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MV Barima Disaster… 73 bodies found, 69 identified

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on MV Barima Disaster… 73 bodies found, 69 identified

…Govt., grieving families clash over earthen burial …as tugs remain idle at disaster site (Kaieteur News) – Prime Minister (PM) Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips confirmed Friday that...

APNU demands compensation for families of MV Barima tragedy

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…says $1M minimum should be provided for burial of each victim …wants safety review for all ferries …15 attorneys eager to assist families (Kaieteur News) – The A Partnership for...

Guyana hit with 12.5% Trump tariff in new U.S. trade crackdown

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana is among 60 trading partners slapped with a new 12.5% U.S. tariff after the Trump administration imposed fresh duties on countries it says have failed to adequately...

Caribbean literary giant Dr. Ian McDonald dies at 93

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Caribbean literary giant Dr. Ian McDonald dies at 93

(Kaieteur News) – Caribbean literary giant, Dr. Ian McDonald has died. He was 93 years old. McDonald was born on 18th April, 1933 in St Augustine, Trinidad, and described himself as Antiguan by...

Days after MV Barima disaster, NTC breaks silence with glowing tribute to govt. response

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – Almost a week since the MV Barima disaster claimed the lives of over 70 persons, including children, the National Toshaos Council (NTC) on Friday issued a statement commending...

Fire destroys Christianburg house

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fire destroys Christianburg house

(Kaieteur News) – A fire of unknown origin destroyed a house at Section ‘C’ Christianburg, Wismar, Linden on Friday, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) reported. In a brief statement on its...

West Indies slight favourites as Pakistan hope for Test turnaround

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies slight favourites as Pakistan hope for Test turnaround

Kaieteur Sports – It’s hard to believe this now about the 1980s, but like cassette tapes, smoking on airplanes, and mullets, West Indies against Pakistan in Test cricket was actually...

Bob Marley and Elvis sitting next to each other

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bob Marley and Elvis sitting next to each other

Dem Boys Seh… (Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh some people guard dem personal information like it is de last piece of black cake at Christmas. Ask dem fuh dem name, and suddenly dem behaving like...

Travis Belgrave’s game-winner hands Guyana historic first Commonwealth Games 3×3 victory

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Travis Belgrave’s game-winner hands Guyana historic first Commonwealth Games 3×3 victory

By Rawle Toney in Glasgow, Scotland Kaieteur Sports – Travis Belgrave delivered a moment of history for Guyana on Friday, sinking the game-winning basket as the national men’s 3×3 team...

Rachel Wells, three young children laid to rest

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Rachel Wells, three young children laid to rest

(Kaieteur News) – On Friday, after a tear-jerking ceremony attended by hundreds, Rachel Wells Matabheek and all of her children were laid to rest. The mother of three was interred alongside...

APNU submits parliamentary motion to discuss scope of MV Barima inquiry

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on APNU submits parliamentary motion to discuss scope of MV Barima inquiry

(Kaieteur News) – Lead Member of Parliament (MP) for the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Dr. Terrence Campbell on Friday submitted a correspondence to the Speaker of the National...

Mir and Bracewell secure second straight win for Lahore Qalandars

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Mir and Bracewell secure second straight win for Lahore Qalandars

Kaieteur Sports – Lahore Qalandars maintained their unbeaten start to the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, defeating the Desert Vipers by 38 runs at the Guyana National Stadium on Friday....

All round Reddi leads RHT Pepsi to easy victory over Cotton Tree

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on All round Reddi leads RHT Pepsi to easy victory over Cotton Tree

St. Francis Community Developers 40th Anniversary Match… Kaieteur Sports – The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club on Wednesday last, hosted a Day of Sports in observation of the 40th...

Archery Guyana proudly backs National Team at the XXV CAC Games

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Archery Guyana proudly backs National Team at the XXV CAC Games

Kaieteur Sports – Archery Guyana’s athletes Devin Permaul and Roshini Boodhoo, who will represent Guyana in archery at the XXV Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games as part of the...

