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Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on IPED signs US$5M loan agreement with IDB-Invest
…to provide financial support to micro and small enterprises (Kaieteur News) – Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Guyana will soon receive further financial support through the Institute of...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on CANU issues Level 3 alert, following discovery of cannabis vapes in Campbellville
(Kaieteur News) – The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued an Early Warning System (EWS) Level 3 – High-Priority Alert, following the discovery of cannabis vapes in Campbellville,...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana’s economy strong, but skills gap, inflation risks loom — new IDB report
(Kaieteur News) – Growth in Guyana is expected to remain strong in the medium term, but upskilling the labour force remains a major challenge, according to the Inter-American Development Bank...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US Secretary of State says visa system reflects country’s national interest
…Suspension of immigrant visas processing for 75 countries (Kaieteur News) – Weeks before 75 countries were placed on a suspension list by the United States Government for immigrant or...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Camera shy drivers still got plenty nerve
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh the government finally decide to open one eye and install cameras to catch dem motorists who feel the road is a chessboard and dem is grandmaster. You know dem ones:...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana vs. Leeward Islands: Champs suffer horrific 7-run loss
2026/27 CWI Women’s Blaze T20 Championships Round 2 Kaieteur Sports – Guyana botched a possible second straight win last night when they suffered a 7-run loss at the hands of the Leeward...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to build new $83M health post at Wayalayeng
(Kaieteur News) – The remote Amerindian community of Wayalayeng, which is located in Region Seven will soon get a newly constructed health post which the government will build for approximately...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mashramani 2026 kicks off with spectacular launch at railway courtyard
(Kaieteur News) – The countdown to Guyana’s most vibrant cultural celebration has officially begun. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport will host the official Mashramani 2026 Launch on...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon awards contract to acquire deep-water seismic offshore T&T
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has awarded a contract to Shearwater Geoservices to acquire 3D seismic images over its large deep-water block offshore Trinidad and Tobago, Shearwater said on Thursday....Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Allicock cops first place in Blitz New Year Challenge
Kaieteur Sports – FIDE Master Rawle Allicock copped the first-place prize in the Blitz New Year Challenge Chess Competition hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation at the Pegasus Chess Club last...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Drug use disorders a growing public health concern in the Americas – PAHO study finds
Drug use disorders are a major and growing public health problem in the Americas. Drug use is among the top 10 risk factors contributing to all-cause mortality and disability in the Region, according...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 5 months after commissioning… $94M Day and Night Care Facility yet to be operationalised
(Kaieteur News) – Five months after a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony for the country’s first Day and Night Care Facility at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, the $94 million structure serves...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Karasabi Village to get $993M upgraded airstrip
(Kaieteur News) – The Amerindian community of Karasabai in Region Nine will soon benefit from a $993 million airstrip, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill disclosed during a visit to the...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GDA targets Youth Growth with 2026 Darts Training initiative
Kaieteur Sports – With darts enjoying a surge in popularity across the Caribbean and Latin America, the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) is taking a decisive step toward expanding the sport locally...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GFF President outlines vision and priorities for 2026 Football Season
Kaieteur Sports – As the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) looks ahead to the 2026 football calendar, its President Wayne Forde has reaffirmed the Federation’s commitment to strengthening the...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Fire guts Highway 401 Furniture bond a Mon Repos
(Kaieteur News) – A fire on Thursday gutted the storage bond of 401 furniture store located at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara. Videos surfaced across social media showing roaring orange...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Caribbean must resist US blackmail
(Kaieteur News) – On Wednesday, in the unceremonious fashion that has become a habit of modern US governance, the United States announced the pausing of immigrant visas for some seventy-five...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on No wheeling and dealing on Venezuela – Ali
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – “Guyana will not strike a deal with the US to settle border controversy with Guyana” (Demerara Waves, Jan 10-2026). Six years ago, President Irfaan...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Guyana, Caricom and Trump’s Suspension of Immigrant Visas
Dear Editor, The Trump Administration is pausing immigrant visa (not visitors) processing for all of Anglophone Caricom countries except Guyana and T&T; Dominican Republic and Suriname have also...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Action by foreign govt. no excuse for depriving Guyanese of entitlement to participate in government
Dear Editor, Guyana’s general elections were held on September 1, 2025, and the results were officially known on September 7. Since that date, over 3 months ago, the member of parliament chosen...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The role of the Opposition Leader is not ceremonial; it is a constitutionally mandated
Dear Editor, The continued failure to elect a Leader of the Opposition in Guyana, despite clear constitutional requirements and repeated expressions of concern from the international community, is...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Great Guyanese Heist: A Liquidation Sale of the Future
Dear Editor, Guyana is witnessing a masterclass in economic extraction. While the skyline of Georgetown bristles with the skeletal frames of new hotels and the government boasts of...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on CRG’s proposal to strengthen the governance of our nation
Dear Editor, In the spirit of the great governance models used throughout history and across cultures, CRG proposes that the government establish a “Hall of Governance” where the...Jan 16, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Census on Venezuelans in Guyana
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana National Population and Housing Census 2022 (census report) is already giving off a steady odor of a hodgepodge cobbled together to get it out the door. Over three...Jan 15, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies vs. Tanzania: Francis, bowlers pilot Windies to 5-wicket empathic win
…2026 ICC Men’s Under-19 50-Over World Cup By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – West Indies opener Tanez Francis stroked a classy half-century while their bowlers came to the party, as...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
May 05, 2026
By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary, Ian Alves, has been banned from all football-related activities for five years after the world...May 05, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There is a habit, which we have developed with a certain skill in Guyana. That habit is the borrowing large words from abroad and using them to explain local developments. One such phrase “the resource curse.” It has the sound of intellectualism. But before we surrender to...May 03, 2026
Territorial claims are decided in court, not worn on a lapel By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the wearing, during official engagements in the...May 05, 2026
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