February 6, 2026

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‘GDF must move beyond the battlefield’ – Pres. Ali

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘GDF must move beyond the battlefield’ – Pres. Ali

…announces expanded role for military (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Thursday signalled a decisive shift in Guyana’s defence posture, charging the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to...

Govt. says GDF copter crash report off limits

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…opposition raises transparency concerns (Kaieteur News) – Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar has refuted comments made by Opposition Member of Parliament and Leader...

As treaty expires, Russia says it’s still ready to talk to US on nuclear limits

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on As treaty expires, Russia says it’s still ready to talk to US on nuclear limits

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it regretted the expiry of its last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States but was still ready to talk, raising the possibility...

Man shot dead during shootout with police

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man shot dead during shootout with police

(Kaieteur News) – Police in Regional Division #7 are probing a fatal shooting that unfolded during a high-risk joint service operation at Quartzstone Backdam, Region Seven, on Thursday, leaving...

Hinds highlights gaps in budget

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Hinds highlights gaps in budget

…urges govt to slash GOAL funding in half, hike public servants pay (Kaieteur News) – Member of Parliament Dr. David Hinds on Wednesday during his budget debate presentation highlighted the...

Buried at last, but justice still missing for Walleta Rigby

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Buried at last, but justice still missing for Walleta Rigby

(Kaieteur News) – Nearly five years after her disappearance, the family of 38-year-old Walleta Rigby was finally able to lay her to rest on Thursday, bringing a measure of closure to a case still...

Cops hunt juveniles after schoolgirl found unconscious in Sophia

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Cops hunt juveniles after schoolgirl found unconscious in Sophia

(Kaieteur News) – Police have launched an investigation into an incident involving a 14-year-old female student from the East Bank Demerara, who was found unconscious on Wednesday evening and...

‘Defending Guyana’s borders ‘non-negotiable’ – GDF chief tells officers

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Defending Guyana’s borders ‘non-negotiable’ – GDF chief tells officers

(Kaieteur News) – Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier Omar Khan on Thursday delivered a firm message to senior officers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), declaring that the defence of Guyana’s...

Todd slams budget for ignoring electoral, forensic and justice reform

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Todd slams budget for ignoring electoral, forensic and justice reform

(Kaieteur News) – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Dexter Todd has criticised the government for failing to allocate funds toward key legislative reforms in the 2026...

Primus tears into budget

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Primus tears into budget

– says not a single policy for culture, youth and sport in spending plan (Kaieteur News) – First-time Member of Parliament and General Secretary of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Party,...

Fire flattens Essequibo woman’s home

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fire flattens Essequibo woman’s home

(Kaieteur News) – Twenty-eight-year-old Vanlisha Warrick, a mother of one, lost her Queenstown Village, Essequibo Coast, Region Two home to a fire on Thursday. Warrick, a hairdresser and makeup...

Famine conditions spread to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur, experts warn

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Famine conditions spread to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur, experts warn

(ALJAZEERA) Acute malnutrition has reached famine levels in two more areas of western Sudan’s Darfur region, United Nations-backed experts warn, as a civil war between the paramilitary Rapid...

More road, more traffic

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on More road, more traffic

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh Guyana discover a new scientific law: the more road yuh build, the more traffic yuh get. Is like hunger—de more yuh cook, de more people turn up with spoon....

Police burn $344M worth of ganja

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police burn $344M worth of ganja

(Kaieteur News) – Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Thursday carried out a large-scale cannabis eradication exercise at Yaruni Bend, Linden, along the Upper Demerara River, uncovering extensive...

Mandhana stars as RCB beat Capitals to win WPL

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Mandhana stars as RCB beat Capitals to win WPL

BBC Sport – Royal Challengers Bengaluru completed a stunning record Women’s Premier League chase to lift their second title and inflict a fourth successive final defeat on Delhi Capitals....

