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CARDI supports Iwokrama’s STEM programme

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CARDI supports Iwokrama’s STEM programme

(Kaieteur News) – The Iwokrama International Centre said it has received 11 smart phones from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) to support its STEM activities...

Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation commend national sports budget

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation commend national sports budget

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF), has formally acknowledged and commend His Excellency, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, for the historic $6 billion...

AZMO cannot be sent to the Privileges Committee for words and actions outside of and unrelated to the work of the National Assembly

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on AZMO cannot be sent to the Privileges Committee for words and actions outside of and unrelated to the work of the National Assembly

(Kaieteur News) – Words made within the hallowed halls of a legislature carry weight. These words can alter the course of governance. In Westminster systems this has always been understood: the...

Allicock applauds $6B Sports allocation as Major Boost for Guyana’s athletes

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Allicock applauds $6B Sports allocation as Major Boost for Guyana’s athletes

Kaieteur Sports – Guyanese Olympian and boxing champion Keevin Allicock has warmly welcomed the Government of Guyana’s proposed $6 billion allocation to the sports sector, describing it as a...

Budget 2026 – Part 111 – built-in bias

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Budget 2026 – Part 111 – built-in bias

(Kaieteur News) – If there’s a group of Guyanese that’s happy with Dr. Ashni Singh’s 2026 Budget, it’s the One Guyana crowd. Dr. Ali has lovingly cared it. Those Guyanese smiling from...

Guyana Budget 2026 Viewed Favourably

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, In engagements with the Guyanese public and in reviewing media responses to the 2026 budget, overall, there has been a positive reaction to the largest record budget. Each segment or...

Budget 2026 is pro-worker and pro-development

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Budget 2026 is pro-worker and pro-development

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) warmly endorses the 2026 National Budget, presented under the theme “Putting People First.” This Budget is a clear and...

GECOM: A Chairman without a commission and a costly burden on taxpayers

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on GECOM: A Chairman without a commission and a costly burden on taxpayers

Dear Editor, Guyana’s electoral system has been reduced to an expensive and dangerous absurdity, engineered by the deliberate actions of GECOM’s Claudette Singh”. By unilaterally...

The policy of self-sufficiency is but one of many pillars that Guyana could be built on

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The policy of self-sufficiency is but one of many pillars that Guyana could be built on

Dear Editor, One of the most touted objectives, globally, is Food Security. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals articulates it most succinctly as “Zero Hunger”. In keeping with that...

Gold don’t rust so why are we facilitating legal and illegal extraction of our gold

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Gold don’t rust so why are we facilitating legal and illegal extraction of our gold

Dear Editor, Earlier I referred to the popular article printed several decades ago entitled “Believe it or Not” by Ripley, so we have, believe it or not, a budget speech that consumed over six...

Time to end the Political Charade: Guyana’s 2026 Budget exposes bankruptcy of entire system

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Time to end the Political Charade: Guyana’s 2026 Budget exposes bankruptcy of entire system

Dear Editor, The beat goes on. The theatrics we are forced to witness are tragic and depressing. PPP/C Minister of Finance, Ashni Singh releases a budget that he claims is firmly anchored in...

Shipping woes

Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Shipping woes

(Kaieteur News) – The alarm bells are ringing once again and this time they are coming from two of the country’s most influential private sector bodies. The Guyana Manufacturing and Services...

Rubio to Venezuela: Reform investment systems or oil giants will flock Guyana

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday delivered a blunt message to Venezuela, urging the South American country to reform its broken investment system or...

GRA fires manager, other staff

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GRA fires manager, other staff

…moves to charge Mohamed in explosive vehicle transfer scandal (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has terminated the employment of several staff members, including a...

Sudan’s war displaced crisis peaks as millions eye return to ruined homes

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Sudan’s war displaced crisis peaks as millions eye return to ruined homes

(AL-JAZEERA) Sudan has moved to the forefront of the global humanitarian landscape, now hosting the world’s largest internal displacement crisis. According to the United Nations refugee agency...

