Kaieteur News

29/12/2025

‘Q-Man’ on $1M bail for larceny

Quincy Baird, a 37-year-old Photographer of Plantation “B”, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara has been charged in connection with an alleged Larceny by Clerk or Servant, Contrary to Section 184 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01 committed on One Communications Guyana Inc.

On Monday December 29, 2025 Baird appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Her Worship Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the charge was read to him and he was not required to plead. He was granted bail in the sum of One Million Dollars Guyana Currency.

The matter was adjourned to Wednesday February 11, 2026. As part of the bail conditions, Baird is required to lodge his passport with the court, have no contact with any One Communications Guyana Inc. employee and report every second Friday of the month to the CID Headquarters.

29/12/2025

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29/12/2025

Today’s blunt message.

29/12/2025

Alerio Gold Corp. has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire a 100 per cent interest in the Aurora NW gold project in Guyana.

The letter of intent, dated December 3, 2025, provides the Canadian firm with an option to acquire full ownership of the Aurora NW property, which comprises four Prospecting Permits Medium Scale (PPMS) under Guyana’s Mining Act. The permits cover a total area of 4,799 acres, or 1,942 hectares, in the Cuyuni–Mazaruni district, Region Seven.

Alerio Gold Corp. has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire a 100 per cent interest in the Aurora NW gold project in Guyana.

29/12/2025

Intolerable and inexcusable. Those two words best describe the years-long delay in the publication of the 2022 national census data which remains pending without a clear timeline for publication- a failure that falls squarely at the feet of President Irfaan Ali and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh.

This is according to chartered accountant and attorney, Christopher Ram. In his most recent column published Sunday by Stabroek News, the lawyer referenced comments reported by the newspaper where the minister said he was “still awaiting a clear update” on the long-delayed 2022 Population and Housing Census, that he was unsure what caused the delay, and that he intended to raise the matter with the chief statistician “very soon.”

Intolerable and inexcusable. Those two words best describe the years-long delay in the publication of the 2022 national census data which remains pending without a clear timeline for publication- a failure that falls squarely at the feet of President Irfaan Ali and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh.

29/12/2025

Scores of rice and cash crop farmers are counting losses amounting to millions of dollars following continual, heavy rainfall that has left hundreds of acres of farmlands inundated.

Kaieteur News visited the area on Sunday, where several pump systems were activated to remove the floodwaters. Many farmers, however, told this publication that the flooding was not solely caused by the downpour over the weekend, but rather a combination of factors.

Scores of rice and cash crop farmers are counting losses amounting to millions of dollars following continual, heavy rainfall that has left hundreds of acres of farmlands inundated.

29/12/2025

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says Israel is using collective punishment to crush reporting of its genocidal war in Gaza.

Israel has killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since the start of its genocidal war in Gaza in October 2023, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.

29/12/2025

A proposed 6 per cent increase in wages by Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) owned by Chinese state-owned Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., and discontent among workers about working conditions resulted in a brief work stoppage on Sunday.

Workers are requesting at least 10 per cent increase in their wages, citing the increase in the gold operations. The Aurora Gold Project, located in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), is wholly owned by AGM and remains Guyana’s only large-scale gold mine currently in production.

A proposed 6 per cent increase in wages by Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) owned by Chinese state-owned Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., and discontent among workers about working conditions resulted in a brief work stoppage on Sunday.

29/12/2025

Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald Trump’s proposed rule that would punish Caribbean and other immigrant families for lawfully accessing health care and food assistance, among other benefits.

Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald Trump’s proposed rule that would punish Caribbean and other immigrant families for lawfully accessing health care and food assistance, among other benefits.

29/12/2025

Local economist, Elson Low said the wasted tens of billions of dollars pumped into the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over the last few years by the PPP/C government, could have instead been used to meet the construction demands of the entity.

Local economist, Elson Low said the wasted tens of billions of dollars pumped into the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over the last few years by the PPP/C government, could have instead been used to meet the construction demands of the entity.

29/12/2025

A man stabbed to death nine people, including five children, overnight in Suriname’s capital Paramaribo, police said Sunday, adding the suspect was wounded and arrested.

The man appeared to be suffering from mental health issues, and four of his own children were among the fatalities in the attack, which took place around his home, according to local media reports.

A man stabbed to death nine people, including five children, overnight in Suriname's capital Paramaribo, police said Sunday, adding the suspect was wounded and arrested.

29/12/2025

A sergeant of police landed himself in hot water, when he was placed under close arrest for discharging a loaded firearm at No 78 Village, Corriverton, Berbice.

A sergeant of police landed himself in hot water, when he was placed under close arrest for discharging a loaded firearm at No 78 Village, Corriverton Berbice.