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U.S. refiners poised to gain as Venezuela oil sanctions face possible lift

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. refiners poised to gain as Venezuela oil sanctions face possible lift

– Gulf Coast plants could absorb up to 1 million barrels per day, squeezing out Canada HOUSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – A full-scale resumption of Venezuelan oil exports would benefit refiners...

Three T&T nationals charged in U.S. drug conspiracy probe

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Three T&T nationals charged in U.S. drug conspiracy probe

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) U.S. Embassy personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration Vetted Unit, supported by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Special Investigative Unit and the Transnational...

Guyana Cup 2026 Nomination Series Introduced as Horseracing enters a New Era

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Cup 2026 Nomination Series Introduced as Horseracing enters a New Era

Kaieteur Sports – Horseracing in Guyana continues its rapid evolution, and the 2026 Guyana Cup season is set to mark another major milestone with the introduction of a structured, multi-stage...

Son sentenced to 35 years for killing mother

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Son sentenced to 35 years for killing mother

(Kaieteur News) – Forty-five-year-old Deonarine Dookhoo, was on Tuesday sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of his mother. The sentence was handed down by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the...

Archery Guyana 2025 National Ranking Event a huge success

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Archery Guyana 2025 National Ranking Event a huge success

Kaieteur Sports – Archery Guyana (AG) successfully hosted its National Ranking Event 2025 on Wednesday 31st December, 2025, at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, bringing together top archers from...

ERC addresses rising complaints, divisive discourse

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ERC addresses rising complaints, divisive discourse

(Kaieteur News) – During December 2025, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) intensified its efforts to address complaints, curb divisive discourse, and uphold its constitutional mandate to...

Sinclair champions grassroots cricket with Annual Tapeball Tournament at Bourda as Trophy Stall supports

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Sinclair champions grassroots cricket with Annual Tapeball Tournament at Bourda as Trophy Stall supports

Kaieteur Sports – Guyanese and West Indian cricketer Kevin Sinclair continues to strengthen his commitment to grassroots cricket development with the hosting of the annual Kevin Sinclair...

Govt. to spend $19M to rehab. & furnish recently commissioned Leonora Fire Station

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to spend $19M to rehab. & furnish recently commissioned Leonora Fire Station

(Kaieteur News) – After commissioning the reconstructed $159 million Leonora Fire Station in July 2025, the government through the Ministry Home Affairs intends to spend approximately $19 million...

AI-driven diagnostic systems to transform healthcare delivery across Guyana

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on AI-driven diagnostic systems to transform healthcare delivery across Guyana

The Ministry of Health is advancing the integration of cutting-edge diagnostic technology across Guyana, supported by artificial intelligence that will revolutionise patient care, improve accuracy...

RHTYSC completes another fruitful year 35th annual Christmas outreach a massive success

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC completes another fruitful year 35th annual Christmas outreach a massive success

Kaieteur Sports – For the 35th successive year, the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, M.S hosted a highly successful Christmas outreach programme as part of their...

Georgetown must breathe again

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Georgetown must breathe again

(Kaieteur News) – The Georgetown City Council must face a hard truth. The business community and the citizens of Georgetown are not going to sit back and allow illegal vending to destroy the city....

New Year resolutions

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on New Year resolutions

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – I made several New Year’s resolutions. Social media, here I come. FB, Instagram, YouTube. May even try my hand at a TikTok or two, if only to keep...

32 contractors vie to rebuild Timehri Fire Station for $262M

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 32 contractors vie to rebuild Timehri Fire Station for $262M

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Home Affairs is gearing to spend approximately $262 million for the reconstruction of the Timehri Fire Station, East Bank Demerara. Kaieteur News understands that...

QUO VADIS DELCY RODRIGUEZ?

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on QUO VADIS DELCY RODRIGUEZ?

Dear Editor, With the fog of the recent surgical strike on Caracas to extricate President Maduro slowly lifting, the political and economic direction of future Venezuela/US relations and the...

Police probe death of Brazilian miner at Middle Mazaruni

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police probe death of Brazilian miner at Middle Mazaruni

(Kaieteur News) – Police in Regional Division # 7 are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Márcio Rocha, a 46-year-old Brazilian national and miner which occurred between...

How large are our oil reserves?

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on How large are our oil reserves?

Dear Editor, A respected news outlet in the United Kingdom recently announced that our proven oil reserves were 30 billion barrels. The official figures released by our government have not been...

Have we descended or ascended to the position that supports “might is right”?

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Have we descended or ascended to the position that supports “might is right”?

Dear Editor, Since the military assault which resulted in the reported death of forty Venezuelans and the physical removal of sitting President Nicolas Maduro, his wife and some colleagues, to face...

Freedom of speech and responsibility in the digital age

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Freedom of speech and responsibility in the digital age

Dear Editor, Social media should be used responsibly. They are important channels of communication and platforms for learning, organising, and participating in public life. At the same time, their...

Stop trample upon Mr. Azruddin Mohamed rights as a born Guyanese

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Stop trample upon Mr. Azruddin Mohamed rights as a born Guyanese

Dear Editor, I write to express deep concern over what appears to be an ongoing attempt by the Government of Guyana to stifle the fundamental rights of Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, a Guyanese citizen who,...

U.S. to ‘run’ Venezuela

Jan 07, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on U.S. to ‘run’ Venezuela

(Kaieteur News) – There is trouble looming in this part of the hemisphere. The US is planning to ‘run’ Venezuela. When the US came up with that same endgame of trying to ‘run’ another...

Countries unite against U.S. kidnapping of Maduro at UN Security Council meeting

Jan 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Countries unite against U.S. kidnapping of Maduro at UN Security Council meeting

(Kaieteur News) – The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Monday amid sharp divisions over the United States’ forcible rendition of Venezuelan President Nicolás...

GGMC shuts down 107 Brazilian gold operations

Jan 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GGMC shuts down 107 Brazilian gold operations

(Kaieteur News) – Three days after a 24-hour deadline for miners to up their declarations and get themselves aligned with Guyana’s laws and requirements for the local mining sector was issued by...

Maduro pleads not guilty to U.S. narco charges

Jan 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Maduro pleads not guilty to U.S. narco charges

– says he is still President of Venezuela NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to narcotics charges after President Donald...

U.S. pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts

Jan 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts

HOUSTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – White House and State Department officials have told U.S. oil executives in recent weeks that they would need to return to Venezuela quickly and invest significant...

Opposition parties demand Ministers Rodrigues, Mustapha resign over corruption allegations

Jan 06, 2026 KNEWS News 2

(Kaieteur News) – Opposition parties, We Invest In Nationhood (WIN) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) are calling for Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues to...

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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