Wendy's opens in Guyana, customer service to begin on Monday

Guyana: Renowned American Fast Food Restaurant Chain, Wendy’s has officially opened its first store in Guyana tomorrow. This is Wendy’s third Caribbean destination after Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago and 13th store across the region. The ribbons...

No agreement yet with U.S. company to supply cheaper fuels to Guyana

Last Updated on Thursday, 2 October 2025, 22:13 by Writer Almost eight months after the Guyana government had announced that Guyanese would be getting cheaper fuels by year end as a result of a deal with the United States-based Curlew Midstream to...

President Ali has taken Guyana to new heights

Oct 03, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, I, like most Guyanese both in Guyana and in the Diaspora regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs or political affiliation should congratulate His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on his historic victory...

Govt. to help poor Guyanese build, renovate homes – Jagdeo

Oct 03, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – To ensure every Guyanese family whose homes are deteriorating and in dire need of improvements, the government will launch a survey in every single region to come up with a comprehensive database. Vice President...

Contrasts in Chinese and Guyanese Penalty for Corruption

Oct 03, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, The international media reports that a former China Minister of Agriculture has been sentenced by a Chinese court for execution for corruption involving US$38 million. My friend at the Chinese Embassy confirmed...

Submissions open for 2025 Guyana Prize for Literature

THE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has issued a call for submissions for the Guyana Prize for Literature 2025, which will remain open until January 31, 2026, at midnight Guyana time. All submissions should be made through the link provided...

Ramaleela & Ravan Dahan in Georgetown revitalises living bridge of shared culture, traditions 

Coinciding with Dussehra, the High Commission of India in collaboration with the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Surabhi – an Indian community ladies group affiliated to the High Commission, and members of the Indian community and diaspora...

Duo busted with cocaine, ganja during Police operation at Bagotstown

Forty-four-year-old David Jesus and 21-year-old Rolex Vigilance, both of Bagotstown Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara (EBD), were arrested with a quantity of cocaine and cannabis during a police operation on Saturday. The narcotics found during...

Guyana strengthens global voice with focus on interpretation services

TAGMAN Media, Guyana’s leading provider of conference audio and interpretation services, celebrated International Translation Day on Tuesday with its Live Language Demos and Mixer at Herdmanston Lodge. The event highlighted the critical role of...

Guyanese educator facing deportation, plans to fight

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Guyana goes high-tech to uncover mineral wealth

Oct 02, 2025 News …as Govt. launches $4B mineral mapping project The aircraft to be used in the aerial mapping project Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission on Wednesday launched a new...

Court of Appeal dismisses Forward Guyana Movement’s election ballot case

The Court of Appeal today upheld the decision of the High Court in the case brought by Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), ruling that the Forward Guyana Movement party, and by extension the Assembly for...

Iowahawkblog’s Hilarious Take on Des Moines’ Superintendent Scandal: A Modern Music Man Grift

For days, we've been keeping our readers abreast on the situation with the Des Moines, Iowa Superintendent who is in the country illegally. One of X's best, 'Iowahawkblog' aka David Burge is himself a Iowa resident (obviously), and had a hilarious...

‘Your jobs are secured’— President Ali tells Demerara Harbour Bridge staff

PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali, this morning, met with the employees of the old Demerara Harbour Bridge and assured them that they will not be displaced with the new bridge being commissioned tomorrow. “You are secured, you know this. Your jobs are...

Some Guyanese may be the world’s most ignorant people

LAST week, I was in the picket line, outside CARICOM, for the denunciation of genocide being committed in Gaza by the Nazi regime in Israel. I was deeply engrossed in a conversation with long-standing Caribbean Pan-Africanist, Guyanese, Gerald...

Guyana’s parliament will reconvene within the constitutional timeframe –President Ali

THE Parliament of Guyana will reconvene within the constitutional timeframe, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has said. During an interview with journalist Kiana Wilburg, the Head of State, on Tuesday, reminded of the country’s statutes which outline in...

Guyanese school superintendent arrested by ICE resigns

Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyanese national who is currently detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has authorised his resignation from the position of Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS), effective...

Election in Guyana: Changing Voters Dynamics & The Decline of Racialism

Oct 02, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, The recently concluded 2025 General and Regional election in Guyana has marked a historic milestone in our country’s political evolution. The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) unsurprisingly secured a...

Confronting Guyana’s alcohol culture

A new study published online on September 23 in “BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine” has confirmed what many have long suspected but resisted acknowledging: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. Even light or moderate drinking, long believed to...

World Trade Centre Georgetown to launch with packed week of activities

The official launch of the World Trade Centre Georgetown (WTCG) will be marked by a full week of business and networking events from October 19 to 24, 2025, intensifying Guyana’s work as part of the global World Trade Centers Association (WTCA)...