Your 5-minute guide to what’s happening in Guyana — plain talk, no spin.
LINDSAYCA: FLYING PRIVATE ON YOUR MONEY WHILE YOUR LIGHTS ARE OUT
New reporting from Kaieteur News reveals that executives of Lindsayca — the Gas-to-Energy contractor currently failing to deliver electricity to Guyana — have been flying weekly from Houston to Georgetown on a private jet at an estimated cost of US$70,000 per week to the project. Since October 2022. The Hawker jet, registered as N17TV, refuels in Puerto Rico before touching down at Ogle. A flight manifest from February 21, 2026 — just after the Guyana Energy Expo — shows the plane carrying a collection of energy sector figures including the CEO of Fulcrum LNG, who until recently was a Commercial Vice President at ExxonMobil Guyana.
To recap: Guyana gave Lindsayca a US$759 million contract. Lindsayca was bankrupt when awarded it. Three cheaper Chinese bids — one as low as US$467 million — were rejected. Guyana secretly paid an additional US$82 million after losing an arbitration. The project is delayed. The lights are still out. And the executives are flying private. At this pace, the final cost will approach a billion dollars and the power plant will be commissioned sometime around when Guyana’s grandchildren are in secondary school.
EXXON: US$214 MILLION STILL NOT RETURNED
The AFC is warning that US$214 million belonging to the people of Guyana remains with ExxonMobil following Guyana’s first cost oil audit, which found the company had claimed questionable expenses. ExxonMobil has been stalling on the selection of a sole expert for arbitration. Guyana is now moving for formal arbitration. The money has been in dispute for nearly three years. This is the kind of story that deserves to be on the front page every day until the money is back.
CARIFTA 2026: SIX MEDALS, ONE RECORD, ALL DONE
Guyana wrapped the 53rd CARIFTA Games in Grenada with six medals — four gold, one silver, one bronze — including a record-breaking performance in the Mixed 4x400m relay (3:20.79, breaking Guyana’s own 2024 record). Individual gold medallists: Tianna Springer (Girls U20 400m, 52.47s), Malachi Austin (Boys U20 400m, 46.01s), and Olivia Solomon (Girls U17 800m). Jermaine Shepherd took silver in the Boys U17 1500m. Jamaica dominated the overall medal table, as Jamaica does, but Guyana’s six medals represent a strong national haul. The young stars are real.
CHINESE ACROBATS COMING FOR THE 60TH
A world-renowned Chinese acrobatic troupe will tour Guyana this month as part of the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebrations, co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy and the Government of Guyana, with sponsorship from CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited. Performances are scheduled at venues across multiple regions. This is a genuine cultural event and the Brief wishes it well. It also notes that CNOOC is an oil company and sponsoring acrobats is one way to maintain goodwill with a government that controls your operating licence.
FLOOD FEARS RETURN
Social commentators are warning that Guyana may be drifting toward another flood crisis. Current drainage conditions, combined with recent rainfall, have raised concerns about inadequate infrastructure preparation. The Brief notes that flood warnings in Guyana arrive as reliably as the rains and the drainage response has historically arrived somewhat less reliably.
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY FACES CLOSURE
The University of Excellence, Management and Business is facing potential closure if Critchlow Labour College Inc wins a possession court battle. Four lawyers have now entered the case on behalf of the university. Students are in the middle of this. As always when institutions fight over buildings, the people actually using the buildings are the last consideration.
MOHAMED EXTRADITION: CCJ STAY HOLDS, APRIL 21 NEXT DATE
The CCJ stay on the Mohamed extradition proceedings remains in place. The case returns to the CCJ on April 21, where both sides will present arguments. Written submissions on the special leave application are due April 10. The case that has been moving through every level of the Guyanese judicial system continues to move through every level of the Guyanese judicial system.
The Daily Brief is a satirical publication. All stories sourced from Kaieteur News, Guyana Chronicle, Guyana Times, and Demerara Waves. Disclaimer: no Lindsayca executives were inconvenienced in the writing of this brief.