August 2, 2026

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Govt. backs down on Barima memorial plan

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…now seeks bids to salvage sunken vessel (Kaieteur News) – Mounting pressure from stakeholders across Guyana have forced the government to take steps towards salvaging the 87-year-old MV...

‘Billions flow overseas while Guyana gets nothing’ – Glenn Lall says in fresh broadside against gold deals

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – Businessman Glenn Lall has launched another scathing attack on the management of Guyana’s natural resources, arguing that foreign companies have earned billions of US...

“Bones, not concrete’: Families of Barima victims demand their dead

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on “Bones, not concrete’: Families of Barima victims demand their dead

By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – How do you say goodbye to a shadow? How do you tuck a child into a grave that lies 40 feet beneath dark, muddy ocean water, or fold the clothes of a father whose...

Israeli strikes kill four across Gaza, destroy medical supply warehouse

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Israeli strikes kill four across Gaza, destroy medical supply warehouse

Attacks kill four as Gaza Health Ministry condemns ‘heinous’ strike on medicine stores, days after disarmament deal. Aljazeera – Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least four...

Oil’s curse is hanging over the World’s fastest-growing economy – Bloomberg report

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Oil’s curse is hanging over the World’s fastest-growing economy – Bloomberg report

Can Guyana outrun the mismanagement and corruption that have afflicted so many other petro-states? By Juan Pablo Spinetto Bloomberg Opinion (July 29, 2026) – It was a night of remembrance....

Understanding the Natural Resource (oil) curse

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Understanding the Natural Resource (oil) curse

What is the resource curse? (Kaieteur News) – The resource curse (also known as the paradox of plenty), according to the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) refers to the failure of many...

Govt. seeking contractors for La Penitence, Plaisance & Tuschen Market projects

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. seeking contractors for La Penitence, Plaisance & Tuschen Market projects

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is preparing to construct new market facilities at La Penitence in Georgetown, Plaisance on the East Coast of Demerara,...

House approves $496.3M to establish state-owned water bottling plant

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The National Assembly on Monday approved $496.3 million to establish Guyana’s first state-owned water bottling plant, a move that furthers President Irfaan Ali’s push...

Unicorns torch golden opportunity, as gutsy Warriors retain title in low-scoring thriller

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Unicorns torch golden opportunity, as gutsy Warriors retain title in low-scoring thriller

2026 ExxonMobil GSL T20 Finals… GAW vs. SFU Kaieteur Sports – The San Francisco Unicorns essentially burned their house down last night, imploding during a low-scoring yet probably the best...

Cricket in a time of grief

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cricket in a time of grief

Dem Boys Seh… (Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh dem confused. Real confused. Because dem boys been hearing how the whole nation paralyzed with grief after the boat disaster. Tears, mourning,...

CAC Games 2026: Guyana Boxers, Squash team ready to compete for glory

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on CAC Games 2026: Guyana Boxers, Squash team ready to compete for glory

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s boxing team is primed and ready to step into the ring as the 2026 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games boxing competition gets underway in Santo Domingo,...

C-PTSD: Grief, National Re-traumatisation and Closure

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on C-PTSD: Grief, National Re-traumatisation and Closure

By Dr. Telford Layne Jr. PsyD, MSc. Postgrad, BSc. (Kaieteur News) – The sinking of the MV Barima on July 18, 2026, was not only a maritime disaster; it was a profound psychological wound. The...

Guyana names U-14 squad for CFU Challenge Series in Dominican Republic

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana names U-14 squad for CFU Challenge Series in Dominican Republic

Kaieteur Sports – Backed by months of intense preparation under the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS), Guyana’s Boys’ Under-14 football team is poised to make a strong impression...

Pres. Ali calls for unity, honours African ancestors’ legacy in Emancipation Day message

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – President Dr. Irfaan Ali marked Emancipation Day 2026 with a message honoring the resilience of Guyana’s African ancestors and calling on citizens to build a more unified...

The Child Is Always Watching

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on The Child Is Always Watching

– Why Children Learn More From What We Do Than What We Say By Dr. Eon Andre George, PhD, EdD (Kaieteur News) – Children have an extraordinary ability that many adults underestimate. They...

