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Govt not serious about GuySuCo’s return to profitability – Vinceroy Jordan

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News 1

Kaieteur News – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Vinceroy Jordan said the PPP/C Administration is not serious about seeing the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)...

Jordan warns against using inflated growth from oil to increase country’s debt

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Jordan warns against using inflated growth from oil to increase country’s debt

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana (GoG) will be increasing the country’s debt by the end of 2026 to a troubling US$10.3 billion, all while assuring citizens that its borrowing stands...

Exxon beats Wall Street Q4 target as Permian, Guyana fields take output to 40-year high

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon beats Wall Street Q4 target as Permian, Guyana fields take output to 40-year high

HOUSTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil beat Wall Street targets in fourth-quarter earnings reported on Friday, with higher oil production in profitable Permian Basin and Guyana assets helping...

Edghill assures Harbour Bridge staff jobs secure

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Edghill assures Harbour Bridge staff jobs secure

Kaieteur News – Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill has assured employees of the old Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), that their jobs are secure, amid ongoing preparations to transition...

Higher production, lower prices, less money, still bigger budgets

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Higher production, lower prices, less money, still bigger budgets

Hard truths… Kaieteur News – Neither oilman nor math man did one have to be. Simple arithmetic and commonsense suffice. When leaders are principled, keen insights are theirs. They...

Newcomer WIN says prepared for budget debates

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Newcomer WIN says prepared for budget debates

Kaieteur News – The We Invest in Nationhood party said that its Members of Parliament are prepared for this year’s budget debates, with Dr. Andre Lewis- Shadow Minister of Natural Resources...

22 femicide cases recorded in 2025

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 22 femicide cases recorded in 2025

Kaieteur News – Twenty-two femicide cases were recorded in Guyana in 2025, representing a sharp increase from the 13 cases in 2024, according to the 2026 National Budget document. Femicide is...

GAPLF welcomes $6B budgetary allocation to Sports

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GAPLF welcomes $6B budgetary allocation to Sports

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) joins fellow sporting bodies in applauding the Government of Guyana for the significant monetary provisions made in the 2026...

Junior Lady Jags play final Group match today

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Junior Lady Jags play final Group match today

2026 Concacaf Women’s u17 Qualifiers… Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Women’s under-17 football team are scheduled to play their final Group D match of the 2026 Concacaf Women’s Under-17...

Guyana down French Guiana in Nations Cup

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana down French Guiana in Nations Cup

…sets up title showdown with Suriname Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s men’s national basketball team opened their Nations Cup campaign in commanding fashion on Saturday evening, defeating...

‘We will be stronger, bigger and better’ — Broomes says as ALP marks one-year anniversary

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘We will be stronger, bigger and better’ — Broomes says as ALP marks one-year anniversary

Kaieteur News – The Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP) on Sunday marked its one-year anniversary; with party leader and women’s rights activist Simona Broomes declaring that the party...

Dataman conquers Qlympic Kremlin in feature showdown

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Dataman conquers Qlympic Kremlin in feature showdown

Banks Classic 2026… Kaieteur Sports – Master Z dynamic horse Dataman displayed class of the highest order to clinch a massive victory at the Banks Classic at Port Mourant Turf Club. Watched...

Local hatching egg programme is good for Guyana

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Local hatching egg programme is good for Guyana

Dear Editor, As per Budget 2026 details, I note that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government “… has set its sights on producing up to 20 million hatching eggs annually as part of a...

Civic Education and the Pursuit of Justice: Beyond Azruddin’s “Nothing for You” Narrative

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Civic Education and the Pursuit of Justice: Beyond Azruddin’s “Nothing for You” Narrative

Dear Editor The recent column by Nazim Baksh, “Azruddin’s‘nothing for you’ budget lie” (Feb 1, GC), is a masterclass in connecting the dots between political rhetoric and social...

A Reality Check on Guyana’s “Household Income Transformation” Narrative

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A Reality Check on Guyana’s “Household Income Transformation” Narrative

Dear Editor After carefully reading the article titled “ Guyana’s Households Income Model has shifted, from remittance dependence to domestic earnings and state-led social support (Feb 1, 2026,...

The opposition must work together

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, Results from the 2025 General and Regional Elections have been declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). While some may be happy with the results, many are unhappy. The We...

Borrowing on Oil

Feb 02, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Borrowing on Oil

Editorial… Kaieteur News – Guyana’s debt has crossed a historic and troubling threshold. With total public debt projected to surpass US$10.3 billion in 2026, many citizens are asking an...

2026 Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers: Honduras defeat Guyana to regain Group lead

Feb 01, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers: Honduras defeat Guyana to regain Group lead

Kaieteur Sports – Another spirited performance by the Junior Lady Jags was not enough to keep Honduras from regaining the lead in Group D when the 2026 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers...

Essequibo woman dies hours after Anna Regina accident

Jan 25, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Essequibo woman dies hours after Anna Regina accident

(Kaieteur News) – A 29-year-old woman of Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast died on Saturday hours after she was involved in an accident along the Anna Regina Public Road, Essequibo. Dead is Ashley Holder....

$41M contract awarded to build fence at Charity Police Station

Jan 14, 2026 KNEWS News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The construction of a fence at the recently reconstructed $62 million Charity Police Station in Region Two, will cost the Ministry of Home Affairs $41 million. The project, which...

$123M high-tech system set to transform aviation search and rescue in Guyana

Jan 14, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $123M high-tech system set to transform aviation search and rescue in Guyana

(Kaieteur News) – The government through the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation, and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Monday launched a $123 million Search and Rescue...

Liza One & Two on track to dry up in three years

Jan 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Liza One & Two on track to dry up in three years

…189M barrels remaining in Liza 1, 266M in Liza 2 Kaieteur News – The blistering extraction rates in the Stabroek Block led by American oil giant, ExxonMobil have slashed the projected...

Guyana’s population nears 1 million

Jan 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana’s population nears 1 million

males now outnumber females Region Three second most populated foreign-born population at 3.07% By Renay Sambach Kaieteur News – After more than three years of anticipation, the preliminary...

Trump to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Machado on Thursday

Jan 13, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Machado on Thursday

(AL-JAZEERA) United States President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday, according to White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt. The Venezuelan...

CH&PA shuts down Chinese supermarket in Bel Air

Jan 13, 2026 KNEWS News 1

Kaieteur News – The Central Housing and Planning Authority on Monday issued a cease and desist order to the owners of a property in Bel Air, Georgetown who have rented same for the operation of a...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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