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OP:ED – BRAZIL ELECTONS 2026 – A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS

Oct 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on OP:ED – BRAZIL ELECTONS 2026 – A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS

By Dr. Mark Kirton – Director, Center for International and Border Studies (Kaieteur News) – As widely predicted, the 2026 Brazilian presidential election goes to a second round – a runoff...

Guyana Development Bank Opens a New Door for Guyanese Entrepreneurs

Oct 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Guyana Development Bank Opens a New Door for Guyanese Entrepreneurs

Dear Editor, The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) warmly congratulates His Excellency President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the Government of Guyana on the launch of the Guyana...

Million-dollar hole-in-one remains elusive at Westside Golf Course

Oct 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Million-dollar hole-in-one remains elusive at Westside Golf Course

(Kaieteur News) – The search for a million-dollar hole-in-one continues after the second Umami One Million Dollar Hole-in-One Challenge ended without a winner at the Westside Golf Course on...

Deputy Mayor Cup returns with 24 teams

Oct 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Deputy Mayor Cup returns with 24 teams

…annual nine-a-side knockout tournament kicks off October 18 at Den Amstel (Kaieteur News) – As footballers continue to enjoy more reliable playing seasons, several players have been preparing...

GCCI welcomes advancement of development bank

Oct 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on GCCI welcomes advancement of development bank

Dear Editor, The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) congratulates the Government of Guyana (GoG) on the operationalisation of the Guyana Development Bank (GDB), which commenced...

AFC hails Corbin’s role in opposition unity

Oct 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on AFC hails Corbin’s role in opposition unity

(Kaieteur News) – The Alliance For Change (AFC) has paid tribute to former PNCR Leader and Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, describing him as an astute politician, formidable strategist and a key...

Prison Service spends $44.1M on training, rehabilitation so far this year

Oct 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Prison Service spends $44.1M on training, rehabilitation so far this year

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) has spent $44.1 million so far this year on the training of prison officers and the rehabilitation of inmates, as part of efforts to reduce...

Follow the money, not just the drugs

Oct 07, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Follow the money, not just the drugs

(Kaieteur News) – The warning from INTERPOL Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza last week that criminal networks are now operating like corporations is serious enough for Guyana, and the wider...

Govt. launches $40B Guyana Development Bank, loans up to $10M available

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. launches $40B Guyana Development Bank, loans up to $10M available

(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana (GoG) has officially launched its flagship development bank, offering loans up to $10 million for Guyanese looking to co-invest. In the absence of a...

‘No bail for Seeram’

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News 2

…High Court refuses pre-sentence bail application, as prosecution sides with defence in challenging magistrate’s ruling (Kaieteur News) – High Court judge, Justice Joy Persaud has dismissed an...

Outside investigators cannot probe Karimbaksh sexual assault allegations – Top Cop

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Outside investigators cannot probe Karimbaksh sexual assault allegations – Top Cop

(Kaieteur News) – Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken on Monday said the Guyana Police Force cannot utilise the services of officials outside the institution to probe allegations of sexual...

Ukraine says Russian drone attack sinks ship in Romanian waters

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Ukraine says Russian drone attack sinks ship in Romanian waters

(AL-JAZEERA) Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed a Russian drone attack for the sinking of a ship in Romania’s section of the Black Sea. Romania reported that two people were...

Govt. packs development bank board with PPP-aligned members

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana (GoG) has announced a seven-member board of directors to manage the Guyana Development Bank (GDB) where $20 billion in zero interest and zero collateral...

Chinese businessman further remanded over death of six-year-old

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Chinese businessman further remanded over death of six-year-old

(Kaieteur News) – Magistrate Omadatt Chandan on Monday further remanded 76-year-old Chinese businessman Quan Sheng Li to prison until 5th November, 2026, following the chopping to death of...

‘CCJ must never feel distant from the people it serves’ — Justice Anderson

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘CCJ must never feel distant from the people it serves’ — Justice Anderson

…as court filings increase (Kaieteur News) – Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Justice Winston Anderson has pledged to ensure that the regional court remains accessible to the people of...

Recaptured prison escapee sentenced to 36 months

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – New Amsterdam Prison escapee Budnarine Persaud, who was recaptured last month, was handed an additional 36 months imprisonment for his daring act. The 28-year-old fisherman, of...

“Where is Daniel Seeram?” Mohamed accuses PPP of protecting convicted criminal

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on “Where is Daniel Seeram?” Mohamed accuses PPP of protecting convicted criminal

(Kaieteur News) – Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed on Monday, accused the PPP/C led government of political corruption and judicial interference after discovering that Daniel Seeram...

Trial opens for Berbice pensioner accused of rape of child

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trial opens for Berbice pensioner accused of rape of child

(Kaieteur News) – The trial of an elderly man of New Amsterdam, Berbice who has been accused of engaging in sexual activities with a child got underway at the Berbice High Court on Monday....

Canadian firm operating in Guyana says other mining countries weighing higher take as gold prices rise

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Canadian firm operating in Guyana says other mining countries weighing higher take as gold prices rise

(Kaieteur News) – Jorge Ganoza, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Canadian-based mining company Fortuna Mining Corp., which is operating in Guyana, recently stated that with gold...

‘PSC not needed’ — former PSC chair, Slowe says Karimbaksh could be sent on accumulated leave

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘PSC not needed’ — former PSC chair, Slowe says Karimbaksh could be sent on accumulated leave

(Kaieteur News) – Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Slowe, is demanding immediate action against Deputy Commissioner of Police...

GraceKennedy recalls Tropical Rhythms Fruit Punch in Guyana, six other markets

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GraceKennedy recalls Tropical Rhythms Fruit Punch in Guyana, six other markets

…says recall is precautionary and linked to product-quality issue, not food safety (Kaieteur News) – GraceKennedy Foods (GK Foods) has announced a voluntary recall of specific batches of its...

Oil production in 2026 drops to lowest in August

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Oil production in 2026 drops to lowest in August

(Kaieteur News) – Oil production in August dropped to its lowest levels this year, following a fire aboard the Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) and an...

Get to de point!

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Get to de point!

(Kaieteur News) – Some people does talk so long before getting to the point that by de time dem reach de point, de point done pack up and gone home. Deh gat one fella who does offer commentary on...

Govt. orders schools to keep CSEC SBAs for 2027

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…as CXC’s planned overhaul creates confusion over Paper 032 (Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Education has moved to clarify uncertainty surrounding the future of School-Based Assessments...

Brathwaite fifty, Claxton three-for seal series win for West Indies

Oct 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Brathwaite fifty, Claxton three-for seal series win for West Indies

(Cricinfo) – Jahzara Claxton’s three-for, followed by Eboni Brathwaite’s rapid half-century, sealed a dominant eight-wicket win for West Indies in Harare, which gave them an...

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Regional titles decided as ExxonMobil U18 Championships continue...

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The ExxonMobil Under-18 Football Championships will continue on October 30 and 31, with fixtures scheduled across six districts as teams battle for regional honours and places in...

The King comes to a colony that never quite became free

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The King’s official visit to Guyana is an occasion for ceremony, the polishing of old silver and the remembering of a history that we might otherwise prefer to leave undisturbed. There will be speeches about friendship, partnership and the enduring bonds between our two...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Jagdeo’s PPP: PNC sensation, WIN, raw realities Pt I

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – PPP General Secretary, Cde Bharrat Jagdeo, showed again that he is one step ahead of the crowd. A PPP-PNC Xmas card. A neat package of joy. Has the potential to give hope, generate inspiration. Maybe even heal some long-festering national wounds. On the surface, what...

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