March 16, 2026

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Mohameds warned over late bail reporting

Mar 16, 2026 Renay Sambach Court Stories, News Comments Off on Mohameds warned over late bail reporting

…Magistrate relaxes conditions Kaieteur News – Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Monday issued a stern warning to sanctioned businessmen Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed,...

Senegal revokes 71 mining licences over “unfair” gas contract

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…as Guyana maintains ‘sanctity of contract’ with ExxonMobil (Kaieteur News) – Prime Minister of Sénégal, Ousmane Sonko has revoked 71 mining licenses after declaring a BP gas contract...

Essequibo man killed after car slams into two trucks

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Essequibo man killed after car slams into two trucks

(Kaieteur News) – A 55-year-old man lost his life on Saturday night after his car crashed into two trucks along the Greenwich Park Public Road, East Bank Essequibo. Dead is Derrick Singh, 55, of...

Oil prices climb past $105 a barrel as war in Iran enters third week

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Oil prices climb past $105 a barrel as war in Iran enters third week

(CNN) The price of oil rose to its highest level since July 2022 Sunday evening as the Trump administration suggested the war with Iran could last several more weeks and President Donald Trump called...

Iran holds the key to reopening global energy markets

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran holds the key to reopening global energy markets

(Reuters) – When Saudi Aramco told its oil buyers in a letter this week that it had no clear idea which port it would use for April exports, it laid bare a new reality: Iran, not the United...

Oko West accounts for 4.64M of 6.52M ounces of gold

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Oko West accounts for 4.64M of 6.52M ounces of gold

…as company’s reserves surge 221% (Kaieteur News) – Canadian mining company G Mining Ventures Corp. (GMIN) has reported a major increase in its gold reserves, owed to the addition of the...

Lethem robbery ends in shooting, car crash; man arrested

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Lethem robbery ends in shooting, car crash; man arrested

(Kaieteur News) – A robbery in Lethem, Central Rupununi on Saturday night turned chaotic after a chase for the suspect ended with a man being shot and two others injured in a collision. Police...

Venezuelan dies in E-bike crash at Enmore

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Crime News, News Comments Off on Venezuelan dies in E-bike crash at Enmore

(Kaieteur News) – A Venezuelan national was on Saturday night killed in an accident along the Enmore Public Road, East Coast Demerara, after the electric bike he was on, allegedly swerved into the...

U.S. predicts quick end to Iran war; Tehran says can outlast foes

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. predicts quick end to Iran war; Tehran says can outlast foes

(Reuters) – U.S. officials responding to economic uncertainty over high oil prices predicted on Sunday that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran would end within weeks and that a drop in energy costs...

Berbice men arrested during brawl

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Berbice men arrested during brawl

…police lodge gun (Kaieteur News) – Two Berbice men were arrested on Saturday after a firearm and ammunition were discovered during a roadside altercation along the Number 73 Public Road,...

Oil price boom could bring billions but rising freight rates could increase food costs – WIN

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Oil price boom could bring billions but rising freight rates could increase food costs – WIN

(Kaieteur News) – The We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) on Friday warned that while rising global oil prices triggered by geopolitical tensions could generate billions of dollars in additional revenue...

Money will pass in and out of the bank account like breeze

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Money will pass in and out of the bank account like breeze

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh the government about to start paying out that $100,000 cash grant, at least to public servants first. And the big announcement is that the money going straight into...

New UGSS Council sworn in

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…reelected President Tirishatha Semple pledges continued service to students (Kaieteur News) – A new Council of the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS) was officially sworn in last...

East Bank Inter Village Football: Herstelling defeat Lower Soesdyke; Kuru Kururu topple Agricola

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on East Bank Inter Village Football: Herstelling defeat Lower Soesdyke; Kuru Kururu topple Agricola

Kaieteur Sports – Competitive football action returned to the East Bank corridor after a long hiatus when the inaugural East Bank Inter Village Competition kicked off at the Eccles EE Ground on...

Guyana pushes for expanded IDB financing for Caribbean

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana pushes for expanded IDB financing for Caribbean

(Kaieteur News) – Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, on Saturday called on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to expand and tailor its financing instruments to better support the...

Archery Guyana continues to strengthen Athlete Development through Part II Wellness and Nutrition Seminar

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Archery Guyana continues to strengthen Athlete Development through Part II Wellness and Nutrition Seminar

Kaieteur Sports – Archery Guyana Inc. successfully concluded Part II of its Wellness and Nutrition Seminar on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, bringing...

GPF launches tint waiver application portal

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GPF launches tint waiver application portal

An online tint waiver application system was launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday, providing a hassle-free platform for individuals,...

Colin Croft turns 73

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Colin Croft turns 73

Kaieteur Sports takes the opportunity to wish Legendary Guyanese and West Indies fast bowler Colin Croft a happy belated birthday and God’s richest blessings. ‘Crofty’ as he is fondly referred...

Armed robbers strike Liliendaal supermarket, businessman shot in thigh

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Armed robbers strike Liliendaal supermarket, businessman shot in thigh

(Kaieteur News) – A businessman was shot and robbed during an armed hold-up at his supermarket in Liliendaal on Sunday afternoon. Police reported that Kashief Rodney, 36, of 332 Section A, Block...

PAHO reports sustained yellow fever transmission in parts of South America

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on PAHO reports sustained yellow fever transmission in parts of South America

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has issued a new epidemiological alert cautioning of sustained yellow fever transmission in parts of South America, with cases continuing to be reported in...

Guyana Cricket Board announces Under-16 Squad for CWI Rising Stars 50-Over Bilateral Series 2026

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Cricket Board announces Under-16 Squad for CWI Rising Stars 50-Over Bilateral Series 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced the Guyana Under-16 squad selected to participate in the CWI Rising Stars Under-16 50-Over Bilateral Series, scheduled to be hosted...

16 contractors bid to construct new Capoey Nursery School

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 16 contractors bid to construct new Capoey Nursery School

(Kaieteur News) – The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Two has received 16 bids to construct a new nursery school building in the Amerindian Community of Capoey. The project is...

The arithmetic has changed

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

(Kaieteur News) – We are told that Guyanese, beginning with salaried public servants, will begin receiving the $100,000 cash grant this week. This is excellent news. Nothing cheers the national...

Vaya con dios, SN

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Vaya con dios, SN

From Shakespeare’s lament in Cymbeline: Fear no more the heat o’ the sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages; Though thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages; Golden lads...

A network of political apologists

Mar 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A network of political apologists

Dear Editor, The government’s public relations machinery appears to be working in overdrive to flip and spin the recent BBC World Questions event held in Guyana. In doing so, however, it exposes...

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Eight spots open as Massy Distribution 12th Annual Schools Under-18...

Apr 18, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – From an initial field of 32 schools, the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Schools Under-18 Football Tournament, organised by the Petra Organisation has been trimmed to the final...

If you can’t respect the dead, you will have nothing but contempt...

Apr 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, I witnessed a scene that has remained with me ever since. A funeral cortège was making its way slowly along a public road, led by the hearse. Scores of vehicles driven by impatient motorists were overtaking the cortège, seemingly oblivious to the need to show...

The Cost of Netanyahu’s Wars

Apr 12, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7th April, 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By 8th April, that relief was reflected in a sharp fall in oil prices after weeks in which conflict...

Southport – real inquiry, real results

Apr 18, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The Commission of Inquiry chaired by Sir Adrian Fulford and probing for answers into the Southport, England tragedy went live with early conclusions on Monday, April 13 Three young girls, all under the age of 10, were knifed to death, six other...

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