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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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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,...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...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...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...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...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...

Aug 20, 2026
2026 Republic Bank CPL – GAW vs. SLK – Dindyal hits classy 50 Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Amazon Warriors continued to build a nice win streak as they gained additional form and momentum...Aug 20, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – For two decades, Dan Rather was the face of the CBS Evening News. During that extraordinary period, he acquired a reputation as one of the world’s foremost journalists and television news anchors. He reported from some of the most consequential events of the late...Aug 16, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten because it is no longer a regular feature of international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310 people were killed, 1,106 were injured and 99 were kidnapped,...Aug 20, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – I used to look at the CCJ as a bridge over troubled waters. Up in the air now. When the expectation was that regional judicial heads would take a stand, they withered, faded, ultimately collapsed under the weight of their own reasoning, and...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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