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Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS ExxonMobil, News 1
By: Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s sweet light crude, discovered in the Stabroek Block by American energy giant, ExxonMobil will not only improve the lives of Guyanese, but will help to...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Biker crushed in West Coast crash
(Kaieteur News) – A man lost his life Tuesday afternoon in a horrific accident along the Cornelia Ida Public Road, West Coast Demerara. Reports indicate that the victim was riding an electric...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and U.S. presidential hopeful, dies at 84
(Reuters) – Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and twice ran...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Toshaos cannot ‘settle sex crimes’ – DPP
…tells Rupununi women to report murders, sexual offences to police (Kaieteur News) – More than 100 women from South Rupununi communities are now better equipped to respond to serious crimes...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. invites bids for Lethem, Rose Hall airports
…several hinterland airstrips for upgrade (Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation is currently requesting proposals for the construction...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Peru’s President ousted over corruption claims
…accused of holding secret meetings with Chinese businessman (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress on Tuesday ousted President Jose Jeri just four months into his term over a scandal...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Energy experts warn: Oil wealth alone won’t secure Guyana’s future without strict fiscal discipline
(Kaieteur News) – As Guyana barrels deeper into its oil and gas era, regional and international energy finance experts are cautioning that petroleum riches, by themselves, will not guarantee...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on UAE ready to partner in Guyana’s oil boom
By Alliyah Allicock (Kaieteur News) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signalled strong interest in deepening ties with Guyana’s fast-expanding oil and gas sector, declaring it stands ready to...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Magistrate resumes voir dire in 2020 elections fraud case
(Kaieteur News) – The case stemming from the alleged fraud surrounding Guyana’s 2020 General and Regional Elections continued on Tuesday, with the court conducting a voir dire into evidence...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. eyes partnership with Suriname for second gas project in Berbice
…Pres. Ali says “our investors are ready” (Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana is hoping to partner with neighbouring Suriname on its planned second gas-to-energy (GTE) project which...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cocktails is now like buffet!
(Kaieteur News) – Cocktails in Guyana used to be a polite, two-hour exercise in smiling till yuh cheek hurt and pretending yuh full. You would eat before you went, sip something that look...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana becomes hotspot for oil firms ramping up global supply
…Chief Oil Data Analyst says country “has been a blessing” By Rehanna Ramsay (Kaieteur News) – Given the growing demand for new oil supply globally, Simon Flowers, Chairman of Global Energy...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Hackett fires flawless 68 to win NTFGL latest round
– Persaud holds overall lead Kaieteur Sports – Brian Hackett produced a masterclass in precision golf to capture top honours in the latest round of the Promotech Guyana Inc.-backed National...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Washout takes Zimbabwe into Super Eight; Ireland and Australia knocked out
ESPNcricinfo – Zimbabwe have qualified for the Super Eight stage of the 2026 T20 World Cup after rain washed out their game against Ireland. After their victories over Oman and Australia,...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Seecharran’s sublime 151 sets up crushing 252-run win for Demerara
2026 GCB Men’s U-16 50-Over Inter-county tournament Round 2… – Berbice romp to 73-run win over GCB XI Kaieteur Sports – Opener Lomar Seecharran continued to raise his stock as one...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Davidson stars with hat-trick as ETI conquer Leonora T&VTC
Kaieteur Sports – Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI) kept their quarterfinal hopes alive with a pulsating 5-3 victory over Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre (LTVTC) when the...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Former policeman dies after crashing into post in Corentyne
(Kaieteur News) – Thirty-four-year-old Seon Hunte, of Albert Street, No.79 Village, Corentyne succumbed to injuries he sustained early Sunday morning, after his vehicle reportedly slammed into a...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on IMMAF Holds First European Elective General Assembly, Elects New Leadership
On the 14th of February 2026, European members of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) gathered in Belgrade for the first European Elective General Assembly, marking a milestone...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Mashramani and the national identity crisis
(Kaieteur News) – In exactly one week we will once again host Mash Day, that annual exercise in patriotic perspiration where we celebrate becoming a Republic by borrowing someone else’s party...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Guyana – What kind of country, society, is this?
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – What kind of country is this? What does it say of the quality of the society that the best that can be produced and hailed as success stories, are so...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Data Predator: Why Minister Parag’s Privacy Breach Is a Warning to Every Guyanese
Dear Editor, The hallowed halls of the National Assembly are meant for the articulation of policy, not the weaponisation of personal data. Yet, in a jarring display of administrative overreach,...Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Economic growth is meaningless if not buttressed by a viable Fourth Estate
Dear Editor, Over the past few days, I had confirmed that one of our prestigious newspapers, Stabroek News, would in a few weeks time, be closed. I recall in 1986 when, with courage and a sense of...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
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...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...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....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...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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