February 16, 2026

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Over $9.8B already spent on incomplete Govt. office complex

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Over $9.8B already spent on incomplete Govt. office complex

…cost now projected to reach $19.6B (Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana has spent approximately $9.8 billion to date on the office complex at the Haags Bosch area, on the East Bank of...

APNU slams $18.8B year-end spending

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on APNU slams $18.8B year-end spending

…calls it ‘rubber stamp’ governance (Kaieteur News) – The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has condemned the Government of Guyana (GoG) for what it describes as a “quiet” and...

Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on table in talks with US

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on table in talks with US

Feb 15 (Reuters) – Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers economic benefits for both sides, an Iranian diplomat was reported as saying on Sunday, days before a second...

HIV infections set to fall

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on HIV infections set to fall

…as most of 7,800 on treatment achieve viral suppression– Anthony (Kaieteur News) – Guyana is projecting a decline in new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections this year, with nearly...

US$120M Oil & Gas Training College opens in Port Mourant

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US$120M Oil & Gas Training College opens in Port Mourant

The backlands of Port Mourant are rapidly transforming into a major training hub as President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali formally declared the Guyana Technical Training College Inc (GTTCI) open on...

City council to consider private partnership if Govt. falls short in funding new vendors’ facility

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on City council to consider private partnership if Govt. falls short in funding new vendors’ facility

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown City Mayor Alfred Mentore has announced that the council may pursue a partnership with Corporate Guyana to fund the construction of a new vending facility for...

Residents of Schoonard given one week to relocate for recreational park construction

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Residents of Schoonard given one week to relocate for recreational park construction

(Kaieteur News) – Residents of Schoonard, West Bank Demerara, mostly single mothers living near the Guyana–China Friendship Park (Joe Vieira Park), have been issued eviction notices, demanding...

Golden handshake or oil well in the living room?

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Golden handshake or oil well in the living room?

(Kaieteur News) – Dis week, news hot like pepper soup! Word come round say de government look like dem swimmin’ in money—so much so dat dem tinking fuh buy de Berbice River Bridge… wah...

‘I can’t tell him what to do, or beat him’ – Manickchand on Region 10 five-month leadership impasse

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – “I have zero powers to instruct the person sitting next to me, to beat him, because it sounds like the member wants me to beat him, to do what she thinks he’s supposed to do,...

National OSH Advisory Council to Be Reconstituted in 2026

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on National OSH Advisory Council to Be Reconstituted in 2026

During the consideration of estimates of Budget 2026 for the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning, Minister Keoma Griffith revealed that the National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory...

Turkeyen hammers GITC, as GTI keeps title hunt alive

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Turkeyen hammers GITC, as GTI keeps title hunt alive

Kaieteur Sports – The University of Guyana (UG) Turkeyen Campus and the Government Technical Institute (GTI) emerged as the latest winners in the inaugural Modec Tertiary Education Football...

“Maha Shivratri: Reflect, act, unite” — President Ali tells Guyanese

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on “Maha Shivratri: Reflect, act, unite” — President Ali tells Guyanese

President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has called on Guyanese to use the observance of Maha Shivratri as a time for reflection, self-examination and renewed commitment to humanity, stressing that...

Finance minister defends procurement system

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Finance minister defends procurement system

…signals digital upgrade push Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, on Friday robustly defended Guyana’s public procurement framework...

2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup… Holder, Hope seal WI’s Super Eights spot; Nepal knocked out

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup… Holder, Hope seal WI’s Super Eights spot; Nepal knocked out

(Cricinfo) – A dominant bowling display in the powerplay, backed up by a solid batting display helped a clinical West Indies ease to their third win of the tournament, confirming their spot in...

BCB names Under-16 team for GCB Inter-County Tourney

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on BCB names Under-16 team for GCB Inter-County Tourney

By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports – The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has selected its Under-16 male cricket squad to contest the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County Under-16 cricket...

Global oil demand to rise more slowly as prices rally, IEA says

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Global oil demand to rise more slowly as prices rally, IEA says

LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – World oil demand will rise more slowly than expected this year, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, while warning the global market still faces a...

Hybrid nursing programme to graduate 800, transform Guyana’s health workforce

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Hybrid nursing programme to graduate 800, transform Guyana’s health workforce

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s health sector is poised for a major workforce expansion with the rollout of a new hybrid nursing programme developed in partnership with the World Health Organisation...

KMTC Phagwah Horse Race Meet… Metro takes charge of Feature event; Trophy Stall also onboard

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on KMTC Phagwah Horse Race Meet… Metro takes charge of Feature event; Trophy Stall also onboard

By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports – With preparations ongoing for the much-anticipated Kennard Memorial Turf Club Phagwah Horse Race meet, several notable sponsors have signalled their intent to...

Watch the PPPC with hawk-like eyes

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Watch the PPPC with hawk-like eyes

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old saying in Guyana: when rain falling, don’t wait till yuh mattress wet to look fuh leak. For years, the APNU+AFC warned that the People’s Progressive...

Cost-of-living

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Cost-of-living

(Kaieteur News) – The PNC’s Dr. Terrence Campbell gets credit for highlighting cost-of-living pains experienced by poor Guyanese in the nation’s consciousness. Though he tracked the...

NSC to host specialised Physiotherapist Workshop on Feb. 27

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on NSC to host specialised Physiotherapist Workshop on Feb. 27

Kaieteur Sports – The National Sports Commission (NSC) will host a specialised Physiotherapist Workshop on February 27 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, as part of its continued efforts to...

The $1 Buyout: How the government is paying billions for a bridge that was about to be free

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, If a public official managed their own bank account the way they are currently managing yours, they would be bankrupt within a week. But in the world of Guyanese high finance, common...

Trade unions cannot and must not sit idly by while the rights of their members are trampled

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Trade unions cannot and must not sit idly by while the rights of their members are trampled

Dear Editor, More than five years after first raising concerns about accountable governance in an oil-producing economy, the situation remains fundamentally unchanged. This is even more troubling...

GuySuCo should also produce rum

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo should also produce rum

Dear Editor, There was a recent letter in the press on the local rum industry that conveyed the misconception that the industry would be disadvantaged by GuySuCo if price adjustments were made to...

Revelation, without attending facts, sounded hollow

Feb 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Revelation, without attending facts, sounded hollow

Dear Editor, The revelation by the Minister that funds were being repaid in that online university debacle involving the local entity, while pleasing, somehow sounded hollow. How much was the sum...

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Looknauth 2nd innings 6-fer steals show on final day, as Eagles...

May 14, 2026

2026/27 West Indies 4-Day Championship…GHE vs. WIA Day 4 By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Arguably one of the more intense, mountainous come-from-behind wins in contemporary Regional 4-Day...

(Kaieteur News) – We are told that the reason regular government press conferences have disappeared is because the administration has moved from “campaign mode” into “implementation mode.” In other words, governing has apparently become too demanding an occupation to permit the...

The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

May 10, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Sanctity of contract

May 14, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Sanctity of contract has a resonant ring. In isolation. Sanctity of contract placed next to sanctity of sovereignty doesn’t have a leg on which to stand. It pales. It must fade. For what does sanctity of contract do to sanctity of...

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