January 27, 2026

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Budget set at $1.558 trillion

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Budget set at $1.558 trillion

…19.3% growth in GDP recorded in 2025 …16.2% growth expected this year By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr....

Mohamed elected Opposition Leader

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mohamed elected Opposition Leader

…as APNU stages walkout By Renay Sambach (Kaieteur News) – Leader of We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Azruddin Mohamed was on Monday elected as Guyana’s new Leader of the Opposition, securing 17...

Venezuela’s acting president says she has had ‘enough’ of US orders

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Venezuela’s acting president says she has had ‘enough’ of US orders

(CNN) Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Sunday she has had “enough” of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country after the US capture of its former leader...

‘Budget of broken promises’ – Opposition blasts 2026 spending plan as ‘cash grab’ for PPP elite

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Budget of broken promises’ – Opposition blasts 2026 spending plan as ‘cash grab’ for PPP elite

(Kaieteur News) – Leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party and newly elected Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, has condemned the 2026 National Budget as “top-heavy” and...

Guyana’s public debt jumps to US$7.7B

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana’s public debt jumps to US$7.7B

…as Govt. increases borrowing amid development push By Renay Sambach (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s total Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG) debt rose sharply to US$7.7 billion at the end of...

Almost $200B to develop roads & bridges in 2026

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Almost $200B to develop roads & bridges in 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Continuing the upgrade of roads and bridges across the country in 2026, the government has allocated a whopping $196.1 billion out of its $1.558 trillion budget to improve these...

$5K more for pensioners, public assistance up by $3k in Budget 2026

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $5K more for pensioners, public assistance up by $3k in Budget 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This year’s Budget, themed ‘Putting People First’ includes a $5000 increase to Old Age Pension and $3000 more for those in need of public assistance. These measures were...

Govt. budgets $5.8B for GOAL, $14.5B for UG

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. budgets $5.8B for GOAL, $14.5B for UG

– as $186B set aside for education sector in 2026 (Kaieteur News) – The government has allocated a sum of $183.6 billion to support the education sector this year, with a portion of $14.5...

GFS to get 7 new fire stations

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GFS to get 7 new fire stations

…as Govt. budgets $6.8B for fire service (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is set to complete and commission seven new fire stations this year with the government allocating $6.8...

Nadir takes aim at Mohamed over corruption claim

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Nadir takes aim at Mohamed over corruption claim

…threatens to refer him to committee of privileges By Rehana Ramsay (Kaieteur News) – Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir has warned newly elected Opposition Leader Azruddin...

Govt. quietly pulls $18.8B from Contingency Fund

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News 1

— Opposition blasts “abuse of power” as election-year spending balloons to $1.458T By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – Just days after the 13th Parliament was convened on November 3, 2025, the...

Agri. Sector gets $113.2B

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Agri. Sector gets $113.2B

…D&I, sugar and fisheries take largest chunk of allocation By Anasa Williams (Kaieteur News) – The government has budgeted $113.2 billion dollars for the agriculture sector with...

Health sector gets $161.1B in 2026 Budget

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Health sector gets $161.1B in 2026 Budget

…drug supply and delivery account for bulk of allocation (Kaieteur News) – Some $161.1 billion has been allocated to the health sector in the 2026 national budget, with a significant portion...

Govt. pumps $159B into housing, billions more into water expansion

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. pumps $159B into housing, billions more into water expansion

(Kaieteur News) – The Government has earmarked $159.1 billion for housing development and billions more for nationwide water infrastructure upgrades as part of its $1.558 trillion 2026 budget,...

$5B for cameras, $3.6B for police stations

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $5B for cameras, $3.6B for police stations

– Govt. rolls out massive security spending plan (Kaieteur News) – Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Monday unveiled billions of dollars in new security spending, outlining what the...

Teen quartet charged for beating student with cutlass at De Willem

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Teen quartet charged for beating student with cutlass at De Willem

(Kaieteur News) – Four teenagers were jointly charged on Monday in connection with assault allegedly committed on a 16-year-old student at De Willem, West Coast Demerara on January 21, 2025. The...

Parika miner charged with possession of narcotics

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Parika miner charged with possession of narcotics

(Kaieteur News) – A 49-year-old gold miner of Parika, East Bank Essequibo was on Monday charged in connection with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The accused Oscar...

Chemist killed in East Bank Demerara accident

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Chemist killed in East Bank Demerara accident

(Kaieteur News) – A 33-year-old chemist was on Sunday night killed in an accident along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Dead is Jason Bhojedat, Distillery Plant Manager of the...

Guyana vs. Jamaica: Guyana/Jamaica battle today, as local ladies seek redemption following T20 Blaze misfortunes

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana vs. Jamaica: Guyana/Jamaica battle today, as local ladies seek redemption following T20 Blaze misfortunes

2026 CWI CG United Women’s Super50 Cup Round 1… Kaieteur Sports – Former Blaze T20 champs Guyana, will be on a mission to capture some new gold after dropping their title in the recently...

Teen among six charged for failing to report death of wanted man

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Teen among six charged for failing to report death of wanted man

(Kaieteur News) – Six persons, including a 17-year-old, were on Monday charged with failing to report an unnatural death when they appeared at the Linden Magistrates’ Court. The six persons were...

Favourite’s lone strike seals Bounty Farm Outdoor title for OFHC Titans

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Favourite’s lone strike seals Bounty Farm Outdoor title for OFHC Titans

– As Cadogan and Wilkie pilot GCC Tigers to Women’s Crown Kaieteur Sports – The curtain came down on the first outdoor hockey tournament of the 2026 season in dramatic fashion as Old Fort...

Parliament finally sets up key selection committee

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Parliament finally sets up key selection committee

(Kaieteur News) – Three months after the 13th Parliament was convened, the National Assembly on Monday finally moved to establish the long-awaited Committee of Selection, a critical parliamentary...

Sport positioned as national priority with $6B allocation

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Sport positioned as national priority with $6B allocation

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s sports sector continues its upward trajectory, with Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announcing in the National Assembly yesterday that $6 billion has been allocated...

Over 53,000 children killed across Latin America and the Caribbean in seven-year period

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Over 53,000 children killed across Latin America and the Caribbean in seven-year period

Children, adolescents and young people across Guyana face a worrying reality of violence that mirrors troubling regional trends, according to key findings from a new joint report by the Pan American...

West Indies vs. South Africa: Big Guns return, as Windies looks to fine-tune one last time ahead of World Cup

Jan 27, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies vs. South Africa: Big Guns return, as Windies looks to fine-tune one last time ahead of World Cup

2026 West Indies vs. South Africa T20I Series – Game 1 bowls off today in South Africa By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Ahead of today’s start to the 3-match T20 series against a...

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Chase’s Academic roll over Santa Rosa Sec’ to secure 2026 Massy...

May 03, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Chase’s Academic Foundation delivered a commanding and unforgettable campaign in the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Secondary Schools Under-18 Football Tournament, capping it...

Workers must insist on their rightful share

May 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has issued its invitations—Expressions of Interest, the document is being studied by those whose cup is already overflowing. These persons regard opportunity not as an entitlement. And yet, curiously absent are the men and women – the workers – whose labour...

A Pin, a Principle, and the Integrity of the Caribbean

May 03, 2026

Territorial claims are decided in court, not worn on a lapel By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the wearing, during official engagements in the...

How about some peace of mind for Guyanese?

May 03, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Where there’s darkness, nervousness roams. Where there’s uncertainty, anxiety hovers. Increasingly vocal U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot has ventured with ‘investors need peace of mind.’ I salute this version of the American...

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