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Mar 18, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Words alone do not keep the lights on
(Kaieteur News) – Cuba, a country, already burdened by years of economic strain is now being pushed closer to the edge. With fuel supplies choked off and its fragile energy grid collapsing, the...Mar 18, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on From Democrat to Republican
(Kaieteur News) – An old thread could be reweaving its way back into U.S. politics. It’s a foreign thread; one with a dagger tied at the end. Though time and aging may induce forgetfulness,...Mar 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Angry Guyanese stuck in the Middle East
Dear Editor, The war in the Middle East (ME) stranded many Guyanese (mostly from the New York and Florida areas) who were vacationing in the area (Dubai and Abu Dhabi) or had transited there to and...Mar 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Invisible Crutch: Why the “World’s Fastest Growing Economy” still relies on foreign handouts
Dear Editor For years, the people of Guyana have been fed a steady diet of world-beating statistics. We are told we are the “fastest-growing economy on the planet.” We are told our GDP...Mar 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on In a $1.5 trillion national budget, garbage trucks are not political miracles
Dear Editor, During the National Budget Debate on February 6, 2026, Ms. Priya Manickchand proudly declared, “I never fail, baby.” That display of public bravado may have sounded impressive in the...Mar 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A regional strategic oil reserve should be catered for
Dear Editor, Guyoil’s decision to maintain current prices at the pump brings up the subject of strategic oil reserves. Globally many key oil producers have set up reserves that allow them to...Mar 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Stabroek News gave civil society its voice
Dear Editor, I wish to join the scores of readers who have lamented the pending closure of the Stabroek News as a national icon and which has set lofty standards in the history of journalism in...Mar 18, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Troubling conditions at Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary School
Dear Editor, As a public communications analyst, I have been approached by several educators who wish to bring attention to the troubling conditions they continue to face at the Vreed-en-Hoop...Mar 17, 2026 Renay Sambach Court Journal, News Comments Off on Appeal Court rules out political bias, Mohamed extradition request stands
The Court of Appeal today handed down a decision effectively ruling out that there was any political bias involved the State’s pursuit of extradition request by US authorities for businessman...Mar 17, 2026 Renay Sambach Crime News, News Comments Off on Suspected cattle thief nabbed
…beef, skin recovered Kaieteur News – A cattle larceny investigation on the East Coast Demerara has led to the arrest of a 44-year-old man after police discovered beef, skin and one of the...Mar 17, 2026 Renay Sambach News Comments Off on 12-year-old Parfaite Harmonie girl missing
Kaieteur News – Relatives of 12-year-old Jasmine Mahadeo have filed a missing person’s report, that she left her La Parfaite Harmonie West Bank Demerara on Saturday night and has not been...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Canadian oil company to expand foothold in Canje Block
…through US$52M acquisition of JHI (Kaieteur News) – Canadian oil and gas explorer Eco (Atlantic) Ltd. has announced plans to expand its presence offshore Guyana through a US$52.3 million...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Miner dies in gruesome angle grinder accident
(Kaieteur News) – Relatives of 62-year-old Edward Emanuel are struggling to come to terms with his sudden and horrific death after his body was discovered in a pool of blood beneath a shed at...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. allies resist Trump’s calls to help with Strait of Hormuz
…pushback comes as US President Donald Trump says NATO allies should help secure key waterway amid soaring oil prices. (AL-JAZEERA) European leaders have rejected demands by United States President...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Corentyne man convicted for fatal ‘rum shop’ stabbing of friend
(Kaieteur News) – A 12-member jury on Monday returned a unanimous guilty verdict for Andrew Seegobin for the 2023 murder of his friend, Ramanand Mingo, following a trial at the Berbice High Court....Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘UG has made strides, but much work remains’ — outgoing VC Paloma Mohamed
Kaieteur News) – Although the University of Guyana has recorded notable progress under the leadership of its first female Vice Chancellor, Paloma Mohamed, she says the institution’s...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Pres. Ali unveils ‘Prison Avoidance System’
…as govt. takes steps to tackle crime before it starts (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced plans to introduce what he described as a “prison avoidance system,” aimed...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Top U.S. surgeons perform life-changing urology procedures at GPHC
(Kaieteur News) – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation recently hosted an advanced surgical mission led by internationally renowned reconstructive urologist Kurt McCammon, bringing...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on Front page comment
(Kaieteur News) – The war waged against Iran by the US and Israel is a distraction. Unlike violence in motion pictures, violence in real life is a powerful attraction. President Trump knows...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on STEMGuyana joins Eastern Caribbean Robotics and Innovation Association
(Kaieteur News) – STEMGuyana has officially entered into a new regional partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Robotics and Innovation Association (ECRIA), strengthening collaboration in robotics,...Mar 17, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Daytime vending banned along Sheriff-Mandela corridor
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Public Works has announced that vending will not be permitted between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. along the Sheriff Street to Mandela Avenue corridor. In a notice...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 21, 2026
Beharry U19 School’s T20 Cricket tournament… Kaieteur Sports – T20 School’s Under-19 cricket action continued yesterday on the West Side at the Uitvlugt Community Center Ground, with a few...Jun 21, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There are few things more moving than a sudden conversion. Saul had his road to Damascus. St. Augustine heard a divine voice. And now thousands of overseas-based Guyanese are experiencing their own spiritual awakening. After decades of living in Brooklyn, Toronto, Miami,...Jun 21, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...Jun 21, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Guyanese should get first prize for their tolerance for bull, their bottomless reservoir of docility. And humour. They have grown in those respects relative to their head-of-state. Whatever has taken over his head, the astonishing is what...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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