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Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies name Sampson in T20 World Cup squad; Alzarri Joseph out injured
The same side will be playing South Africa in a three-match series starting on Tuesday ESPNcricinfo – West Indies have named batter Quentin Sampson in their 15-member squad for the T20 World...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on After years of delays… Govt. turns to Indian firms to revive Amaila Falls hydro project
(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana is looking to attract Indian companies to bid for the Amaila Falls Hydropower project, which was first introduced back in 2011 and shelved on multiple...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Parliament braces for showdown’ …as WIN mobilises supporters ahead of opposition leadership vote
(Kaieteur News) – In what is being described as a defining moment in Guyana’s democratic journey, the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party has summoned its supporters and backers to the...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. storm leaves 850,000 without power, forces 10,000 flight cancellations
(Reuters) – More than 850,000 customers in the U.S. as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and over 10,000 flights were canceled on Sunday during a monster winter storm that...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Campbell hopes PPP backs amendment to oil fund law
(Kaieteur News) – Newly minted Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Terrence Campbell is hoping that the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would see merit in the motion he submitted to allow...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Budget 2026 should lower corporate taxes to help cushion cost of living – Low
(Kaieteur News) – This year’s national budget will be presented today amidst a whirlwind of challenges that pose significant risks to consumers and businesses alike. To ensure lower oil price...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Three teens arrested for Windsor Park robbery
(Kaieteur News) – Police on Sunday arrested two juveniles, ages 16 and 17 along with an 18-year-old while probing a violent attack on a man at First Lady Park, Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara....Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Region Five to lead Guyana’s livestock revolution – Mustapha
(Kaieteur News) – Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday met with sheep and goat farmers in Region Five (Mahaica–Berbice) to review progress under the Government of Guyana’s...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 300 hours community service for Bartica woman nabbed with drugs
(Kaieteur News) – A 37-year-old Bartica woman was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service and pay a fine of $30,000 after she pleaded guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on From Where I Stand: Re-Imagining Autonomy Begins at the Bottom
By Janelle A. N. Persaud (Kaieteur News) – When Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about the fragility of the global order at the World Economic Forum recently, he cracked something open...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Amsterdam roars to first-round KO victory as lights went dim for De Clou
Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s Commonwealth bronze medalist Desmond “Young Lion” Amsterdam lived up to expectations on Saturday night, delivering a crushing first-round knockout to headline the...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Essequibo man jailed for shooting at cop
(Kaieteur News) – A 36-year-old sawman of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, Region Two was on Friday jailed for three-years after pleading guilty to shooting at a police constable in 2024....Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Saffie Joseph Jr. makes Pegasus World Cup history as Caribbean racing reaches new heights
GULFSTREAM PARK, FLORIDA – Caribbean horseracing reached its highest global moment yet on Pegasus World Cup Day, as Saffie Joseph Jr., the Barbados-born trainer who has become one of the most...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Teen labourer jailed for robbing Chinese businessman
…accomplice remanded (Kaieteur News) – A 17-year-old labourer will spend the next two years behind bars for robbing a Chinese businessman on Sunday, January 11, at lot 23 Zorg Public Road,...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Andrew, McKenzie deliver West Indies comfortable win as bowlers, Hogan help Australia breeze past South Africa
ESPNcricinfo – West Indies wristspinners, Micah McKenzie and Vitel Lawes, combined to take six wickets on a surface that had plenty of turn and bite to close out a rain-shortened contest against...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Basketball Federation meets with DoS Ninvalle and his Deputy as the NSC charts way forward with sports associations
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) continues to be recognised as one of the country’s most active sporting bodies, following a recent engagement with the National Sports...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Yarrowkabra Training Centre renamed James Singh Centre for Innovation, Training and Sustainable Forestry
The Yarrowkabra Training Centre was renamed on Friday as the James Singh Centre for Innovation, Training and Sustainable Forestry. Established in the 1960s, the centre has trained more than 20,000...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s first male Caribbean Table Tennis Champ Errol Caetano visits his homeland
Kaieteur Sports – Statistician Charwayne Walker has informed that Senior Sports Journalist Allan LaRose has highlighted that Guyana’s first male Caribbean Table Tennis champion, Canada based,...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on The Speaker: A zealous soldier
(Kaieteur News) – The Hon. Speaker of the National Assembly, the sloppy and slippery, Manzoor Nadir, should come into his own on this much-watched last Monday in January. He has come in for a...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Guyana-India Relations at 76
Dear Editor, On January 26, India celebrates 76th anniversary since becoming a republic. In August 15, 1947, India, using non-violence method spearheaded by Mahatma Gandhi, gained independence with a...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on On Budget Day, Housing Strategy Must Shift from Spending to Stewardship
Dear Editor, Today is Budget Day. As the Finance Minister announces billions in new allocations for the housing sector, the nation is asked to accept expenditure as a proxy for success. However,...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Contempt for democratic norms
Dear Editor, The election of the Leader of the Opposition has exposed a disturbing contempt for democratic norms. Instead of defending the clear constitutional right of non-government members of...Jan 26, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s democratic test is not about comfort, it’s about confidence
Dear Editor, On Monday, our Parliament will address two significant matters, firstly, the presentation of the national budget and secondly, the election of a new Leader of the Opposition. While the...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
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...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...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....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...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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