March 19, 2026

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Teacher accused of sexually assaulting nine school girls

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…pulled from classroom as Education Ministry launches probe (Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Education has moved swiftly to remove a teacher from the classroom following serious allegations...

Global democracy slides back to 1978 levels

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Global democracy slides back to 1978 levels

— Guyana among “Grey Zone” states as authoritarian surge deepens (Kaieteur News) – A major new global study has sounded the alarm on the state of democracy worldwide, warning that hard-won...

Oil prices surge as Iran’s energy facilities hit

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Oil prices surge as Iran’s energy facilities hit

…fears grow of prolonged war (CNN) Oil and natural gas prices spiked Wednesday following reports of the first attacks on Iranian production facilities in the war, including the world’s...

Ministry removes vendors from Sheriff St.

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Ministry removes vendors from Sheriff St.

…after failure to comply with daytime clearance policy (Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Public Works on Wednesday stated that several vending operations were removed from along Sheriff Street,...

Convicted Brazilian mining kingpin sparks alarm in Rupununi

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…was seen with top govt. officials before exit (Kaieteur News) – Concerns have been raised over the presence of a convicted Brazilian miner in the Marudi mining district. During a recent...

Man found dead in room at SleepInn Hotel

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The motionless body of a man identified as 64-year-old Desai Pankai Roy Dasrath, was found in a room on the third floor of Sleep Inn Hotel at Church and Albert Streets. According...

Man stabbed to death during Leopold Street confrontation

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man stabbed to death during Leopold Street confrontation

(Kaieteur News) – A 56-year-old man of no fixed place of abode was on Tuesday night fatally stabbed during an altercation at Leopold and Cross Streets, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. The deceased has...

CCJ rebukes Guyana courts …orders fresh hearing in Panday bothers case

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CCJ rebukes Guyana courts …orders fresh hearing in Panday bothers case

(Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has delivered a sharp corrective to Guyana’s judiciary, ruling that local courts erred in throwing out a partnership dispute without first...

Corentyne man jailed 12 years for rape, assault of woman in her home

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – Anthony Jeffrey, a 29-year-old labourer of Kilcoy Village, Corentyne, was on Wednesday sentenced to 12 years and eight months for raping a woman after breaking into her home. The...

PS faces questions about contents of U.S./Guyana diplomatic exchange in Mohameds’ extradition proceeding

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on PS faces questions about contents of U.S./Guyana diplomatic exchange in Mohameds’ extradition proceeding

(Kaieteur News) – Defence attorney, Roysdale Forde on Wednesday questioned Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sharon Roopchand-Edwards on the content of diplomatic...

Two firms bid over $30M to prepare for 8th and 9th EITI reports

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Two firms bid over $30M to prepare for 8th and 9th EITI reports

(Kaieteur News) – Two companies have submitted proposals to serve as an Independent Administrator (IA) for the preparation of Guyana’s eighth and ninth Extractive Industries Transparency...

GPHC sues city council over ‘hazardous’ vending around hospital

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GPHC sues city council over ‘hazardous’ vending around hospital

(Kaieteur News) – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has brought litigation against the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown over its failure to clear the streets, pavement and...

Squatters, sympathy and selective outrage

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Squatters, sympathy and selective outrage

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh in Guyana we got a special kind of fairness. One that only show up when it feel like it. Now leh we talk plain. When government decide fuh clear squatters from...

Over 4,600 farmers benefit from sustainable development programme – Min. Mustapha

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Over 4,600 farmers benefit from sustainable development programme – Min. Mustapha

More than 4,600 farmers across Guyana have benefitted from improved technology, equipment and training under the Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP), significantly boosting...

Sinclair, Adams, Chanderpaul among second day top performers – Imlach XI trail by 73 runs

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Sinclair, Adams, Chanderpaul among second day top performers – Imlach XI trail by 73 runs

2026 Guyana Harpy Eagles Regional 4-Day preparations…. Practice Match 2, Day 2 Kaieteur Sports – A battle-tested half-century from opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Junior Sinclair’s 5-fer and...

Nitro Kart Clash shifted to April 19 with over $5M in prizes still on offer

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Nitro Kart Clash shifted to April 19 with over $5M in prizes still on offer

Kaieteur Sports – The highly anticipated Nitro Kart Clash has been postponed to April 19, 2026, but excitement continues to build as more than $5 million in cash and prizes remain up for grabs...

91 contractors in bid to construct $9.9B Leonora road

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 91 contractors in bid to construct $9.9B Leonora road

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Housing through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has received 91 bids from contractors vying to construct the new connector road at Leonora,...

Minister Croal makes good on promise, balls presented

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Minister Croal makes good on promise, balls presented

East Bank Inter-Village Football Kaieteur Sports – Minister of Housing, Colin Croal, came through on a promise he made to the organisers of the East Bank Inter-Village Football Competition when...

Mapa Do Brasil powers to victory at Kennard Memorial Meet feature for J’s racing stable

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Mapa Do Brasil powers to victory at Kennard Memorial Meet feature for J’s racing stable

By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports – As if to say this is my turf, Mapa Do Brasil of the J’s Racing Stables again took the feature event when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club held its Phagwah...

Guyana sold carbon credits to 19 airlines under LCDS framework

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana sold carbon credits to 19 airlines under LCDS framework

DPI – Guyana sold forest carbon credits to 19 international airlines over the past 18 months, Senior Director for climate and REDD+ at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Pradeepa Bholanath said....

Arson suspected as unoccupied buildings burn across Berbice

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Arson suspected as unoccupied buildings burn across Berbice

– citizens urged to be on the lookout (Kaieteur News) – A worrying pattern of fires destroying abandoned buildings across Berbice has triggered concern among authorities, who now suspect...

Insync Therapeutics hails success of Inaugural Speed Camp for Footballers “Welcome to the Future”

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Insync Therapeutics hails success of Inaugural Speed Camp for Footballers “Welcome to the Future”

Kaieteur Sports – Insync Therapeutics in association with the Guyana Football Federation is pleased to announce the conclusion of its first Speed Camp – tailored for Football players....

I wish to state unequivocally that at no time was I assisted by Kissoon with any explosive chemical

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on I wish to state unequivocally that at no time was I assisted by Kissoon with any explosive chemical

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s column published on March 16, 2026 in the Guyana Chronicle and captioned, “Kissoon and Westmaas politics: part 2”. In that column,...

Top eight to battle for semifinal spots this weekend

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Top eight to battle for semifinal spots this weekend

– Berbice Inter Village Easter Cup continues Kaieteur Sports – The stage is set for a thrilling weekend of knockout football as the Berbice Annual Inter Village Easter Cup moves into its...

Cuba stood with us; it is time we stand with them

Mar 19, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Cuba stood with us; it is time we stand with them

(Kaieteur News) – “When Guyana had a shortage of doctors, Cuba sent them to us. Then they offered our children free medical scholarships so much so that 50% of all of our doctors were trained in...

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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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