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Edghill defends $1.5T budget

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Edghill defends $1.5T budget

…says infrastructure will “transform lives” (Kaieteur News) – Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Monday mounted a robust defence of the government’s $1.558 trillion 2026 National...

Campbellville court commissioned as Guyana’s first all-weather basketball facility

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Campbellville court commissioned as Guyana’s first all-weather basketball facility

Kaieteur Sports – Basketball in Guyana received a major boost with the commissioning of a brand-new all-weather court in Campbellville, Georgetown, the first facility of its kind in the country...

Smiling fuh de camera

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Smiling fuh de camera

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys see a video floating round pon social media where a gang of young fellas trying to relieve a man of he cellular phone, and one of dem brandishing a knife so long it look...

2026 Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers… Junior Lady Jags end campaign with 14 – 0 triumph

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers… Junior Lady Jags end campaign with 14 – 0 triumph

– Chasles nets six Kaieteur Sports – The Junior Lady Jags produced a masterful performance to claim victory against St. Vincent and the Grenadines in their fourth and final Round One Group...

US to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India...

Golden Jags U17 Boys locked in as Guyana prepares for CONCACAF Qualifiers

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Golden Jags U17 Boys locked in as Guyana prepares for CONCACAF Qualifiers

Kaieteur Sports – As preparations intensify for the 2026 CONCACAF Boys’ Under-17 Qualifiers, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) recently concluded a rigorous training camp aimed at finalising...

NA Municipality, Local Govt. Ministry to resolve township’s landfill issues

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on NA Municipality, Local Govt. Ministry to resolve township’s landfill issues

(Kaieteur News) – New Amsterdam Mayor, Wainwright McIntosh said the Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) is working with the Ministry of Local Government to address the landfill issue in the...

Boxing Association to officially punch off its 2026 calendar of activities on Saturday

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Boxing Association to officially punch off its 2026 calendar of activities on Saturday

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will officially punch off its 2026 calendar of activities on Saturday with the staging of the Michael Paris U16 and Youth boxing tournament...

Excel Guyana Inc. lauds 2026 National Budget

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Excel Guyana Inc. lauds 2026 National Budget

(Kaieteur News) – Excel Guyana Inc., has commended the 2026 National Budget which was presented on January 26, 2026 by Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with...

Godfrey Munroe supports Secondary School’s Tape Ball Cricket Competition

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Godfrey Munroe supports Secondary School’s Tape Ball Cricket Competition

Kaieteur Sports – Former Christ Church Secondary School student Godfrey Munroe has made a significant contribution to youth cricket with the donation of a championship trophy and medals for an...

Guyana Squash Association welcomes increased 2026 budget allocation for sport

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Squash Association welcomes increased 2026 budget allocation for sport

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has welcomed the substantial increase in funding for sport announced in the 2026 National Budget. This continued rise in investment reflects...

Biometrics to be introduced in schools to strengthen accountability

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Biometrics to be introduced in schools to strengthen accountability

The Ministry of Education will soon begin implementing a biometric attendance system in some schools to accurately record the arrival and departure times of teachers. The system is aimed at...

In-form Seecharran steers Demerara to second successive win

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on In-form Seecharran steers Demerara to second successive win

2026 DCB Inter-Association 50-over U-16 tournament – Action continues today Kaieteur Sports – A red-hot Demerara continued their dominance as they whipped West Demerara by 200-run plus...

Iwokrama River Lodge Retains Good Travel Seal Certification

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iwokrama River Lodge Retains Good Travel Seal Certification

(Kaieteur News) – The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) has confirmed that the Iwokrama River Lodge has retained its Good Travel Seal...

High Court defers ruling on Mohamed extradition case

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on High Court defers ruling on Mohamed extradition case

(Kaieteur News) – The high court ruling in the extradition matter involving father and son, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, has been postponed. The case relates to high court submissions including a...

North Essequibo Cricket Committee stages election of office bearers

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on North Essequibo Cricket Committee stages election of office bearers

Kaieteur Sports – The North Essequibo Cricket Committee held their election of officials on Sunday last and anew body was elected to serve the new term. The election was held at Joe Jagmohan...

What is your bottom line?

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on What is your bottom line?

(Kaieteur News) – It is a rude question, almost an impertinent one, and that is why it unsettles. In Guyana, at this time of the year, it is drowned out by louder, more theatrical questions: Who...

Ramjohn and company steer Everest Masters to 122-run win over Lusignan following exciting T20

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Ramjohn and company steer Everest Masters to 122-run win over Lusignan following exciting T20

Kaieteur Sports – A solid half-century from Shazam Ramjohn backed by some classy bowling, guided Everest Masters to a massive 122-run victory over opponents Lusignan Masters, during their...

Mohamed carving his own path

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Mohamed carving his own path

(Kaieteur News) – Stranger things have happened, that’s for sure. I just can’t recall when. But there he is, the We Invest In Nationhood leader, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, operating in a new...

I have not received, nor sought any payment from WIN

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on I have not received, nor sought any payment from WIN

Dear Editor, A group photograph I appeared in two days ago, following a two-hour session with the new political party, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) led by an OFAC sanctioned individual has triggered...

Guyana finish second after 86–73 loss to Suriname in Nations Cup finale

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana finish second after 86–73 loss to Suriname in Nations Cup finale

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s senior men’s national basketball team closed their Nations Cup campaign with a hard-fought but disappointing 86–73 loss to hosts Suriname on Sunday evening,...

More in the mortar than just the pestle

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on More in the mortar than just the pestle

Dear Editor, Something is not adding up with the sudden resignations of first the Mayor and days after the Deputy Mayor of Mahdia, Region 8, with both citing similar reasons: their well being and...

Politicians making promises in crafted language

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Politicians making promises in crafted language

Dear Editor, The horses are off as the Games began on Monday, filled with pomp and pretense as pampering is not prohibited among the honorable members in the House. This week, the Guyana National...

The budget

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The budget

Dear Editor, As a public communications analyst, I continue to engage in repeated conversations with citizens who remain uncertain about the direction and real-life impact of the 2026 budget...

Power Plays and the CARICOM-Caribbean Reality: Reflecting on 2025

Feb 03, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Power Plays and the CARICOM-Caribbean Reality: Reflecting on 2025

Dear Editor, Rupture and upheaval have characterised the international trade landscape in 2025. Perspectives on whether this represents progress or peril diverge sharply depending on whom you ask....

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Legacy meets hunger in uncompromising Leopold St, Bent St final

May 01, 2026

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ decides Georgetown champions tonight Kaieteur Sports – Former champions Leopold Street stormed into the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown...

The stranger next door

May 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – As late as the early 1970s, when night fell, dinner consumed and the children completed their homework, members of the household would usually sit either in the sitting room or on the verandah and discuss various matters, but mainly the events of the day. In those days there...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

APOLOGY AND RETRACTION TO MR. DEVINDRA KISSOON

May 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – On April 29, 2026, I published in Kaieteur News, as part of The GHK Lall Column, a piece entitled “A special kind of lawyering, and at its best” (the “Column”). Mr. Kissoon has never acted for the Government on the Gas-to-Energy Project. He has never received any...

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