August 2026

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Jagdeo faces hostile Linden protests

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Jagdeo faces hostile Linden protests

…as residents demand Indar and Edghill must go (Kaieteur News) – An opposition-led demonstration outside Watooka House breached security barriers, transforming a scheduled government...

Trump blasts ExxonMobil, Chevron for making “too much money” during war, says companies should lower prices

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – Oil prices have jumped up from about $70 a barrel at the beginning of this year to as high as $118 per barrel, more than doubling the cost of the commodity, causing fuel prices...

GMSA rails against Govt’s $496 million water bottling plant

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…says move will undercut local manufacturer (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has mounted a strong challenge to government’s decision to invest...

‘Search Over’ …Govt. calls off MV Barima operations, several bodies still to be identified

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Search Over’ …Govt. calls off MV Barima operations, several bodies still to be identified

(Kaieteur News) – Government has officially ended search and recovery operations for victims of the MV Barima tragedy, bringing to an end weeks of intensive efforts following one of Guyana’s...

One killed, several injured in West Coast Berbice crash

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on One killed, several injured in West Coast Berbice crash

(Kaieteur News) – Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on Sunday, 2nd August, 2026, along the No. 22 Public Road, West Coast Berbice, involving motorcars PJJ 94 and PAP 2877....

Iran boosts military strength during ceasefire with U.S.

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran boosts military strength during ceasefire with U.S.

(AL-JAZEERA) Iran’s military authorities say they are prepared to resume war with the United States if negotiations again fall through, emphasising that they have adapted and recovered. Washington...

Woman robbed after leaving GSL finals at Providence

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Woman robbed after leaving GSL finals at Providence

(Kaieteur News) – A woman was robbed on Saturday night shortly after leaving the national stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD), where she had attended the Global Super League (GSL)...

Cuban woman, accomplices remanded for allegedly robbing, killing lover

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Cuban woman, accomplices remanded for allegedly robbing, killing lover

(Kaieteur News) – A Cuban woman and two of her countrymen were on Tuesday remanded to prison for allegedly robbing and murdering her lover at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on 22nd July. The...

De Seawall becoming a ganja spa

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De Seawall becoming a ganja spa

Dem Boys Seh… (Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh after de music nearly burst dem eardrum and de fishing lines nearly pull out dem eye pun de Sewalll jetty, dem boys decide to relax on de jetty and...

Canadian mining company eyes new Guyana gold acquisition

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Canadian mining company eyes new Guyana gold acquisition

…as drilling plans advance for current gold project (Kaieteur News) – Junior Canadian miner Tajiri Resources Corp. which owns the Yono Project in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), says it plans to...

President Ali launches ‘model communities’ consultations in Region Three

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Tuesday launched a series of community consultations in Region Three as the government rolled out a pilot programme aimed at transforming villages...

Housing backlog in Region 10 to be cleared in 2027 – VP Jagdeo

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Housing backlog in Region 10 to be cleared in 2027 – VP Jagdeo

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the government is accelerating efforts to regularise land ownership for nearly 1,000 residents in Linden who have been living on lands formerly owned by the bauxite...

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞

(Kaieteur News) – As Guyana prepares for dry, intense weather conditions brought on by the El Niño period, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is calling on all citizens across our ten administrative...

The opposition wants mass protests, but Guyana is not ready

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

(Kaieteur News) – The sinking of the M.V. Barima has understandably produced anger, grief and frustration across Guyana, and in any functioning democracy a credible opposition would be expected to...

No COI can whitewash this colossal, tragic failure by the PPP/C Govt.

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on No COI can whitewash this colossal, tragic failure by the PPP/C Govt.

Dear Editor, In reference to your August 3 news article, “APNU walks out on Edghill at PAC meeting,” it is with a tinge of sadness that Juan Edghill, who holds a double minister title,...

Linden deserves engagement, not endless political confrontation

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Linden deserves engagement, not endless political confrontation

Dear Editor, The right to peaceful protest is one of the cornerstones of every democratic society. It is a constitutional right that must always be respected, protected and exercised responsibly....

Cricket fan urges fair scheduling, better stadium upkeep

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Cricket fan urges fair scheduling, better stadium upkeep

Dear Editor, I am a cricket fan at heart. I first fell in love with the game at the age of nine or ten while watching matches on television with my grandmother. Since then, I have followed the sport...

Increase fines to $50,000 for errant vendors

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, I am on vacation for the past two weeks from New York, I had occasion to drive through the Stabroek market area and America Street after a long time to do business. The place seems to...

Guyana’s debt and the IMF

Aug 05, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The International Monetary Fund has once again given Guyana’s government a glowing report card. It says the country’s borrowing strategy is “prudent,”...

Lack of ring-fencing robbed Guyana US$4B – OGGN

Aug 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Lack of ring-fencing robbed Guyana US$4B – OGGN

(Kaieteur News) – Since Guyana began earning from its petroleum sector in 2020 to December 2025, the country amassed US$7.7 billion in revenue, a mere fraction of what it could have earned through...

IMF praises govt’s prudent borrowing strategy

Aug 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on IMF praises govt’s prudent borrowing strategy

…as Guyana’s debt climbs to US$10.3B (Kaieteur News) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed the Government of Guyana’s borrowing strategy, concluding that the country’s debt...

Partial disclosures stall MV Barima murder case

Aug 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Partial disclosures stall MV Barima murder case

…court grants prosecution more time …handcuffed captain and crew appear virtually (Kaieteur News) – The murder case arising from the devastating MV Barima tragedy was heard at the Charity...

Trump says new talks are Iran’s ‘last chance’ to make a deal

Aug 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump says new talks are Iran’s ‘last chance’ to make a deal

(AP) — President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war — but this time, he insists it’s different. The president on Monday said that new talks between...

12 contractors bid below engineer’s $55M estimate to refurbish Bartica Nurses Hostel

Aug 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 12 contractors bid below engineer’s $55M estimate to refurbish Bartica Nurses Hostel

(Kaieteur News) – Twelve contractors have submitted bids below the engineer’s estimate of $55.03 million for the rehabilitation of the Nurses’ Hostel in Bartica, Region Seven. The...

Uranium royalty to be negotiated when project moves to production

Aug 04, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Uranium royalty to be negotiated when project moves to production

(Kaieteur News) – The royalty the Government of Guyana (GoG) will receive from any future uranium production at the Kurupung Uranium Project has not yet been determined, with company filings...

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Patriots rally to hand Tridents third straight defeat

Sep 03, 2026

CPL – St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots produced a batting performance for the ages, chasing down 218 to defeat the Barbados Tridents by six wickets in a pulsating Republic Bank Caribbean Premier...

Bread, circuses and the price of silence

Sep 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Silence and sloth

Sep 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The death plunge of the MV Barima qualifies as a national catastrophe; an unprecedented local human tragedy. Obvious beyond argument, above denial. Yet, in its grim aftermath, there’s the reverse of what should be happening. With intensity and honesty. With frequency...

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