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Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Police crackdown on firearms on New Year’s Day
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) conducted a major firearm crackdown on New Year’s Day following the discovery of several illegal weapons and ammunition across multiple locations....Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Norton, Mohamed vow to expose Govt’s corruption, mismanagement in 2026
…APNU urges equitable oil wealth distribution (Kaieteur News) – Leaders of the political opposition have taken the PPP/C government to task, committing to hold the administration...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on When the dead text back
(Kaieteur News) – From the very stroke of midnight on Old Year’s Night, my phone turn into Philharmonic Hall. Ping! Ping! Ping! WhatsApp ringing like tassa drum, steel pan and church bell all...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Hana Mohamed raises concerns of continued persecution by PPP Govt., plot to enable illegal occupation of family land
(Kaieteur News) – Executive member of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Hana Mohamed has raised an alarm over reports the group has received, regarding squatters being sent to settle on 15...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Sir Ronald Sanders UG’s 14th Chancellor
(Kaieteur News) – Sir Ronald Sanders has been elected as the 14th Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), according to a statement from the office of the president on Friday. The release...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Construction worker first road fatality for 2026
(Kaieteur News) – A 21-year-old construction worker lost his life on Thursday morning following a motorcycle accident along Coldingen Public Road, East Coast Demerara, marking the first road...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GGMC orders miners to update records, maintain local bank accounts or face suspension of licences, permits
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has instructed all miners and stakeholders, including traders, to update their personal records with the commission by January 31,...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on UG introduces Associate Degree in Pre-Medical Sciences
(Kaieteur News) – The University of Guyana (UG) has begun to offer the Associate Degree in Pre-Medical Sciences, the Ministry of Education announced on Friday. The ministry said the new programme...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to allocate $121B for new Versailles to Parika highway
(Kaieteur News) – The new four-lane highway which will stretch from Versailles on the West Bank of Demerara to Parika, East Bank Essequibo, Region Three, is estimated to cost $121 billion,...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on New $6B water treatment plant for Diamond
(Kaieteur News) – The new water treatment plant, the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is planning to construct at Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara, is estimated to cost some $6,142,500,000. GWI...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Labourer sentenced to 8 months for breaking into woman’s home
(Kaieteur News) – A 21-year-old labourer was on Friday sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment in relation to two separate break-and-enter incidents in Mabaruma, Region One. The accused, Keshon...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Is the Integrity Commission a rubber stamp?
(Kaieteur News) – Whenever allegations of corruption swirl around officials of the PPP/C government, a familiar defence is rolled out with almost ritual precision: all officials declare their...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on New York’s new Mayor and Guyanese
Dear Editor, New York City has a new mayor, Zoran Kwame Mamdani, a leftist, who was sworn in on New Year’s Day in the presence of thousands from all ethnic groups from all walks of life, including...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 3 charged with murder of Chinese businessman in Canje
(Kaieteur News) – Police in Region Six have confirmed that charges have been laid against the three men who were arrested this week for the robbery and murder committed on Chen Yongping on...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Village Cluster Model: A Modern Strategy for National Empowerment
Dear Editor, As Guyana continues its historic ascent, the government has a unique opportunity to refine the architecture of our national development. To ensure that our rising prosperity translates...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Brazilians buried alive in mining pit at Chenapou
(Kaieteur News) – Two Brazilian miners were on Tuesday buried alive, after a mining pit collapsed at “S” Bend Backdam, Chenapou, North Pakaraimas. The deceased have been identified as...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Is the targeting by American and Guyana governments of the Mohamed’s Fair?
Dear Editor, The fairness of American sanction, indictment, and extradition of the Mohameds‘ is a subject of significant debate as most Guyanese believe such actions violate human rights and due...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Upholding the Constitution and the Rule of Law
Dear Editor, I write out of deep concern regarding the recent swearing-in of the seven-member Teachers Service Commission by President Irfaan Ali in the absence of a constituted parliamentary...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Architecture of Influence: The Quiet Redesign of the Caribbean
Dear Editor, As the sun sets on 2025, reflecting on all that occurred ” hindsight would have led to a stunning revelation,” the Caribbean “Zone of Peace” is undergoing a structural...Jan 03, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on A country trying to be real
(Kaieteur News) – Some developments in the oil and gas sector are so mindboggling that they send into a tailspin. Four years after an audit is completed, US$214M in findings continue to be a...Jan 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Western Tigers shock Slingerz FC to lift GFF Super 16 Cup
…Army overwhelms Police to finish third By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Providence erupted in disbelief on New Year’s Day as underdogs Western Tigers stunned the star-studded Slingerz FC...Jan 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Women’s CWI Regional Super50/T20 fixtures announced ahead of 2026 season
– Defending champs Guyana to face Windwards in opener Kaieteur Sports – A star-studded Guyana Women’s team will be winging out in a few days as they prepare for their first...Jan 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Could the New Year bring an urgent move from FIFA with a normalization committee for Guyana’s football
Letter to the Sports Editor Dear Sports Editor, Kaieteur Sports – As I look at football in Guyana, I am left to wonder, ask searching questions and call on the relevant stakeholders for action. ...Jan 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Boxing Showdown Round 2: Local fighters ink contracts ahead of fight night
– Boxers from 5 Countries to feature Kaieteur Sports – Bris-O Promotions in association with the Caribbean Boxing Organization (CBO) and the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) commence...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 18, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...Jun 18, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...Jun 14, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...Jun 18, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...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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