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Former FIFA Referee Maurees Skeete passes

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Former FIFA Referee Maurees Skeete passes

…A Life of Service, Excellence and Courage Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana sporting fraternity is mourning the loss of one of its true trailblazers, former FIFA referee and Guyana Defence Force...

$1.3B in contracts awarded to construct new Palmyra Cultural Market

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $1.3B in contracts awarded to construct new Palmyra Cultural Market

(Kaieteur News) – The One Guyana Cultural Market, which the government intends to construct at Palmyra, Region Six will cost approximately $1.3 billion. According to information released by the...

Director of Sport pays tribute to late FIFA Referee Maurees Skeete

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Director of Sport pays tribute to late FIFA Referee Maurees Skeete

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana’s sporting fraternity continues to mourn the passing of former national athlete and FIFA referee Maurees Skeete, Director of Sport at the National Sports Commission...

Parents are neglecting their children

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

(Kaieteur News) – A few days ago, I saw a group of small boys roaming the streets. The look on their faces announced that they were up to mischief. They began by pelting a dog walking aimlessly on...

Calling the opposition, calling the opposition

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Calling the opposition, calling the opposition

Hard truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The PPP Govt can afford to be how it is today. Controlling. Complacent. Not give a damn. After all, it has everything going in its favor. Hence,...

This is oppression and unconstitutional

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on This is oppression and unconstitutional

Dear Sir/Madam, For the past two years, my family and I have been subjected to continuous, deliberate, and malicious political persecution. What we are experiencing is not law. It is not justice. And...

The principle of upholding the Constitution is higher and greater than the case

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The principle of upholding the Constitution is higher and greater than the case

Dear Editor, Azruddin Mohamed is not my client. I hold no brief for the learned Attorney General Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C. I refer, of course, to the extradition matter pending in the Magistrate...

A cry for justice, equity and transparency

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A cry for justice, equity and transparency

Dear Editor, I am troubled! I pledge allegiance to no political party! I’m all for justice and equity! The man in the street with basic mathematical skills, is calculating… The woman in...

Compromised integrity makes politicians susceptible to external control

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Compromised integrity makes politicians susceptible to external control

Dear Editor, Rice farmers who put paddy out to dry worry about rain. Similarly, politicians who have been involved in corruption worry with sleepless nights about being caught and punitive reaction...

Information control

Jan 10, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Information control

(Kaieteur News) – For years, this newspaper has warned that media freedom in Guyana is being hollowed out, not through dramatic censorship or the shuttering of newsrooms, but through something far...

‘U.S. chasing lost power by trying to own the world’ – Former President Ramotar warns of dangerous situation

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘U.S. chasing lost power by trying to own the world’ – Former President Ramotar warns of dangerous situation

(Kaieteur News) – Former President Donald Ramotar has warned that the recent United States military operation in Caracas, Venezuela will place the world in a very much more dangerous position, as...

U.S. Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Venezuela war powers

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Venezuela war powers

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate advanced a resolution on Thursday that would bar President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional...

Late evidence sparks courtroom clash in Mohameds’ extradition case

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – What was expected to be a routine continuation of committal proceedings in the high-profile extradition case involving father and son Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed erupted into...

Pensioner, suspected of wife’s murder, found dead

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pensioner, suspected of wife’s murder, found dead

(Kaieteur News) – Eighty-eight-year-old Michael Raymond Haralall Tamassar called ‘Mike’, the suspect in the murder of his wife Lackandai Tamessar, 89, of Ogle Airstrip Road, East Coast...

US pulls plug on several UN agencies

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…Rubio deems them wasteful, ineffective, or harmful organizations …UN Secretary-General says will continue to carry out mandate with determination WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration...

Mix Master Tony Kicks Off 2026 with ‘Smile’ – A Free International DJ Concert

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mix Master Tony Kicks Off 2026 with ‘Smile’ – A Free International DJ Concert

– Setting the Tone for a Brighter Year (Kaieteur News) – In a world where news cycles often focus on challenges and hardships, one Guyanese DJ is making a deliberate choice to start the new...

‘Backing force abroad weakens Guyana’s own defence’ – Norton warns

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Backing force abroad weakens Guyana’s own defence’ – Norton warns

(Kaieteur News) – Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton, has warned that Guyana, as a small state, should...

Funeral wear and evening wear are not the same

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Funeral wear and evening wear are not the same

(Kaieteur News) – Lehmih tell yuh ’bout a fashion confusion dat does turn funeral parlour into catwalk and ballroom into wake. Is all ’bout style, not just colour! Dem aks like de only...

Duo arrested for possession of 21.5kg of weed at Strathspey

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Duo arrested for possession of 21.5kg of weed at Strathspey

(Kaieteur News) – Two men were arrested for possession of 21.5 kilograms of cannabis on Thursday morning along the Strathspey Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Police said that during an...

Miners urged to declare tributors

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Miners urged to declare tributors

…as GGMC hints at licence delays (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has issued a notice reminding all mining property holders or duly authorised representatives to...

BK announces reduction of airfares to Aishalton

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on BK announces reduction of airfares to Aishalton

…as $920M airstrip commissioned (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali in commissioning the new $920 million airstrip at Aishalton, Region Nine on Thursday announced that local flight operator...

UNDP donates $US400,000 in IT equipment to judiciary

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on UNDP donates $US400,000 in IT equipment to judiciary

As Guyana’s legal year begins next week, the justice system welcomes a donation of IT software and hardware worth US$400,000 to improve service delivery. The items were officially handed over on...

Harpy Eagles clock first training session of 2026

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Harpy Eagles clock first training session of 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Harpy Eagles conducted their first training session yesterday at the National Track & Field Facility, Leonora, with preparations for this 2026/27 season already...

GuySuCo says unrest at Uitvlugt resolved

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GuySuCo says unrest at Uitvlugt resolved

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) said that industrial action at the Uitvlugt Estate has been resolved and normal operations have resumed. Following engagements between...

Govt. pumps $2.1 billion into subsidising rice farmers

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. pumps $2.1 billion into subsidising rice farmers

More than $480.5 million in financial assistance was distributed to 1,618 rice farmers in Region Five on Wednesday as the government continues to provide direct support to strengthen the rice...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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