March 4, 2026

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Siblings drown while playing Phagwah

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…govt. pledges financial assistance to grieving family (Kaieteur News) – What was supposed to be a day of colour, laughter and joyous celebration turned into an unimaginable nightmare for a...

U.S. and Israel pound Iran

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. and Israel pound Iran

…as oil soars and markets slump DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 3 (Reuters) – Israeli and U.S. forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf...

US turns up heat on Venezuela with threat to indict new leader Delcy Rodriguez

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US turns up heat on Venezuela with threat to indict new leader Delcy Rodriguez

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is quietly building a legal case against Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez including readying a draft criminal indictment, one of several tools...

Family suspects security guard found dead in Sophia was electrocuted

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Family suspects security guard found dead in Sophia was electrocuted

(Kaieteur News) – Relatives of 28-year-old Trelon Frank believes he may have died by electrocution after visible burn marks were discovered on his body following his death in Sophia on Monday....

IDB projects Latin America and Caribbean to grow 2.1% in 2026

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on IDB projects Latin America and Caribbean to grow 2.1% in 2026

Latin American and Caribbean economies are projected to grow by an average of 2.1% in 2026, broadly in line with its long-run average, according to the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB)...

Welfare officers suspended for dragging schoolgirl through city bus park

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Welfare officers suspended for dragging schoolgirl through city bus park

(Kaieteur News) – Two officers attached to the Child Protection Agency (CPA) have been suspended after a video surfaced showing them dragging a schoolgirl through the Stabroek bus park, prompting...

Being too nice does cost yuh

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Being too nice does cost yuh

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh sometimes when yuh too nice to people, yuh does end up writing yuh own police report. Imagine a man go by another man gate and beg fuh a lil raise. Not even a big...

Two men nabbed with ganja on Hadfield Street

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Two men nabbed with ganja on Hadfield Street

(Kaieteur News) – Two men were arrested by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Monday with a quantity of marijuana on Hadfield Street, Georgetown. In a press release CANU said on...

Caribbean economies face modest growth in 2026 amid global uncertainty – CDB

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Caribbean economies face modest growth in 2026 amid global uncertainty – CDB

…Region expected to grow 1.1%, Guyana to drive that growth to 6.2% (Kaieteur News) – In 2025, Caribbean economies recorded slower growth amid intensifying global uncertainty, climate shocks, and...

Phagwah Scenes

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Phagwah Scenes

(Kaieteur News) – Guyanese across the country participated in Holi 2026. The Department of Public Information shared images of the colourful festivities from Everest Cricket Ground, Alexander...

Ganja found during operation at Mahdia

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Ganja found during operation at Mahdia

(Kaieteur News) – Police in Regional Division #8 are investigating the discovery of a quantity of cannabis during an operation conducted on Sunday between 21:30hrs and 22:30hrs at School Street,...

Albion, Rose Hall among weekend’s big winners

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Albion, Rose Hall among weekend’s big winners

BCB Guyana Breweries Inc. U19 50-Over tournament Kaieteur Sports – The BCB/Guyana Breweries U19 tournament continued this past weekend with a number of exciting encounters being contested across...

West Side Alliance, Beavers, No. 1 All Stars among winners on opening day

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Side Alliance, Beavers, No. 1 All Stars among winners on opening day

– Hamilton Green nine-a-side Football continues Friday Kaieteur Sports – The annual Hamilton Green Cup burst into life last Sunday evening at the Plaisance Ground, delivering a thrilling...

BBC World Questions set to ignite debate on Guyana’s oil windfall and future

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on BBC World Questions set to ignite debate on Guyana’s oil windfall and future

(Kaieteur News) – On Tuesday 10 March BBC World Questions will come to Guyana to debate the nation’s political and economic future in the country’s capital, Georgetown. In press release BBC...

$71M for water supply systems at Jawalla, Kopinang schools

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $71M for water supply systems at Jawalla, Kopinang schools

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) will spend approximately $71 million for the installation of water supply systems at the new Jawalla Secondary School in Region Seven, and the...

Residents of Union No53 Community on the Corentyne complain of state of Sports Complex

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Residents of Union No53 Community on the Corentyne complain of state of Sports Complex

Kaieteur Sports – Despite billions of dollars being budgeted and reportedly spent on the sports in Guyana, one of the largest community grounds in the country has been neglected with no plans in...

Sport Ministry renews commitment to One Guyana T10 Tapeball; National finals head to Anna Regina

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Sport Ministry renews commitment to One Guyana T10 Tapeball; National finals head to Anna Regina

Kaieteur Sports – The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has again given its stamp of approval and support to the One Guyana T10, which enters its fourth season. While the National Stadium in...

The madness of blame

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The madness of blame

(Kaieteur News) – Two siblings are dead. They drowned yesterday in a tragic incident in a trench at Enterprise. One child is believed to have slipped into a trench. The other, in an act of...

Thomas, Dalrymple star in 90-run win

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Thomas, Dalrymple star in 90-run win

2026 Sherwin Williams 2nd Division T20 Cup…Malteenoes Warriors vs. Police All Stars Academy Kaieteur Sports – A collective effort from the Malteenoes Warriors helped them ease to a 90-run win...

CARICOM – welcomed guest, or unwanted intruder

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on CARICOM – welcomed guest, or unwanted intruder

(Kaieteur News) – St Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Terrance Drew, said it well: “A destabilized Cuba will destabilize all of us.” I still love America, but I object to Cuba squeezing. ...

20 years later: Has the CARICOM Single Market really grown?

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on 20 years later: Has the CARICOM Single Market really grown?

Dear Editor, January 2006 marked the official start of the CARICOM Single Market after its launch in Kingston, Jamaica. Then, we were hopeful that the Caribbean would see the benefits of the free...

The law should be allowed its natural course, in Guyana too

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The law should be allowed its natural course, in Guyana too

Dear Editor, Guyanese are repeatedly told that Guyana LAWS will always be applied equally to everyone regardless of their position, wealth or connections. Even if road-accident victim, Waveney...

Is Caricom being cultivated to be the straw that will break the Cuban camel’s back?

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Is Caricom being cultivated to be the straw that will break the Cuban camel’s back?

Dear Editor, Washington Think Tanks claim that ‘the Trump administration has its external priorities right’. First, it wanted to get ‘the hell’ out of Ukraine, then to secure regime change in...

Effective protection depends on collective vigilance at a community level

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Effective protection depends on collective vigilance at a community level

Dear Editor, The tragic death of 14-year-old Aleena Preetam and the reported stabbing of 15-year-old Tiana Chapman have understandably shaken our nation and has personally shaken me. Any harm to a...

Property fraud in Guyana

Mar 04, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Property fraud in Guyana

Dear Editor, The case involving Chandrawattie “Daata” Mahabir, as reported in the media of recently, illustrates the serious risks posed by the misuse of irrevocable Powers of Attorney (POAs) and...

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Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club junior players enjoy tours

Apr 29, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Thirty junior cricketers of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club last week enjoyed a one day tour to the Garden city and also region three. The visit was organised by the...

(Kaieteur News) – There is no question that Guyanese would have noticed the brooch worn by Delcy Rodríguez during her recent visits to Grenada and Barbados. Nor is there any doubt that for Guyanese the depiction of the Essequibo as Venezuelan on that brooch cuts deeply. But it does not follow...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

A special kind of lawyering, and at its best

Apr 29, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – For those with Biblical contexts, it said: “no man can serve two masters at the same time.” Sage advice due to its practicality. Divided loyalty is one. Playing one against the other is second. And always coming out ahead when the first two wrangle...

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