Guyana, Singapore aviation authorities sign new partnership agreement

See below the full release from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority: The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed a Technical Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration...

Guyana gets two new pilot boats 

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) commissioned two new pilot boats, the Haiakwa and Haiama, on Friday. The two vessels are worth approximately US$5 million. This move is aimed at strengthening the nation’s maritime capacity to meet...

Guyana, Singapore sign MoU to provide technical co-operation, training in aviation

THE Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed a Technical Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration in civil aviation. According to a press release, this MoU aims to...

Guyana Cancer Foundation hosts annual tree wrapping ceremony

WITH the ultimate goal of bringing awareness to breast cancer, the Guyana Cancer Foundation on Friday hosted its annual Tree Wrapping Ceremony in observation of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025. Joining in the ceremony, British High Commissioner...

Guyana joins India in celebrating Dussehra 2025

THE High Commission of India in Guyana and the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) in Georgetown, on Thursday, hosted the traditional performance of Ramleela and Dussehra Celebrations 2025, retelling the story of a great Indian epic, The...

Guyana, Singapore sign MOU to improve cooperation in aviation

Oct 04, 2025 News GCAA’s Director General, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field, and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Director General, Han Kok Juan signing the MOU recently. (Kaieteur News) – Guyana and Singapore have signed a Memorandum of...

How to watch Australia vs New Zealand: FREE Rugby Championship 2025 streams, TV schedule, preview

The Rugby Championship 2025 has entered its final week and there is still plenty on the line for New Zealand and Australia. In what has been one of the most competitive tournaments for years, both sides know that a victory in Perth would give them...

Political will is needed to deal with Guyana’s chronic alcoholism

Dear Editor, Many of us know well of the devastating toll of alcohol and alcohol use and abuse on the survivors and victims of intimate partner violence. Alcohol is also known to be a factor in many if not most murders in Guyana, notwithstanding...

Require the foreign currency elephants to deposit a share of their foreign exchange in Guyana

Dear Editor, President Ali recently rolled out the government’s nine-point plan to address the chronic foreign exchange situation. It has merits. The government, however, is still bending backwards to avoid zeroing in where it should look to ease...

Wendy’s opens first restaurant in Guyana

Oct 04, 2025 News President Irfaan Ali and his family joined the management and team of Wendy’s for the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon. (OP) (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s first Wendy’s restaurant will officially open its doors to customers on...

Artist Hew Locke Shares Why the First 30 Seconds in the Studio Determines the Rest of His Day

Hew Locke photographed in his studio by John O’Rourke. All images courtesy of the artist and the Yale Center for British Art.The colonial project would have gone nowhere without the ship. Whether as a lone vessel or a processional flotilla, a...

Guyana’s president draws rousing applause in Queens Meet-and-Greet

Guyana’s President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, fresh from a resounding victory for a second term in office, was greeted warmly at a meet-and-greet on Sept. 23 on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York...

US$5M pilot vessels commissioned to boost Guyana’s maritime capacity

The PPP/C Government has taken a significant step to bolster Guyana’s maritime sector with the commissioning of two new ECO50 pilot vessels, Haiama and Haiakwa, valued at approximately US$5 million. This move is aimed at strengthening the nation’s...

Guyana Basketball Federation hailed as ‘model’ after landing Caribbean Award of Excellence

The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has been recognised for its “exceptional leadership and development work” after receiving the prestigious Award of Excellence from the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC). The honour was presented to GBF...

‘Guyana not chasing short-term gains’

–Gov’t to work with local private sector, international partners to trade crude oil, President Ali says PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced plans for Guyana to build its capacity in trading crude oil, through strategic partnerships that will...

Guyanese superintendent in Iowa charged over firearm, claims of fake qualifications rise

Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts has been charged with possessing a firearm as an “illegal alien,” federal prosecutors say, according to the Des Moines Register and several educational institutions have denied that he...

GECOM Chair says 2000 Commonwealth citizens were registered to vote in Guyana’s Elections

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has informed the Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) that 2000 Commonwealth citizens were listed to vote on the Official List of Electors for the just...

Strengthening Tobacco Control: Guyana completes the Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Georgetown, Guyana, 3 October 2025 — In a collaborative effort to combat youth tobacco use, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Guyana Country Office, alongside the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of...

Vice president dismisses talk of forex crisis in Guyana

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has rejected claims that Guyana is facing a foreign exchange crisis, insisting that the country’s reserves and inflows remain robust. He attributed the recent spike in demand for U.S. dollars to heavy borrowing by...

“Your jobs are secured” – Pres. Ali says DHB staff to be offered new opportunities

President Dr Irfaan Ali today assured workers at the existing Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) that they have no reason to worry about their future, as the government transitions from the old floating bridge to the new state-of-the-art, cable-stayed...