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Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Family settles for $4.4M in fatal truck accident
(Kaieteur News) – A three-month court battle over the death of an Alness, Corentyne, Berbice woman ended Monday with a $4.4 million settlement. Divindranauth Seeram, 35, of Ulverston Village,...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US-based security officer nabbed with ganja at CJIA
(Kaieteur News) – A US-based security officer was nabbed with foreign cannabis at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Wednesday, the Customs-Anti-Narcotics Unit said. According to CANU on...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Eco Atlantic raises US$10M from Israeli investors for works offshore Guyana, other jurisdiction
(Kaieteur News) – Canadian firm Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. has raised US$10 million through the subscription of new shares with Israeli based investors to accelerate work in Guyana, Namibia...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Maths gone wild on the Public Road
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh traffic is no longer a matter for drivers alone — is now a full-blown mathematics problem, and sadly, the answer always wrong. Take a simple example. One hundred...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Rupununi livestock producers sounds alarm on cattle rustling
(Kaieteur News) – The Rupununi Livestock Producers Association (RLPA) on Thursday called on law enforcement agencies and policymakers to partner more closely with livestock producers to strengthen...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on De Kock scorching 115, Rickelton unbeaten 77, powers South Africa to 2-0 series win following runsfest at Centurion
2026 West Indies tour of South Africa T20I 3-Match Series Game 2 – Hetmyer 75 in losing effort By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – South Africa opener Quinton de Kock dazzled the Centurion...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Demerara Mutual Group renews full sponsorship for all Petra Programmes in 2026
Kaieteur Sports – Demerara Mutual Group has reaffirmed its commitment to youth football development in Guyana after announcing the renewal of its sponsorship and insurance coverage for all Petra...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Phillips pushes digital overhaul at GMSA tech conference
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips on Tuesday reinforced the government’s push to build a modern, secure and digitally inclusive economy, delivering a strong call for nationwide...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Mohammed 8 wickets sends hapless Guyana crashing to 9-wicket defeat
2026 CWI CG United Women’s Super50 tournament Round 2 Kaieteur Sports – Veteran Trinidad and Tobago spin ace Anisa Mohammed bagged 8 wickets during her magical spell which sent Guyana...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Archery Guyana commends budget 2026 as catalyst for athlete-centred development, historic hosting and international representation
Kaieteur Sports – Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, President of the national Federation, Archery Guyana, has commended Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and the Government of Guyana for the vision,...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. plugs $145M into national e-procurement system
(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana has set aside $145.2 million in the 2026 national budget to advance the rollout of a fully integrated e-procurement system through the National...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GCF welcomes budget allocation for sport
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) applauds the Government’s $6B budgetary allocation toward national sports development. This significant investment reflects a sustained...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CARDI supports Iwokrama’s STEM programme
(Kaieteur News) – The Iwokrama International Centre said it has received 11 smart phones from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) to support its STEM activities...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation commend national sports budget
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF), has formally acknowledged and commend His Excellency, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, for the historic $6 billion...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on AZMO cannot be sent to the Privileges Committee for words and actions outside of and unrelated to the work of the National Assembly
(Kaieteur News) – Words made within the hallowed halls of a legislature carry weight. These words can alter the course of governance. In Westminster systems this has always been understood: the...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Allicock applauds $6B Sports allocation as Major Boost for Guyana’s athletes
Kaieteur Sports – Guyanese Olympian and boxing champion Keevin Allicock has warmly welcomed the Government of Guyana’s proposed $6 billion allocation to the sports sector, describing it as a...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Budget 2026 – Part 111 – built-in bias
(Kaieteur News) – If there’s a group of Guyanese that’s happy with Dr. Ashni Singh’s 2026 Budget, it’s the One Guyana crowd. Dr. Ali has lovingly cared it. Those Guyanese smiling from...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Budget 2026 is pro-worker and pro-development
Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) warmly endorses the 2026 National Budget, presented under the theme “Putting People First.” This Budget is a clear and...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on GECOM: A Chairman without a commission and a costly burden on taxpayers
Dear Editor, Guyana’s electoral system has been reduced to an expensive and dangerous absurdity, engineered by the deliberate actions of GECOM’s Claudette Singh”. By unilaterally...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The policy of self-sufficiency is but one of many pillars that Guyana could be built on
Dear Editor, One of the most touted objectives, globally, is Food Security. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals articulates it most succinctly as “Zero Hunger”. In keeping with that...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Gold don’t rust so why are we facilitating legal and illegal extraction of our gold
Dear Editor, Earlier I referred to the popular article printed several decades ago entitled “Believe it or Not” by Ripley, so we have, believe it or not, a budget speech that consumed over six...Jan 30, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Time to end the Political Charade: Guyana’s 2026 Budget exposes bankruptcy of entire system
Dear Editor, The beat goes on. The theatrics we are forced to witness are tragic and depressing. PPP/C Minister of Finance, Ashni Singh releases a budget that he claims is firmly anchored in...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 21, 2026
Beharry U19 School’s T20 Cricket tournament… Kaieteur Sports – T20 School’s Under-19 cricket action continued yesterday on the West Side at the Uitvlugt Community Center Ground, with a few...Jun 21, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There are few things more moving than a sudden conversion. Saul had his road to Damascus. St. Augustine heard a divine voice. And now thousands of overseas-based Guyanese are experiencing their own spiritual awakening. After decades of living in Brooklyn, Toronto, Miami,...Jun 21, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...Jun 21, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Guyanese should get first prize for their tolerance for bull, their bottomless reservoir of docility. And humour. They have grown in those respects relative to their head-of-state. Whatever has taken over his head, the astonishing is what...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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