— De Souza questions investigative team, calls for protection of complainant Red Thread’s Karen De Souza has criticised Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond’s announcement of a proposed confrontation in the investigation into a rape allegation against Deputy Commissioner of Police Fazil Karimbaksh, and dismissed the appointment of an internal investigative team as “foolishness” and “nonsense”.
Dear Editor, I write in response to your article, “Top Cop appoints team to probe rape allegation against SOCU head” (Kiskadee Watch, October 3, 2026).
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Kazakhstan has restarted enforcement action to collect a 2.3 trillion tenge (US$5.22 billion) fine from the international consortium operating the Kashagan oilfield, Interfax reported on Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Justice.
—identifies failure to answer public as major challenge Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond has identified unanswered calls to police stations as a major challenge and says the government’s programme to digitise the Guyana Police Force must allow these failures to be tracked.
Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore says the ongoing Thomas Street project should be viewed primarily as a Government of Guyana initiative, despite the involvement of the United Kingdom-based King’s Foundation.
Dear Editor, I refer to Charles Sugrim’s letter in KW (September 3rd) complaining about the State of Guyana taking on too much debt, despite receiving higher levels of oil revenues.
The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) says it will submit a proposal to the Constitutional Reform Commission before the end of the year seeking constitutional protection for reproductive autonomy, including access to abortion.
An unfinished home being built for a mother and a two-year-old child was allegedly set on fire at Schoonord at around 3:43 a.m.
The Ministry of Agriculture last week rejected Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed’s claim that rice and cattle farmers on the left bank of the Abary Creek had not been consulted before excavation began in the area, saying it has been engaging affected landowners and occupiers since April 2022.
The Mayor of Georgetown and a team from City Hall last week engaged in discussions with representatives of the Pomeroon Oil Mill regarding the sustainable management and upkeep of the Kingston Sluice.
Dear Editor, I don’t read Freddie Kissoon’s writings because they are filled with bile and falsehoods and tend to be unidimensional, singing for his supper, nothing professional or objective.
The Ministry of Health has rejected a claim raised by opposition MP Ganesh Mahipaul that doctors are being required to provide banking information through CORTEX, a system being introduced as part of the government’s digitisation of the public health sector.
-October 3 gathering highlights accountability, inclusion and reader support TORONTO — Independent journalism and the importance of giving overlooked communities a voice were at the centre of a Kiskadee Watch presentation on Saturday, October 3, 2026, led by Alissa Trotz and former ambassador Dr.
The ICT Hub at the Orealla Primary School in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) was recently connected to the community’s 45.9 kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) mini-grid.
Acting on complaints he said that he received from pensioners, civil society activist Christopher Ram backed by ten unions has written to the National Insurance Board (NIB) calling for compliance and the payment of arrears owed.
(BBC) The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, beating the incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva.
GraceKennedy Foods (GK Foods) is voluntarily recalling specific batches of Grace Tropical Rhythms Fruit Punch 1L distributed in Guyana and other parts of the Caribbean.
Former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader and Opposition Leader Robert Corbin died in hospital today, aged 78.
(Trinidad Express) A post-mortem examination has found that 18-year-old Javon Hamilton, who was killed during a home invasion in Freeport last week, died from a gunshot injury to his right upper back.
LEIDEN, (Reuters) – The Dutch royal house benefited from the Netherlands’ colonial policies in past centuries and helped the Dutch slave trade to survive, an in-depth historical study commissioned by King Willem-Alexander showed on Friday.
