January 2026

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Fire destroys former Govt. building in NA

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fire destroys former Govt. building in NA

(Kaieteur News) – A three-story building in New Amsterdam, Berbice that was previously used by the Ministry of Labor, was completely flattened by fire Saturday evening. The building also housed...

Christmas village vendors earned over $182M in combined revenue – Tourism Ministry

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Christmas village vendors earned over $182M in combined revenue – Tourism Ministry

(Kaieteur News) – The One Guyana Christmas Village on Main Street Georgetown proved highly profitable for vendors, who earned a combined $182 million, according to the Ministry of Tourism,...

GHRA warns of deepening authoritarianism in Guyana

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…as political, civic spaces shrink …says Mohamed saga exposes systematic governance breakdown (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has raised grave concerns over...

Govt. extends bids for gas bottle company, fertiliser project

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. extends bids for gas bottle company, fertiliser project

(Kaieteur News) – As the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project continues to drag to the finish line, with the initiative now likely for completion in the final quarter of 2026, plans to monetise the gas...

UG gone for Ron

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on UG gone for Ron

Dem boys seh when dem hear UG gone for Ron, dem nearly drop dem tea. Not because Ron ain’t qualified, mind you, but because all along dem boys bin betting dem money pon Randy. Turns out UG stick...

Trump warns Venezuela’s Rodriguez could face ‘bigger price’ than Maduro

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump warns Venezuela’s Rodriguez could face ‘bigger price’ than Maduro

(AL-JAZEERA) President Donald Trump says Venezuelan President Delcy may pay ⁠a bigger price than ousted leader Nicolas ‌Maduro “if she doesn’t do what’s ‌right,” according ‌to...

AFC calls for vigilance as Venezuela faces change

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on AFC calls for vigilance as Venezuela faces change

(Kaieteur News) – The Alliance for Change (AFC) has cautioned that despite the United States military successfully carrying out its operation in Venezuela, Guyana and the wider region must remain...

Town Clerk acted alone in dismantling stalls outside Yhip building – City Mayor

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Town Clerk acted alone in dismantling stalls outside Yhip building – City Mayor

(Kaieteur News) – Approximately 15 vendors operating around the Bourda Market area, specifically in front of Yhip’s Bakery at the corner of Robb and Alexander Streets, Georgetown, were left...

CWI President, Hon. Dr. Kishore Shallow releases New Year Statement

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on CWI President, Hon. Dr. Kishore Shallow releases New Year Statement

(CWI) – Fellow West Indians, As we reflect on the journey behind us and look toward the path ahead, we do so with honesty, humility, and an abiding sense of purpose. The past year tested us in...

NSC announces one-week closure of National Aquatic Centre for critical inspections

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on NSC announces one-week closure of National Aquatic Centre for critical inspections

Kaieteur Sports – The National Sports Commission (NSC) has announced a one-week closure of the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal, beginning Monday, January 5, to facilitate a series of...

U.S. indictment against Maduro alleges Caribbean politicians took drug payoffs

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. indictment against Maduro alleges Caribbean politicians took drug payoffs

(Kaieteur News) – A sweeping federal indictment filed in the United States against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and members of his inner circle has sent shockwaves across the region,...

Man killed after truck overturns into rice field

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man killed after truck overturns into rice field

(Kaieteur News) – Police in Regional Division #2 are investigating a fatal motor lorry accident that occurred on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at about 10:46 hrs at Queenstown, Essequibo Coast....

KMTC express gratitude following successful Boxing Day Meet

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on KMTC express gratitude following successful Boxing Day Meet

Kaieteur Sports – The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) has expressed sincere gratitude to all its sponsors and supporters. The club takes the opportunity to say a big thank you to all...

Police patrol nets 3.7kg of ganja on WCB road

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police patrol nets 3.7kg of ganja on WCB road

(Kaieteur News) – Police in Regional Division #5 have taken two men into custody following the discovery of 3.70 kilograms of suspected cannabis during a mobile patrol along the Naarstigheid...

They will come for your piece of the pie eventually

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on They will come for your piece of the pie eventually

(Kaieteur News) – For months now, the move by the PPPC against the Mohameds has been presented—by AZMO himself and by sympathetic commentators as a crude act of political vendetta. The narrative...

The faces of Guyana

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on The faces of Guyana

(Kaieteur News) – It is 4:30 in the morning. One scene is passed. Then a second. Followed by a third. The fourth is last. There is certainty that more exists in different parts of the...

Lethem, Toka farmers earn big from mango sales

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Lethem, Toka farmers earn big from mango sales

– more than 2,000 pounds sold under Govt.-led initiative Farmers in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) are generating income for their harvest after they successfully sold more than...

A Guyanese view on Maduro’s capture and the Essequibo dispute

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A Guyanese view on Maduro’s capture and the Essequibo dispute

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese national living in the United States, I must say that the reported news of Nicolás Maduro’s capture is one that I welcome with cautious optimism. As someone who has...

Shallow and Sammy need a “Maduro” type of eviction

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Shallow and Sammy need a “Maduro” type of eviction

Dear Editor, I am a law-abiding world citizen from Guyana who believes in the rule of law, fairness and respect. I was born into cricket, from my grandfather right down and as a lad, I endured the...

Why Guyana’s Oil Future Risks Becoming a Hostage of Global Currency Wars

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Why Guyana’s Oil Future Risks Becoming a Hostage of Global Currency Wars

Dear Editor, Everywhere you turn, people say Iraq, Iran, and Venezuela are about oil. But look deeper — those countries were never just about barrels of crude. They were about who controls the...

‘Political lessons from Venezuela’

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on ‘Political lessons from Venezuela’

Dear Editor, Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States ⁠had ‘captured’ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and flown them out of ⁠the country after...

Unsettled times

Jan 05, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Unsettled times

(Kaieteur News) – The US is rushing to complete its takeover of Venezuela, until it “safe and judicious” to pack bags and leave. Safe and judicious can mean anything, from three months,...

Large part of Maduro’s security team killed in U.S. action – Venezuela defense minister

Jan 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Large part of Maduro’s security team killed in U.S. action – Venezuela defense minister

(Reuters) – A large part of erstwhile President Nicolas Maduro’s security team was killed in the U.S. raid that led to the leader’s Saturday capture, Venezuelan Defense Minister...

U.S. to ‘run’ Venezuela until ‘safe transition’ – Trump

Jan 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. to ‘run’ Venezuela until ‘safe transition’ – Trump

…as Nicolás Maduro and wife captured, transported to U.S. for prosecution …says U.S. has big plans for Venezuelan oil (Kaieteur News) – The United States of America is gearing-up to “run”...

Guyana supports efforts that uphold democratic norms – President Ali

Jan 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana supports efforts that uphold democratic norms – President Ali

…Welcomes leadership of President Trump on democracy and regional security … looks forward to constructive engagement in Venezuela’s next chapter (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali...

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Fernandes, Khalil, Bulkan among top performers at GSA Diamond...

May 20, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) wrapped up four days of exciting action featuring a number of top players who competed in the Diamond Independence Cup Squash Tournament...

(Kaieteur News) – About fifteen years ago, the idea was floated that Guyana should establish a National School of Music. It was not a fanciful suggestion then, and it is even less so now. In fact, in today’s Guyana—poised between oil wealth and a rapidly expanding cultural footprint, it is...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Sacred trust, latest presidential fairytale

May 20, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – When President Ali talks about “sacred trust”, clearly, he is a leader floating in his own spaceship. Making matters worse, he now believes in his own fairytales. Incredibly, he expects others also to fall for his fables. REOs reshuffled; some sent...

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