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Fly Hill Nursery, Cracrana Primary, Kwebana Secondary among 18 schools to be commissioned

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fly Hill Nursery, Cracrana Primary, Kwebana Secondary among 18 schools to be commissioned

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Education on Wednesday announced plans to commission 18 new schools by the end of the first quarter of this year. The ministry in a statement, said in some cases,...

Fisherman charged with attempted murder of woman, 54

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fisherman charged with attempted murder of woman, 54

(Kaieteur News) – A fisherman of Barima River, North West District, Region One was on Wednesday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder. The accused, George Joseph, 26...

Windies U-19 skipper Dorne says wins over England, Sri Lanka a huge confidence boost heading into World Cup

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Windies U-19 skipper Dorne says wins over England, Sri Lanka a huge confidence boost heading into World Cup

Kaieteur Sports – Ahead of the 2026 ICC Under-19 50-Over World Cup, Captain of the West Indies team Joshua Dorne credited series wins of Sri Lanka and England as confidence-boosters as the...

Excavator operator jailed for simple larceny

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Excavator operator jailed for simple larceny

(Kaieteur News) – A 40-year-old excavator operator was on Tuesday sentenced to 24 months in prison after he was charged with the offence of simple larceny. The accused, Rawle Munroe of Two Friends...

JJTRC releases provisional programme for first official Guyana Cup Nomination Day

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on JJTRC releases provisional programme for first official Guyana Cup Nomination Day

Kaieteur Sports – The Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC), in collaboration with Banks DIH Ltd, has officially released the provisional race programme for Sunday, February 1, 2026, to...

GCF, ACADO 2026 National U-12 Rapid Chess tourney set for this weekend

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GCF, ACADO 2026 National U-12 Rapid Chess tourney set for this weekend

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) welcomes 2026 with its first event of the new year when the country’s young chess masters collide in the National Under-12 Rapid Chess...

Vendors removed from GPHC entrance

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Vendors removed from GPHC entrance

…to be relocated to nearby parking lot (Kaieteur News) – Persons who were vending directly in front of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) gates along New Market and East...

Nexgen Golf Academy/LPGA Girls Site Leads Off 2026

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Nexgen Golf Academy/LPGA Girls Site Leads Off 2026

– Heavy emphasis on Girls/Women’s growth to roll over from solid 2025 Kaieteur Sports – Nexgen Golf Academy officially teed off 2026 with a strong commitment to the development of...

From the Monroe Doctrine to the Donroe Doctrine

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on From the Monroe Doctrine to the Donroe Doctrine

(Kaieteur News) – Over the past few days, the phrase “The Monroe Doctrine” has been bandies about to explain the US decision to bomb Venezuela and to kidnap that country’s President,...

Why the silence

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column 1

(Kaieteur News) – I was mystified by the PPP Govt’s silence on the US-Maduro developments. Now, I am beginning to get the first glimpses of understanding as to why there is the thundering...

Wind energy and the Interior: Powering dignity, development and sustainable progress

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Wind energy and the Interior: Powering dignity, development and sustainable progress

Dear Editor, For many communities in Guyana’s interior, access to electricity remains limited, expensive, and unreliable. In villages across Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine, diesel and gas...

President Ali’s pragmatic position on Trump’s actions against Maduro

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on President Ali’s pragmatic position on Trump’s actions against Maduro

Dear Editor, President Ali and Prime Minister Kamla of T&T faced all kinds of criticism (from CARICOM colleagues and left-wing nationalists, citing violating of international law, Vienna...

Democracy in Guyana vs Venezuela

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Democracy in Guyana vs Venezuela

Dear Editor, If we truly value democracy, we must ask a sober question: If democracy is an issue in Venezuela, then how different is the Guyanese experience today? A careful look at recent...

Integrity in public office must never be selective, politically convenient, or negotiable

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Integrity in public office must never be selective, politically convenient, or negotiable

Dear Editor, As we enter this New Year, I extend best wishes to you and to the people of Guyana for a successful, peaceful, and prosperous 2026, under the guidance and blessings of Almighty God....

Governance breakdown

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Governance breakdown

(Kaieteur News) – For a government that boasts endlessly about progress, transformation and “One Guyana,” the Irfaan Ali administration appears increasingly uncomfortable with some of the most...

Corentyne man gets 23 years for raping 5-year-old boy

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Corentyne man gets 23 years for raping 5-year-old boy

(Kaieteur News) – Sanjay Peter, a 29-year-old resident of Williamsburg, Corentyne, was on Tuesday handed a 23-year jail sentence for rape committed on a five-year-old boy back in 2018. Imposing...

‘We’re going to keep the oil’ – Trump says after ousting Maduro

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘We’re going to keep the oil’ – Trump says after ousting Maduro

(The Hill) President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed comparisons between past U.S. involvement in Iraq and the recent military operation in Venezuela, saying the difference is that his...

‘Rule of law under threat’ – OAS chief tells states after U.S. attacks on Venezuela, seizure of Maduro

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Rule of law under threat’ – OAS chief tells states after U.S. attacks on Venezuela, seizure of Maduro

(Kaieteur News) – Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin on Tuesday issued a strong call for coordinated hemispheric action, warning that democracy,...

Pres. Ali commends Trump

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pres. Ali commends Trump

…reaffirms Guyana’s support to eradicating transnational crime (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali has commended United States President Donald Trump’s leadership and reaffirmed...

Mohameds appeal High Court ruling in desperate bid to stay extradition proceedings

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mohameds appeal High Court ruling in desperate bid to stay extradition proceedings

(Kaieteur News) – Defence lawyers for father and son, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, on Monday filed an appeal to the Full Court against Acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh’s ruling, which rejected...

Ex-girlfriend charged with murder of Linden man

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Ex-girlfriend charged with murder of Linden man

(Kaieteur News) – The ex-girlfriend of Linden businessman, Amar Jones who was gunned down last week at Half Mile Wismar was on Tuesday charged with his murder, police have reported. Shania...

Mohameds extradition committal hearing moves forward as first witness testifies

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mohameds extradition committal hearing moves forward as first witness testifies

(Kaieteur News) – The extradition committal proceedings involving father and son, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, officially commenced on Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after Principal...

Venezuela announces investigation into “dozens” of casualties from U.S. attack

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Venezuela announces investigation into “dozens” of casualties from U.S. attack

Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced Tuesday the appointment of three officials to investigate the “dozens” of deaths resulting from the US attack on the country, which led to...

Burnham laughing at Cheddi

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Burnham laughing at Cheddi

(Kaieteur News) – If there is an afterlife with even a small television set, Forbes Burnham must be leaning back, laughing loudly, and calling out to Cheddi Jagan, “Cheddi, come and look at this...

Police launch probe into attacks on French vlogger

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police launch probe into attacks on French vlogger

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Police Force has commenced investigations into an alleged attack involving international visitor Antony D’Oliveira, host of the Jumps Travel Documentary YouTube...

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Sri Lanka Tour of West Indies: Chameera, Mishara & Shanaka help...

Jun 14, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Sri Lanka counter-punched their way to a series-levelling win last night after a string of match-winning performances in both departments which helped subdue the hosts by...

(Kaieteur News) – I was sitting with a good friend when I read a story about Guyana’s nomination of its candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary General. At the same time, my friend was reading the same story on his phone. Our eyes met when he realised what I was reading. He...

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...

A bank setup for a bank robbery

Jun 14, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Congratulations to the PPP Govt for the vision of a Guyana Development Bank to serve little citizens. Thoughtful. Well-liked. When things get too thoughtful, dislike creeps forward. What the details say? Both upfront and obscured. There’s a $40B...

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