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May 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran threatens painful response if U.S. renews attacks
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, April 30 (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday it would respond with “long and painful strikes” on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks, and also restated...May 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana slips in 2026 World Press Freedom Index
…systemic weaponization of state advertising highlighted (Kaieteur News) – Guyana has fallen three places in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, sliding to 76th out of 180 countries as the...May 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on PUC warns GPL of penalties over missed targets
(Kaieteur News) – Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Dr. Nanda Gopaul has signalled that Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) will face penalties if it fails to meet its performance...May 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. announces $3B support for rice farmers
(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced a $3B support package for rice farmers across Guyana. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of an event held at the Arthur Chung...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem fancy girl digging into dem closest for fashion
(Kaieteur News) – It look like if dem shimmering dress full of glitters and sequins still in style or at least some people keeping it in style. Nuff party tekking place in de country. And dem...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Headquarters vs. GPF Officers: All-round Headquarters clinch title after storming to 8-wicket win
2026 Commissioner of Police T20 Cup finals – Lyght, Dick miss half-centuries By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Headquarters stormed to an empathetic win yesterday after putting on an...May 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GMSA welcomes Govt. consultation on laytime and demurrage
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) said it has welcomed the recent stakeholder consultation convened by the Government of Guyana, through the Maritime...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 Republic Bank ‘5 for Fun’ officially bowls off 4th edition in Guyana
Kaieteur Sports – The 2026 Republic Bank 5 for Fun programme bowled off yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club Pavilion, with the 4th edition expected to eclipse the feats achieved in the previous...May 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Clean up or face charges’ – Min. Manickchand warns
(Kaieteur News) – The Minister of Local Government and Regional Development is warning that if Guyanese do not take personal responsibility for keeping their environment and country clean, the...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on ExxonMobil Guyana Regional Inter Schools Kayaking Competition set for today
– Defending Champions President’s College ready for title defence at Watooka Guest House Landing Kaieteur Sports – All systems are in place for this year’s ExxonMobil Guyana Regional...May 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana now a major regional business destination – Min. Singh
Global professional services giant KPMG has officially opened its doors in Guyana, in what Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, hails as a powerful vote of confidence in...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Ivanoff Vodka nationwide domino tournament starts May 1
Kaieteur Sports – Excitement galore is highly anticipated at the 2026 Ivanoff Vodka nationwide domino competition to be played at the Exhibition Center in Sophia, Georgetown. The tournament will...May 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Single bid received to furnish hinterland maternity homes
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health has received just one bid to furnish maternity waiting homes in Guyana’s hinterland, a development that raises fresh questions about competition and...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The stranger next door
(Kaieteur News) – As late as the early 1970s, when night fell, dinner consumed and the children completed their homework, members of the household would usually sit either in the sitting room or...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on APOLOGY AND RETRACTION TO MR. DEVINDRA KISSOON
(Kaieteur News) – On April 29, 2026, I published in Kaieteur News, as part of The GHK Lall Column, a piece entitled “A special kind of lawyering, and at its best” (the “Column”). Mr....May 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Digital Upstarts in the Social Media Market
Dear Editor, As we approach World Press Freedom Day 2026, events on the ground domestically and in the world at large are moving so quickly that it is hard to keep up. Correspondingly, rapid and...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Is Guyana’s Parliamentary Committees operations suspended?
Dear Editor, I write with deep concern and a sense of urgency regarding a matter that strikes at the very heart of Guyana’s democratic accountability and fiscal integrity. Since the 2025 General...May 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s 60th Independence – Venezuela/Guyana Controversy
Dear Editor, Venezuela’s new President, Delcy Rodriguez, by virtue of the fact that Nicolas Maduro has been removed by the US government and is on trial in the US, has drawn considerable and...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
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...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...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...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,...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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