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Businessman gets $1M bail for attempted kidnapping

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Businessman gets $1M bail for attempted kidnapping

(Kaieteur News) – The 36-year-old businessman was arrested for attempting a kidnapping was granted bail on Friday after he appeared in court. The defendant has been identified as Avishkar Singh of...

U.S. companies in Guyana to build, not extract and leave – Ambassador Theriot

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. companies in Guyana to build, not extract and leave – Ambassador Theriot

(Kaieteur News) – United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot said Thursday that American companies are not in Guyana simply to extract the country’s resources and leave,...

93-year-old woman dies in Castello Housing Scheme fire

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 93-year-old woman dies in Castello Housing Scheme fire

(Kaieteur News) – A fire of unknown origin at Lot 36 Castello Housing Scheme, West La Penitence, Georgetown, claimed the life of 93-year-old Rosa Singh on Friday afternoon. According to the...

Death toll of Venezuela earthquakes rises to 2,645

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Death toll of Venezuela earthquakes rises to 2,645

(Reuters) – The death toll Venezuela’s twin earthquakes last week ⁠has risen to 2,645, the nation’s information ministry said on ‌Friday. More ⁠than...

Cop arrested for deadly hit-and-run

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…forensics tests, blood stains tie car to double death (Kaieteur News) – A 29-year-old policeman has been arrested after investigators allegedly uncovered what they believe was an attempt to...

Guyana backs peaceful, democratic solution to Cuba’s crisis

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana backs peaceful, democratic solution to Cuba’s crisis

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has called for a peaceful and democratic way forward as the economic and humanitarian situation in Cuba continues to worsen, stressing that any lasting solution must...

APNU pushes PAC quorum reform to end ‘deliberate’ absenteeism

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on APNU pushes PAC quorum reform to end ‘deliberate’ absenteeism

…says oversight committee should not be paralysed by no-shows (Kaieteur News) – The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling for urgent reform of the quorum rules governing the Public...

GPL courts UAE energy giant in bid to power Guyana’s future

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GPL courts UAE energy giant in bid to power Guyana’s future

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to advance power generation, renewable...

New $221M Anna Regina Airstrip Commissioned

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on New $221M Anna Regina Airstrip Commissioned

(Kaieteur News) – The $221 million newly upgraded Anna Regina Airstrip in Region Two was commissioned on Friday by President Irfaan Ali and members of his Cabinet. The 2,000-by-50-foot asphalt...

DPP highlights legal protections for children against sexual abuse

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on DPP highlights legal protections for children against sexual abuse

(Kaieteur News) – The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is reminding the public that Guyana’s Sexual Offences Act provides strong legal protections for children against sexual...

Punitive measures for utility damage during construction should cover properties of private citizens – Mahipaul

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Punitive measures for utility damage during construction should cover properties of private citizens – Mahipaul

(Kaieteur News) – The announcement by Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar that the government will introduce contractual measures to reduce damage to public utilities and...

Campbell calls on Top Cop to root out ‘bad eggs’, review SoPs when dealing with teens

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Campbell calls on Top Cop to root out ‘bad eggs’, review SoPs when dealing with teens

(Kaieteur News) – Parliamentary lead of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Dr. Terrence Campbell has called on Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken to urgently “root out bad eggs”...

Chief Justice overturns dismissal of SOCU money laundering charges

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Chief Justice overturns dismissal of SOCU money laundering charges

(Kaieteur News) – Acting Chief Justice, Navindra Singh on Monday quashed the decision of Magistrate Dylon Bess, to dismiss four (4) counts of Money Laundering charges brought against citizens by...

Region Six COVID situation under control – REO

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Region Six COVID situation under control – REO

(Kaieteur News) – Officials in Region Six who are monitoring the recent emergence of COVID-19 cases have confirmed a decline in reported cases, attributing this positive to measures applied by...

South Ruimveldt man on $100,000 bail for Herstelling knifepoint robbery

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on South Ruimveldt man on $100,000 bail for Herstelling knifepoint robbery

(Kaieteur News) – A Congress Drive, South Ruimveldt resident identified as 33-year-old John Sampson, on Friday, was placed on $100,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to a robbery under arms...

