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“I have nothing to hide on farm lands” – President Ali

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on “I have nothing to hide on farm lands” – President Ali

… says tour will come at “appropriate time” (Kaieteur News) President Irfaan Ali has doubled down on his rejection of allegations of state-fuelled corruption regarding his farm, declaring that...

37 contractors bid below govt’s engineer estimate to build timber wharf at Mahaicony

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on 37 contractors bid below govt’s engineer estimate to build timber wharf at Mahaicony

(Kaieteur News) Some 37 of the 44 bidders seeking to construct a timber wharf and shed at Mahaicony Central, Region Five, submitted bids below the government engineer’s estimate of $33.7...

No corruption involved in the awarding of the contracts to company linked to President Ali brother – GWI

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News 1

(Kaieteur News) Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has defended the integrity of its procurement framework, dismissing public allegations from the Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed alleging...

CXC launches new certification programme

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on CXC launches new certification programme

(CMC) The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Tuesday launched the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) describing it as a “game changer”. CXC Registrar and chief...

GPL under pressure

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on GPL under pressure

…as river cable, East Bank transmission line hit limits (Kaieteur News) Public Utilities and Aviation Minister Deodat Indar on Monday warned that Guyana’s electricity transmission network is...

Pass rate in CSEC Math climbs to 34.5% – Chief Education Officer

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on Pass rate in CSEC Math climbs to 34.5% – Chief Education Officer

…Belladrum Secondary jumps from zero to 81.49% passes (Kaieteur News) Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain has announced an improvement in students’ performance in Mathematics at the...

President Ali mulls opposition, civil society to scrutinise bids for contracts

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on President Ali mulls opposition, civil society to scrutinise bids for contracts

By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) Government spending this year has jumped a massive 307% compared to spending just five years ago in 2021. Guyana’s budget in 2026 reached $1.558 trillion compared...

Two miners remanded for armed robbery

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on Two miners remanded for armed robbery

(Kaieteur News) Two gold miners, Rondel Richardson, 29 of Craig Village, East Bank Demerara, and Ronald Barker, 49, of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, were on Monday remanded to prison for robbery under...

From 2019 to 2026 – a billion

Aug 19, 2026 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on From 2019 to 2026 – a billion

(Kaieteur News) In over six years, 10 percent of Guyana’s stated oil reserves is gone. There’s confidence that Exxon will find more replacement oil. The company may have come across more proven...

Bandits stab Cuban labourer for his E-Bike

Aug 19, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits stab Cuban labourer for his E-Bike

(Kaieteur News) A Cuban labourer, Guindo Mestre Yoilan, 49 of Laluni Street, Queenstown, Georgetown is nursing a stab wound to the left side of his abdomen after six bandits attacked him near his...

Everybody now tun businessperson

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Everybody now tun businessperson

Dem Boys Seh… (Kaieteur News) Long time, when people used to sell things on the pavement, nobody called them business people. Dem boys seh dem people know exactly what dem was doing: selling on the...

Bayroc National Stadium Guyana’s only World Athletic-certified track

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bayroc National Stadium Guyana’s only World Athletic-certified track

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur Sports) The Bayroc National Stadium in Linden has emerged as Guyana’s only track and field facility currently listed as certified by World Athletics. According to track and...

NSC holiday swim programme concludes

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC holiday swim programme concludes

(Kaieteur Sports) The National Sports Commission (NSC) on Friday concluded another edition of its longstanding Georgetown leg of the Teach Them Young Learn-to-Swim Programme, with a larger-than-usual...

Botafago and Winners Connection battle tonight for Group D honours, ahead of knockouts

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Sports Comments Off on Botafago and Winners Connection battle tonight for Group D honours, ahead of knockouts

Linden Summer Super Cup Football Championship – Double header set for Bayrock National Stadium (Kaieteur Sports) The Group D unbeaten teams, Winners Connection and Botafago will in tonight’s...

