February 2026

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$157B in non-oil investments approved in 2025

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $157B in non-oil investments approved in 2025

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) on Monday revealed that $157 billion in non-oil investments were approved in 2025 alone, with more than a trillion-dollars in such...

2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Table-leaders face stiff challenge today as threat from England looms

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Table-leaders face stiff challenge today as threat from England looms

By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Group C table-leaders, West Indies face their toughest challenge yet when they square off against an old nemesis in the English, when T20 World Cup action...

‘Too little time to scrutinise $1.558T budget’ – opposition warns

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Too little time to scrutinise $1.558T budget’ – opposition warns

(Kaieteur News) – Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed, has raised serious concerns over the limited time allocated to examine the government’s massive $1.558 trillion Budget for 2026....

GBF to host inaugural National U23 3×3 Club championship

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GBF to host inaugural National U23 3×3 Club championship

…tournament set for Feb. 28 at new Campbellville B/ball court Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) will host its U23 3×3 Club Championship on February 28 at the...

Bulletproof vest, police gear found in Tapakuma home

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Bulletproof vest, police gear found in Tapakuma home

The items that were found during the police search.(Kaieteur News) – Police in Regional Division #2 conducted an operation on Monday, at a residence in Tapakuma, Essequibo Coast, as part of...

GCB congratulates Sir Clive Lloyd on his Presidency of Lancashire County Cricket Club

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GCB congratulates Sir Clive Lloyd on his Presidency of Lancashire County Cricket Club

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) extends congratulations to international cricket icon Sir Clive Lloyd on his pending appointment as President of Lancashire County Cricket Club...

$Petra gets Green Light to host historic Linden Leg of MODEC Football Competition at Bayroc National Stadium$

Petra gets Green Light to host historic Linden Leg of MODEC Football Competition at Bayroc National Stadium

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Petra gets Green Light to host historic Linden Leg of MODEC Football Competition at Bayroc National Stadium

Kaieteur Sports – Football in Linden reaches a major milestone today as the Petra Organisation stages its first-ever Linden leg match at the newly constructed Bayroc National Stadium. Approval...

Vurlon Mills launches MVP Sports High-Performance Programme

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Vurlon Mills launches MVP Sports High-Performance Programme

Kaieteur Sports – Former national footballer, Vurlon Mills, continues to set the benchmark for football development in Guyana with the official launch of the VMFA High Performance Programme, a...

$970M for operation of NCN, DPI

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $970M for operation of NCN, DPI

(Kaieteur News) – The National Assembly on Monday approved a total of $970,192,000 for the operations of state media agencies, the National Communications Network (NCN), and the Department of...

$72B approved for $100K cash grant

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $72B approved for $100K cash grant

…716,261 persons to benefit (Kaieteur News) – The Committee of Supply on Monday night approved $72.5 billion for the distribution of the $100,000 one-off cash grant this year. Prime Minister...

Waiting for the Day of Retirement

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Waiting for the Day of Retirement

(Kaieteur News) – Any visit to a government office involves waiting. Not the heroic kind of waiting but the quieter, existential waiting where time stretches, your number never comes up, and you...

A Speaker who found his oats, proved his salt once

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on A Speaker who found his oats, proved his salt once

(Kaieteur News) – I dug and searched long and hard. It took travels to Great Britain and a journey of some four hundred years back in time to locate a parliamentary Speaker to match what is...

District Councils Are Legitimate Indigenous Governance Institutions

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on District Councils Are Legitimate Indigenous Governance Institutions

Dear Editor, Recent statements made on 9th February 2026 by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Honourable Gail Teixeira, asserting that the Upper Mazaruni District Council (UMDC)...

The captured watchdog: the collapse of accountability in Guyana

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The captured watchdog: the collapse of accountability in Guyana

Dear Editor, The recent revelations by Christopher Ram regarding the Auditor General’s request for a two-year tenure extension are not merely a matter of administrative “paperwork.”...

Parliament Presentations: Different Versions of Hindi in Guyana

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, Pandits Vikash Ramkissoon and Vishnu Panday quoted the Hindu scriptures during the parliamentary presentations, giving media attention (in India and parts of the Caribbean) to the use of...

A primer into 21st century Caribbean geopolitics: The Importance of Guyana

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A primer into 21st century Caribbean geopolitics: The Importance of Guyana

Dear Editor, In a region with 15 full member states, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is comprised of numerous borders, ranging from 10 land borders and 37 maritime boundaries. Cedric Griffith...

To Wales Sugar Factory

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on To Wales Sugar Factory

By Krishna Nand Prasad Passed the mechanical deceased Silent as a sleeping stream Its siren programmed to rest Declared dead to life, alive to death. Distanced minds fashioned her future No sweetness...

Caracas and Washington on collision course

Feb 11, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Caracas and Washington on collision course

(Kaieteur News) – Early indications are that Venezuelans have grown tired of the Americans. It didn’t take quite a month, since the abrupt removal of former President Nicolas Maduro, for the...

Govt. confirms end to Cuba medical pact

Feb 10, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…denies being pressured by US, says Cubans coming on their own (Kaieteur News) – Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has confirmed that Guyana has formally ended its bilateral medical...

‘$40M for silence’ – Govt. allocates millions for unresponsive office of commissioner of information

Feb 10, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘$40M for silence’ – Govt. allocates millions for unresponsive office of commissioner of information

– $33.5M to pay his salary, other benefits By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – For more than a decade, Guyana’s Office of the Commissioner of Information has failed to deliver the very...

Brazil state honours Pres. Ali for Guyana-Roraima ties

Feb 10, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Brazil state honours Pres. Ali for Guyana-Roraima ties

(Kaieteur News) – President Dr. Irfaan Ali was on Monday conferred with the State of Roraima’s highest award—the Medalha Forte São Joaquim (The Order of Merit Fort São Joaquim)—in Boa...

Guyana moves to bolster oil & gas audits

Feb 10, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana moves to bolster oil & gas audits

…as concerns grow over oversight, management (Kaieteur News) – Facing mounting criticism over weak oversight and management of its booming oil and gas sector, Guyana is moving to strengthen...

Govt. denies new extradition requests from U.S.

Feb 10, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. denies new extradition requests from U.S.

(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd has denied that the Guyana Government has received another extradition request by the United States. Under...

Nazar Mohamed hospitalised

Feb 10, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Nazar Mohamed hospitalised

…extradition case adjourned (Kaieteur News) – Extradition proceedings involving father and son Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed were on Monday postponed and adjourned after the court was informed...

House approves $34.6M for Opposition Leader’s office

Feb 10, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on House approves $34.6M for Opposition Leader’s office

(Kaieteur News) – The Leader of the Opposition Office has been allocated $34.6M in the 2026 budget, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira has confirmed. During the...

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Hridoy’s historic 242* powers Bangladesh’s epic...

Nov 08, 2026

Cricinfo – Towhid Hridoy staged a turnaround for the ages as his record-breaking unbeaten 242 handed Bangladesh a 30-run first-innings lead on day three of the second Test against West Indies....

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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