August 2026

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The art of knowing everything before the evidence arrives

Aug 07, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The art of knowing everything before the evidence arrives

Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – There is a peculiar tendency among many local commentators to look at a disaster and see a conspiracy before the investigators have found the wreckage. These...

The art of deflection

Aug 07, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on The art of deflection

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali reminds of a wrestler who steps into the ring for a fight. He’s under pressure but has an ace. The president walks into the square circle...

Am I a second-class citizen in my own community?

Aug 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, Last November I wrote to the BV/Triumph NDC to utilise part of the parapet (Council’s reserve) opposite my place of abode. In my letter to the council, I specified the boundaries of...

If Asking for Safe Ferries is Called Noise … then Make Noise Gen-Z

Aug 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on If Asking for Safe Ferries is Called Noise … then Make Noise Gen-Z

Dear Editor, Following the capsizing on 18th July of the ill-fated state-owned ferry MV Barima off Guyana’s Atlantic coast — the largest and deadliest maritime disaster to befall the nation —...

You cannot throw money at every problem

Aug 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on You cannot throw money at every problem

Dear Editor, The poor damage control on display by the party is quite distasteful. Throwing money at the problem will not suffice. The General Secretary of the party and the President are doing their...

MV Barima – what could be expected

Aug 07, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on MV Barima – what could be expected

Editorial… (Kaieteur News) – Guyanese now have a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the MV Barima capsizing and much loss of life. There are Terms of Reference now part of the public...

Coast Guard blocks Mohamed from Moruca

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News 2

…as ‘Edghill must go’ protests spread across Region One …says vessel captain could not produce licences, safety certification By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – Public demonstrations...

Sunken MV Barima could cost US$10M to salvage — Nandlall

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News 2

(Kaieteur News) – Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC has revealed that the price tag to salvage the sunken MV Barima could be between US$8M and US$10M. During his...

Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if U.S. launches new strikes

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if U.S. launches new strikes

(Reuters) – Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five...

Time to end GECOM’s two-party grip – Carter Center tells Govt.

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…presses constitutional reform to end political gridlock (Kaieteur News) – The U.S-based Carter Center is urging the Government of Guyana to resolve the ongoing impasse over the composition...

Canadian firm begins construction of 13-km access road to gold project

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Canadian firm begins construction of 13-km access road to gold project

(Kaieteur News) – Canadian miner Gold Port Corporation has commenced construction of a 13-kilometre access road to its Groete Gold Copper Project in Guyana. The company said the access road will...

Sleeping driver slams into parked truck along Linden-Soesdyke Highway

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – A driver who reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel escaped with minor injuries on Wednesday morning after crashing into a parked truck along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. The...

Govt. to build $1.5B elderly home at Enmore

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to build $1.5B elderly home at Enmore

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is seeking a contractor to construct a new Elderly Assisted Living Facility at Enmore, Region Four, with the project estimated...

President announces one-stop Govt. service centre for Moruca residents

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on President announces one-stop Govt. service centre for Moruca residents

(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced plans to establish a Government Service Centre in Santa Rosa, Moruca, which he said will bring essential public services closer to...

Podium dreams alive as Guyana’s U20 athletes shine on Day One in Oregon

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Podium dreams alive as Guyana’s U20 athletes shine on Day One in Oregon

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s largest-ever team to the World Athletics U20 Championships has made an encouraging start to its campaign in Oregon, USA, with several athletes advancing...

Actions gat consequences

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Actions gat consequences

(Kaieteur News) – Actions gat consequences. When yuh is a sweetman, yuh does end up sleeping pon de couch — if yuh lucky. If yuh really unlucky, yuh does end up sleeping in de dog house, and de...

65 yr old Master becomes 1st Guyanese 2-time GOAT Honoree, Tests, earns 10th Degree Black belt

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 65 yr old Master becomes 1st Guyanese 2-time GOAT Honoree, Tests, earns 10th Degree Black belt

(Kaieteur News) – On Saturday July 25th, 2026, 9am, in the Lynchburg Grand Hotel, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, a small country in South America called Guyana, was under the spotlight of a Judging...

AK-47 with filed-off serial number found stashed in Sophia empty lot

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on AK-47 with filed-off serial number found stashed in Sophia empty lot

(Kaieteur News) – Police are investigating the discovery of another AK-47 rifle, this time found hidden in an empty lot at ‘C’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown. According to a statement from...

Shafique, spinners give Pakistan rare overseas win

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Shafique, spinners give Pakistan rare overseas win

Cricinfo – Pakistan made short work of West Indies on the fourth morning, cruising to an eight-wicket win with little drama. The West Indies lower order was polished off inside half an hour by...

Orealla man missing after leaving Region Seven worksite

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Orealla man missing after leaving Region Seven worksite

(Kaieteur News) – Family members of a 31-year-old Orealla man are desperately seeking information on his whereabouts after he went missing last week while returning home from Itabali Landing,...

Accomplished boxing Referee James Beckles to hold training programme August 20 to 22

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Accomplished boxing Referee James Beckles to hold training programme August 20 to 22

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) is strengthening the technical foundation of local amateur boxing ahead of this month’s Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing...

Over 500 girls sought emergency protection from abuse since 2020 – Minister Persaud

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Over 500 girls sought emergency protection from abuse since 2020 – Minister Persaud

(Kaieteur News) – Some 532 girls under the age of 18 were placed in emergency care between 2020 and 2025 after experiencing abuse, according to Minister of Human Services and Social Security,...

CPL to honour Sir Garfield Sobers with minute’s applause across tournament

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on CPL to honour Sir Garfield Sobers with minute’s applause across tournament

(Kaieteur News) – The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will pay tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers, widely regarded as the greatest all-rounder the game has ever produced, with a...

Future stars commence training, as GCC annual cricket summer camp bowls off

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Future stars commence training, as GCC annual cricket summer camp bowls off

(Kaieteur News) – The annual Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) two-week summer camp bowled off recently with future stars showcasing early stages of their talents under the watchful eyes of some of...

28 Peace corps volunteers sworn-in

Aug 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 28 Peace corps volunteers sworn-in

(Kaieteur News) – The United States Peace Corps Guyana on Wednesday hosted the swearing-in ceremony for its 37th cohort, with 28 volunteers set to serve communities across the country. The...

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Golden Jaguars rout Dominica 8-1, close in on Gold Cup and League A

Oct 05, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars moved to within touching distance of the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup and promotion to League A on Sunday, producing a commanding 8-1...

Pinktober is here!

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The month of October is known as Cancer Awareness Month. And it is time that our nation takes a sober look at this disease and its effects. The statistics themselves tell us why the conversation matters. According to recent reports in the media, at least 704 Guyanese were...

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...

A national government as a national criminal enterprise

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Want to see the PPP Govt’s true colours? Expose it as the premier national criminal enterprise in Guyana and watch it go crazy. Want to watch the national leadership degrade in the worst way? Give it the public label of the region’s leading national criminal...

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