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Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Oil Extraction in Guyana: Dependency or Development?
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to an article circulating under the title “Guyana: The Myth of Capitalist Resource Extraction as Development” is written with passion, but its central flaw is its...Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on In light of corruption, President Trump should direct usage of Guyana oil revenues
Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years” (Jan 8) in which the American President plans to control Venezuela oil revenues to end systemic...Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s Jockeys step onto the world stage as International Licensing Process begins in Barbados
Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s horse-racing industry reached a historic milestone this week as three of the country’s top jockeys successfully completed the first major step toward obtaining...Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Strengthening democracy is not a talk-shop
Dear Editor, It is grossly insufficient that passionate statements are made by elected politicians about maintaining democracy in Guyana. Every progressive step should be sought to ensure that...Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Water delivery is being constrained by procurement gaps
Dear Editor, A review of publicly available procurement notices and project timelines in the water sector suggests that the delivery of water to households is likely to continue lagging behind...Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on A sequence towards the inevitable
(Kaieteur News) – From experience we have learned that there is a certain inevitability to the manner that certain developments occur in Guyana. There is a sequence, almost like a formula,...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Guyana could be next target of illegal oil grab by Trump’- protestors warn
By: Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – With the largest oil discoveries recorded within the last decade, Guyana has become the envy of many nations. It must therefore be mindful of its relations and...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘The Mohameds are not going anywhere’ …defence lawyers confident extradition case will be dismissed
(Kaieteur News) – The defence team for Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, the father and son businessmen indicted on multiple charges in the United States, remain confident that the extradition...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘No bank account, no licence’ …Small Miners Association sounds warning
(Kaieteur News) – The Small Miners Association Guyana Inc. has encouraged miners to comply with new banking requirements, stressing that the measures are aimed at safeguarding the industry and...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit
(Reuters) – The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than two weeks across the Atlantic as part of...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘No Backroom Deals’ – Opposition demands full disclosure on U.S. deportees’ pact
…calls for consultations, parliamentary oversight and national debate (Kaieteur News) – Opposition parties are demanding full transparency and broad consultation over reported discussions...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on “Sovereignty Belongs to the People” — Forward Guyana demands transparency on U.S. deportees’ deal
(Kaieteur News) – Opposition voices are intensifying calls for full disclosure and parliamentary oversight amid reports that the Government of Guyana is in advanced discussions with the United...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Barticians jailed for narcotics possession
(Kaieteur News) – Four residents of Bartica were on Tuesday jailed for the offence of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The accused are Tecina Angel Wills, 22, a fire woman...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We don’t want any deportees that are not Guyanese
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh Guyana gat some people who believe governance does best when nobody watching. Imagine that. While Parliament not meeting, while there is no Leader of the Opposition,...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Bus driver sentenced to 12 months for dangerous driving
(Kaieteur News) – Minibus operator, Martin Hunte was on Wednesday sentenced to 12 months in prison after he was charged with dangerous driving involving an 11-year-old student from Kitty,...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on One Communications appoints new CEO
(Kaieteur News) – One Communications on Wednesday announced the appointment of Abraham Smith as Chief Executive Officer. Smith brings more than two decades of senior leadership experience across...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fly Hill Nursery, Cracrana Primary, Kwebana Secondary among 18 schools to be commissioned
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Education on Wednesday announced plans to commission 18 new schools by the end of the first quarter of this year. The ministry in a statement, said in some cases,...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fisherman charged with attempted murder of woman, 54
(Kaieteur News) – A fisherman of Barima River, North West District, Region One was on Wednesday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder. The accused, George Joseph, 26...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Windies U-19 skipper Dorne says wins over England, Sri Lanka a huge confidence boost heading into World Cup
Kaieteur Sports – Ahead of the 2026 ICC Under-19 50-Over World Cup, Captain of the West Indies team Joshua Dorne credited series wins of Sri Lanka and England as confidence-boosters as the...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Excavator operator jailed for simple larceny
(Kaieteur News) – A 40-year-old excavator operator was on Tuesday sentenced to 24 months in prison after he was charged with the offence of simple larceny. The accused, Rawle Munroe of Two Friends...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on JJTRC releases provisional programme for first official Guyana Cup Nomination Day
Kaieteur Sports – The Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC), in collaboration with Banks DIH Ltd, has officially released the provisional race programme for Sunday, February 1, 2026, to...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GCF, ACADO 2026 National U-12 Rapid Chess tourney set for this weekend
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) welcomes 2026 with its first event of the new year when the country’s young chess masters collide in the National Under-12 Rapid Chess...Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Nexgen Golf Academy/LPGA Girls Site Leads Off 2026
– Heavy emphasis on Girls/Women’s growth to roll over from solid 2025 Kaieteur Sports – Nexgen Golf Academy officially teed off 2026 with a strong commitment to the development of...
Oct 19, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Adnan Akmal and Sheharyar Ghani punched fifties to help Pakistan rally to a 7-wicket win over India when World Cup action continued yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium,...Oct 19, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett was thrust unexpectedly and suddenly into the contest for the position of United Nations Secretary-General. A woman presently occupies an important diplomatic post – Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations – was nominated belatedly...Oct 18, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...Oct 19, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s number one political detector of danger, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, attended an evening of reflection for Mr. Robert Corbin, one-time deputy prime minister and opposition leader. In trademark fashion, he came armed with his own classical composition: the Jagdeo...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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