Is Littering Embedded Within Our Guyanese Culture?

AS a child, I often heard my grandparents reference how, decades ago, many communities were kept clean by community members and villagers. They always emphasised that the people were seldom wealthy but always took pride in property ownership. They...

The Character of the Jungle in Edgar Mittelholzer’s Shadows Move Among Them

MUCH has been written about what literary critic Frank Birbalsingh, in his book Passion & Exile: Essays in Caribbean Literature, called the “pornographic psycho-sexual” aspects of Edgar Mittelholzer’s novels. This thesis is readily supported with...

A Riverfront View of History

By Chevon Lim AS the late afternoon light washed Georgetown in a radiant glow, the pavement bordering Parliament Building stirred with quiet anticipation. Strangers clustered together—some laughing, others hushed and thoughtful—united by a shared...

Mavis & Macaw

By Robert J. Fernandes (From his published short story anthology ‘Short & Sweet’) THE small aircraft came to a stop in a cloud of dust at the end of the interior airstrip. It looked like some strange insect from the surrounding forest and seemed...

GUYANA-POLITICS-Commonwealth Secretary General visiting Guyana

Tempest — A Guyanese Writer Turns His Storms into Strength

Debut book blends truth, pain, and perseverance to inspire others WHILE fiction can invent fascinating worlds, few stories rival real life for strangeness and inspiration. Thirty-three-year-old Orlanzo Raghunandan is one of those living testaments...

Nandu’s century leads Demerara to win over hosts Essequibo

DEMERARA skipper Matthew Nandu scored a 102-ball 73 with seven boundaries to lead his team to a 50-run win over Essequibo at the ‘new’ Hampton court ground on the Essequibo Coast as the GCB’s Queensway Security Service Inc Inter-County Super50 got...

London inks sponsorship deal with PUMA

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, ( CMC )– Rising track star Naomi London has become the second Saint Lucian track and field athlete to ink a sponsorship deal with German sportswear giants PUMA. The 18-year-old London made the announcement on Friday, joining...

Neves header hands Portugal win over Republic of Ireland

RUBEN Neves’ stoppage-time header broke the Republic of Ireland’s hearts and handed Portugal a dramatic World Cup qualifying win in Lisbon after Cristiano Ronaldo was denied from the spot. Neves rose brilliantly to steer Francisco Trincao’s cross...

One Guyana Racing out to conquer The Mouttet Mile in Jamaica

Press Release from One Guyana Racing The One Guyana Racing LLC team is raising the stakes. Fresh off a landmark Barbados Gold Cup triumph earlier this year, the stable has accepted Jamaica’s invitation to the Mouttet Mile festival at Caymanas...

Guyana Gains French Support Amid U.S. Pressure on Venezuela

Guyana has strengthened military cooperation with France to safeguard the oil-rich Essequibo region, escalating tensions with Venezuela just as the United States expands maritime strikes on vessels linked to Caracas. The defense announcement...

Guyana awaits arbitration ruling on US$100M parking meter lawsuit

Guyana is awaiting a key decision in a high-stakes legal battle over a scrapped parking meter deal that could cost the country up to US$100 million. The arbitration ruling will decide whether the government must pay damages to the company behind...

Dialogue of the Brush: Perspective Art Exhibition set for Oct 21-31

Oct 12, 2025 News, Waterfalls Magazine, Xtra Entertainment (Kaieteur News) – Perspective, the local art exhibition showcasing the diverse talents of eight carefully selected artists, each excelling in their respective fields of fine arts/ craft...

Guyana Keeps Its Top Spot in Global Anti-Trafficking Rankings.

- Advertisement - Guyana has again received a top “Tier 1” ranking in the 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report from the U.S. State Department. The yearly report looks at how countries around the world are fighting human trafficking and measures...

New SOMA Hotel & Restaurant opens at Houston

Oct 12, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Saturday joined businessman Lars Mangal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the TOTALTEC Group of Companies, for the official opening of his SOMA Hotel and Restaurant, which is...

CWIMA gearing up for first O40S T20 World Cup in Pakistan

Oct 12, 2025 Sports (Kaieteur Sports) – The Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) is in the final stages of preparation for the inaugural O40s T20 World Cup set to take place in Karachi, Pakistan next month. A robust squad has been...

The Odd Couple

Oct 12, 2025 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom (Kaieteur News) – Somewhere in the smoky backrooms of Guyanese politics—between the last bottle of El Dorado and the next declaration of democracy—two sworn enemies met eyes across the table. It...

CJIA to integrate biometrics to reduce processing times for passengers

Oct 12, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) has said that it plans to integrate biometrics into its list of services to be able to reduce processing times for passengers. Chief Executive Officer...

APNU working with PPP was long in the making – GHK Lall

Oct 12, 2025 News – says alliance shows “perfect symmetry” between the two major parties (Kaieteur News) – Political commentator and columnist, GHK Lall, is contending that the A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) recent collaboration with...

Race against time: GTE contractors double crew, roll out 24-hour shifts to beat deadline

Oct 12, 2025 News An aerial view of ongoing construction activities at a section of the project site (PC: Office of the President) (Kaieteur News) – Contractors of the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, Lindsayca/ CH 4, have doubled the labour force and...