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Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Colombia declares three days of mourning after deadly earthquake
Hundreds are dead as rescuers race to find survivors of the magnitude 7.4 quake. Aljazeera – Colombia has declared three days of national mourning after a powerful earthquake killed more than...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trial begins for Corentyne man accused of burning wife to death
(Kaieteur News) – A 12-member jury was empanelled on Wednesday at the Berbice High Court in New Amsterdam for the trial of a Corentyne man facing a murder charge stemming from an incident that...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GTUC demands probe into CCJ leadership crisis as regional fallout widens
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) on Wednesday said that it has written to the CARICOM Secretary-General, the Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, and the...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Junior Badminton team set for CAREBACO Individual Championships in Jamaica
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — A seven-member Guyanese junior badminton team will travel to Kingston, Jamaica, to compete at the CAREBACO Junior Individual Championships, scheduled as part of the 2026...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on You cannot “outreach” your way out of a national tragedy
Dear Editor, The PPP Government still does not understand the depth of the anger sweeping Guyana over its handling of the MV Barima tragedy. If it had, Ministers Juan Edghill and Deodat Indar would...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Freddie wrong on CCJ as being better than U.S. Supreme Court
Dear Editor, I write in response to Freddie’s claim that Guyanese and CCJ judges delivered ‘better’ judgments than the Privy Council and US Supreme Court. The CCJ is experiencing internal...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Dartmouth Dominators claim double titles as EPFA GFF Youth Ensemble Regional Championship concludes
Kaieteur Sports – Dartmouth Dominators FC became the third club to secure double titles in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Youth Ensemble Programme after sweeping both the Boys’ Under-13...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Government crippling local government systems to maintain dependency – Sharma Solomon
(Kaieteur News) – The central government is systematically crippling local democratic organs, stripping them of revenue streams, and fostering a culture of dependency under the guise of its new...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on ETS renews support for Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball
Kaieteur Sports – Environmental Technical Solutions Inc. (ETS) has officially renewed its corporate commitment for the fourth consecutive season of the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on When plane ticket for local flights get wings
Dem Boys Seh… (Kaieteur News) – Dem boys watching this airfare for local flights and wondering what really is going on. The President expressing disappointment that local airlines ain’t...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Smart grid rollout will not yield immediate reduction in power losses – GPL Development Plan
(Kaieteur News) – The Development and Expansion Plan 2026-2030 for the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has revealed that the smart grid the company is pursuing will not immediately...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 CWI Women’s U-19 T20 Cricket Championships… Losing streak continues as Guyana suffer 15-run defeat
Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s losing streak continued yesterday as Windward Islands pulled off a 15-run win during their encounter at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, as Women’s U19 action...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on America’s sudden interest in Guyana’s bauxite has powerful geopolitical importance
Dear Editor, As a former bauxite employee in Linden (mid 70s to mid-80s), I have duly noted Guyanese media reports of America’s interest in Guyana’s bauxite, and believe this is a powerful...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on After spending $253M for Micobie Secondary School, govt. to spend $135M more to build labs
(Kaieteur News) – After spending $253 million for the construction of the Micobie Secondary School back in July 2024, the government through the Ministry of Education plans to spend approximately...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Two consultants bid to provide design and supervision services for new water treatment plant at Diamond
(Kaieteur News) – Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) has received two bids for the design review and supervision of the construction of a Water Treatment Plant to be located at Great Diamond (Block 3), East...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1
Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – Recent discussions in Guyana regarding the leaking of internal correspondence among Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judges have, predictably, turned the...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Govt’s bottled water plant admits incapability to provide basic water supply system
Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana is known to be the first to come up with skullduggeries to camouflage its incompetence and wrongheadedness; but this unprecedented manoeuvre to build and operate...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Profit share, bring out Bharrat Jagdeo
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It is said that silence is golden. Local Content Head, Mr. Michael Munroe, did nothing to change that situation. With every respect to Mr. Munroe, he...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Is Region 10 not deserving of model communities?
Dear Editor, Why is it that President Ali, supreme executive authority in Guyana, does not instruct that the Region 10 Chairman and Vice Chairman be in place to carry out the region’s business...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies lose to England, wins for South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland
IMC O60s World Cup in Canada Roundup Kaieteur Sports – West Indies lost to England, while there were wins for South Africa, New Zealand and Scotland when play in the IMC O60’s World Cup...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on One year after $62M reconstruction, Charity Police Station set for $66M in additional works
…new tender seeks external waiting area and infrastructural upgrades (Kaieteur News) – One year after the reconstructed $62.7 million Charity Police Station in Region Two was commissioned, the...Aug 13, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GFF / UDFA Boys U13 and 15 competition leg concludes as YMCA and Dainty’s Academy respectively emerge winners
Kaieteur Sports – The Upper Demerara Football Association’s (UDFA) segment of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Boys’ U13 and U15 champions were concluded and presentations held for...

Sep 14, 2026
2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. BT (Kaieteur News) – Barbados Tridents pulled off a momentum-stealing 6-wicket win over table-leaders Guyana Amazon Warriors, who lost their second game of the...Sep 14, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – During my next encounter with the Guru, I asked him a question that perhaps millions of people have themselves and others. “Guru,” I said, “how do you make a marriage work?” He looked at me and smiled. “First,” he said, “stop trying to make your spouse work.” I...Sep 06, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...Sep 14, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is a lonely figure; worthy of pity. It’s extended. He is that saddest of leaders: a caricature for lost causes. Breach procurement laws and regs and there will be consequences. Not one attendee in that Arthur Chung Convention Centre suite blanched...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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