thursday...

The United States and the protection of Guyana

Mar 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Only days ago, the country was being reassured that tensions with Venezuela had eased. The President himself suggested that following recent developments in Venezuela there had been a noticeable softening of the rhetoric coming out of Caracas. Well, that diplomatic intermission...

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....

Thinking like Iranians, latching on the strategy

Mar 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I’m getting a better handle on Iran, now cornered and trapped in a war that pummels it from all sides. Air and sea; and with tanks massed at its border for the first steps in a potential ground offensive. American technological power unleashed from many angles, with the...

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