Guyanese no longer need to travel abroad for specialised eye care services, following the official opening of the Optique Eye Hospital in Georgetown on Friday evening. The hospital, located at 350 New Market Street, is a major private investment, supported by the Government of Guyana. Optique’s Chief Executive Officer, Dhani Narine, said the team, which...

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By Danielle Swain danielle@newsroom.gy Year after year, COP after COP, climate diplomacy has asked the developing world to be ambitious without answering the most basic question… who will pay for it? In the Global South, where countries face rising seas, stronger natural disasters and fragile public finances, that question needs an answer. Small island developing...

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Scotiabank Guyana has been named Best Bank in Guyana for 2026 by Global Finance, one of the world’s most respected financial publications, as part of its 33rd Annual Best Bank Awards. In addition, Scotiabank was also recognised as Best Bank in the Caribbean, underscoring the strength of its regional performance and leadership. The awards celebrate...

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Kaieteur Sports – From an initial field of 32 schools, the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Schools Under-18 Football Tournament, organised by the Petra Organisation has been trimmed to the final 16 following three pulsating rounds of action at the Queen’s College ground. With the competition now at the knockout stage, the race for the 2026 title is […]

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…says country will remain captive unless politicians act (Kaieteur News) – As American oil giant, ExxonMobil continues to grow its profits, Guyana is stuck with an arrangement that barely pipes less than a quarter of the revenue generated offshore to the country. Instead of fighting and demanding change to this onerous situation, the country is laid […]

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Kaieteur Sports – The 2026 National Rapid Chess Championship, sponsored by Readymix Concrete and hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation, begins today, Saturday, April 18th, in the Atlantic Room of the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre, Kingston. Guyana’s top chess players will compete in a fast-paced, one-day, nine-round Swiss tournament starting at 9 am, with a time […]

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