‘Who must go? REO’ …WIN supporters protest over Region 10 chairmanship standoff

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Who must go? REO’ …WIN supporters protest over Region 10 chairmanship standoff

(Kaieteur News) – Supporters and representatives of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) took to the streets of Linden on Wednesday, in a public demonstration exercise calling for the immediate...

Woman beaten, shot at by masked gunman at La Grange

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Woman beaten, shot at by masked gunman at La Grange

(Kaieteur News) – A 34-year-old woman is receiving medical treatment after she was brutally attacked and shot at on Tuesday at her residence in Doctor Dam, La Grange, West Bank Demerara. The...

Burnt body of tourist guide found in vehicle

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Burnt body of tourist guide found in vehicle

(Kaieteur News) – Family, friends and colleagues of popular Rupununi tourist guide and vaquero, Leon Baird also known as ‘Rasta’ are currently seeking justice after he was found dead in a...

Man on $700K bail for causing death of DDL Chemist

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man on $700K bail for causing death of DDL Chemist

(Kaieteur News) – A 28-year-old labourer was on Wednesday granted $700,000 bail after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, when he appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court....

Repeat accused remanded on larceny charge

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Repeat accused remanded on larceny charge

(Kaieteur News) – A 23-year-old man was on Wednesday remanded to prison on a charge of simple larceny when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The accused, Simon Ifill, a resident...

Omai hires UK firm to update resource, economic assessment

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Omai hires UK firm to update resource, economic assessment

(Kaieteur News) – Omai Gold Mines has engaged UK-firm SLR Consulting to deliver an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) and Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for its gold project in Guyana....

GMSA shares concerns about high costs, delays in shipping industry

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GMSA shares concerns about high costs, delays in shipping industry

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Manufacturing and Service Association (GMSA) has added its voice to concerns about high costs and delays associated with shipping. Speaking at press conference on...

Peake, Lachmund secure Australia’s semi-final spot in Under-19 World Cup

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Peake, Lachmund secure Australia’s semi-final spot in Under-19 World Cup

Carter gave West Indies a fighting chance in a tall chase but they ran out of steam ESPNcricinfo – Captain Oliver Peake’s 109 and pace bowler Charles Lachmund’s four-for made...

Edison Chouest Offshore, G-Boats Inc. renew partnership with Youth Basketball Guyana

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Edison Chouest Offshore, G-Boats Inc. renew partnership with Youth Basketball Guyana

Kaieteur Sports – Edison Chouest Offshore and G-Boats Inc have reaffirmed their commitment to youth development in Guyana by renewing their sponsorship of Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG)...

Cash or Kind?

Jan 29, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Cash or Kind?

(Kaieteur News) – In policy debates, especially in developing and small open economies, it has become fashionable to argue that in-kind grants are preferable to cash grants because they supposedly...

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Eight spots open as Massy Distribution 12th Annual Schools Under-18...

Apr 18, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – From an initial field of 32 schools, the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Schools Under-18 Football Tournament, organised by the Petra Organisation has been trimmed to the final...

If you can’t respect the dead, you will have nothing but contempt...

Apr 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, I witnessed a scene that has remained with me ever since. A funeral cortège was making its way slowly along a public road, led by the hearse. Scores of vehicles driven by impatient motorists were overtaking the cortège, seemingly oblivious to the need to show...

The Cost of Netanyahu’s Wars

Apr 12, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7th April, 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By 8th April, that relief was reflected in a sharp fall in oil prices after weeks in which conflict...

Southport – real inquiry, real results

Apr 18, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The Commission of Inquiry chaired by Sir Adrian Fulford and probing for answers into the Southport, England tragedy went live with early conclusions on Monday, April 13 Three young girls, all under the age of 10, were knifed to death, six other...

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