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APA tells Toshaos to fight for their rights and needs

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on APA tells Toshaos to fight for their rights and needs

—calls on the govt. to respect autonomy of NTC conference Kaieteur News- The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), on Sunday, called on Toshaos attending the National Toshaos Council (NTC)...

Jawalla residents accuse govt of using ‘wrong’ map to seize titled lands

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Jawalla residents accuse govt of using ‘wrong’ map to seize titled lands

─ Villagers now blocked from accessing homes, farmlands, burial grounds Kaieteur News- Another annually held National Toshaos Council (NTC) meets today, but the Government of Guyana has not yet...

AC unit at new US$166M CJIA airport catches fire

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News 1

Kaieteur News- Passengers and staff of the newly expanded US$166 million Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) had to be evacuated on Sunday, after one of the air conditioning units caught fire....

‘Bodies are expected to bloat before they float’- international pathologists say

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News 1

Adriana Younge’s case… Kaieteur News- Three international forensic pathologists addressed a series of questions on Friday related to the science of drowning, raising further concerns and...

President Ali announces push to increase NBS’ mortgage ceiling to $30M with 5% interest cap

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on President Ali announces push to increase NBS’ mortgage ceiling to $30M with 5% interest cap

Kaieteur News- President Irfaan Ali announced a move on Sunday aimed at improving access to affordable housing for Guyanese, with a proposed increase in the New Building Society’s (NBS) mortgage...

Canadian mining firm G2 reports 60% increase in gold resources at gold project in Guyana

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Canadian mining firm G2 reports 60% increase in gold resources at gold project in Guyana

Kaieteur News- Canadian mining firm, G2 Goldfields Inc., has announced a significant increase in gold resources at its flagship Oko Project in Guyana since its last Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE)...

OP:ED: Avian Flu Doesn’t Respect Borders. Neither Should Our Response

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on OP:ED: Avian Flu Doesn’t Respect Borders. Neither Should Our Response

By Beth Bechdol and Maximo Torero Kaieteur News- Avian influenza is sweeping through the Americas—devastating poultry farms, disrupting trade, threatening wildlife, and infecting humans. This...

GTUC GS snubs President Ali’s labour brunch

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on GTUC GS snubs President Ali’s labour brunch

─ says Guyanese workers remain disrespected Kaieteur News- General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis, has poured cold water on the labour brunch held by President...

Guyana set to host major regional disaster response simulation

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana set to host major regional disaster response simulation

Kaieteur News- Guyana is set to host MECODEX 2025, a major regional disaster response simulation exercise aimed at strengthening international cooperation and improving national preparedness for...

Gov’t pulls “initial” audit of Exxon’s US$7.3B audit from website

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Gov’t pulls “initial” audit of Exxon’s US$7.3B audit from website

…renames document and claims “final report” available Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday responded to an article by Kaieteur News, questioning the delayed publication of...

Carnegie School of Home Economics turns 92

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Carnegie School of Home Economics turns 92

Kaieteur News- The Carnegie School of Home Economics (CSHE) commemorated its 92nd anniversary last week with a celebration that highlighted its enduring legacy, its transformative role in education,...

Maintenance costs for GTE to kick in after project is completed -Jagdeo

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Maintenance costs for GTE to kick in after project is completed -Jagdeo

Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has confirmed that the maintenance costs for the Gas-to-Energy Project will kick in only after the project has been completed. During his press conference...

Agreements signed for hike in pay, allowances for GPL, GuyOil workers

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Agreements signed for hike in pay, allowances for GPL, GuyOil workers

Kaieteur News- The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), as well as the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) and the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union...

25 young adults graduate from Republic Bank’s apprenticeship programme

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on 25 young adults graduate from Republic Bank’s apprenticeship programme

Kaieteur News- Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited, on Thursday last, celebrated the achievements of twenty-five bright young men and women at a ceremony held at the Guyana Marriott Hotel. This event...

Tackling hypertension at the primary health level key to reducing preventable deaths—PAHO

May 19, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Tackling hypertension at the primary health level key to reducing preventable deaths—PAHO

Kaieteur News- While countries of the Americas continue to make progress towards the prevention and control of hypertension, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for more to be done...

Laws

May 19, 2025 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Laws

Editorial… Kaieteur News- Of what good are laws when they are confined to bookshelves, the bottom of filing cabinets? Laws of Guyana that could resonate if put into action grow old from...

The limits of hope and the pull of gravity

May 19, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The limits of hope and the pull of gravity

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- This is not a year for dreamers. It is not a year for bright-eyed men and women with ambitions to be in the political limelight as independents. It is a year for...

Jagdeo- whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad

May 19, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Jagdeo- whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad

Hard Truths… By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- It was just a matter of time before Dr. Bharat Jagdeo’s cockiness caught up with him. Whether masquerading as vice president of oil, or general...

Relocate GRA, Passport Office and Parliament to Ogle Bypass

May 19, 2025 KNEWS Letters 1

Dear Editor, I write to strongly recommend that the Government give urgent consideration to constructing a new Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) complex, a modern Passport Office, and a new Parliament...

Do Governments respond to objective, fair, balanced editorials?

May 19, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Do Governments respond to objective, fair, balanced editorials?

Dear Editor, Reference is drawn to your editorial “Religious Freedom” (May 13) and Press Freedom (May17) and to editorials in general. Editorials or opinions are a required part of any...

Staying on the path of improving and expanding Mental Health Care

May 19, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Staying on the path of improving and expanding Mental Health Care

Dear Editor, Mental health in the workplace is a growing global concern, and rightfully so. This ‘mental health’ situation is impacting both individuals and organisations. So, it is vital that...

‘Border dispute and shared governance’

May 19, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on ‘Border dispute and shared governance’

Dear Editor, More than ever today, there is an urgent need for national unity. Cheddi Jagan, Forbes Burnham and even the late president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, claimed that the cock and...

‘One Guyana’ King and Queen of the Sand Football to kick off in Linden today

May 18, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen of the Sand Football to kick off in Linden today

March past and six matches set to ignite Bauxite Mining Town Kaieteur Sports- The 2025 edition of the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen of the Sand Football championships is set to kick off tonight,...

GKC hosts inaugural Open House at the Dr Frank Woon-A-Tai Budokan

May 18, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GKC hosts inaugural Open House at the Dr Frank Woon-A-Tai Budokan

Kaieteur Sports- In a bold show of vision and perseverance, the Guyana Karate College (GKC), under the leadership of Grand Master Dr. Frank Woon-a-Tai, hosted its inaugural Open House ceremony...

GTTA announces Senior/Next Gen squads with competitive schedule looming

May 18, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GTTA announces Senior/Next Gen squads with competitive schedule looming

Kaieteur Sports- With a busy calendar of activities both locally and internationally ahead, the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) recently announced their Senior squads as well as their newly...

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Grudge Match looming as Warriors/Falcons collide tonight

Sep 17, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL Playoffs… GAW vs. ABF – Guyana eyeing revenge following first season loss to Antigua By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The stage is set for a blockbuster clash at...

Save our stories before they disappear

Sep 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I asked a middle-aged woman if she knew Rabbi Washington. She vaguely recalled the name but nothing more. This is exactly how most of our collective memory works these days. When I mentioned other Guyanese public figures from the 1970s and 1980s, she drew a blank on most of...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

PPP most ruthless guerrilla fighters of all

Sep 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – BBC and other Western media called them irregulars. Unorthodox also sold well. I fuse elements from irregulars and unorthodox to my preference for unpredictable. Guerrilla fighters and stealth operators have still endured. In any study of both, there’s none better...

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