Guyana Standard

13/08/2025

Listen to the first edition of Frank Discussions, a Guyana Standard production hosted by career journalists Abena Rockcliffe and Kemol King.

13/08/2025

In just 30 mins, Guyana Standard premieres its new programme, Frank Discussions co-hosted by career journalists Abena Rockcliffe and Kemol King. The first episode of Frank Discussions takes a debate format. Listen to the arguments for and against the moot, "Investment in roads, schools and hospitals is more important than raising salaries and subsidizing expenses."

13/08/2025

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼-𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝘂𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Kemol King started out reporting at Kaieteur News in 2018, with a focus on politics and Guyana’s oil and gas sector. He also leveraged knowledge and journalistic insights on a Kaieteur Radio show that explored the basics of the country's unfolding energy story. Kemol also worked at the Department of Public Information (DPI), developing a strong understanding of the Guyana government's public information apparatus. Over the years, he has become a specialist reporter on oil and gas.

Today, Kemol works as an independent journalist, freelancing for OilNOW, Reuters, and Guyana Standard, where he serves as an editorial writer. He has a knack for numbers, having produced a data-driven exposé on attempted rigging of the 2020 elections and now authoring Guyana’s Oil Ledger, a column on OilNOW that analyzes oil production, government revenues, and other key data from the sector.

Kemol spends his spare time waiting for Taylor Swift to release her new album.

13/08/2025

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼-𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝘂𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Abena Rockcliffe started her career in journalism when she was only 17. As a cub reporter at Kaieteur News back in 2010, she was one of the few who did not fall into crime and court reporting. Social issues and politics appealed to her. By 2014, Abena was a senior reporter covering complex issues. Over the years, she has covered local politics, public accountability, and international relations.

In 2018, while still at Kaieteur News, Abena started Guyana Standard. In 2019, Abena left Kaieteur News to dedicate her time to Guyana Standard. She saw the slow yet sustained growth but eventually realised that her newspaper style of journalism was not going to cut it. She knew she had to “come to front” and be known to more than just her work circles.

This year, Abena decided to put herself more out there to stand alongside her work. Now, she has thrown herself into this new project that features heavily, her personality, while challenging her to defend or support moots regardless of her personal stance. This approach was taken because journalism generally requires practitioners to report on topics with which they might not agree.

The format of Frank Discussions forces the hosts to check their bias and examine topics from all perspectives.

13/08/2025

One reported likened the scale of window safety defects in social housing to known issues with damp and mould.

13/08/2025

Famed pannist Joshua Regrello brings the sweet sounds of Guyana Baboo to life against the breathtaking backdrop of Kaieteur Falls.

13/08/2025

Massy Group has reported TT$11.8 billion in revenue for the first nine months of its 2025 financial year, driven by strong sales in Guyana, Colombia, and other key markets. The figure represents an increase of TT$451 million, or 4 per cent, compared to the same period last year.

READ MORE: https://www.guyanastandard.com/2025/08/13/strong-sales-in-guyana-help-massy-group-record-tt11-8-billion-in-profits/

13/08/2025

Amidst allegations of gold smuggling involving a businessman and a government minister, Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo has promised another crackdown. The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), however, says that this latest commitment by Jagdeo is the same as his previous assurances.

Amidst allegations of gold smuggling involving a businessman and a government minister, Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo has promised another crackdown. The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), however, says that this latest commitment by Jagdeo is the same as his previous assurances. “As with al...

13/08/2025

REGIONAL NEWS| Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar doubles down on her warning to government ministers, noting that mistakes of the past should not be repeated.
Speaking at SAPA this afternoon, the PM said she did not want members of her Cabinet “to get caught up in the glory of office” and reminded them of the responsibility they were elected to carry out.
On the death of young Jasher Francois, Persad-Bissessar described it as “a very tragic, heart-rending situation”.
Video by CHE TEEKERSINGH

13/08/2025

REGIONAL NEWS| A 25-year-old Venezuelan man was found on the roadside in Carapichaima with multiple gunshot wounds on the morning of August 12.

A 25-year-old Venezuelan man was found on the roadside in Carapichaima with multiple gunshot wounds on the morning of August 12.

13/08/2025

REGIONAL NEWS| THE n**e body of an unemployed Jamaican-born amputee was found tied with an extension cord to the front gate of his home in Chaguanas early on August 12.

THE n**e body of an unemployed Jamaican-born amputee was found tied with an extension cord to the front gate of his home in Chaguanas early on August 12.

13/08/2025

Mattia Debertolis died after collapsing during an orienteering event in China.