February 3, 2026

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Speaker locks out press

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Speaker locks out press

…revives Covid-era rules for budget debates By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir has resurrected pandemic-era restrictions to curtail media coverage...

Pres. Ali urges small states to unite against crime, trade barriers

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pres. Ali urges small states to unite against crime, trade barriers

(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Monday called for deeper cooperation among small states to combat transnational crime and dismantle trade barriers, warning that regional challenges can...

Opposition unites against Nadir’s media lockout

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Opposition unites against Nadir’s media lockout

(Kaieteur News) – Opposition parties on Monday closed ranks against Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir over his decision to revive COVID-era restrictions to limit media access to the...

Venezuela oil exports rise sharply in January under US control, data shows

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Venezuela oil exports rise sharply in January under US control, data shows

(Reuters) – Venezuelan oil exports rose to some 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) in January, from 498,000 bpd in December, after the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro and the ending of an oil...

$4.3B sea defence blitz: Public Works rolls out 21-project coastal protection plan

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $4.3B sea defence blitz: Public Works rolls out 21-project coastal protection plan

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Public Works is set to roll out a massive sea and river defence programme, inviting contractors to bid on projects across five regions valued at an estimated...

PCA logged 143 police misconduct complaints in 2025

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on PCA logged 143 police misconduct complaints in 2025

(Kaieteur News) – Some 143 complaints were made to the Police Complaints Authority in 2025, Volume Two of the Budget Estimates 2026 has revealed. Under Programme Performance Statements, it is...

WIN flags limited oversight, transparency in oil sector as withdrawals expand

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on WIN flags limited oversight, transparency in oil sector as withdrawals expand

(Kaieteur News) – Despite the heavy reliance on oil revenue to fund this year’s budget, oversight and transparency in the sector remains limited. Highlighting this observation was Opposition...

Brain Tumor patient in need of almost $5M for life-saving surgery

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – Faced with a major, life-threatening condition that requires specialist surgical operation, a severely debilitated Mark Emmanuel, a 28-year-old Williamsburg, Corentyne resident...

APNU slams ‘People First’ Budget as anti-farmer, anti-food production

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on APNU slams ‘People First’ Budget as anti-farmer, anti-food production

(Kaieteur News) – The 2026 National Budget, branded “Putting People First,” will fail to reduce poverty and strengthen food security because it lacks vision and meaningful investment in...

Edghill defends $1.5T budget

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Edghill defends $1.5T budget

…says infrastructure will “transform lives” (Kaieteur News) – Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Monday mounted a robust defence of the government’s $1.558 trillion 2026 National...

Campbellville court commissioned as Guyana’s first all-weather basketball facility

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Campbellville court commissioned as Guyana’s first all-weather basketball facility

Kaieteur Sports – Basketball in Guyana received a major boost with the commissioning of a brand-new all-weather court in Campbellville, Georgetown, the first facility of its kind in the country...

Smiling fuh de camera

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Smiling fuh de camera

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys see a video floating round pon social media where a gang of young fellas trying to relieve a man of he cellular phone, and one of dem brandishing a knife so long it look...

2026 Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers… Junior Lady Jags end campaign with 14 – 0 triumph

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers… Junior Lady Jags end campaign with 14 – 0 triumph

– Chasles nets six Kaieteur Sports – The Junior Lady Jags produced a masterful performance to claim victory against St. Vincent and the Grenadines in their fourth and final Round One Group...

US to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India...

Golden Jags U17 Boys locked in as Guyana prepares for CONCACAF Qualifiers

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Golden Jags U17 Boys locked in as Guyana prepares for CONCACAF Qualifiers

Kaieteur Sports – As preparations intensify for the 2026 CONCACAF Boys’ Under-17 Qualifiers, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) recently concluded a rigorous training camp aimed at finalising...

NA Municipality, Local Govt. Ministry to resolve township’s landfill issues

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on NA Municipality, Local Govt. Ministry to resolve township’s landfill issues

(Kaieteur News) – New Amsterdam Mayor, Wainwright McIntosh said the Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) is working with the Ministry of Local Government to address the landfill issue in the...

Boxing Association to officially punch off its 2026 calendar of activities on Saturday

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Boxing Association to officially punch off its 2026 calendar of activities on Saturday

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will officially punch off its 2026 calendar of activities on Saturday with the staging of the Michael Paris U16 and Youth boxing tournament...

Excel Guyana Inc. lauds 2026 National Budget

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Excel Guyana Inc. lauds 2026 National Budget

(Kaieteur News) – Excel Guyana Inc., has commended the 2026 National Budget which was presented on January 26, 2026 by Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with...

Godfrey Munroe supports Secondary School’s Tape Ball Cricket Competition

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Godfrey Munroe supports Secondary School’s Tape Ball Cricket Competition

Kaieteur Sports – Former Christ Church Secondary School student Godfrey Munroe has made a significant contribution to youth cricket with the donation of a championship trophy and medals for an...

Guyana Squash Association welcomes increased 2026 budget allocation for sport

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Squash Association welcomes increased 2026 budget allocation for sport

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has welcomed the substantial increase in funding for sport announced in the 2026 National Budget. This continued rise in investment reflects...

Biometrics to be introduced in schools to strengthen accountability

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Biometrics to be introduced in schools to strengthen accountability

The Ministry of Education will soon begin implementing a biometric attendance system in some schools to accurately record the arrival and departure times of teachers. The system is aimed at...

In-form Seecharran steers Demerara to second successive win

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on In-form Seecharran steers Demerara to second successive win

2026 DCB Inter-Association 50-over U-16 tournament – Action continues today Kaieteur Sports – A red-hot Demerara continued their dominance as they whipped West Demerara by 200-run plus...

Iwokrama River Lodge Retains Good Travel Seal Certification

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iwokrama River Lodge Retains Good Travel Seal Certification

(Kaieteur News) – The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) has confirmed that the Iwokrama River Lodge has retained its Good Travel Seal...

High Court defers ruling on Mohamed extradition case

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on High Court defers ruling on Mohamed extradition case

(Kaieteur News) – The high court ruling in the extradition matter involving father and son, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, has been postponed. The case relates to high court submissions including a...

North Essequibo Cricket Committee stages election of office bearers

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on North Essequibo Cricket Committee stages election of office bearers

Kaieteur Sports – The North Essequibo Cricket Committee held their election of officials on Sunday last and anew body was elected to serve the new term. The election was held at Joe Jagmohan...

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Anderson fifty pilots Presidential Guards to 7-wicket win over the...

Mar 12, 2026

2026 Commissioner of Police T20 Cut Round 1… Kaieteur Sports – Led by a classy fifty from Kevlon Anderson, the Presidential Guards sped to an easy 7-wicket victory over the GPF Academy...

The disease that is eating away at the PNCR

Mar 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In the latest twist in the political narrative of the country’s Opposition, there is an unvarnished attempt to suggest that under the leadership of the PNCR during the period 2015 to 2020, the party’s support base was neglected. Nothing could be further from the truth. The...

Who Gains, Who Loses: The Global Cost of the Iran War, and the...

Mar 08, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – It is a mistake to believe that the war in Iran and the retaliatory actions in the Gulf are too far away to matter to the Caribbean. The fallout is already reaching the region, pushing up the costs of fuel, freight, and everyday goods across the region....

A Govt. committed to subservience

Mar 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The PPP went from ideology to lust for power then love of money. The connecting thread was abject surrender to slavery. From Marxism to socialism to capitalism. The latter is about free enterprise. Alongside free enterprise, there is an endless list of sacred freedoms. ...

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