Blockbuster clashes await as ‘zone of death’ takes centre stage in Lotto/Let’sBet T10

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blockbuster clashes await as ‘zone of death’ takes centre stage in Lotto/Let’sBet T10

(Kaieteur Sports) Widely branded as the tournament’s ‘Zone of Death’ courtesy of a fiercely competitive lineup stacked with serial champions, the East Bank/West Demerara leg of the...

Dem Life Golf Tournament returns to Lusignan Golf Club today

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dem Life Golf Tournament returns to Lusignan Golf Club today

(Kaieteur Sports) Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) is set to host another staging of the Dem Life Golf Tournament today, Saturday, August 15, 2026, as Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society continues its...

Kennard Memorial Turf Club says a big thank you to supporters of Emancipation Horse Race meet

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kennard Memorial Turf Club says a big thank you to supporters of Emancipation Horse Race meet

(Kaieteur Sports) The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) has expressed sincere gratitude to all its sponsors and supporters. The club takes the opportunity to say a big thank you to all contributors...

CCJ President should take the wise step

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on CCJ President should take the wise step

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) I think that CCJ President, Dr. Winston Anderson, has only one option. My recommendation is that he tenders. From what is now concretised in the public record,...

Guyana should refuse to become an accomplice in the suffocation of Cuba

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana should refuse to become an accomplice in the suffocation of Cuba

(Kaieteur News) For months now Cuba has been under U.S. pressure. It is being starved of the resources it needs for energy in the face of the collapse of its electricity grid. And only a handful of...

Police Sergeant under close arrest as GPF probes irregularities at Springlands licensing office

Aug 15, 2026 KNews News 1

(Kaieteur News) A Police Sergeant attached to the Licensing and Certifying Office at the Springlands Police Station has been placed under close arrest as the Guyana Police Force (GPF) investigates...

Guyana’s share of oil revenue: Is this an equitable arrangement?

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s share of oil revenue: Is this an equitable arrangement?

Dear Editor, It is generally accepted that within the boundaries of a sovereign state, a government does not pay taxes on behalf of any institution or any individual; but it has the authority to...

Why Guyana’s cyber laws need an AI renaissance

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why Guyana’s cyber laws need an AI renaissance

Dear Editor, We have officially crossed the uncanny valley, and Guyana’s political landscape is dangerously exposed. As our nation navigates an unprecedented economic boom and heightened...

No to Uranium Mining in Guyana

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Letters Comments Off on No to Uranium Mining in Guyana

Dear Editor, According to news reports, U92 Energy Corp, the Canadian based uranium company formed specifically for conducting uranium mining in Guyana, anticipates approval in this month of August...

CCJ credibility

Aug 15, 2026 KNews Editorial Comments Off on CCJ credibility

(Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean Court of Justice was supposed to be the region’s last fortress of justice—the institution citizens could turn to when confidence in their own systems had...

Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, stoking tensions with U.S.

Aug 10, 2026 KNews News Comments Off on Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, stoking tensions with U.S.

(AL-JAZEERA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists he has rejected President Donald “Trump’s plan for Gaza and will not “withdraw forces until the Palestinian group Hamas “fully...

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Regional titles decided as ExxonMobil U18 Championships continue...

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The ExxonMobil Under-18 Football Championships will continue on October 30 and 31, with fixtures scheduled across six districts as teams battle for regional honours and places in...

The King comes to a colony that never quite became free

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The King’s official visit to Guyana is an occasion for ceremony, the polishing of old silver and the remembering of a history that we might otherwise prefer to leave undisturbed. There will be speeches about friendship, partnership and the enduring bonds between our two...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Jagdeo’s PPP: PNC sensation, WIN, raw realities Pt I

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – PPP General Secretary, Cde Bharrat Jagdeo, showed again that he is one step ahead of the crowd. A PPP-PNC Xmas card. A neat package of joy. Has the potential to give hope, generate inspiration. Maybe even heal some long-festering national wounds. On the surface, what...

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