August 3, 2026

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APNU walks out on Edghill at PAC meeting

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News 1

Kaieteur News – Today’s sitting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) came to an abrupt end after APNU members walked out in protest over the attendance of Minister of Public Works, Juan...

Barima COI empowered to recommend criminal, disciplinary action

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Barima COI empowered to recommend criminal, disciplinary action

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali has officially issued an Extraordinary Gazette officially establishing an independent Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to investigate the catastrophic capsizing...

13 Canadian firms now have full grip on Guyana’s gold sector

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News 2

…another controls country’s only uranium project (Kaieteur News) – The number of Canadian companies with interests in Guyana’s gold sector has climbed to 13, with the latest entrant, XAU...

‘MV Barima salvage too urgent for lengthy tender process’ – Mahipaul urges Govt. to invoke emergency procurement powers

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…says decision to invite public bids is a “cruel delay” that leaves critical evidence rotting underwater (Kaieteur News) – Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul has...

Iran says negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz in final stages

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran says negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz in final stages

(AL-JAZEERA) Iran’s foreign minister says negotiations with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz are entering their “final stages”, as Tehran insists the vital waterway will never return to its...

Chinese businesses make additional donation to MV Barima relief efforts

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Chinese businesses make additional donation to MV Barima relief efforts

(Kaieteur News) – The Association of Chinese Enterprises in Guyana (ACEG) has made an additional donation to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to support the ongoing response and relief efforts...

Raekwon Noel signs off CAC Games with three golds for Guyana

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Raekwon Noel signs off CAC Games with three golds for Guyana

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s swimming sensation Raekwon Noel has done it again, capturing his third gold medal at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games after another thrilling and...

Australian firm unveils 75,000m drill programme for massive Reg. 7 gold project

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Australian firm unveils 75,000m drill programme for massive Reg. 7 gold project

(Kaieteur News) – Australian-listed Altair Minerals Limited has unveiled the largest inaugural gold exploration campaigns. Altair is set to embark on a fully funded 75,000-metre drilling programme...

Bookshelf Politics

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Bookshelf Politics

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh Guyana got a new national institution. It’s called Facebook Live University. Every day, somebody does go live to educate the nation on politics, governance,...

IMF urges Guyana to strengthen oil and gas audit capacity

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on IMF urges Guyana to strengthen oil and gas audit capacity

(Kaieteur News) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Guyana to strengthen its oil and gas audit systems, noting that the country’s rapidly expanding petroleum sector increases the...

Greaves carries fight in gritty West Indies display

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Greaves carries fight in gritty West Indies display

Cricinfo – Pakistan’s bowlers looked like they controlled play for much of a spin-dominant day at the Queen’s Park Oval, but West Indies’ grit means they go in with the upper...

Young Guyanese score mixed results at Pan American Chess Competition

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Young Guyanese score mixed results at Pan American Chess Competition

Kaieteur Sports – Team Guyana, made up of seventeen young chess players, has officially concluded its campaign at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival, held in Medellín, Colombia, from July 26...

Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid as concerns rise over foreign interference

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid as concerns rise over foreign interference

(AP) — What is very likely to be the last reelection bid of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed on Sunday by his Workers’ Party as the 80-year-old leader faces...

Outdated laws left MV Barima exposed to disaster – Maritime Expert

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Outdated laws left MV Barima exposed to disaster – Maritime Expert

(Kaieteur News) – As the nation continues to mourn the catastrophic July 18, 2026 capsizing of the MV Barima, a comprehensive legal paper authored by maritime scholar Robert C. Millington titled...

Wintz, Amsterdam advance with dominant victories at CAC Games boxing tournament

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Wintz, Amsterdam advance with dominant victories at CAC Games boxing tournament

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s Terron Wintz and Desmond Amsterdam both produced commanding performances on Sunday to advance in their respective weight divisions at the Central American and...

Stretching principles beyond recognition

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Stretching principles beyond recognition

(Kaieteur News) – The present controversy over possible alleged conflicts of interest involving two members of the Commission of Inquiry into the M.V. Barima tragedy illustrates how easily an...

Ending the 75 per cent cost recovery

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Ending the 75 per cent cost recovery

…examining the investment cost for the first four investment projects, Liza 1, Liza 2, Payara, and Yellowtail Dear Editor, One of the most important questions in the oil industry is: At what...

Tucber Park whip Rose Hall Town Youth SC in Inter Club U19 semifinal in Berbice

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Tucber Park whip Rose Hall Town Youth SC in Inter Club U19 semifinal in Berbice

– Thierry Henry, Gilbert Griffith, Gavin Kisten and Jayhayden Rohlehr outstanding By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports – Tucber Park Cricket Club trashed favourites Rose Hall Town Youth and...

Implement the relevant maritime laws and conventions to the sinking of ferry MV Barima

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Implement the relevant maritime laws and conventions to the sinking of ferry MV Barima

Dear Editor, Could I ask leader Mohamed Irfaan Ali to govern as a 21st century president rather than an early mediaeval monarch operating without a corpus of national law? I ask because on July 31...

The late Ian McDonald

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, In my opinion a lover of poetry in Guyana was the late Ian McDonald. I have had significant interaction with him on one occasion involving an anthology of Guyanese poems in which my...

188 years after Emancipation, IDPADA-G says African Guyanese still fighting for true freedom

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, As we mark 188 years since Emancipation, IDPADA-G calls on the African Guyanese community to ponder where we are today in relation to our status when our ancestors walked through the...

All Guyanese should join the MV Barima protests

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on All Guyanese should join the MV Barima protests

Dear Editor, For the poor and unrepresented Guyanese and others it is in their best interest to join the current protests for accountability for the victims along with the unfortunate T&HD...

Dodging the media

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Dodging the media

(Kaieteur News) – In every democracy, there comes a defining moment when a leader must stand before the people, not behind a camera, not through a carefully edited video, and certainly not...

Hot & Lucky denies Jagdeo Racing Stables in Emancipation Cup

Aug 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Hot & Lucky denies Jagdeo Racing Stables in Emancipation Cup

Kaieteur Sports – Veteran jockey Colin Ross was on the saddle of Hot & Lucky as he piloted the underdog horse from Nathan Racing Stables to a maiden victory in Guyana. In the absence of Js...

2026 Republic Bank CPL: Historic rivals to meet as Guyana/T&T...

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...

Give the Commission a chance to do its preparatory work

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,...

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...

From Jagdeo to Ali; from bad to worse

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...

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