June 17, 2026

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ExxonMobil eyes major expansion with 35-well drilling campaign

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News 2

(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), acting as operator on behalf of its Stabroek Block co-venturers Hess Guyana Exploration Limited and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited has applied...

Opposition leader moves to replace APNU’s GECOM commissioners

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…nominates Forde, Dhurjon and DaSilva as Norton digs in (Kaieteur News) – Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed has written to the leaders of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU, Aubrey Norton...

Teacher killed after minibus flips into trench

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Teacher killed after minibus flips into trench

(Kaieteur News) – A 30-year-old secondary school teacher was killed on Tuesday morning, after the minibus she was travelling in, lost control while overtaking, toppled onto its side, and plunged...

Iran warns of a ‘harsh response’ as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran warns of a ‘harsh response’ as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon

Iran has accused Israel of violating the truce in Lebanon 84 times since the memorandum of understanding was agreed to between Tehran and the U.S. and warns of a “harsh response” if attacks...

Albion sugar workers down tools

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Albion sugar workers down tools

…demand higher wages and back pay (Kaieteur News) – Cane harvesters attached to the Albion Sugar Estate have intensified industrial action, refusing to return to work as they demand the...

T&T firm, local partner win contract to run Guyana’s NGL plant

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on T&T firm, local partner win contract to run Guyana’s NGL plant

(Kaieteur News) – Trinidad and Tobago’s Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL), partnering with Guyanese firm GuyGas Inc., has been identified as the top-ranked consortium to operate and...

‘Guyana’s security apparatus weak’ …Paul Slowe warns AK-47 seizures, bombings point to national security emergency

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Guyana’s security apparatus weak’ …Paul Slowe warns AK-47 seizures, bombings point to national security emergency

(Kaieteur News) – Former Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Slowe has sounded the alarm over Guyana’s deteriorating national security system, warning that the recent seizure of 33 illegal...

Rodrigues-Birkett to Face UN Membership in Live-Streamed Dialogue Thursday

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Rodrigues-Birkett to Face UN Membership in Live-Streamed Dialogue Thursday

(Kaieteur News) – Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the country’s official candidate for the post of UN Secretary-General, will participate...

GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball development

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball development

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...

We gat plenty roadside legal experts

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We gat plenty roadside legal experts

Dem Boys Seh… (Kaieteur News) – De other day a man get stop by de police and start behaving like he just graduate from Law School, pass de Bar Exam, and get appoint Chief Justice all in one...

GCC Elite thump Hikers in final as Pepsi Hikers conquer Old Fort to claim Diamond Jubilee Cup titles

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GCC Elite thump Hikers in final as Pepsi Hikers conquer Old Fort to claim Diamond Jubilee Cup titles

Kaieteur Sports – GCC Elite and Pepsi Hikers crowned themselves champions of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Diamond Jubilee Hockey Cup following a pair of enthralling finals in the Women’s...

Chinese food and culture fair launched at UG to mark dragon boat festival

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Chinese food and culture fair launched at UG to mark dragon boat festival

(Kaieteur News) – The University of Guyana (UG) Turkeyen Campus was transformed into a vibrant hub of cultural exchange on Monday, June 15, as nearly 200 students, faculty, and diplomats gathered...

National Hardware, PRAMCORP Consultancy and Data Technology contributes to Academy

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on National Hardware, PRAMCORP Consultancy and Data Technology contributes to Academy

RHTYSC 36th Annual Cricket Academy… Kaieteur Sports – The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS and it’s ten cricket teams from Monday 13th of July would be hosting their 36th...

National Cultural Centre set for restoration as design phase advances – Jacobs

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on National Cultural Centre set for restoration as design phase advances – Jacobs

(Kaieteur News) – The National Cultural Centre (NCC) is slated to undergo restoration and modernisation this year, as the government advances the design and procurement phases for the country’s...

Veteran Coach Alan Walls takes charge of Guyana Basketball

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Veteran Coach Alan Walls takes charge of Guyana Basketball

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has announced the appointment of highly respected international basketball coach Alan Walls as the new Head Coach of the Guyana Men’s...

Parliamentary absenteeism will not be tolerated – WIN MPs

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – Opposition Members of Parliament (MP) are preparing to deploy a dual-track strategy of local media scrutiny and international diplomatic pressure to combat what they characterise...

Young Amaya Mohamed ready for Need for Speed Karting Debut

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Young Amaya Mohamed ready for Need for Speed Karting Debut

Kaieteur Sports – Fourteen-year-old Amaya Mohamed is counting down the days to her first competitive karting event as she prepares to line up in this weekend’s highly anticipated Need for...

$177M New Teaching Block Commissioned at Yarrowkabra Primary to ease overcrowding

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $177M New Teaching Block Commissioned at Yarrowkabra Primary to ease overcrowding

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Education on Tuesday commissioned a new $177 million teaching block at Yarrowkabra Primary School along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway a direct response to years of...

At least $792M for construction of New Amsterdam Market

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on At least $792M for construction of New Amsterdam Market

(Kaieteur News) – The construction of a new market facility in New Amsterdam, Region Six is expected to cost approximately $792 million. The project which is being executed through the Ministry of...

11 bid to survey sites for six new schools

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 11 bid to survey sites for six new schools

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Education has received 11 expressions of interest geotechnical and topographical surveys for six new primary schools to be built in Regions One, Two, Four, Five,...

Man charged for raping sister-in-law granted $250,000 bail

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – A Blairmont, West Bank Berbice man who allegedly broke into his sister-in-law’s home and raped her last Thursday night, was charged for the offense and granted $250,000...

Child rape, high-profile murders for Berbice High Court

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Child rape, high-profile murders for Berbice High Court

…as June Assizes opens (Kaieteur News) – Multiple high-profile murders and an expansive log of rape cases are lined up for hearing as the June Criminal Assizes officially opened at the Berbice...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

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...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on No right to a firearm permit exists

(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...

African street protest and its political usefulness

Jun 17, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on African street protest and its political usefulness

Dear Editor, The PNC leader, Mr. Aubrey Norton, recently outlined his position on street protests during an interview on KAMS TV’s Guyanese Morning Time, hosted by Kidackie Amsterdam. His remarks...

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Knight Riders keep qualification hopes alive with win over Tridents

Sep 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – An innings of 59 from Nicholas Pooran and four wickets from Sunil Narine was enough to keep the Trinbago Knight Riders slim qualification hopes alive with a 35 run victory over...

Recalling the disaster of Jagdeo’s personal summitry

Sep 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Ray Chickrie’s latest letter, published in the Kaieteur News of September 1, 2026, is an interesting exercise that should trigger a recollection of the failure of Bharrat Jagdeo’s ‘personal summitry’. His letter dealt with Guyana’s surging Middle Eastern relations. In...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

When the political shelters in the biblical

Sep 06, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – In recent times, Guyanese have been eyewitnesses to the extraordinary. The political reaches for a connection to the biblical. Many are likely to see that as offensive, corrosive, and more of the abusive. Desperation is preferred. Swinging in the wind...

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