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Govt. still searching for solutions to single-use plastic problem

Sep 21, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. still searching for solutions to single-use plastic problem

(Kaieteur News) Local Government and Regional Development Minister Priya Manickchand said Guyana is actively examining alternatives to handle plastic waste, as the government continues to search for...

Will the GGMC pay more attention to its legal powers over mining concessions?

Sep 21, 2026 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the GGMC pay more attention to its legal powers over mining concessions?

Dear Editor, Almost three weeks ago, the Department for Public Information published a Press release for the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), an advisory notice on the sale and transfer of...

Carifesta Avenue horror show

Sep 21, 2026 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, For those readers who enjoy a good horror movie or get a kick out of suspense series, you could do no better than to sit outside the Marian Academy on Carifesta Avenue at 1500 on a...

Tribute to Dolly Hassan

Sep 21, 2026 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, I learn of the passing of Dr. Dolly Zulakha Hassan (Sep 19), literary critic, a lawyer, a champion of democracy in Guyana, advocating from American freedom soil, during the period of the...

Political opposition has become a farce in Guyana

Sep 21, 2026 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The Political Opposition in Guyana has become a farce. This is with regards to meeting with the Democratically Elected President Irfaan Ali. How can they not turn up at meetings with the...

What can be done about the rising cost of living

Sep 21, 2026 KNews Letters Comments Off on What can be done about the rising cost of living

Dear Editor, The cost of living has risen in Guyana. So has the minimum wage. By raising the minimum wage has pushed up the cost of living in Guyana as businesses needed to increase prices to pay for...

Blackout blues

Sep 21, 2026 KNews Letters Comments Off on Blackout blues

Dear Editor, We in this land have had enough with the shoddy planning and ineptitude of the managers of our principal energy supplier. From the president down they have failed us very badly. There...

Deportees: Guyana calls the shots

Sep 21, 2026 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Deportees: Guyana calls the shots

(Kaieteur News) We are appalled that President Irfaan Ali embarrasses himself like this. It is now obvious that in their president, citizens have a leader who has lost all care about how he sounds in...

Govt. negotiating with Turkish firm for another powership

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. negotiating with Turkish firm for another powership

…U.S. millions needed to provide fuel monthly (Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana (GoG) has reportedly commenced talks with a Turkish power company for a large vessel to provide...

APNU demands release of Berbice Bridge agreements

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…as govt. announces $400M acquisition (Kaieteur News) – The agreements governing the financing, ownership and eventual acquisition of the Berbice River Bridge should be made public, Member...

Gold, two dredges seized in Puruni illegal mining crackdown

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Gold, two dredges seized in Puruni illegal mining crackdown

…three arrested by police (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has seized two water dredges and a quantity of gold during a crackdown on an illegal mining...

Fire destroys houses at Farm, Vryheid’s Lust

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fire destroys houses at Farm, Vryheid’s Lust

(Kaieteur News) – A fire on Saturday morning destroyed a house at Farm, Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The owner and his family lived in the upper flat while the bottom flat was rented...

‘Chinese firms invest US$13B in Guyana’ — Ambassador Yang

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Chinese firms invest US$13B in Guyana’ — Ambassador Yang

…talks up people-to-people exchanges between the two nations (Kaieteur News) – Chinese companies have invested approximately US$13 billion in Guyana, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yang Yang...

Surinamese men go missing in Guyana

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Surinamese men go missing in Guyana

(Kaieteur News) – Two Surinamese men, Van Dalen Lorenzo, 28 and Derryl Danillo, 29 have been reported missing in Guyana. The Guyana Police Force in a missing person’s report said that they...

ACADO opens $ multimillion Rome distribution hub

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ACADO opens $ multimillion Rome distribution hub

…as DeAbreu family marks 35 years of growth (Kaieteur News) – ACADO Guyana Inc.- formerly, DeSinco Trading on Friday commissioned its multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art distribution centre at...

Opposition vehicles parked at police station for 16 days

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Opposition vehicles parked at police station for 16 days

…Mohamed decries action as outrageous (Kaieteur News) – Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has condemned the continued impoundment of two vehicles assigned to the Office of the Leader of the...

‘Dog on runway caused aircraft accident on Thursday’

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News 2

…Trans Guyana warns of recurring animal, human incursions at hinterland airports (Kaieteur News) – A black dog running onto the Mabaruma runway during the landing of a Trans Guyana Airways...

Guyana’s exports to China hit record US$501M – Phillips

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana’s exports to China hit record US$501M – Phillips

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s exports to China hit US$501 million in 2025, the country’s strongest trade performance with the Asian nation to date, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said Thursday...

Mohamed warns Guyanese to brace for more blackouts as transmission projects lag

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – Amid constant blackouts and delays in the construction of key transmission projects under the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has said Guyanese...

El Niño raises growing health risks across the Americas

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on El Niño raises growing health risks across the Americas

…PAHO says drought, food insecurity, dengue, wildfires affecting several countries (Kaieteur News) – El Niño continues to strengthen and could have significant public health impacts across...

$330M contract awarded for reconstruction of Kingston Secondary

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $330M contract awarded for reconstruction of Kingston Secondary

(Kaieteur News) – The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), on its website, announced that a $330,026,300 contract has been awarded for the reconstruction of Kingston...

37 Days and Counting …Mahipaul Demands Answers on MV Barima Salvage Delay

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 37 Days and Counting …Mahipaul Demands Answers on MV Barima Salvage Delay

(Kaieteur News) – Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul is demanding answers from President Irfaan Ali, Prime Minister Mark Phillips and the Government over what he described as 37 days...

Govt. still in talks with experts on financing of future Exxon projects – President Ali

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. still in talks with experts on financing of future Exxon projects – President Ali

(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana (GoG) is still in talks with experts on how future projects in the Stabroek Block should be financed now that ExxonMobil has recovered the cost of seven...

$3.3B contracts awarded to rebuild CJIA runway, Taxiway Charlie

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $3.3B contracts awarded to rebuild CJIA runway, Taxiway Charlie

(Kaieteur News) – The rehabilitation and reconstruction of Taxiway Charlie and the main runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) will cost a combined $3.329 billion. The figure...

Time for the Sanctity of Contract Circus to come to an end

Sep 20, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Time for the Sanctity of Contract Circus to come to an end

Every Man, Woman and Child Must Become Oil-Minded Column 201 By Christopher Ram (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali recycles the argument so often that it is now official doctrine: the 2016...

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Sinclair’s Central Retainer Contract reinstated by GCB

Oct 18, 2026

– GCB President commits to supporting Rehabilitation and Reintegration (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced the reinstatement of national cricketer Kevin...

The great old-age pension gold rush

Oct 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyanese aged 65 and over, who have spent decades living comfortably in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, are suddenly discovering that the land of their birth has something more attractive than pepperpot and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). It has an old-age...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

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...

EPA Director, Parsram

Oct 18, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – My good friend, Mr. Khemraj Parsram is at it again. Trying his hand at being a jester. He should stick to his role as Guyana’s EPA Director, which is proving to be more than a handful for him. The man should collect war pay for his heroic efforts to...

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