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Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon made US$160 million per day in last quarter as oil prices surged
(CNN) Big Oil is minting money. ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two biggest US oil companies, reported gangbusters profits on Friday driven by the spike in global oil prices unleashed by the US-Iran war....Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz
(Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Friday after Iran said it had stopped two vessels seeking to exit the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring concerns over global energy supplies following a drone attack...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Elderly man dies in Lamaha Street fire
(Kaieteur News) – A 65-year-old man died after being unable to escape a fire that destroyed two homes and damaged a third on Lamaha Street, Newtown, Georgetown, on Thursday night, leaving several...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pres. Ali names new maritime audit team
…as scrutiny mounts over MV Barima tragedy (Kaieteur News) – President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Friday established a Safety and Compliance Audit Team to carry out a comprehensive review of...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fifth FPSO sets sail to Guyana – ExxonMobil reveals to investors
(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Corporation in its second quarter earnings presentation on Friday revealed that the fifth Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO), Errea Wittu which...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies look to complete series sweep after impressive victory
(CWI) – On what would have been the 90th birthday of arguably cricket’s greatest player, Sir Garfield Sobers, the West Indies produced a memorable performance as Jayden Seales and Justin...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on UG names transitional leadership team as Vice-Chancellor’s term ends
(Kaieteur News) – The University of Guyana (UG) on Friday announced that Professor Paloma Mohamed-Martin’s seven-year tenure as Vice-Chancellor came to an end on July 31, 2026, prompting the...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Dakota 100 Endurance Meet on this weekend
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) will resume its 2026 calendar this weekend with the Dakota 100 endurance event, set for the newly revamped South Dakota...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on In Guyana, de more yuh live de more yuh learn
Dem Boys Seh… (Kaieteur News) – Dem boys hear a politician telling de nation how he talk to plenty survivors of de M.V. Barima tragedy, and dem survivors tell he de vessel was in bad shape and...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Republic Bank CPL Step Challenge returns for 2026
Kaieteur Sports – Following the success of last year’s inaugural challenge, the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Step challenge is back for 2026 – bigger, bolder, and with prizes...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GCB mourns the passing of former Guyana cricketer Sydney Matthews
Kaieteur Sports – President Bissoondyal Singh, the Executives and Staff of the Guyana Cricket Board extend profound condolences on the passing of former Guyana cricketer Sydney Jackson Matthews....Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Drug trafficking charge dismissed against ‘Duck’
(Kaieteur News) – A Corriverton man walked free from the Springlands Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after a narcotics trafficking charge against him was dismissed, with magistrate Tuana Hardy...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Insync Therapeutics – The Official Recovery Partner for DV at the GSL 2026
Kaieteur Sports – Insync Therapeutics is a Guyanese owned sports medicine and rehabilitation clinic dedicated to delivering innovative pain management and improving performance. Combining...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Albion to ‘come alive’ for Lotto/Let’sBet T10 Tapeball finals on August 9
Kaieteur Sports – The passion and energy of Guyanese tapeball cricket will take centre stage as the ancient county of Berbice prepares to bowl off the fourth season of the Lotto/Let’sBet One...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. scapegoating MV Barima crew with “ridiculous, vindictive” murder charges – Norton
(Kaieteur News) – Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and Leader of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton, said Friday that the surviving crew members...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Green warns Afro-Guyanese face “subtle re-enslavement”
…urges reparations fund (Kaieteur News) – Former Prime Minister and former Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, has warned that the descendants of enslaved Africans in Guyana face the danger...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Rohee calls for sweeping overhaul of river transport
…calls for subsidised state-run air service to hinterland (Kaieteur News) – Former People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) General Secretary, Clement J. Rohee, is calling for a...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Has the legacy of Pres. Ali been permanently ruined?
Dear Editor, Two major national tragedies, the mocking of cash grant recipients, partying while teachers were on strike, major allegations of corruption, empty threats of accountability and now a...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Chinese, Indian contractors dominate bids for Lethem, Rose Hall airport projects; upgrade of hinterland airstrips
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation has received eight bids for the construction of municipal airports at Lethem in Region Nine and Rose Hall in Region Six, and the...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on South Korea’s Sewol tragedy did not impeach President Park
Dear Editor, I was surprised to read the assertion by your columnist, G.H.K Lall, that the M.V. Sewol disaster, which claimed more than 300 lives, “was a contributor to the impeachment of President...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on AI, robots and nuclear weapons are humanity’s greatest threat
Dear Editor, We (The World) have already imprisoned ourselves with nuclear weapons in that now we have the technology we simply will not give it up. Some people are hawkishly advocating for a...Aug 01, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1
(Kaieteur News) – There is a strange argument now circulating in relation to the three men charged with murder arising from the sinking of the M.V. Barima. It is being contended that because a...

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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