Guyana gets 91 new firefighters 

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) firefighting capacity has been significantly enhanced with the addition of 91 newly trained firefighters, further strengthening the country’s safety and emergency response. Of this number, 19 are females and 72 are...

Guyana Opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed arrested on US extradition request

Authorities in Guyana arrested Azruddin Mohamed, the country’s incoming opposition leader and one of its wealthiest businessmen, on Friday following an extradition request from the United States. - Advertisement - Mohamed and his father, Nazar...

Guyana opposition leader and his father arrested as US seeks extradition

Azruddin Mohamed, the leader of Guyana's top opposition party, and his father, the gold magnate Nazar Mohamed, both wanted by the United States on charges of fraud and corruption, were arrested on Friday, the country's attorney general said. The...

These cases reflect disproportionate punitive approach toward Afro-Guyanese

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your esteemed publication to pen an appeal for equitable justice and non-discriminatory oversight as a concerned observer of recent developments within Guyana. Recent developments within Guyana’s justice...

Time for Guyana to ban sale of internal-combustion-engine vehicles

Dear Editor, Several countries have announced plans to ban or restrict the sale of new internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles, over the next ten years. These include all 27 EU countries, Britain, Japan, China, India, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, and...

Over 80 Golfers Brava commence at Brava Guyana Open 2025

Nov 02, 2025 Sports Kaieteur Sports – Beneath golden sunshine and a soft coastal breeze, the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) transformed into a scene of precision, passion, and prestige as the Brava Guyana Open 2025 officially teed off on Saturday,...

Guyana Open Golf Tournament tees off Saturday

The Brava Guyana Open Golf Tournament is set to tee off this weekend. Brava Solutions has confirmed its title sponsorship for the fourth consecutive year, underscoring the event’s growing prestige on the regional sporting calendar. The...

Guyana arrests opposition figure and gold magnate wanted by US

GEORGETOWN - Azruddin Mohamed, the leader of Guyana's top opposition party, and his father, the gold magnate Nazar Mohamed, both wanted by the United States on charges of fraud and corruption, were arrested on Friday, the country's attorney...

Memory and nation: Toward an aspirational Guyanese syllabus

By Nigel Westmaas “Nah tek yuh mattie eye fuh see.” – Guyanese proverb (“Don’t rely on someone else’s view, see for yourself.”) One of the striking features of political and historical memory in Guyana is its persistent absence from the public...

Embassy of Colombia hosts cultural collaboration with Guyanese theatre professionals

A group of Guyanese creatives at the event (Telesha Ramnarine photos) The Embassy of Colombia hosted a working session at the World Trade Centre in Kingston featuring visiting Colombian playwright and actress Marilyn Biscaino Miller and several...

Caribbean’s biggest inflatable theme park heading to Guyana

Flyer showing dates and times of the events Two business partners who saw a need for premium family entertainment in Guyana that caters to adults and children, have taken the bold step to introduce the Caribbean’s biggest inflatable theme park to...

Guyana Gold Board returns to former Brickdam location

The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has returned to its former location in the old Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) compound on Brickdam, some seven years after moving its offices to 133 Crown and Albert streets, Queenstown, in response to...

Brava Guyana Open 2025 tees off in fine style at Lusignan

Some of the male golfers in action. Beneath golden sunshine and a soft coastal breeze, the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) was alive with energy yesterday as the Brava Guyana Open 2025 officially teed off. Golfers from the United States, Canada,...

Final preparations underway as Guyana gears up to host 2025 Inter-Guiana Games

High-level delegations from French Guiana and Suriname are expected to arrive in Guyana this week for a crucial meeting with Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, and officials of the National Sports Commission (NSC) to finalize plans for the 2025...

Why Guyana’s Adults Must Embrace Technology – For Themselves and Their Children

Nov 02, 2025 Features / Columnists, News By Alisha Koulen, MSc, Operations Manager, STEMGuyana (Kaieteur News) – Standing in a grocery store checkout line last week, I watched something that has become all too familiar. A woman approached a...

Guyana moves closer to eliminating lymphatic filariasis

—Mass Drug Administration campaign launched for Regions Three, Four THE Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), on Friday launched its Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug...

Guyana arrests incoming opposition leader following US extradition request

Guyana Fire Service gets 91 newly trained recruits

─firefighting ranks increase to 1,029 The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) firefighting capacity has been significantly enhanced with the addition of 91 newly trained firefighters, further strengthening the country’s safety and emergency response. Of...

Guyana’s incoming opposition leader arrested

Azruddin Mohamed, 38, of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) political party in Guyana. Photo courtesy WIN The man Guyanese voters recently elected to be the country’s opposition leader was arrested by local police on Friday and is being prepared...

Exxon exceeds Q3 profit expectations on higher Guyana and Permian production

Exxon Mobil surpassed Wall Street expectations for the third quarter earnings on Friday. This was due to higher oil and natural gas production in Guyana, and the Permian basin, which helped offset lower oil prices. LSEG data shows that adjusted...