Potholes does bloom better than flowers

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Potholes does bloom better than flowers

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh one thing yuh could set yuh watch by in Guyana. When rainy season arrive, potholes does spring up faster than jumbi umbrellas. Rain and pressure is like husband and...

Lahiru Udara 188 carries the fight for Sri Lanka

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Lahiru Udara 188 carries the fight for Sri Lanka

ESPNcricinfo – A pair of wickets in the final half hour play brought the West Indies back into the game, but prior to that it was Lahiru Udara who had led Sri Lanka’s redemption arc as...

Ruimveldt man on $250,000 bail for ganja possession

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Ruimveldt man on $250,000 bail for ganja possession

(Kaieteur News) – Tyrone De Groot, 27, a vendor of Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was granted bail in the sum of $250,000 after he was charged for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking....

Historical prize money, top horses set for Guyana Cup 2026

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Historical prize money, top horses set for Guyana Cup 2026

Kaieteur Sports – More than G$65 million in cash and prizes will be up for grabs on Sunday August 23 at the 18th annual Guyana Cup horse race at Rising Sun Turf Club. This will be the most...

Master Z, Slingerz and Js racing stables in feature race at CARICOM Cup

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Master Z, Slingerz and Js racing stables in feature race at CARICOM Cup

Kaieteur Sports – Among the 100 horses entered for the CARICOM Cup, tomorrow, Sunday July 5 at Bush Lot United, West Coast Berbice, all eyes will be on the fantastic five. Champion horse Dataman,...

Contractor bids $12M below engineer’s $65M for external works on Reg.10 RDC building

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – One of the 18 contractors who bid to carry out external works at the new administrative building for the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region 10, tendered approximately...

LAC trade tops US$57.2B as China pushes deeper ties with Latin America, Caribbean

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on LAC trade tops US$57.2B as China pushes deeper ties with Latin America, Caribbean

(Kaieteur News) – China on Friday underscored its growing economic engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), revealing that trade between Jiangsu Province and the region reached...

NSC aids athletes’ participation in 21st CARICOM 10K Road Race

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on NSC aids athletes’ participation in 21st CARICOM 10K Road Race

Kaieteur Sports – The National Sports Commission (NSC) has thrown its full support behind Guyana’s team of athletes set to compete in the 21st CARICOM 10K Road Race, scheduled for Sunday,...

27 vie to build new Buxton/ Friendship market

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 27 vie to build new Buxton/ Friendship market

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is moving to construct a new Buxton/ Friendship Market on the East Coast of Demerara and as such a total of 27...

Archery Guyana Welcomes Al Habibi’s Archery Club as Newest Affiliated Member

Jul 04, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Archery Guyana Welcomes Al Habibi’s Archery Club as Newest Affiliated Member

Kaieteur Sports – Archery Guyana is proud to announce the official affiliation of Al Habibi’s Archery Club (A.H.A.), marking another significant milestone in the Federation’s...

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Unicorns torch golden opportunity, as gutsy Warriors retain title in...

Aug 02, 2026

2026 ExxonMobil GSL T20 Finals… GAW vs. SFU Kaieteur Sports – The San Francisco Unicorns essentially burned their house down last night, imploding during a low-scoring yet probably the best...

Guyana has won the first round; the championship rounds lie ahead

Aug 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when the PPP/C would have greeted an IMF report and certainly its familiar neo-liberal prescriptions with suspicion and caution. These prescriptions embodied fiscal austerity, restraint in public spending, privatization and market liberalization. How times...

Nicaragua’s Abandoned Ballot: What the OAS Can and Cannot Do

Aug 02, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...

Who’s responsible, who will take responsibility?

Jul 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – A tragedy of catastrophic proportions is now Guyana’s to manage. An old passenger ferry boat went to the bottom. According to news reports of Saturday, 73 bodies have been recovered and 76 rescued. Taking the official count of 179 passengers on...

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