August 2026

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Pants suit and pastel colours

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Pants suit and pastel colours

(Kaieteur News) – In the 1970s when I was a young employee of a large, service-oriented private-sector firm in Guyana, I was not yet a confirmed employee and therefore could not wear the...

Mike’s Pharmacy franchise team to compete in DCB T10

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Mike’s Pharmacy franchise team to compete in DCB T10

Kaieteur Sports – Mike’s Pharmacy will be taking its partnership with Tynor to the cricket field, with the company confirming its participation in the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) upcoming...

18 firms bid for Mahaica to Abary road project consultancy services

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 18 firms bid for Mahaica to Abary road project consultancy services

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Public Works has received 18 bids from international firms for consultancy services related to the reconstruction of the existing road network along the East...

$188M contract awarded to rebuild Grove Police Station

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $188M contract awarded to rebuild Grove Police Station

(Kaieteur News) – The reconstruction of the Grove Police Station on the East Bank of Demerara will cost $188,493,650. This is according to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board...

Electricity failing, a minister begging

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column 1

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – First, they had their arms wrapped around demand. Then the PPP Govt confessed. It did not. They had plans and visions. Only for those to become...

Forde and Pooran take Kings to victory

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Forde and Pooran take Kings to victory

Kaieteur Sports – Saint Lucia Kings finished off their home leg of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a six wicket win at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground over the Jamaica...

First-Aid and CPR training should be mandatory for all first responders

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on First-Aid and CPR training should be mandatory for all first responders

Dear Editor, I recently completed training in first-aid and intermediate CPR. During the training I could not help but think about the preventable MV Barima tragedy and how often I have seen persons...

Guyana–China Friendship Society supports Archery Guyana ahead of October C’ships

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana–China Friendship Society supports Archery Guyana ahead of October C’ships

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana–China Friendship Society has joined the growing network of partners supporting Archery Guyana as the national federation prepares to host the Archery Championships...

New tarmac for vendors at ‘E’ Field Sophia completed

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on New tarmac for vendors at ‘E’ Field Sophia completed

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Public Works on Saturday announced that it has officially handed over a newly constructed tarmac in ‘E’ Field, Sophia, to vendors who ply their trade...

Unity drives the future

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Unity drives the future

Dear Editor, As oil continues to gush from Guyana’s offshore fields, transforming Guyana into one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, a familiar shadow looms over its glittering future....

Where are our heroes?

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, Where are our heroes? To whom can our children look up and identify a good model? Where are our heroes? I search the playfields for them Fixed matches I leave disappointed. Continue...

Gold fields

Aug 23, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News 1

Editorial… (Kaieteur News) – If there is one thing to be said about the Canadians, it is they have an incredible appetite for Guyana’s gold lands. At one time, the Chinese held that...

Govt. should have already had plans in place to finance future oil projects – Opposition Leader

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. should have already had plans in place to finance future oil projects – Opposition Leader

…says experts needed for both financial advice, governance of sector By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s government is seeking experts’ advice on the financing arrangements for...

GECOM defends authority as WIN challenges opposition representation

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GECOM defends authority as WIN challenges opposition representation

…WIN, APNU to meet as tensions escalate (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has responded to concerns raised by the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party regarding the...

Iran threatens military response to U.S. sanctions

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran threatens military response to U.S. sanctions

(Reuters) – Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be “devastating” after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in history...

Govt., Exxon welcome 5th FPSO to Guyana

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt., Exxon welcome 5th FPSO to Guyana

(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana (GoG) on Friday announced the arrival of the fifth Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) to the country, as installation activities...

WIN turns to court as Region 10 leadership standoff drags on

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on WIN turns to court as Region 10 leadership standoff drags on

(Kaieteur News) – Nine elected regional councillors representing the We Invest In Nationhood (WIN) filed a Fixed Date Application in the high court, launching legal proceedings against the Region...

Businessman shot dead at Region 8 backdam

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Businessman shot dead at Region 8 backdam

(Kaieteur News) – A businessman and former murder accused was shot dead on Thursday at Mowasie Landing, Region 8. Dead is Godfrey Gill also known as “Chucky”. Police said Gill was in the...

Two hospitalised after foiled NA robbery

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Two hospitalised after foiled NA robbery

(Kaieteur News) – An invasion carried out by two gun-toting bandits on a hangout spot in New Amsterdam, Berbice Thursday evening, has left two men hospitalised with gunshot wounds. The two masked...

Lula retains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha shows

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Lula retains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha shows

(Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to lead Senator Flavio Bolsonaro ‌ahead of the October election, although the right-wing challenger has narrowed the gap...

Brazilians, Chinese among 6 arrested for illegal mining

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Brazilians, Chinese among 6 arrested for illegal mining

(Kaieteur News) – Six persons, including a Chinese national and five Brazilians were arrested on Thursday for illegal mining in one of Guyana’s mining districts. The Ministry of Natural...

Female prison inmates make history in Caribbean Boxing

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Female prison inmates make history in Caribbean Boxing

Kaieteur Sports – History was made at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Thursday evening when Orina Silas and Shania Benjamin became the first female inmates from Guyana, and believed to be the...

Man shot after pulling toy gun on police

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – A 27-year-old man is now hospitalised under police guard with a gunshot wound under his left armpit, after he allegedly pointed an air gun (toy gun) at police on Wednesday along...

Golden Jaguars edge St. Maarten to reach CFU U-14 Tier 2 final

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars edge St. Maarten to reach CFU U-14 Tier 2 final

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s Under-14 Boys continued their impressive run at the 2026 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Challenge Series, holding their nerve in a dramatic penalty shootout to defeat...

Bandits rob salesman of his motorbike

Aug 22, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – An 18-year-old salesman was attacked by two bandits around 11:40hrs on Wednesday and robbed of his $313,000 Honda Wave motorcycle along Dennis Street, Campbellville, Georgetown....

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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