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Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Budget 2026: numbers, numbers cometh the device
(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s 2026 budget is a mountainous mass of green mossed numbers. Frankly, it is a One Guyana budget, for the people specially identified as belonging, invited under that...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Slingers Stable calls for Championship rematch after thriller finish at Port Mourant as Dataman stays unbeaten
Kaieteur Sports – Horseracing fans across Guyana are still buzzing after an unforgettable showdown two Sundays ago, when Dataman once again stamped his authority on the local racing scene,...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Applauding APNU’s Parliamentary Motion to restore the Media’s photo/video access to Guyana’s National Assembly
Dear Editor, I write to express my strong support for the motion tabled by APNU to remove the House Speaker’s restrictions on media access to Parliament. This move is not only timely but essential...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Let us therefore raise our voices and speak up and not be guilty of silence
Dear Editor, Former president Donald Ramotar’s letter titled “Dangers Facing Humanity”, is a matter to be neither trivialised nor ignored, he calls upon the US and all sane and sensible people...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Conversation of Conflict: Why Parliament Must Never Fall Silent
Dear Editor, Many citizens are understandably frustrated by the fierce criticisms and sharp rhetoric currently displayed in Parliament. The common sentiment is that our representatives should...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on To vote or not to vote, that is Budget 2026 question
Dear Editor, The cultural reading of the famous National Budget and the traditional debate finished last Friday, allowing the 13th Guyana Parliament to reach its two thirds completion mark, and, now...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Pretty Arithmetic. Poor Policy.
Dear Editor, I have seen the circulating post suggesting that instead of giving 203,000 students a $20,000 transportation grant, roughly $4 billion annually, we should buy buses and boats and run a...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A responsible Budget debate should be anchored in the present
Dear Editor, I listened with keen interest to Prime Minister Mark Phillips’s contribution to the Budget 2026 debate. While national budgets are meant to outline fiscal priorities and policy...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Campbellville Basketball Court: A project that overlooked its community
Dear Editor, The recent commissioning of a PVC plastic all-weather basketball court in Campbellville by the Ministry of Public Works was presented as a fulfilled promise and a victory for community...Feb 09, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Reading during budget debate
(Kaieteur News) – The controversy that erupted in the National Assembly last Friday evening over Opposition Leader Azurddin Mohamed’s use of a prepared text during his maiden Budget Debate...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ExxonMobil now owns all four FPSOs in the Stabroek Block
…as company completes US$2.3B purchase of largest oil ship (Kaieteur News) – Energy giant ExxonMobil has completed the purchase of Guyana’s fourth and largest Floating Production Storage...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Miracle birth at GPHC’ – doctors beat rare bleeding disorder to save mother and baby
(Kaieteur News) – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has recorded a landmark medical achievement with the successful Caesarean section delivery of a pregnant woman suffering from...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Non-negotiable’: Iran says missiles off the table in talks with the US
(ALJAZEERA) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he hopes talks with the United States will resume soon, while US President Donald Trump pledged another round of negotiations next week...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘$25.4B for green power’ – Govt. boosts renewable capacity sevenfold in five years
(Kaieteur News) – Between 2020 and 2025, the Government of Guyana invested $25.4 billion in renewable energy projects, expanding national installed capacity from 5.35 megawatts (MW) to 37.23 MW,...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GTU condemns Parag for disclosing teacher’s personal info
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has slammed Minister of Education, Sonia Parag for disclosing the personal attendance record of Member of Parliament, Gordon Barker who is also...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘This is a vision, not just a budget’ …Teixeira defends $1.5T spending plan, slams opposition’s record
(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, on Friday mounted a robust defence of the Government’s $1.558 trillion 2026 Budget, arguing that it represents...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on WIN MP slams Govt. over Region 10 RDC delay
…warns of exclusion from development (Kaieteur News) – Member of Parliament for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Duarte Hetsberger, has accused the Government of a constitutional...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CARICOM private sector backs sugar refineries in Guyana, Belize
…cites potential to reduce food import bill (Kaieteur News) – The CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has thrown its full support behind major sugar refinery investments underway in...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘$25,000 a month keeps people poor’ – Mahipaul demands forensic audit of public assistance programme
(Kaieteur News) – Member of Parliament for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Ganesh Mahipaul, has called for a forensic audit of the Public Assistance Programme, warning that the system is...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $298M new primary school coming for St. Cuthbert’s Mission
(Kaieteur News) – The Amerindian community of St. Cuthbert’s Mission, also known as Pakuri Village, Region Four, is set to benefit from a $298.8 million state-of-the-art primary school, as...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 19 contractors bid for asphaltic overlay works on Heroes Highway
(Kaieteur News) – The Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA) has received 19 proposals from local and overseas contractors for the execution of asphaltic overlay works on the Heroes...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Four lanes tun two
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh it tek real talent to build four lanes and end up with two. Is like ordering a jumbo jet and getting a bicycle with wings—plenty money spent, but yuh still...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Understanding Diabetes: A Practical Guide for Healthy Living in Guyana
By Li Yanyu (The 21st China Medical Team) (Kaieteur News) – Diabetes is a highly prevalent chronic disorder in Guyana, primarily linked to diets high in carbohydrates, sedentary lifestyles, and...Feb 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyanese Soca artiste ‘MALO’ is back with a new single
(Kaieteur News) – With his return to the local entertainment scene Guyanese born soca artiste Marlon ‘MALO’ Webster has been creating waves with a new single called Carry on All Day. The soca...
Oct 10, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Retail giant Regal Super Centre has officially presented the remaining individual awards for the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast ahead of Sunday’s national...Oct 10, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – After the fourth beer my friend’s tongue loosened. “Boy, Guyana is a beautiful place. Folks back home just do not know how good they have it. Look at us here in this freezing place. I would give anything to be outside Petboy Shop sipping a cold one on a Friday afternoon.”...Oct 04, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...Oct 10, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I regret differing from respected brothers, Dr. Vincent Adams and Chris Ram, two peerless Guyanese. The source of the difference is Exxon Guyana President, Mr. Alistair Routledge’s statement that “it’s not our job to build the nation…they didn’t vote for us…we are...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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