August 25, 2026

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Govt. still to decide whether to punish gas-to-energy contractor for delays in project

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…setback costs Guyana US$884M and counting (Kaieteur News) – Lindsayca Guyana Inc, the company that was initially awarded a US759M contract by the Government of Guyana (GoG) to deliver 300...

Fight for unlimited oil spill protection from Exxon heads to CCJ

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fight for unlimited oil spill protection from Exxon heads to CCJ

(Kaieteur News) – The legal battle over ExxonMobil’s refusal to provide Guyana with an “unlimited” parent company guarantee for potential oil spills is heading to the Caribbean Court of...

Mahipaul demands answers on MV Barima salvage delay

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – APNU Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul is demanding immediate answers from the government regarding the recovery of the capsized MV Barima, more than a week after the deadline...

WCB man killed after struck by lorry

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on WCB man killed after struck by lorry

(Kaieteur News) – A Saturday morning road accident at No. 5 Village, West Coast Berbice, has claimed the life of a 30-year-old man of the community. Steve McAlmont, of Lot 10, No. 5 Village, was...

U.S. strikes alleged drug-smuggling boat in Pacific Ocean, killing 2 people

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. strikes alleged drug-smuggling boat in Pacific Ocean, killing 2 people

(CBS NEWS) The United States military said Monday it carried out a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post...

Ram wants constitution reform commission scrapped

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…says two years on, millions spent and little to show (Kaieteur News) – Attorney-at-law and Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram is calling for the immediate termination of the Carl...

Miners torture man accused of stealing gold mat

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Miners torture man accused of stealing gold mat

(Kaieteur News) – A group of miners were caught on camera torturing an indigenous man they accused of stealing a gold mat. The victim was identified as Andray D’oliviera of Essequibo Coast,...

Canadian firm advancing exploration programme at Quartzstone Gold Project

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Canadian firm advancing exploration programme at Quartzstone Gold Project

…as TSX Venture reviewing takeover by other foreign firm (Kaieteur News) – Canadian mining company Fortuna Mining Corp. is advancing exploration work at the Quartzstone Project, located in...

Championship final signals glorious return of school cricket in Guyana

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Championship final signals glorious return of school cricket in Guyana

MOE/Beharry Secondary School’s Under-19 T20 tournament finals…BEI vs. Annandale Secondary Kaieteur Sports – After more than a decade-long absence from the school system, competitive youth...

WIN, APNU talks end without breakthrough

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on WIN, APNU talks end without breakthrough

…as opposition factions seek common ground (Kaieteur News) – Representatives from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) met on Monday at Brandsville Hotel in...

Gauff gears up for US Open with Cincinnati triumph

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Gauff gears up for US Open with Cincinnati triumph

BBC Sport – Coco Gauff powered past third seed Jessica Pegula in the final of the Cincinnati Open to win her first title of 2026 and make a statement before the US Open. The 22-year-old...

Govt. to probe fire on Exxon-operated FPSO

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to probe fire on Exxon-operated FPSO

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) on Monday said it will investigate the circumstances that led to a fire aboard the Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading...

Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball sells for £2.5m

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball sells for £2.5m

BBC Sport – The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous ‘hand of God’ goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m. Maradona famously punched the ball past...

$3.4B contract awarded for new Diamond water treatment plant

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $3.4B contract awarded for new Diamond water treatment plant

(Kaieteur News) – The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has awarded a $3.4 billion contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of surface water...

Youman Nabi Messages

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Youman Nabi Messages

GPSU: May the principles of love, charity demonstrated on this occasion The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) extends warm fraternal greetings and peace to all our Muslim brothers and sisters across...

Suriname chamber calls for new vessel

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Suriname chamber calls for new vessel

…says suspension of Canawaima affecting businesses, passengers (Kaieteur News) – The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) is calling for greater clarity over the temporary suspension of...

Govt. seeks contractor to undertake Mahaica-Abary road project

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. seeks contractor to undertake Mahaica-Abary road project

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Public Works has issued a request for bids for a contractor to rehabilitate and upgrade the Mahaica to Abary Bridge Road Corridor on the East Coast of Demerara....

Constitution Reform Commission: Still at the Starting Line

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Constitution Reform Commission: Still at the Starting Line

Dear Editor, The appearance in the press on 15th August of a notice dated 23rd June, 2026, signed by Attorney-at-Law Javed Shadick, Secretary to the Constitution Reform Commission, is the first...

Old Fort Top Form stays red-hot in Friday Night 5’s

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Old Fort Top Form stays red-hot in Friday Night 5’s

Kaieteur Sports – The Skip Roberts Youth Development Complex came alive on Friday evening as Old Fort Hockey Club produced a series of breathtaking performances when action continued in the...

Looknauth, Hubbard power Bulls DTP II to Essequibo Zone title in Lotto/Let’sBet T10

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Looknauth, Hubbard power Bulls DTP II to Essequibo Zone title in Lotto/Let’sBet T10

Kaieteur Sports – Three zone champions have now been crowned in the fourth instalment of the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast as the Lusignan Bulls franchise, through their DTP II...

Pres. Ali floats farmer’s markets again

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pres. Ali floats farmer’s markets again

…as food CPI up by 5.1% in 12 months (Kaieteur News) – In what has become a familiar refrain during spikes in household expenses, President Irfaan Ali announced on 18th August that his...

Guyana Profit share, Royalty and Paying Taxes, yields only 29.6 % of Total Revenue

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Guyana Profit share, Royalty and Paying Taxes, yields only 29.6 % of Total Revenue

Dear Editor, It has been reported that Guyana profit share from oil exports will increase from 12.5% to 39.8%). (https://kiskadeewatch.com/opinion/editorial/profit-oil-of-39-8/). This expected...

Cooking is now an endangered skill

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cooking is now an endangered skill

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh President Irfaan Ali got people talking when he suggested that changing habits, including more people eating out at restaurants, helping to push up household...

WIN cannot break the PPP/C’s political stranglehold unless it first weakens the PNCR

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WIN cannot break the PPP/C’s political stranglehold unless it first weakens the PNCR

(Kaieteur News) – The results of the 2025 general and regional elections were a shocker. And anyone who now claims that they predicted the performance of We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) coming...

59 people screened for cancer at health education outreach in Diamond

Aug 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 59 people screened for cancer at health education outreach in Diamond

(Kaieteur News) – Cancer prevention and early detection depend on access to accurate information, screening, timely diagnosis and appropriate care. These priorities were at the centre of a recent...

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Brathwaite fifty, Claxton three-for seal series win for West Indies

Oct 06, 2026

(Cricinfo) – Jahzara Claxton’s three-for, followed by Eboni Brathwaite’s rapid half-century, sealed a dominant eight-wicket win for West Indies in Harare, which gave them an...

An accusation is not a conviction

Oct 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is something ominous about a rape allegation. The word itself can become a verdict long before it reaches a courtroom. The letter “R” is sometimes enough to transform suspicion into certainty. It can turn an accusation into guilt; it can overnight cast a human being...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

Ministers Persaud, Nandlall

Oct 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – One’s from the priestly caste. The other claims warrior caste status. Both are commended for high-mindedness. Both Hon Minister of Women’s Safety, Dr. Vindya Persaud, and Hon Minister of Justice, SC Anil Nandlall have programmes that they placed in the public space. ...

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