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Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘No more plundering, no more exploitation’ – UN Chief says resource wealth must benefit producing countries
(Kaieteur News) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an end to the exploitation of resource-rich developing countries, noting that nations that produce critical...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Lindsayca bids US$493M for NGL facility as Chinese firm offers US$28M
(Kaieteur News) – Already unable to meet the deadline for Phase One of the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, Lindsayca Guyana Inc., owned by Venezuelan nationals has submitted two bids for a...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as more Iranian flights restricted
(Reuters) – Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs were due to discuss support for Saudi Arabia as it faces mounting attacks from Yemen’s Houthis, while restrictions on flights...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pres. Ali defends MV Barima salvage process, says bids being re-evaluated
(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali says bids submitted for the salvage of the MV Barima are still being re-evaluated, as the government moves to select a company to recover the vessel. The...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Finance Minister warns contractors of liquidated damages over project delays
(Kaieteur News) – Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh on Friday made it clear that the government will enforce strict contract management to ensure contractors deliver projects on time and on budget...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies players set for 25% pay cut as CWI announces financial restructuring
Cricinfo – West Indies’ players are set to endure a pay cut, with Cricket West Indies (CWI) announcing a 25% reduction in retainer fees as part of a wide-ranging series of steps being...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Linden town clerk under fire for alleged self-appointment to CH&PA board
(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Mayor and Town Council is calling for an investigation into Town Clerk Lennox Gasper over a letter in which he allegedly represented himself as the council’s nominee...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Need for Speed Karting Championship: Round two set for South Dakota Circuit on November 15
(Kaieteur News) – November 14 and 15 will mark the second round of the highly anticipated Need for Speed Karting Championship, where drivers will get closer to the glory and cash prizes on offer....Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Local content earnings near half billion-US $$$ in 6 months
(Kaieteur News) – Oil and gas companies in the first six months of 2026 spent approximately US$466.2M to procure goods and services in the sectors prioritised for greater Guyanese participation....Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Sachia Vickery storms into South American Games semifinals
(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Sachia Vickery is through to the women’s singles semifinals at the 2026 South American Games after defeating Chile’s Antonia Vegara 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 in a...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News 1
(Kaieteur News) – Dem Boys Seh let we stop pretending. The Global Super League sound impressive, but a tournament does not become “global” simply because the word global is printed on the...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Kashif & Shanghai Tournament returns to Linden roots
…tournament kickoff set for December 13 By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament is set to make a long-awaited return to Linden on December 13, rekindling...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Courts Pee Wee U11 Football Round II: schools resume battle for group points today
(Kaieteur News) – The race for valuable group points resumes today when the Petra Organisation’s Courts Optical Pee Wee Under-11 Football Tournament returns to the Ministry of Education ground...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mottley backs CARICOM reparatory justice plan
(Kaieteur News) – The wounds left by slavery remain raw, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley told the United Nations on Thursday, as she called for honest engagement on reparatory justice....Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The long line in Queens: What Guyanese diaspora turnout for Irfaan means
Dear Editor, Avisceral manifestation of geopolitical gravity unfolded on a sidewalk in Queens Village amongst the diaspora. The relentless autumn wind did nothing to deter the hundreds who stood...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Masters Cricket World Cup logistics coming along nicely, says Tournament Director Singh
(Kaieteur News) – Preparation for a historic global cricketing spectacle has entered its final, fine-tuned execution phase as Guyana gets ready to host the International Masters Cricket (IMC)...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Walk out!
(Kaieteur News) – There are times when professional rivalry becomes a luxury and solidarity becomes a duty. Washington has just provided one. The Trump administration has barred CNN, MS NOW and...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Georgetown and East Coast Demerara zone set for high-stakes Lotto/Let’sBet T10 Tapeball
(Kaieteur News) – The battle for the fourth and final spot in the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast National Finals intensifies this weekend as 32 teams prepare to battle across four...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CARICOM endorses new Action Plan on Health and Climate Change developed with PAHO/WHO support
(PAHO) Ministers of Health of CARICOM Members and Associate Member States have endorsed the Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change (2026–2031), a new regional framework developed with...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Updating the software: Beyond Georgetown celebrations and backdam exploitation
Dear Editor, Shadow Natural Resources Minister Sharma Solomon hit a raw national nerve this week when he cautioned against celebrating Indigenous people in Georgetown while abandoning them at...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Paramakatoi make winning start to Heritage Games 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Paramakatoi Men’s team made a commanding start to the 2026 Heritage Games on Thursday evening, brushing aside Mahdia 5-2 in the opening men’s football encounter at the...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Five more lifters going for glory at Fesupo on penultimate day of action
(Kaieteur News) – It’s now down to the big lifters as the 2026 South American powerlifting Championships in Santiago, Chile eases into the second to last day of rivalry. Twelve of Guyana’s...Sep 26, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Global Biodiversity Alliance jumps from 17 to 138 members – President Ali tells UN
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana-led Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) has grown from 17 founding members to 138 in just over a year, President Irfaan Ali told the United Nations General Assembly on...
Oct 19, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Adnan Akmal and Sheharyar Ghani punched fifties to help Pakistan rally to a 7-wicket win over India when World Cup action continued yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium,...Oct 19, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett was thrust unexpectedly and suddenly into the contest for the position of United Nations Secretary-General. A woman presently occupies an important diplomatic post – Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations – was nominated belatedly...Oct 18, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...Oct 19, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s number one political detector of danger, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, attended an evening of reflection for Mr. Robert Corbin, one-time deputy prime minister and opposition leader. In trademark fashion, he came armed with his own classical composition: the Jagdeo...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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