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Guyana ramps up advocacy against Corentyne River charges

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana ramps up advocacy against Corentyne River charges

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali said Guyana will intensify its advocacy efforts to resolve ongoing issues with Suriname over controversial charges imposed for the use of the Corentyne...

Online passport applications coming within a month – Pres. Ali

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News 1

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali said Guyana’s passport services are expected to go online within the next month, as government moves to modernise and streamline access. Speaking to the...

Stop waitin’ pon ring, tek charge!

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh Comments Off on Stop waitin’ pon ring, tek charge!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Dem boys seh it got a quiet crisis in Guyana—not oil, not traffic, not even the price of garlic—but proposal shortage. Whole setta women out here raising...

The cash grant app is fast becoming a ‘crash gyant’ app

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The cash grant app is fast becoming a ‘crash gyant’ app

Kaieteur News – The rollout of the cash grant initiative was supposed to signal efficiency, modernisation, and a government in step with the digital age. Instead, what many Guyanese are...

Together for Science

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Together for Science

Kaieteur News – As the world observes World Health Day 2026, the message from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is both timely and urgent:...

Two months on, probe into four deaths on wharf still ongoing

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Two months on, probe into four deaths on wharf still ongoing

Kaieteur News – Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning Keoma Griffith says there is still no update on the ministry’s investigation into the deaths of four men aboard a cargo vessel earlier...

Autopsy: Child died by strangulation in Corentyne tragedy

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Autopsy: Child died by strangulation in Corentyne tragedy

Kaieteur News – A post-mortem examination has confirmed that seven-year-old Isabella Dabadial died as a result of manual strangulation. The autopsy was conducted on Tuesday by Dr.Vivekanand...

7-Year-old died from lacerated kidneys, back trauma in goalpost accident- PME

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 7-Year-old died from lacerated kidneys, back trauma in goalpost accident- PME

Kaieteur News – Seven-year-old Michael Hyderkhan, who was fatally injured after a goalpost collapsed on him, died as a result of lacerated kidneys and blunt trauma to the back, a post-mortem...

Linden Family loses over $25M after Easter Monday fire destroys home

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Linden Family loses over $25M after Easter Monday fire destroys home

Kaieteur News – A family of five has been left devastated after losing their home of more than 20 years in an early morning fire on Easter Monday at Lot 43 West Watooka, Wismar, Linden. The...

Pres. Ali hails GDF as ‘heroes’ for Jamaica relief mission

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pres. Ali hails GDF as ‘heroes’ for Jamaica relief mission

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday honoured members of the Guyana Defence Force for their courage and humanitarian service, describing them as “heroes” following their...

WHO, PAHO push science as key to global health gains

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on WHO, PAHO push science as key to global health gains

Kaieteur News – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) call on people everywhere to renew their commitment to science as the foundation for better...

List of persons linked to driver’s licence scam to be published soon– President Ali

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News 1

Kaieteur News – President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced a sweeping clean-up of Guyana’s driver licensing system alongside a fresh round of tougher traffic laws, as the government moves...

$20B paid, not one word

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Peeping Tom, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on $20B paid, not one word

Kaieteur News – The headline fairly screamed: “Guyana secretly paid US$80M to Wales gas plant contractor after losing arbitration (KN April, 3, 2026). I wanted to scream. The arbitrator...

Guyana and St. Kitts sign pacts on food security, agriculture, digital governance

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana and St. Kitts sign pacts on food security, agriculture, digital governance

Kaieteur News – The Governments of Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday deepened bilateral relationships with the signing of three significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) at the...

Welcome’s hattrick enough to sink Hope Sec’

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Welcome’s hattrick enough to sink Hope Sec’

…Santa Rosa, St John’s, East R/veldt among winners as Massy U18 School Football continues Kaieteur Sports – Round two of the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Schools Under-18 Football...

Government, civil society clash deepens over GYEITI control

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Government, civil society clash deepens over GYEITI control

Kaieteur News – The standoff over Guyana’s natural resources watchdog has erupted into a full-blown confrontation, with government and civil society now locked in a bitter dispute over the...

More results of the UCCA organised Manoj Rajram “Luxury” Memorial 100 ball cricket competition

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on More results of the UCCA organised Manoj Rajram “Luxury” Memorial 100 ball cricket competition

Kaieteur Sports – Results of some more matches of UCCA organised Manoj Rajram “Luxury” Memorial 100 ball cricket competition for teams on the Upper Corentyne show several teams marching to...

Guyana Police Force supports U16 cricketers with gear

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Police Force supports U16 cricketers with gear

By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Police Force continues to show support for youth and community development in various ways. Recently a number of U16 cricketers from both the Guyana...

Imlach says Eagles in high spirits ahead of new 4-Day season

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Imlach says Eagles in high spirits ahead of new 4-Day season

2026/27 CWI Regional 4-Day Championship Round 1… Guyana Harpy Eagles Vs Windward Islands Volcanoes Kaietuer Sports – The 2026 West Indies Championship is set to deliver another season of...

Health Ministry to construct National Vocational Centre

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Health Ministry to construct National Vocational Centre

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health is preparing to spend approximately $108 million for the construction of a National Vocational Centre which will be located at Thomas Lands, Georgetown....

Barbados Pride battle Jamaica Scorpions as part of exciting opening round

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Barbados Pride battle Jamaica Scorpions as part of exciting opening round

2026/27 CWI Regional 4-Day Championships… Kaieteur Sports – A long-standing regional rivalry will be reignited when powerhouses Barbados and Jamaica lock horns in the first round of the West...

Man jailed for 38 months, fined $14M for ganja possession

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man jailed for 38 months, fined $14M for ganja possession

Kaieteur News – A US-based security officer, Bradley Hibbert who was nabbed with foreign cannabis at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport back in January was sentenced, on Tuesday, to 38...

32 athletes to represent Guyana at South American Youth Games in Panama

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 32 athletes to represent Guyana at South American Youth Games in Panama

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Guyana will be represented by a 32-member athlete delegation at this year’s South American Youth Games, scheduled for April 12–25 in Panama, as the country...

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on

Can the author of The Art of the Deal learn from the author of The Art of Persuasion? Dear Editor Re: “Trump pledges to stop bombing Iran for two weeks,” KN, April 8, 2026, permit me to...

Apr 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on

The transactional weaponization of sanctions Dear Editor When the United States Treasury quietly lifted sanctions against Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez on April 1, few noticed the deeper...

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13 races set for President’s Cup on November 29

Nov 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A total purse of G$21,750,000 and 13 high-profile races is on the cards at Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday November 29. The top horses will be out for glory, and all eyes will be...

Guyana’s foreign exchange crisis

Nov 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Businessmen are complaining bitterly about the difficulty of obtaining foreign exchange to pay their overseas suppliers. They are equally distressed that, despite billions of US dollars in oil revenues, they must now pay between G$235 and G$240 to acquire US$1. This represents...

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...

The American system

Nov 05, 2026

Kaieteur News – A year ago, a man of depth shared a sentence about the U.S., political system. Amid the turmoil of Trump mania, and anxieties over the direction and future of America, an elderly American woman said to him: ‘we believe in the system, we trust in the system, and the system...

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