April 6, 2026

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Gov’t rejected three cheaper Chinese bids to finance, construct gas plant

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News 1

…Opted for inexperienced contractor costing US$ hundreds of millions more Kaieteur News – Lindsayca/ CH4 was awarded a US$759 million contract to construct two gas plants at Wales,...

Corentyne mom kills 7-year-old daughter, injures infant son

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Corentyne mom kills 7-year-old daughter, injures infant son

By Shermon Hawker Kaieteur News – Residents of Fyrish Village, Corentyne were thrown into shock on Sunday, after a 26-year-old woman allegedly killed her seven-year-old daughter and attempted...

Trump threatens ‘hell’ for Iran over Hormuz Strait as deadline approaches

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trump threatens ‘hell’ for Iran over Hormuz Strait as deadline approaches

(AL-JAZEERA) United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by his...

US$214M still with Exxon – AFC warns of quiet deal as audit dispute drags on

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US$214M still with Exxon – AFC warns of quiet deal as audit dispute drags on

(Kaieteur News) – The Alliance For Change (AFC) is contending that US$214 million belonging to the people of Guyana remains in the possession of ExxonMobil, while raising concerns over the...

Govt. launches border patrol unit in Region Nine

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. launches border patrol unit in Region Nine

(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Sunday launched Guyana’s first Border Patrol Unit in the country’s largest administrative region, Region Nine. The unit will enhance the protection of...

Guyana borrows another US$50M from CDB for basic climate needs

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana borrows another US$50M from CDB for basic climate needs

(Kaieteur News) – Despite its status as one of the world’s fastest-growing oil economies, Guyana continues to rely on external borrowing to fund developmental projects. The latest example is a...

Gone without a trace… Families reject ‘drowned at sea’ as four Guyanese fishermen remain missing

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Gone without a trace… Families reject ‘drowned at sea’ as four Guyanese fishermen remain missing

(Kaieteur News) – Five months after four Guyanese fishermen vanished in Surinamese waters, their families remain gripped by uncertainty, clinging to hope that the men are still alive despite...

Plenty rain this Easter

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Plenty rain this Easter

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh this Easter look like it take a vow to baptize the whole country—whether you want it or not. Rain falling like it trying to wash away every memory since...

Flood fears return

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Flood fears return

…commentators bemoan lack of planning, poor drainage (Kaieteur News) – Social commentator are warning that Guyana may be drifting toward another major flood crisis, as current conditions...

Former Caricom SG Roderick Rainford passes away

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Former Caricom SG Roderick Rainford passes away

(Kaieteur News) – Former Caricom Secretary General, Roderick Rainford has died. In a message of condolences, Caricom Chairman, Dr Terrrance Drew said the Caribbean Community has learnt with great...

$1.5B airstrip commissioned at Karasabai

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on $1.5B airstrip commissioned at Karasabai

Residents of Karasabai are set to benefit from safer, faster and more reliable transportation following the commissioning of a modern airstrip on Saturday, a project President Mohamed Irfaan Ali...

Golden start, silent Sunday for Guyana at CARIFTA Games

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Golden start, silent Sunday for Guyana at CARIFTA Games

…Guyana eyes 800m, 4x400m relay gold on final day By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s promising start to the 53rd CARIFTA Games in St. George’s, Grenada, lost momentum on...

GMR&SC adds female class to April 11 Dexterity and Auto Expo

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC adds female class to April 11 Dexterity and Auto Expo

Kaieteur Sports – Georgetown, Guyana (April 5, 2026) — The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has added a dedicated female class for its upcoming Dexterity and Auto Expo, with...

CWI President, CEO respond following backlash from Barbados

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on CWI President, CEO respond following backlash from Barbados

Kaieteur Sports – Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr. Kishore Shallow and CEO Chris Dehring recently responded after Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, lashed out following the decision...

Tuberculosis still a silent threat in Americas

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Tuberculosis still a silent threat in Americas

…30,000 died with disease in 2024-PAHO An estimated 350,000 people in the Americas fell ill with Tuberculosis and another 30,000 died with the disease in 2024, the Pan American Health...

Port Mourant Easter Cup horse race rescheduled to April 26

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Port Mourant Easter Cup horse race rescheduled to April 26

Kaieteur Sports – Due to heavy rainfall across the ancient county of Berbice, the Port Mourant Turf Club Easter Cup horse race is postponed to Sunday April 26. They were also engagements to...

The echo of ‘reciprocity’

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The echo of ‘reciprocity’

(Kaieteur News) – There is something almost medicinal about the word “reciprocity.” It rolls off the tongue with the moral authority of a proverb. It suggests balance, fairness, and the...

Pres. Ali must see the real Suriname

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column 1

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Government, Guyanese leaders, and the Guyanese people had better come quickly to their senses about Surinam. If not, these drip-by-drip intrusions will continue from...

Some questions about the Cuban Medical Brigade

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Some questions about the Cuban Medical Brigade

Dear Editor, How many doctors and other medical personnel of the Cuban Medical Brigade, have returned to Cuba? Of those who have remained, how many have been retained by the Ministry of Health as...

The transactional weaponisation of sanctions

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The transactional weaponisation of sanctions

Dear Editor, When the United States Treasury quietly lifted sanctions against Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez on April 1, few noticed the deeper geopolitical ledger being re-balanced. The move...

Drifting from the true meaning of Easter

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Drifting from the true meaning of Easter

Dear Editor, As I reflect on the Easter of my childhood, I am struck by how far we have drifted from its true meaning. What once stood as a solemn and powerful reminder of sacrifice, redemption, and...

The road to war is always paved with good intentions, but truth is always the first casualty

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The road to war is always paved with good intentions, but truth is always the first casualty

Dear Editor, KN’s Sunday, April 5, 2026, article, “Iran rejects Trump’s ‘helpless, stupid’ 48-hour ultimatum,” sourced to AFP (Agence France-Presse/The Telegraph), is not just another in...

The voice of the workers must become stronger

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The voice of the workers must become stronger

Dear Editor, With the increasing opportunities within the various sectors for women and the disabled, and the growing risks associated with sectors such as construction, oil and gas, and fisheries we...

Why is Lindsayca-CH4 here

Apr 06, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Why is Lindsayca-CH4 here

(Kaieteur News) – On what basis was Lindsayca-CH4 (Lindsayca) granted a US$759M contract to construct a Natural Gas Liquids facility and a power plant (GtE components) in Guyana? How could any...

Championship final signals glorious return of school cricket in

Aug 25, 2026

MOE/Beharry Secondary School’s Under-19 T20 tournament finals…BEI vs. Annandale Secondary Kaieteur Sports – After more than a decade-long absence from the school system, competitive youth...

WIN cannot break the PPP/C’s political stranglehold unless it first...

Aug 25, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The results of the 2025 general and regional elections were a shocker. And anyone who now claims that they predicted the performance of We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) coming should seriously consider going into the fortune-telling business. WIN did not merely emerge from the...

Facts, Due Process and Fairness: The CCJ’s Test

Aug 23, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...

The man from WIN slipped

Aug 25, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I think that the Hon Leader of the Opposition (LOO), Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, blundered. Three Local Govt seats in hand. One went to the Hon Ms. Amanza Walton-Desir’s Forward Guyana Movement. Good! The second should have gone to the APNU. Would have been reflective of...

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