August 8, 2026

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‘No new oil projects until Guyana gets full 50% profits’ – APNU tells Govt.

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News 2

By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana (GoG) must not allow ExxonMobil to continue adding expenses by approving more projects that would further delay the country from...

Two dead in Water Street brawl

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – A 29-year-old salesman is claiming self-defence after fatally stabbing two men on Water Street, Georgetown, near Bounty Supermarket in the Stabroek Market area on Friday morning....

“We will follow you wherever you go” – opposition vows to beef up protests against government

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News 1

By Shermon Hawker (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali was on Friday greeted by scores of opposition demonstrators at Hopetown, West Coast Berbice, as calls intensified for the immediate...

GEORGETOWN SMASH READY TO ROCK — ACW BRINGS THE WRESTLING HEAT

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GEORGETOWN SMASH READY TO ROCK — ACW BRINGS THE WRESTLING HEAT

Kaieteur Sports – The wait is almost over. With only hours separating Guyanese wrestling fans from the opening bell, anticipation is reaching fever pitch as All Caribbean Wrestling (ACW) prepares...

Trump says war ‘can’t go much longer’

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(AL-JAZEERA) United States President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he believes the war on Iran is nearing an end, promising that petrol prices will drop when the conflict is over....

2026 Beharry Secondary School’s Under-19 T20 tournament… Mouth-watering playoffs to bowl off on Sunday

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 Beharry Secondary School’s Under-19 T20 tournament… Mouth-watering playoffs to bowl off on Sunday

Kaieteur Sports – The stage is set for the National Round of 8 Playoffs of the Beharry Group of Companies Schools U-19 T-20 Tournament, as eight schools do battle in this final round of action....

NDC chairmen ain’t governors

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on NDC chairmen ain’t governors

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh some persons in this country got a strange idea about democracy. Once dem get elected chairman of a Neighbourhood Democratic Council, some of dem suddenly feel like...

Lusignan Golf Club Set to Host ENet Golf Tournament

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Lusignan Golf Club Set to Host ENet Golf Tournament

Kaieteur Sports – Lusignan Golf Club is gearing up for one of the most thrilling sporting events of the season, the ENet Golf Tournament, taking place on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Golfers from...

Guyana’s oil helps cushion impacts from Middle East disruption – Exxon

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil helps cushion impacts from Middle East disruption – Exxon

(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil’s production in the second quarter of 2026 fell short of its total production in the same period last year but its financial performance was cushioned by Guyana’s...

14 squatters in Ogle flight zone to be relocated within 10 days — CH&PA

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 14 squatters in Ogle flight zone to be relocated within 10 days — CH&PA

(Kaieteur News) – The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) says the 14 remaining squatters occupying the Cummings Park area-which falls within the flight zone of the Eugene F....

Linden Summer Super Cup Football continues at Bayrock Stadium tonight

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Linden Summer Super Cup Football continues at Bayrock Stadium tonight

Kaieteur Sports – Tonight another double header in the inaugural Linden Summer Super Cup Football Tournament is set for the Bayrock National Stadium in Wismar, Linden. The first clash is between...

Part of World Bank loan to finance design, supervision of National Reference Lab

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Part of World Bank loan to finance design, supervision of National Reference Lab

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health is preparing to use part of a US$22 million World Bank loan to fund the design and supervision of a new National Public Health Reference Laboratory...

CPL Schoolyard launches with Back-To-School Initiatives across The Region

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on CPL Schoolyard launches with Back-To-School Initiatives across The Region

The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will deliver two CPL SchoolYard community initiatives over the coming weeks, bringing players together with children across the region as they prepare...

Fujian Association of Guyana donates $3.26M to CDC for MV Barima tragedy relief efforts

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fujian Association of Guyana donates $3.26M to CDC for MV Barima tragedy relief efforts

(Kaieteur News) – The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Friday announced that it has received a GY$3,260,000 donation from the Fujian Association of Guyana to support relief efforts for those...

MARAD says no firm selected as yet to raise MV Barima

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on MARAD says no firm selected as yet to raise MV Barima

…as pressure mounts over secret invitation sent to Dutch company (Kaieteur News) – The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) on Friday rejected claims that a company has already been...

Noel encourage powerlifters to always aim high

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Noel encourage powerlifters to always aim high

Kaieteur Sports – Be disciplined, be focused, and always believe in yourself are some of the encouraging words that Guyana’s Triple CAC Swimming Gold medalist and record holder, Raekwon Noel...

APNU urges government to scrap “ill-conceived” decision to turn GWI into bottled water company

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), is calling on the Government of Guyana to abandon what it describes as an “ill-conceived” decision to transform the Guyana Water...

Berbice Zone of Lotto/Let’sBet T10 Tapeball Blast set for explosive opening weekend

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Berbice Zone of Lotto/Let’sBet T10 Tapeball Blast set for explosive opening weekend

Kaieteur Sports – Berbice is bracing for a weekend of relentless, high-octane tapeball action as the Berbice Zone of the Lotto / Let’s Bet Sports One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast bowls off on...

Guyana drives 19.7% growth for ANSA McAL in first half of 2026

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana drives 19.7% growth for ANSA McAL in first half of 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Regional conglomerate ANSA McAL says Guyana delivered standout growth of 19.7% in the first half of 2026, contributing TT$490 million to the Group’s revenue and...

Mendonca announces bid for GFF Presidency

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports 1

Kaieteur Sports – Former Guyana international player and veteran football administrator Troy Mendonca has formally announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Guyana Football Federation...

CWI 2026 Rising Stars Women’s U-19 C’ship bowls off in Antigua

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on CWI 2026 Rising Stars Women’s U-19 C’ship bowls off in Antigua

Cricket West Indies (CWI) announces the start of the 2026 Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championship, which will take place at venues across Antigua from August 8 to August 15. The region’s young...

The protesters and the missing logic

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 2

(Kaieteur News) – Political protests and theatrics go hand in hand in Guyana. A small group gathers, placards are produced, faces are arranged into expressions of grave national concern, and...

MV Barima Postmortem one – the president

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on MV Barima Postmortem one – the president

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – First, the disclosures. This is owed to all Guyanese, none more than the departed in the star-crossed MV Barima. Next in line are the tragedy struck...

Alexander accuses GECOM Chair of constitutional breaches

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission last met on September 7, 2025, at which meeting the responsibility, as provided for in the Representation of the Peoples Act, in relation to the...

Macedonia Joppa holds Emancipation Festival

Aug 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Macedonia Joppa holds Emancipation Festival

Dear Editor, (Kaieteur News) – On Saturday August 1, 2026, thousands of residents from the Macedonia Joppa district and neighboring villages celebrated Emancipation at Eversham Village, East...

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The New Doctor’s Clinic joins World Cup as Bronze Sponsor

Sep 21, 2026

IMC Over-40s Cricket World Cup Guyana 2026 (Kaieteur Sports) The Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) welcomes The New Doctor’s Clinic as a Bronze Sponsor of the IMC Over-40s Cricket...

Pace and spin

Sep 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) There are governments that take a year to get started, governments that take a year to find their feet, and then there is the second Irfaan Ali administration, which seems to have been in office for approximately three years, seven months and a long weekend, even though it has been...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Visa review

Sep 21, 2026

Kaieteur News – For now, all I have is a handful of questions. I think they have bearing, particularly when the temperature of the local environment is taken. Where did this “visa review” development originate from: official Guyana or the U.S? It has to be one of the two places,...

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