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Suriname pulls out of joint Corentyne bridge project

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News 2

…stumped Pres. Ali says “that’s news to me” (Kaieteur News) – The government of Suriname has unilaterally scrapped its joint infrastructure venture with Guyana, announcing it will...

ExxonMobil takes $82B from Guyana for production expense as citizens get $60B cash grant

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News 2

(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) in 2025 handed Guyana an $82B bill it said it racked up for oil production-related expenses. The company’s financial statements for the year...

Rescuers in Venezuela pluck child alive from collapsed building six days after twin quakes

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Rescuers in Venezuela pluck child alive from collapsed building six days after twin quakes

(Reuters) – Jordanian emergency workers in Venezuela, which was hit by devastating twin earthquakes last week, rescued a child early on Tuesday, the only reported survivor on the day of...

Ogle Airport elects new board

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Ogle Airport elects new board

…announces $204M expansion drive as domestic travel hits record high (Kaieteur News) – Ogle Airport Inc. (OAI), operators of the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, has elected a new...

No severe COVID-19 cases recorded – Health Minister

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on No severe COVID-19 cases recorded – Health Minister

(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says no severe cases of COVID-19 have been recorded so far, even as infections have spiked in recent weeks across Region Six (East...

Police probing Clonbrook hit-and-run

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police probing Clonbrook hit-and-run

– $200,000 reward offered for information leading to arrest (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has launched an investigation into hit-and-run accident that left two...

YGB’s National Schools Basketball Festival tips off

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on YGB’s National Schools Basketball Festival tips off

– Bart explodes against JC Chandisingh Sec’ as Georgetown schools headline opening day Kaieteur Sports – Government’s support was evident at this year’s opening, as Youth Basketball...

Trump loses again… but only for the moment

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Trump loses again… but only for the moment

Dem Boys Seh… (Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh it was just announced that the U.S. Supreme Court, in one of them legal twists that make Trump’s lawyers rub their heads and reach for aspirin,...

Mooney, spinners take Australia to eighth T20 World Cup final

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Mooney, spinners take Australia to eighth T20 World Cup final

ESPNcricinfo – Beth Mooney’s unbeaten half-century led Australia into the T20 World Cup final after a miserly display by Australia’s spinners outclassed West Indies in a dramatic...

Six-to-one is not 50-50 Part 2

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Six-to-one is not 50-50 Part 2

Road to First Oil – Every Man, Woman and Child Must Become Oil Minded; Column 191 July 1, 2026 By Christopher Ram (Kaieteur News) – Today continues where Column 190 left off, examining the...

Guyanese all-rounder Paul added to Windies squad ahead of 2nd Test

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyanese all-rounder Paul added to Windies squad ahead of 2nd Test

2026 Sri Lanka Tour of West Indies Test Series… Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Harpy Eagles all-rounder Keemo Paul was yesterday officially added to the West Indies Test squad ahead of the second...

Online spaces become the primary arena for racial and ethnic violations in Guyana – ERC Report

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Online spaces become the primary arena for racial and ethnic violations in Guyana – ERC Report

(Kaieteur News) – Statistical data released by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Tuesday in its Newsletter for the period March 2025 to February 2026, reveals a shift in how ethnically...

GPL waives $1.6M capital contribution for electricity to Yarrowkabra youth facility

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GPL waives $1.6M capital contribution for electricity to Yarrowkabra youth facility

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Power and Light (GWI) on Tuesday announced that it has waived $1.6 million capital contribution for the electricity connection to a new facility being constructed by...

Govt. to fully digitise Lands and Surveys Commission – Pres. Ali

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to fully digitise Lands and Surveys Commission – Pres. Ali

The government of Guyana intends to fully digitise the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) over the next four years as part of a broader push to modernise land administration and improve...

GBA opens training camp as Commonwealth and CAC Games preparations intensify

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GBA opens training camp as Commonwealth and CAC Games preparations intensify

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will officially open an intensive training camp on Sunday as preparations ramp up for the country’s participation in the upcoming...

Guyana to host first-ever Inter-Collegiate Golf Championship

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana to host first-ever Inter-Collegiate Golf Championship

– Cyril Potter, UG, Texila among confirmed institutions Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Golf Association (GGA), in partnership with the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) Department of...

GPL preparing for increased consumption – Min. Indar

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GPL preparing for increased consumption – Min. Indar

DPI – As drought-like conditions are expected to occur soon, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) is preparing for an increase in electricity demand this year. This will be due to...

Common sense is the antidote to inefficiency

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Common sense is the antidote to inefficiency

(Kaieteur News) – Our public service still does business today with an attitude that says: this is how it is, and therefore this is how it must remain. And this attitude is the source of much...

Times change, not so business

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Times change, not so business

(Kaieteur News) – America! America! America! America is on a roll. Can’t make a misstep. Unable to do any wrong. In the right place, and in the money. Venezuela. From savaging...

Oil wealth cannot mask cronyism and erosion of accountability

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Oil wealth cannot mask cronyism and erosion of accountability

Dear Editor, It is clear that as we boast of being the fastest growing economy on the planet, we have, thanks to an unprecedented availability of massive sums of money, drifted into the world pool of...

It was Chandisingh’s idea to erect the Enmore Martyrs monument

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on It was Chandisingh’s idea to erect the Enmore Martyrs monument

Dear Editor, I write in reference to Mr. Hamilton Green’s missive titled “On these occasions the least we can do is acknowledge and recognise those whose idea it was” as published...

Economic recovery vs Economic transformation

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Economic recovery vs Economic transformation

Dear Editor, One can easily argue that Guyana is not going through economic transformation but instead is experiencing a period of economic recovery with the addition of the oil and gas sector. Most...

Venezuela’s tragedy must spur Guyana to strengthen disaster preparedness

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Venezuela’s tragedy must spur Guyana to strengthen disaster preparedness

Dear Editor, The devastating earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on 24th June, 2026 have left the Caribbean and South American region in mourning. The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5...

Oil riches won’t save a broken state

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Oil riches won’t save a broken state

Dear Editor, South America is a laboratory of instructive contrasts. 4 countries offer Guyana lessons it would be politically costly to dismiss. Argentina reflects Guyana’s weaknesses closely....

Powerboat, Power Negotiation

Jul 01, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Powerboat, Power Negotiation

Kaieteur Sports – “You negotiate with the people. And we are back and forth. They give their position. We say, fine, we give you a position. It was very difficult. You bet your bottom dollar....

2026 ExxonMobil GSL T20 tournament… Shepherd, Nabi lead Warriors to...

Jul 26, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – All-rounder Romario Shepherd bludgeoned a fifty while the veteran Mohammad Nabi played his role nicely to help the Guyana Amazon Warriors come from way behind to steal an...

The respectable myths of an age are usually written by those who...

Jul 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – For years we have been told that institutions are the engines of prosperity. Build stronger courts, establish more transparent procurement systems, strengthen regulatory agencies, improve parliamentary oversight, and prosperity will follow as surely as dawn follows darkness. It...

Transparency, sovereignty, and the challenge of power

Jul 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Few issues test the sovereignty of small states more severely than requests made by powerful friends. How should a country respond when cooperation is expected, but the proposed terms exceed its legal, financial and institutional capacity? That question...

Barima, Barima, Barima – What to say this Sunday

Jul 26, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Barima! Barima! Barima! For those who hear that word repeated, there should be recognition of echoes of Pearl Harbor. A time and tragedy now enshrined in history. From Hawaii, America to Kumaka, Guyana. Another tranquil Sunday morning...

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