Govt. boasts of US$32M signing bonus from small oil blocks

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. boasts of US$32M signing bonus from small oil blocks

– slams lopsided Stabroek block deal (Kaieteur News) – Guyana has secured nearly twice the signing bonus from two relatively small offshore oil blocks than it received for the massive...

More charges for truck driver in Demerara River bridge tragedy

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on More charges for truck driver in Demerara River bridge tragedy

(Kaieteur News) – Jomel Kenny, 23, of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, the driver of motor lorry GAC 296 involved in the fatal accident which occurred last Thursday on the Demerara River...

2026 Concacaf Men’s U-17 Qualifiers… Guyana commences road to World Cup today

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 Concacaf Men’s U-17 Qualifiers… Guyana commences road to World Cup today

…Suriname excluded from Competition (Kaieteur News) – Today, Guyana’s Men’s Under-17 team springs into action against Bermuda to commence their 2026 Concacaf Men’s U-17 Qualifiers...

Jade’s Wok among joint sponsors of National U-14 Chess Championships

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Jade’s Wok among joint sponsors of National U-14 Chess Championships

(Kaieteur News) – Jade’s Wok, Pinnacle Business Services, and Cubs in Action International have once again reaffirmed their commitment to youth sports by sponsoring the National U14 Rapid Chess...

Timehri man fined $50,000, licence suspended for dangerous driving

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Timehri man fined $50,000, licence suspended for dangerous driving

(Kaieteur News) – Cameron Defreitas, of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, was charged with the offence of dangerous driving, contrary to Section 36(1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter...

Arjoon, Edwards, Mekdeci among winners as BCQS Masters get underway

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Arjoon, Edwards, Mekdeci among winners as BCQS Masters get underway

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Squash Association opened its 2026 season in fine style on Wednesday as the BCQS Masters served off at the Georgetown Club, with Guyanese Joseph Mekdeci, Brian...

‘Oil era exposes fault lines’ …as Todd, Walton-Desir spar over foreign policy

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Oil era exposes fault lines’ …as Todd, Walton-Desir spar over foreign policy

(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on Tuesday, defended the government’s foreign policy agenda, pushing back against criticisms from Leader...

Guyana Darts Association to host CDLC trials on February 8 and 15

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Darts Association to host CDLC trials on February 8 and 15

(Kaieteur News) – As the championship window opens for regional darts, the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) is set to host its Caribbean Darts and Latin Central America (CDLC) trials on Sundays,...

Hetmyer Visa issues days prior to T20 World Cup, reflects iffy administrative planning

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Hetmyer Visa issues days prior to T20 World Cup, reflects iffy administrative planning

(Kaieteur News) – The Shimron Hetmyer Visa fiasco has created a bit of pre-T20 World Cup buzz, with the West Indies set to tackle Scotland in Saturday’s opener; possibly missing one of their...

Panthera Solutions donates $400,000 worth of cricket gear to RHTYSC Developmental Programme

Feb 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Panthera Solutions donates $400,000 worth of cricket gear to RHTYSC Developmental Programme

Kaieteur Sports – “Over the last thirty-six years, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club has worked hard to become one of the best in Guyana and it is our aspiration to continue doing so in...

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Petra launches 12th Annual Massy U18 Schools Football Tournament

Mar 13, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Petra Organisation, in collaboration with title sponsor Massy Distribution, officially launched the 12th Annual Under-18 Secondary Schools Football Championship on Thursday...

The United States and the protection of Guyana

Mar 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Only days ago, the country was being reassured that tensions with Venezuela had eased. The President himself suggested that following recent developments in Venezuela there had been a noticeable softening of the rhetoric coming out of Caracas. Well, that diplomatic intermission...

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....

Thinking like Iranians, latching on the strategy

Mar 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I’m getting a better handle on Iran, now cornered and trapped in a war that pummels it from all sides. Air and sea; and with tanks massed at its border for the first steps in a potential ground offensive. American technological power unleashed from many angles, with the...

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