February 14, 2026

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Stabroek News shuts down after four decades

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – “The end of an era”, one of Guyana’s oldest privately owned newspapers, Stabroek News, on Friday announced that after almost 40 years in publication, it will cease printing...

House approves $1.5 trillion National Budget

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on House approves $1.5 trillion National Budget

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s largest budget ever, $1.558 trillion, was on Friday evening passed, following five days of debates and another five days of considerations in the Committee of Supply....

Guyanese protest ‘anti-poor’ budget, flag multimillion allocation to “dormant” Commission of Information

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyanese protest ‘anti-poor’ budget, flag multimillion allocation to “dormant” Commission of Information

(Kaieteur News) – A group of Guyanese on Friday protested against the allocation of resources in this year’s budget, a plan which they believe will not ease the struggles of ordinary Guyanese,...

Trump says he will visit Venezuela after ‘very good’ relationship with interim president

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump says he will visit Venezuela after ‘very good’ relationship with interim president

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States relationship with Venezuela is “very good” and that he plans to visit the country. Trump’s praise for...

4 nabbed for armed robbery of Herstelling businesswoman

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 4 nabbed for armed robbery of Herstelling businesswoman

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Police Force has arrested four persons in connection with the armed robbery of a 59-year-old Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) businessman on Thursday. According...

Re-migrant wins tax exemption case against GRA

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Re-migrant wins tax exemption case against GRA

…high court rules authority acted unlawfully (Kaieteur News) – Justice Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Friday ruled that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) acted when it denied tax exemptions to...

400 of 600 men test positive for prostate cancer – Health Minister

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 400 of 600 men test positive for prostate cancer – Health Minister

(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday urged citizens to take advantage of routine screening programmes for prostate cancer, stressing that early diagnosis is key to...

Labourer on $200K bail for felonious wounding

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Labourer on $200K bail for felonious wounding

(Kaieteur News) – A labourer of South Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, was on Thursday granted $200,00 bail after he appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court to answer a felonious...

Man charged with robbery under arms on $150k bail

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man charged with robbery under arms on $150k bail

(Kaieteur News) – A 53-year-old man was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 for a robbery under arms charge, after he appeared in court on Thursday. The accused, Joseph George of Brush Dam,...

Sir Ronald Sanders installed as UG’s 11th Chancellor

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Sir Ronald Sanders installed as UG’s 11th Chancellor

(Kaieteur News) – Sir Ronald Sanders was officially installed as the 11th Chancellor of the University of Guyana during a ceremony held on Friday at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre on the...

Mohameds seek stay of extradition hearing pending appeal of Authority to Proceed

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mohameds seek stay of extradition hearing pending appeal of Authority to Proceed

(Kaieteur News) – The defence team representing Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, has filed an application in the Court of Appeal, seeking to stay the extradition...

House approves $8.4M more for Kariako Primary as $21M project yet to start

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on House approves $8.4M more for Kariako Primary as $21M project yet to start

(Kaieteur News) – The Committee of Supply on Thursday approved an additional $8.4 million in the 2026 budget for the reconstruction of Kariako Primary School in Region One, a $21 million project...

Timing is everything

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Timing is everything

(Kaieteur News) – Today is Valentine Day and when dem boys read about some of dem prices what dem eating houses charging, dem boys decide fuh play sick. One man seh he nearly faint when he see a...

Georgetown cannot be redeemed

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Georgetown cannot be redeemed

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has always possessed the air of a place living on memory. Not history in the grand sense, not the kind that builds monuments and sustains civic pride, but memory that...

PAHO and CARPHA sign landmark pact to strengthen regional health collaboration

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on PAHO and CARPHA sign landmark pact to strengthen regional health collaboration

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) formalised their continued partnership with the signing of the 2026–2030 Framework Agreement,...

Online portal launched to fast-track local content certification

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Online portal launched to fast-track local content certification

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) on Friday launched a new online service to process local content certificates in a more timely manner. Through the new portal, businesses...

Zimbabwe stun Australia to stay unbeaten in T20 World Cup

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Zimbabwe stun Australia to stay unbeaten in T20 World Cup

(Reuters) – Australia were dealt an early blow in their quest to reach the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup after the depleted former champions crashed to a 23-run defeat by Zimbabwe...

Wilson returns as President; Rogers retained as GS as three women elected at GAPLF AGM

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Wilson returns as President; Rogers retained as GS as three women elected at GAPLF AGM

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) successfully hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at the Racket Center, Woolford Avenue,...

Children’s Mash Competition: Region Six Clinches First Place in 11–13 Calypso

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Children’s Mash Competition: Region Six Clinches First Place in 11–13 Calypso

(Kaieteur News) – Tatianna Benn of Tutorial Academy Secondary School (TASS) in New Amsterdam, Berbice, stole the spotlight on Thursday, winning first place in the 11–13 Calypso category of the...

LTI, MTVTC to play in important fixtures today

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on LTI, MTVTC to play in important fixtures today

– As Modec Tertiary Football Tournament heats up Kaieteur Sports – The inaugural Petra-Modec Tertiary Football Tournament continues today with three thrilling encounters across venues in...

DCB preparing to host 2026 U19 Inter-Association tourney

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on DCB preparing to host 2026 U19 Inter-Association tourney

Kaieteur Sports – Inter-association Under-19 cricket is back and more competitive with the upcoming Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) hosting an upcoming limited overs tournament, geared towards the...

Demerara U-16 Squad Named for Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County Tournament

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Demerara U-16 Squad Named for Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County Tournament

Kaieteur Sports – The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has officially named its Under-16 squad to compete in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Male Under-16 50-over Inter-County tournament, following...

$10.8B approved for Culture, Youth and Sports

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $10.8B approved for Culture, Youth and Sports

…opposition probes delay in cultural policy, copyright legislation (Kaieteur News) – The Committee of Supply on Thursday approved $10.9 billion for the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports...

Mr. Speaker, or Mr. Master Executioner

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Mr. Speaker, or Mr. Master Executioner

(Kaieteur News) – Members of Parliament from both the PPP Govt side and the opposition aisles have a challenge on their hands. Mr. Speaker, or Mr. Master Executioner. If government MPs choose...

Play commences in North Essequibo Cricket Committee Chunilall Balgobin Memorial T20 Competition

Feb 14, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Play commences in North Essequibo Cricket Committee Chunilall Balgobin Memorial T20 Competition

Kaieteur Sports – Action in the North Essequibo Cricket Committee Chunilall Balgobin Memorial T20 Competition involving 10 area teams that are divided into two groups, got underway over the...

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Georgetown Smash delivers explosive wrestling debut

Aug 10, 2026

(Kaieteur Sport) An electrifying night of high-impact action, drama and championship changes marked All Caribbean Wrestling’s (ACW) historic debut in Guyana, as the promotion brought its...

(Kaieteur News) There was a time, not so long ago, when pumpkin was pumpkin. You went to the market, found a vendor, pointed to a whole pumpkin, paid your money and took it home. Nobody asked you how many pounds you wanted. Nobody weighed it. Nobody carefully cut it into sections as though dividing...

Nicaragua’s Abandoned Ballot: What the OAS Can and Cannot Do

Aug 02, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...

One issue- money, how much, when

Aug 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) On 31st July, some of the words uttered by Exxon’s Chief, Mr. Darren Woods, were as clear as a bugle. Exxon has recovered all of its investment in Guyana -all US$55B. I thank Mr. Woods for his clarity on that score and his extra note about the repayment being two years ahead...

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