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Guyana Squash Association welcomes increased 2026 budget allocation for sport

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Squash Association welcomes increased 2026 budget allocation for sport

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has welcomed the substantial increase in funding for sport announced in the 2026 National Budget. This continued rise in investment reflects...

Biometrics to be introduced in schools to strengthen accountability

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Biometrics to be introduced in schools to strengthen accountability

The Ministry of Education will soon begin implementing a biometric attendance system in some schools to accurately record the arrival and departure times of teachers. The system is aimed at...

In-form Seecharran steers Demerara to second successive win

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on In-form Seecharran steers Demerara to second successive win

2026 DCB Inter-Association 50-over U-16 tournament – Action continues today Kaieteur Sports – A red-hot Demerara continued their dominance as they whipped West Demerara by 200-run plus...

Iwokrama River Lodge Retains Good Travel Seal Certification

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iwokrama River Lodge Retains Good Travel Seal Certification

(Kaieteur News) – The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) has confirmed that the Iwokrama River Lodge has retained its Good Travel Seal...

High Court defers ruling on Mohamed extradition case

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on High Court defers ruling on Mohamed extradition case

(Kaieteur News) – The high court ruling in the extradition matter involving father and son, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, has been postponed. The case relates to high court submissions including a...

North Essequibo Cricket Committee stages election of office bearers

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on North Essequibo Cricket Committee stages election of office bearers

Kaieteur Sports – The North Essequibo Cricket Committee held their election of officials on Sunday last and anew body was elected to serve the new term. The election was held at Joe Jagmohan...

What is your bottom line?

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on What is your bottom line?

(Kaieteur News) – It is a rude question, almost an impertinent one, and that is why it unsettles. In Guyana, at this time of the year, it is drowned out by louder, more theatrical questions: Who...

Ramjohn and company steer Everest Masters to 122-run win over Lusignan following exciting T20

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Ramjohn and company steer Everest Masters to 122-run win over Lusignan following exciting T20

Kaieteur Sports – A solid half-century from Shazam Ramjohn backed by some classy bowling, guided Everest Masters to a massive 122-run victory over opponents Lusignan Masters, during their...

Mohamed carving his own path

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Mohamed carving his own path

(Kaieteur News) – Stranger things have happened, that’s for sure. I just can’t recall when. But there he is, the We Invest In Nationhood leader, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, operating in a new...

I have not received, nor sought any payment from WIN

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on I have not received, nor sought any payment from WIN

Dear Editor, A group photograph I appeared in two days ago, following a two-hour session with the new political party, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) led by an OFAC sanctioned individual has triggered...

Guyana finish second after 86–73 loss to Suriname in Nations Cup finale

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana finish second after 86–73 loss to Suriname in Nations Cup finale

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s senior men’s national basketball team closed their Nations Cup campaign with a hard-fought but disappointing 86–73 loss to hosts Suriname on Sunday evening,...

More in the mortar than just the pestle

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on More in the mortar than just the pestle

Dear Editor, Something is not adding up with the sudden resignations of first the Mayor and days after the Deputy Mayor of Mahdia, Region 8, with both citing similar reasons: their well being and...

Politicians making promises in crafted language

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Politicians making promises in crafted language

Dear Editor, The horses are off as the Games began on Monday, filled with pomp and pretense as pampering is not prohibited among the honorable members in the House. This week, the Guyana National...

The budget

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The budget

Dear Editor, As a public communications analyst, I continue to engage in repeated conversations with citizens who remain uncertain about the direction and real-life impact of the 2026 budget...

Power Plays and the CARICOM-Caribbean Reality: Reflecting on 2025

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Power Plays and the CARICOM-Caribbean Reality: Reflecting on 2025

Dear Editor, Rupture and upheaval have characterised the international trade landscape in 2025. Perspectives on whether this represents progress or peril diverge sharply depending on whom you ask....

Of Guns and Butter: Why Structural Investment Trumps Immediate Consumption

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Of Guns and Butter: Why Structural Investment Trumps Immediate Consumption

Dear Editor, The critique leveled by Dr. Jerry Jailall (KN, Feb 1) and several other contributors in these pages regarding the working poor and the perceived shortcomings of the 2026 Budget touches...

Nadir’s war on the press must be stopped

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Nadir’s war on the press must be stopped

(Kaieteur News) – The office of the Speaker of the National Assembly is not a personal fiefdom, nor is it an extension of the ruling party’s political machinery. It is meant to symbolise...

US$2.8B to flow into oil account this year

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US$2.8B to flow into oil account this year

…Guyana to receive 40M barrels while Exxon gets 269M Kaieteur News – Guyana is expected to receive about US$2.8B in oil revenue in 2026, as oil prices continue to suffer further declines....

Gold, bauxite power non-oil expert boom

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Gold, bauxite power non-oil expert boom

…as earnings top US$1.7 billion in 2026 Kaieteur News – Guyana’s non-oil export earnings surged in 2025, driven largely by strong performances in the gold and bauxite sectors, with...

Iran warns of regional conflict if US attacks, designates EU armies ‘terrorists’

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran warns of regional conflict if US attacks, designates EU armies ‘terrorists’

(Reuters) – Iran’s leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the U.S. were to attack it, stoking the tension between Washington and Tehran, and it designated EU armies as...

Guyana-China trade soars past US$2.9B

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana-China trade soars past US$2.9B

– as ambassador pushes for Spring Festival to be national holiday Kaieteur News – With bilateral trade surging to nearly US$2.9 billion in 2025, more than doubling within a year and...

PNCR GECOM commissioners reject call to discuss status

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on PNCR GECOM commissioners reject call to discuss status

Kaieteur News – Responding to a request by opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed to meet, Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) opposition commissioners Vincent Alexander, Desmond Trotman and...

Ann’s Grove man killed as bike slams into car

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Ann’s Grove man killed as bike slams into car

Kaieteur News – Thirty-two-year-old electric-biker and bus conductor Kendel Lewis of Ann’s Grove Village has died after sustaining injuries in an accident along the Ann’s Grove Public Road,...

CANU warns: Cartoon drug packaging is illegal, dangerous

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CANU warns: Cartoon drug packaging is illegal, dangerous

Kaieteur News – The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) said it has observed online advertisements offering cartoon-themed “1-gram” zip-lock bags commonly used for the packaging,...

Paper don’t steer; people do

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Paper don’t steer; people do

Kaieteur News – Dem boys seh is a funny country we living in, bai. Here, once yuh nah gat a licence, everybody quick to decide yuh can’t drive—especially if is a big lorry involved. But dem...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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