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Jan 17, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Activists take a stand, will Pres. Ali please stand
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The band may be small, but its members spoke with big voices, gave every impression of big hearts. Spirits that will not be extinguished. A timeless...Jan 17, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Public safety and airsoft firearms
Dear Editor, Recently, I read on social media about the find of airsoft firearms on an employee of a private security company and more found at sites the company was guarding and in the building in...Jan 17, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The CH&PA cannot be seen to be selectively upholding the law
Dear Editor, Citizens who reside in Subryanville have noted the recent actions by the Central Housing and Planning Authority in Bel Air Village as reported in the Guyana Chronicle of 13 Jan 2026...Jan 17, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The ABC EU call for election of Leader of the Opposition
Dear Editor, The prevailing view in the country is that the PPP is afraid of Azruddin Mohamed, the WIN party leader, and that this is responsible for their not allowing him to be elected to the...Jan 17, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Development must be anchored in transparency, competitive fairness, institutional oversight, and long-term national interest
Dear Editor, The rapid proliferation of large-scale hotel and commercial projects across Guyana since 2020 continues to raise serious questions about transparency, sustainability, and equity in the...Jan 17, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Broken water main at Uitvlugt Side Line Dam
Dear Editor, I am writing to bring urgent public attention to a significant water main leakage situated at Uitvlugt Side Line Dam, West Coast Demerara. This leak was officially reported to the Guyana...Jan 17, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on A national security scandal in plain sight
(Kaieteur News) – Thursday’s revelations that private security firms have been arming guards with airsoft weapons while collecting payments for “armed security” services should send...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Liza wells may run dry before Exxon’s US$28.5 billion audits are completed – Chris Ram
(Kaieteur News) – Despite commissioning three audits of ExxonMobil’s oil expenses, Guyana has yet to complete a single full review, raising concerns that production at the Liza fields could end...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Venezuela’s acting president calls for oil industry reforms to attract more foreign investment
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez used her first state of the union address on Thursday to promote oil industry reforms that would attract foreign investment,...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. cracks down on illegal mining operations
(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana has officially launched its zero-tolerance policy against mining operations failing to meet statutory obligations. An operation led by the Ministry of...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Biker fined $330,000 for 24 traffic offences
(Kaieteur News) – As part of ongoing efforts by the Guyana Police Force to strengthen traffic law enforcement, several individuals were charged with traffic offences and fined amounts exceeding...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on IPED signs US$5M loan agreement with IDB-Invest
…to provide financial support to micro and small enterprises (Kaieteur News) – Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Guyana will soon receive further financial support through the Institute of...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CANU issues Level 3 alert, following discovery of cannabis vapes in Campbellville
(Kaieteur News) – The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued an Early Warning System (EWS) Level 3 – High-Priority Alert, following the discovery of cannabis vapes in Campbellville,...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana’s economy strong, but skills gap, inflation risks loom — new IDB report
(Kaieteur News) – Growth in Guyana is expected to remain strong in the medium term, but upskilling the labour force remains a major challenge, according to the Inter-American Development Bank...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US Secretary of State says visa system reflects country’s national interest
…Suspension of immigrant visas processing for 75 countries (Kaieteur News) – Weeks before 75 countries were placed on a suspension list by the United States Government for immigrant or...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Camera shy drivers still got plenty nerve
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh the government finally decide to open one eye and install cameras to catch dem motorists who feel the road is a chessboard and dem is grandmaster. You know dem ones:...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana vs. Leeward Islands: Champs suffer horrific 7-run loss
2026/27 CWI Women’s Blaze T20 Championships Round 2 Kaieteur Sports – Guyana botched a possible second straight win last night when they suffered a 7-run loss at the hands of the Leeward...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to build new $83M health post at Wayalayeng
(Kaieteur News) – The remote Amerindian community of Wayalayeng, which is located in Region Seven will soon get a newly constructed health post which the government will build for approximately...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mashramani 2026 kicks off with spectacular launch at railway courtyard
(Kaieteur News) – The countdown to Guyana’s most vibrant cultural celebration has officially begun. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport will host the official Mashramani 2026 Launch on...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon awards contract to acquire deep-water seismic offshore T&T
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has awarded a contract to Shearwater Geoservices to acquire 3D seismic images over its large deep-water block offshore Trinidad and Tobago, Shearwater said on Thursday....Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Allicock cops first place in Blitz New Year Challenge
Kaieteur Sports – FIDE Master Rawle Allicock copped the first-place prize in the Blitz New Year Challenge Chess Competition hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation at the Pegasus Chess Club last...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Drug use disorders a growing public health concern in the Americas – PAHO study finds
Drug use disorders are a major and growing public health problem in the Americas. Drug use is among the top 10 risk factors contributing to all-cause mortality and disability in the Region, according...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 5 months after commissioning… $94M Day and Night Care Facility yet to be operationalised
(Kaieteur News) – Five months after a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony for the country’s first Day and Night Care Facility at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, the $94 million structure serves...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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