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GPL signs non-binding MoU to explore grid upgrade projects

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GPL signs non-binding MoU to explore grid upgrade projects

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) on Tuesday signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pacific and Auro Power Inc., a joint venture between a local...

Iran and Oman exchange proposals to manage Strait of Hormuz

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran and Oman exchange proposals to manage Strait of Hormuz

(AL-JAZEERA) Iran and Oman have exchanged proposals regarding the future management of the Strait of Hormuz, as points of contention continue to exist between the two nations whose territorial waters...

Corentyne man to stand trial for 2022 murder of farmer

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Corentyne man to stand trial for 2022 murder of farmer

(Kaieteur News) – A 12-member jury was empanelled on Tuesday at the Berbice High Court in New Amsterdam to begin proceedings against a man accused for murder, contrary to common law. The jury was...

39 of 84 complaints resolved against public officers in 2025 – Ombudsman Office

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 39 of 84 complaints resolved against public officers in 2025 – Ombudsman Office

(Kaieteur News) – The Office of the Ombudsman in 2025 received 84 complaints against public officers, 39 of which were resolved or justified according to its annual report. According to the...

“My life is in God’s hands” …Embattled Edghill says in defying calls for him to resign

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on “My life is in God’s hands” …Embattled Edghill says in defying calls for him to resign

(Kaieteur News) – “My life is in God’s hands and that’s not today.” These were the words of Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill moments after exiting the dome of the Arthur Chung...

Parliament is not a playground

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Parliament is not a playground

(Kaieteur News) – There is a profound difference between opposition and obstruction. One strengthens democracy; the other seeks to paralyse it. One tests governments through argument; the other...

Murder is not limited to intentional killing

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, The proposition that a charge of murder can only arise where it is proven that an accused person intended to kill or intended to inflict grievous bodily harm, knowing that death was the...

Why not lift the sunken MV Barima immediately?

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Why not lift the sunken MV Barima immediately?

Dear Editor, The head of the French Navy diving team at the wreck of the MV Barima stated that the wreck site was swept by strong current and being covered in silt. So, it was simply too dangerous...

‘Autocratic tendencies’ grow as govt. shuts out opposition on national tragedy

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on ‘Autocratic tendencies’ grow as govt. shuts out opposition on national tragedy

Dear Editor, If anyone ever had doubts that this government was becoming increasingly autocratic their actions will only reinforce those concerns. Our country has experienced its worst national...

Govt. ruling with arrogance

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Govt. ruling with arrogance

Dear Editor, Today 27th July,2026, I had confirmed, that there was no discussion or any form of consultation with the leader of the opposition, and even more distressing was parliament, the...

THD workers were victims too, not villains

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on THD workers were victims too, not villains

Dear Editor, The nation rightly mourns the many souls lost aboard the MV Barima. We grieve with the families who will forever live with an emptiness that can never be filled. But amid the sorrow, one...

Sase Singh Salutes First Responders, Pays Special Tribute to MV Barima Dive Teams

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Sase Singh Salutes First Responders, Pays Special Tribute to MV Barima Dive Teams

Dear Editor, I want join our people to offer some words to all the first responders, be they members of the joint services, the local fishermen, and all who used their private boats to go out on the...

The PPP needs new leadership

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The PPP needs new leadership

Dear Editor, The founder of the PPP and the Founding Father of our nation once said, “The working people must have a say, and the state must help to protect the poor. The rich can always take...

Business as usual while a nation mourns

Jul 29, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News 1

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in a nation’s history when politics must give way to humanity. There are moments when governments must understand that leadership is not demonstrated by...

MV Barima captain, two crew members charged with murder

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS News 1

Kaieteur News – The captain of the ill-fated MV Barima and two other senior crew members were on Tuesday jointly charged with murder over the ferry disaster that claimed more than 100 lives off...

Protest erupts in Parliament as opposition demands Edghill, Indar resign over MV Barima tragedy

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Protest erupts in Parliament as opposition demands Edghill, Indar resign over MV Barima tragedy

By Renay Sambach (Kaieteur News) – As the National Assembly convened on Monday to approve nearly $55 billion to advance the government’s development projects and programmes, the joint opposition...

Govt. floats leaving MV Barima on seabed as memorial site

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…French divers struggle to recover bodies trapped inside …families demand full salvage By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – The Government appears to be preparing the nation for the...

Bodies of five victims of MV Barima tragedy still to be identified- Health Ministry

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health is seeking the assistance of relatives in identifying the bodies of five victims of the MV Barima. In a public notice on Monday, the ministry stated that...

‘Driven Out by Despair’: Thousands of Cubans find refuge in Guyana

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Driven Out by Despair’: Thousands of Cubans find refuge in Guyana

…as economic crisis deepens due to U.S. sanctions (Kaieteur News) – Every day, flights from Cuba touch down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport carrying more people fleeing an economy...

$800,000 cash, jewelry missing as Angoy’s Avenue home robbed, set on fire

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $800,000 cash, jewelry missing as Angoy’s Avenue home robbed, set on fire

(Kaieteur News) – Double misfortune struck an Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam family on Monday morning after their home was invaded, ransacked, and allegedly set ablaze. The two-story,...

Drama trumps debate

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Drama trumps debate

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh Parliament is one place wha does always got lil noise. If yuh can’t tek a heckle, a sharp tongue or a desk knock now and again, yuh got no business calling...

Tarouba Test swings big on 14-wicket day

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Tarouba Test swings big on 14-wicket day

Cricinfo – The first ever Test at Tarouba made giant strides on the third day, claiming 14 wickets and hurtling towards its denouement. And yet, it appeared to stand in almost exactly the same...

Paradise FC complete double as GFF wraps up BFA Youth Ensemble Programme

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Paradise FC complete double as GFF wraps up BFA Youth Ensemble Programme

(Kaieteur News) – After nearly three months of spirited grassroots competition, the Berbice Football Association (BFA) on Sunday successfully concluded its leg of the Guyana Football Federation...

Canter driver blames motorist after Venezuelan woman struck down in Bartica

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Canter driver blames motorist after Venezuelan woman struck down in Bartica

(Kaieteur News) – A Venezuelan woman, Iris Mireya Guanares, is hospitalised at the Bartica Regional Hospital after she was struck by a Canter truck along Sixth Avenue, Bartica, Region Seven, on...

Govt. passes $55B supplementary budget amid parliamentary protest by Opposition

Jul 28, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. passes $55B supplementary budget amid parliamentary protest by Opposition

…PM says activity irresponsible, reckless (Kaieteur News) – Amid loud chants for the resignation of two sitting ministers of government, a $54.9B request for supplementary funding was approved...

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Hope 162* beats Rahul 129* as West Indies pull off record chase

Oct 04, 2026

(Cricinfo) – Shai Hope spent the entirety of this seemingly never-ending match on the field, hobbling for the last third of his innings after having kept for 50 overs, and sealed West...

The price of prosperity

Oct 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In Guyana, there is a peculiar arithmetic to prosperity. The country announces itself as one of the fastest-growing economies in the hemisphere, a petroleum state that has been transformed almost overnight into a place of billion-dollar projects, expanding infrastructure and...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

What if

Oct 04, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Brace for what’s coming, my fellow Guyanese. A bit off the beaten track. Here goes. What if the U.S. as a matter of immigration policy would experiment with visa-free travel for Guyanese? A kind of seasonal work permit, along the lines that used to be...

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