April 2026

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A wake-up call to improvise our social infrastructure

Apr 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on A wake-up call to improvise our social infrastructure

Dear Editor, How ironic! A seven-year-old child suffered death from probably her mother’s strangulation! It was on the very day that Guyanese are reminded, “not to forget the central message of...

“Tint Reform: Control under the guise of modernisation”

Apr 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on “Tint Reform: Control under the guise of modernisation”

Dear Editor, When Guyana’s stricter vehicle tint regulations came into force on 1st April, the announcement was dressed in the usual rhetoric of “compliance, transparency and safety.” But...

Foreign partnerships must drive jobs, growth and accountability

Apr 08, 2026 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Foreign partnerships must drive jobs, growth and accountability

Dear Editor, As a public communications analyst, I remain attentive to matters of national development and the opportunities that shape Guyana’s future. I pay close attention not only to...

Suriname charging river fees

Apr 08, 2026 KNEWS Editorial, News 1

(Kaieteur News) – The call by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) to halt the proposed Corentyne River Bridge project is not merely a business concern, it is a sobering national...

Gas plant contractor draining US$70,000 from Guyana weekly on luxury flights

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News 2

..seeking additional US$250M to complete project By: Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – While Guyanese citizens endure back-to-back blackouts and the government scrambles to rent emergency...

11 children missing in two months

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on 11 children missing in two months

– Human Services minister urges parents to take responsibility (Kaieteur News) – An alarming wave of child disappearances has gripped Guyana, with at least 11 children reported missing in...

Iran rejects ceasefire as Trump says entire country can be ‘taken out’

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Iran rejects ceasefire as Trump says entire country can be ‘taken out’

(Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it wanted a lasting end to the war with the U.S. and Israel, and pushed back against pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while U.S. President Donald Trump...

Easter day scenes from across Georgetown

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Easter day scenes from across Georgetown

(Kaieteur News) – Families on Monday took full advantage of the bright, favourable weather conditions to celebrate Easter at the usual popular spots in the city. Some gathered in the Botanical...

Bandits escape as police open fire on innocent teens

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Bandits escape as police open fire on innocent teens

(Kaieteur News) – The perpetrators of a Chinese supermarket robbery successfully escaped on Sunday afternoon, while police focused their fire and force on two teenagers who maintain they were...

City Hall eyes Parking Meters comeback

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on City Hall eyes Parking Meters comeback

…as Government takes control of revenue-rich streets (Kaieteur News) – Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore has warned that City Hall could revive the controversial parking meter system as a fallback...

US$1.5M payback begins in GOAL scholarship scandal

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on US$1.5M payback begins in GOAL scholarship scandal

By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – Government has begun recovering US$1.5 million tied to the controversial GOAL scholarship fiasco, with Minister of Public Service Zulfikar Ally confirming that...

Four gold, one record – Guyana ends CARIFTA Games campaign with six medals

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Four gold, one record – Guyana ends CARIFTA Games campaign with six medals

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Guyana concluded its campaign at the 53rd CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada, with an impressive haul of six medals (four gold, one silver, and one bronze)...

When kite string tie up more than just breeze

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on When kite string tie up more than just breeze

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh Easter come and gone, but plenty people still trying to recover—not from cross buns and Easter eggs – but from the price tag that nearly crucify them before...

Guyana to host IMC Over-40s Masters World Cup; experienced squad named

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana to host IMC Over-40s Masters World Cup; experienced squad named

– Veteran firepower meets Guyanese conditions Kaieteur Sports – Guyana is set to take center stage in international masters’ cricket when it hosts the Over-40s Masters Cricket World Cup...

Family loses $60M in Sophia blaze

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Family loses $60M in Sophia blaze

…MP slams late response by fire service (Kaieteur News) – A family-owned home and business, S & L Supermarket at 563 ‘D’ Field Sophia, Georgetown was destroyed by fire on Easter...

“Facility Management – Observations and Information”

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on “Facility Management – Observations and Information”

Kaieteur Sports – Former West Indies and Guyana fast bowler Colin Croft shared his thoughts following the recent death of a cyclist, Colin Wilson, in an Easter event in Trinidad and Tobago. He...

Man found dead behind stall in Kitty

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man found dead behind stall in Kitty

(Kaieteur News) – The body of an elderly man was discovered on Monday afternoon, face down behind a stall at the intersection of Shell Road and Alexander Street, Kitty, Georgetown. The deceased...

Seeram lands top border patrol job

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Seeram lands top border patrol job

…new unit to target smuggling, trafficking across Guyana’s frontiers By Shania Williams (Kaieteur News) – The newly launched border patrol unit is set to take aim at smuggling, human...

Was Kevin Sinclair valuable enough to keep then but not important enough to save now

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS Letters, Sports Comments Off on Was Kevin Sinclair valuable enough to keep then but not important enough to save now

Letter to the Sports Editor Dear Sports Editor, I am not against the actions taken by the West Indies and Guyana Cricket Boards against Guyanese all-rounder Kevin Sinclair for acts of indiscipline...

Upper Corentyne Cricket Association organised 100 balls cricket competition underway

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne Cricket Association organised 100 balls cricket competition underway

By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports – The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) has organised the Manoj Rajram aka Luxury Memorial 100 Balls Cricket Competition. The inaugural competition is for...

‘Rice industry nearing collapse’ – MP raises high costs, corruption concerns

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Rice industry nearing collapse’ – MP raises high costs, corruption concerns

(Kaieteur News) – The rice sector in Guyana is teetering on the brink of collapse, according to We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) MP Gobin Harbhajan, who has raised concerns over soaring production...

China’s world-renowned acrobats to tour Guyana in April

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on China’s world-renowned acrobats to tour Guyana in April

(Kaieteur News) – A visiting Chinese acrobatic troupe is set to perform across Guyana later this month as part of activities marking the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary. The...

Reg. 1 to spend $114M to build three new primary schools

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Reg. 1 to spend $114M to build three new primary schools

(Kaieteur News) – The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region One is currently inviting bids for the construction of three new primary schools in the communities of Five Star, Big Creek and...

Old Harbour Bridge to help build new ones in Region Nine

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS News Comments Off on Old Harbour Bridge to help build new ones in Region Nine

(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali has announced that sections of the old Demerara Harbour Bridge will be repurposed to upgrade critical crossings in Region Nine, an initiative pitched as a...

The roads of Georgetown are not owned by the Georgetown City Council

Apr 07, 2026 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The roads of Georgetown are not owned by the Georgetown City Council

(Kaieteur News) – There is a peculiar habit in public life. It is the tendency to mistake custody for ownership. It is a small confusion, almost innocent at first glance, but like many small...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL… Untouched Warriors face marauding Patriots...

Sep 06, 2026

By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – Riding high on their unbeaten streak this season, the Guyana Amazon Warriors will now look to preserve this mini-run at Providence following a comprehensive win...

Recalling the disaster of Jagdeo’s personal summitry

Sep 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Ray Chickrie’s latest letter, published in the Kaieteur News of September 1, 2026, is an interesting exercise that should trigger a recollection of the failure of Bharrat Jagdeo’s ‘personal summitry’. His letter dealt with Guyana’s surging Middle Eastern relations. In...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

When the political shelters in the biblical

Sep 06, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – In recent times, Guyanese have been eyewitnesses to the extraordinary. The political reaches for a connection to the biblical. Many are likely to see that as offensive, corrosive, and more of the abusive. Desperation is preferred. Swinging in the wind...

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