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Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Local Hero: 40-Year Veteran Fisherman Locates Submerged Vessel, Triggers Rescue Efforts
Kaieteur News – Speaking directly with Kaieteur News early this morning, Haresh Singh recounted the tense search efforts, detailing how instinct, razor-sharp observation, and sheer perseverance...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. explains increase in confirmed MV Barima survivors from 69 to 77
Kaieteur News – The Government on Tuesday explained that the increase in the number of confirmed survivors of the MV Barima tragedy from the previously reported figure to 77 was the result of an...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Three Days of National Mourning declared following MV Barima tragedy
Kaieteur News – His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, has proclaimed Wednesday, July 22, through Friday, July 24, 2026 as Three Days of...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 41 bodies recovered, 77 rescued in MV Barima tragedy – Govt.
Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana has announced that as of 1pm today, a total of 41 bodies have been recovered and some 77 persons have been rescued since the MV Barima tragedy....Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s Dominic Tyrrell sets two national records at SilentWorker Switzerland Meet
Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s top-ranked 83kg powerlifter, Dominic Tyrrell, recently attended the SilentWorker Switzerland Meet, held on 18 and 19 July 2026. The competition formed part of the...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GGA/Acado Guyana delivers exciting competition at Westside Golf Course Skills Challenge
Kaieteur Sports – The Westside Golf Course Skills Challenge, proudly sponsored by the Acado Guyana Group, was a smashing success as first-time and seasoned golfers showcased their precision and...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 ExxonMobil GSL… Future stars rub shoulders with international players as part of mini clinic
Kaieteur Sports – Some of Guyana’s future prospect cricketers rubbed shoulders on Sunday with a few international stars at the Guyana National Stadium ahead of the upcoming ExxonMobil...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Drayton and Khan off to CAC Games in Santo Domingo 2026
Kaieteur Sports – FIDE Master Anthony Drayton and Candidate Master Taffin Khan are off to represent Guyana in the Chess competition of the XXV Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games Santo...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GAC named official automotive partner for ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League
Kaieteur Sports – GAC is proud to announce its partnership with the Global Super League (GSL) as the Official Automotive Partner for the tournament’s third season, further strengthening the...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Parika Defenders claim T20 Over-50 softball trophy against Invaders
Kaieteur Sports – Parika Defenders beat Essequibo Coast-based team Invaders by one wicket in a T20 Over-50 softball match on Sunday at Reliance Sport ground, Essequibo Coast, Region 2...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Side High storm to Zone 7 crown following weekend of action
2026 Beharry U19 School’s T20 Cricket tournament… Kaieteur Sports – Zone 7 crowned new champs this past Sunday following the end of a triple-header day of action at Cotton Tree Ground as...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Diaspora joins in grief of ferry mishap
Dear Editor, In Queens Village, Hollis, Jamaica, Briarwood, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Howard Beach, and surrounding areas of Queens, NY, the sunken ferry and the fate of the passengers...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on CRG calls for Edghill to resign
Dear Editor, The recent revelations around the MV Barima tragedy, which may become the worst in our country’s history, shows significant mismanagement and reckless disregard for the safety of...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on WPA condemns Govt. for ‘politicising’ MV Barima tragedy, demands independent probe
Dear Editor, The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives as a result of the tragic capsizing of the passenger...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s cops must be held to the same standard on obstruction of justice as the rest of the commonwealth
Dear Editor, A recent Kaieteur News report describes a mechanic who alleges he was unlawfully detained and pressured by cops to falsely implicate a sitting MP in a murder — told to say the MP...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on MV Barima Disaster… Death toll could reach 110
..27 bodies recovered …at least 83 still missing (Kaieteur News) – The death toll following the capsizing of the MV Barima could possibly reach 110 after Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d)...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. sends home MV Barima management team to facilitate probe into tragedy
…fears they can tamper evidence of possible wrongdoing (Kaieteur News) – All staff responsible for the loading, dispatch, and overall management of the MV Barima, under the Transport and...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Promising Berbice cricketer dies after crashing into tractor
(Kaieteur News) – The tragic death of a well-known young cricketer has left many along the West Coast of Berbice in deep mourning. Ayinde Rogers, age 21, of Lo 177 ‘B’, No.22 Village...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fire destroys upper floor of South Road building
(Kaieteur News) – Members of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Monday successfully contained a fire that engulfed the upper floor of a two-storey wooden and concrete building on South Road,...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Tattoo Trouble
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh social media got more drama than village cricket. Every time yuh open TikTok, somebody either getting married, getting divorced, or getting sense too late. Now dem...Jul 21, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police search opposition leader’s Friendship property as “Paper Shorts” murder probe continues
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Police Force in a brief statement on Monday said ranks executed a search at a property located at Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) as part of the March...

Aug 30, 2026
By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – The ultimate rivalry in cricket resumes tonight as the Guyana Amazon Warriors lock horns with arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders come tonight at the historic...Aug 30, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There is a legitimate public concern about the pace at which the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is getting underway. Survivors, relatives of those who died and the wider Guyanese public understandably want answers. After such a devastating national tragedy,...Aug 30, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...Aug 30, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Never thought I would ever reach this place. Bring back Bharrat Jagdeo. Never say never! It was inconceivable that there could be a worse leader than former president Jagdeo. I warned him seven years ago. A monster created. Would come back to...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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