Five Guyanese Riders to feature at Autódromo Panamá C’ship

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Five Guyanese Riders to feature at Autódromo Panamá C’ship

Kaieteur Sports – Five Guyanese riders will carry the nation’s hopes this weekend when they compete in the Autódromo Panamá Championship, with the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club...

Three segments of action for Today’s Dakota 100 Round Two

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Three segments of action for Today’s Dakota 100 Round Two

Kaieteur Sports – Racing fans will be treated to a full afternoon of racing when the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) hosts Round Two of the 2026 Endurance Championship –...

Emancipation Is Also the Courage to Speak

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Emancipation Is Also the Courage to Speak

By Dr. Karen Abrams, MBA, AA (Kaieteur News) – On Emancipation Day, we honour the men and women who endured one of the most brutal systems ever constructed. We remember the rebellions, uprisings...

ExxonMobil Guyana National Schools Kayaking C’ships… President’s College pilots District 4 to first Title

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on ExxonMobil Guyana National Schools Kayaking C’ships… President’s College pilots District 4 to first Title

Kaieteur Sports – Coming off their winning of the first leg of the Inter Schools Championship, District 4 (East Bank Demerara) bolstered by the in-form President’s College posse impressed once...

$The Envelopes of July 31st: Ten Years of a Math Camp, and the Guyana It Is Quietly Building$

The Envelopes of July 31st: Ten Years of a Math Camp, and the Guyana It Is Quietly Building

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on The Envelopes of July 31st: Ten Years of a Math Camp, and the Guyana It Is Quietly Building

By Dr. Terrence Richard Blackman Co-Founder, the Blackman-Waddell Summer Math Institute; Professor & Chair of Mathematics, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York (Kaieteur News)...

Gibran Safaraz selected for ITTF Para Table Tennis HP training camp in USA

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Gibran Safaraz selected for ITTF Para Table Tennis HP training camp in USA

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s National Paralympic Table Tennis Champion Gibran Safaraz has been selected to participate in the prestigious ITTF Para Table Tennis High-Performance Training...

Confident West Indies look to sweep nervy Pakistan 2-0

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Confident West Indies look to sweep nervy Pakistan 2-0

(Cricinfo) – There were passages of play in Tarouba that illustrated why West Indies and Pakistan are ranked so close together in Test cricket, but also phases which showed where they diverge....

KMTC Emancipation Horse Race Meet on today

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on KMTC Emancipation Horse Race Meet on today

By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports – A bumper crowd is expected to swarm the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) today, August 2, for their much-anticipated Emancipation horse race meet. The event,...

GNBS IN FOCUS: CHOOSE PROPERLY LABELLED FOOTWEAR FOR A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE RETURN TO SCHOOL

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, GNBS, News 1

(Kaieteur News) – As parents and guardians prepare children for the new school term, selecting the right footwear is about more than meeting school dress code requirements. Comfort, protection,...

New Berbice Zone champion to be crowned in Lotto/Let’sBet T10 Tapeball Blast

Aug 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on New Berbice Zone champion to be crowned in Lotto/Let’sBet T10 Tapeball Blast

Kaieteur Sports – The throne is officially vacant and the stage is set for a brand-new champion to be crowned in the Berbice Zone of the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast. Sixteen...

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Hetmyer (111*) scorches Queen’s Park Oval, as TKR plummet to...

Sep 01, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. TKR Kaieteur Sports – Shimron Hetmyer dropped a nuke at the Queen’s Park Oval, as his breathtaking 111 not out scorched the Trinbago Knight Riders, who...

The tragedy of a society that has stopped reading

Sep 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyana when a child caught reading a book was considered a good thing. Today, if you see a child quietly reading for twenty minutes, you may want to call the police. Something unusual is happening. The child is either studying, hiding from his parents, or...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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...

World-class and back of class

Sep 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Aussies are now on the bandwagon. Guyana is a world class mining place. Before the Australians, Americans from Exxon were waxing brightly about Guyana’s world class oil reservoirs. And, before the Australians and Americans, there was the irrepressible Mohamed Irfaan...

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