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Duo arrested for possession of 21.5kg of weed at Strathspey

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Duo arrested for possession of 21.5kg of weed at Strathspey

(Kaieteur News) – Two men were arrested for possession of 21.5 kilograms of cannabis on Thursday morning along the Strathspey Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Police said that during an...

Miners urged to declare tributors

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Miners urged to declare tributors

…as GGMC hints at licence delays (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has issued a notice reminding all mining property holders or duly authorised representatives to...

BK announces reduction of airfares to Aishalton

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on BK announces reduction of airfares to Aishalton

…as $920M airstrip commissioned (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali in commissioning the new $920 million airstrip at Aishalton, Region Nine on Thursday announced that local flight operator...

UNDP donates $US400,000 in IT equipment to judiciary

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on UNDP donates $US400,000 in IT equipment to judiciary

As Guyana’s legal year begins next week, the justice system welcomes a donation of IT software and hardware worth US$400,000 to improve service delivery. The items were officially handed over on...

Harpy Eagles clock first training session of 2026

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Harpy Eagles clock first training session of 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Harpy Eagles conducted their first training session yesterday at the National Track & Field Facility, Leonora, with preparations for this 2026/27 season already...

GuySuCo says unrest at Uitvlugt resolved

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GuySuCo says unrest at Uitvlugt resolved

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) said that industrial action at the Uitvlugt Estate has been resolved and normal operations have resumed. Following engagements between...

Govt. pumps $2.1 billion into subsidising rice farmers

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. pumps $2.1 billion into subsidising rice farmers

More than $480.5 million in financial assistance was distributed to 1,618 rice farmers in Region Five on Wednesday as the government continues to provide direct support to strengthen the rice...

CXC goes digital, expands access, rolls out disaster plan

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CXC goes digital, expands access, rolls out disaster plan

…as 10,000 sit January exams (Kaieteur News) – As more than 10,000 candidates across the Caribbean sit the January 2026 CSEC examinations, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is pressing...

Walker notes a correction to Colin Croft’s tribute to Andy Moore

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Walker notes a correction to Colin Croft’s tribute to Andy Moore

Kaieteur Sports – Statistician Charwayne Walker has observed a slight discrepancy in a recent piece by former Guyana and West Indies cricketer Colin Croft as he paid tribute to Andy Moore. ...

GEA receives 7 bids for renewable energy grid study and distribution code development

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on GEA receives 7 bids for renewable energy grid study and distribution code development

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has received seven bids from consultancy firms interested in determining the Renewable Energy Hosting Capacity Limits in the Distribution System of...

2026 CWI Women’s T20 Blaze… Fixtures released as Caribbean Ladies prepare for battle

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on 2026 CWI Women’s T20 Blaze… Fixtures released as Caribbean Ladies prepare for battle

Kaieteur Sports – Cricket West Indies (CWI) released the full fixture ahead of next Tuesday’s start to the 2026 Women’s Blaze T20 Championships hosted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the...

The Year of Not Making Things Worst

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Year of Not Making Things Worst

(Kaieteur News) – A source with a long memory and a short fuse, a man who had witnessed the grand ideological parades of the past from a safe and skeptical distance, recently passed me a note over...

A question for the International Cricket Council

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on A question for the International Cricket Council

Kaieteur Sports – Statistician Charwayne Walker has a question for the International Cricket Council (ICC) concerning one of Guyana’s outstanding cricketers of the not too distant past. Walker...

Eye on Caracas

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Eye on Caracas

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It could be that I’m losing it. The more I read about US visions for Venezuela, the more bizarre matters become. It can’t be me losing it, but...

American geostrategic interests & dissension in Guyana’s region

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on American geostrategic interests & dissension in Guyana’s region

Dear Editor, The USA historically since before WW II has had a geostrategic presence in Guyana and its waters and the region to secure its national interests. Geostrategy relates to the importance of...

Oil Extraction in Guyana: Dependency or Development?

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Oil Extraction in Guyana: Dependency or Development?

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to an article circulating under the title “Guyana: The Myth of Capitalist Resource Extraction as Development” is written with passion, but its central flaw is its...

In light of corruption, President Trump should direct usage of Guyana oil revenues

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on In light of corruption, President Trump should direct usage of Guyana oil revenues

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years” (Jan 8) in which the American President plans to control Venezuela oil revenues to end systemic...

Guyana’s Jockeys step onto the world stage as International Licensing Process begins in Barbados

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s Jockeys step onto the world stage as International Licensing Process begins in Barbados

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s horse-racing industry reached a historic milestone this week as three of the country’s top jockeys successfully completed the first major step toward obtaining...

Strengthening democracy is not a talk-shop

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Strengthening democracy is not a talk-shop

Dear Editor, It is grossly insufficient that passionate statements are made by elected politicians about maintaining democracy in Guyana. Every progressive step should be sought to ensure that...

Water delivery is being constrained by procurement gaps

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Water delivery is being constrained by procurement gaps

Dear Editor, A review of publicly available procurement notices and project timelines in the water sector suggests that the delivery of water to households is likely to continue lagging behind...

A sequence towards the inevitable

Jan 09, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on A sequence towards the inevitable

(Kaieteur News) – From experience we have learned that there is a certain inevitability to the manner that certain developments occur in Guyana. There is a sequence, almost like a formula,...

‘Guyana could be next target of illegal oil grab by Trump’- protestors warn

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Guyana could be next target of illegal oil grab by Trump’- protestors warn

By: Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – With the largest oil discoveries recorded within the last decade, Guyana has become the envy of many nations. It must therefore be mindful of its relations and...

‘The Mohameds are not going anywhere’ …defence lawyers confident extradition case will be dismissed

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘The Mohameds are not going anywhere’ …defence lawyers confident extradition case will be dismissed

(Kaieteur News) – The defence team for Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, the father and son businessmen indicted on multiple charges in the United States, remain confident that the extradition...

‘No bank account, no licence’ …Small Miners Association sounds warning

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘No bank account, no licence’ …Small Miners Association sounds warning

(Kaieteur News) – The Small Miners Association Guyana Inc. has encouraged miners to comply with new banking requirements, stressing that the measures are aimed at safeguarding the industry and...

U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit

Jan 08, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit

(Reuters) – The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than two weeks across the Atlantic as part of...

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Ken Harvey opens South American Youth Games account in Panama with...

Apr 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Guyanese amateur boxing continues to find its spark, and this time it’s Ken Harvey lighting the fuse. At the 4th Youth South American Games in Panama City, the young pugilist...

Pause the decision!

Apr 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What should have been a straightforward decision concerning the renewal of CARICOM’s Secretary General’s term has now developed into a major controversy within the Community. And it is not advisable that the issue be swept under the carpet. We were told that the Prime...

The Cost of Netanyahu’s Wars

Apr 12, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7th April, 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By 8th April, that relief was reflected in a sharp fall in oil prices after weeks in which conflict...

From Nixon to Trump

Apr 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It was President Richard Nixon who liked to play at the crazy man routine. For reasons still unfathomable to me, he developed a fondness for the madman syndrome, liked to be seen as such. One of those foaming-around-the gills, out-of-control, fiends...

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