U.S. missiles hit Iran as Trump still holds out for a deal

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. missiles hit Iran as Trump still holds out for a deal

(Reuters) – U.S. missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once...

Brazilian woman charged with murder of gold miner in Reg.7

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Brazilian woman charged with murder of gold miner in Reg.7

(Kaieteur News) – A 49-year-old Brazilian gold miner was on Wednesday charged with the murder of 53-year-old Antonio Pereira Figueredo, who was fatally stabbed at a mining camp at Rock Creek...

Powerlifting Federation pays tribute to esteemed, fallen Guyanese sportsman extraordinaire, Dr Ian McDonald

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Powerlifting Federation pays tribute to esteemed, fallen Guyanese sportsman extraordinaire, Dr Ian McDonald

Kaieteur Sports – The President, Executive and members of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) have joined the rest of Guyana in celebrating the life of the late Dr Ian McDonald,...

King Charles shocked at “appallingly tragic loss of life” in MV Barima disaster

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on King Charles shocked at “appallingly tragic loss of life” in MV Barima disaster

(Kaieteur News) – Britain’s King Charles III has expressed profound sorrow over the devastating loss of life resulting from the capsizing of the MV Barima, extending heartfelt condolences to...

GOA names three for Olympic Solidarity-Supported T&T Olympic Youth Camp

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GOA names three for Olympic Solidarity-Supported T&T Olympic Youth Camp

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has announced the selection of Arun Singh (Athlete Archery), Tesianna Harris (Athlete Athletics) and Crystal Persaud (Chaperone Athletics)...

When we ask “Where was God?”

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 2

(Kaieteur News) – In the painful days following the tragedy involving the MV Barima, many Guyanese have asked a question that has echoed through history: “Where was God?” Others have prayed...

Searching for number one – where was he

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Searching for number one – where was he

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It takes a national tragedy for revelations to emerge. Unwelcomed revelations. They crawl from some dark hole. Leave frightening footprints across...

MV Barima tragedy underscores urgent need for stricter ferry safety standards

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on MV Barima tragedy underscores urgent need for stricter ferry safety standards

Dear Editor, I am deeply saddened by the news of the recent ferry tragedy. Our heartfelt prayers are with the affected families during this time of grief. This tragic event highlights the critical...

A night of quest when many went to rest

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A night of quest when many went to rest

Dear Editor, Our sincere condolences go out to all those who suffered from the M.V. Barima’s tragedy. “A night of quest, when many went to rest” A dark, troubling Saturday night, At sea in...

No ‘Thunderous’ Call for Edghill to Resign

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on No ‘Thunderous’ Call for Edghill to Resign

Dear Editor, I do confess to always finding your columnist, G.H. K Lall, difficult and tiresome to read. He has a rambling, convoluted and often difficult- to-follow style of writing. There is an...

MV Barima Tragedy: A Great Loss to the Nation

Jul 25, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on MV Barima Tragedy: A Great Loss to the Nation

Dear Editor, Members of the Macedonia Joppa Voluntary Committee (MJVC) of East Corentyne, Berbice, joined with the President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, and the Government and people of Guyana to extend our...

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Guyana starts preparation to host 2027 CARIFTA Games

Aug 26, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana has officially begun the process of preparing to host the 2027 CARIFTA Games, marking a historic milestone for the country as it prepares to stage the premier youth and...

Lack of time and misinterpretation?

Aug 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The belated explanation offered by Ralph Ramkarran, former Chairman of the Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) that the present constitutional gridlock over the appointment of Guyana’s Chancellor and Chief Justice resulted from a misinterpretation by the Oversight Committee...

Facts, Due Process and Fairness: The CCJ’s Test

Aug 23, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...

MV Barima – a month later

Aug 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The night of Saturday, July 18, 2026 and the early hours of the agonising Sunday that followed are now dates etched into the memory and history of Guyanese. The first hours brought the first pieces of news of a tragedy about which none had a clue that it was really one. And...

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