February 18, 2026

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‘Guyana’s oil to help lift world from poverty’ – Exxon Upstream boss tells energy confab

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...

Two local banks cleared to go fully digital

Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…as national payment platform completed By Renay Sambach (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced that Guyana’s National Payments System (NPS) platform has been completed...

Biker crushed in West Coast crash

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...

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and U.S. presidential hopeful, dies at 84

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...

‘Toshaos cannot ‘settle sex crimes’ – DPP

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...

Govt. invites bids for Lethem, Rose Hall airports

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...

Peru’s President ousted over corruption claims

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...

Energy experts warn: Oil wealth alone won’t secure Guyana’s future without strict fiscal discipline

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...

U.S. kills 11 people in three strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels

Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(AL-JAZEERA) The United States military announced that it has carried out three strikes against alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, killing at least 11 people. US...

UAE ready to partner in Guyana’s oil boom

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...

Magistrate resumes voir dire in 2020 elections fraud case

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...

Govt. eyes partnership with Suriname for second gas project in Berbice

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...

Cocktails is now like buffet!

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...

Guyana becomes hotspot for oil firms ramping up global supply

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...

Hackett fires flawless 68 to win NTFGL latest round

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...

Washout takes Zimbabwe into Super Eight; Ireland and Australia knocked out

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,...

Seecharran’s sublime 151 sets up crushing 252-run win for Demerara

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...

Davidson stars with hat-trick as ETI conquer Leonora T&VTC

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...

Former policeman dies after crashing into post in Corentyne

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...

IMMAF Holds First European Elective General Assembly, Elects New Leadership

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...

Mashramani and the national identity crisis

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...

Guyana – What kind of country, society, is this?

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...

The Data Predator: Why Minister Parag’s Privacy Breach Is a Warning to Every Guyanese

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,...

The closure of Stabroek News

Feb 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The closure of Stabroek News

Dear Editor, For almost four decades, Stabroek News (SN) has been an important part of Guyanese life, culturally, socially, politically, and intellectually. It was indeed sad to learn that the...

Economic growth is meaningless if not buttressed by a viable Fourth Estate

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...

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2026 GGA National Junior Open Golf Championships… Ministry of...

Jun 05, 2026

– Hussain says government support a big part of growth across schools Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Golf Association (GGA) yesterday announced that the 4th Annual National Open Junior Golf...

Enough is enough

Jun 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Violence in our schools has reached a point where society can no longer afford to look the other way. Every few weeks, another video surfaces showing students kicking, punching, slapping, dragging, or attacking one another while their schoolmates watch. The scenes are shocking,...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

Parliament – Guyana’s tricky, treacherous crossroad

Jun 05, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The doors of Guyana’s Parliament are about to be flung wide open. To a point, really. Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Azruddin Mohamed could contribute to the ambience by staying away. The Speaker, the PPP Govt, maybe even the PNC would be...

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