Guyana

Her Excellency First Lady Arya Ali yesterday secured a landmark partnership with Guyana’s major utility and service providers to expand employment opportunities and improve access to essential services for persons with disabilities through the Centre for Equity, Opportunity and Innovation. The announcement was made during a simple but significant […]

–President Ali assures citizens PPP/C gov’t will deliver ‘faster, better, and greater’ on pledges, policies CENTREING his message on a bold assurance that his government will deliver “faster, better, and greater,” President, Dr Irfaan Ali recently reaffirmed the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration’s commitment to […]

–rejects WIN leader’s attempt to distort historical reality of PPP/C’s investments, commitments FINANCIAL Analyst Joel Bhagwandin has issued an unreserved defence of the government’s delivery of direct cash transfers and overall social support to Guyanese. He argued that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has, for more than a decade, […]

–Minister Manickchand says; points to intention to have widespread consultation before reorganisation of markets MINISTER of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, on Monday, said there are no plans at this time to displace vendors plying their trade at the Stabroek Market. The minister, who was being interviewed on the inaugural […]

–encourages shoppers to keep their receipts, inspect items before making a purchase amidst Christmas season WITH the Christmas season here, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) has urged suppliers to refrain from displaying the “No Refund” signs or refuse to offer refunds, returns, or exchanges as guided by the conditions under the […]

MY daughter visited her parents for three weeks. She had one of the biggest scares of her life when, twice, we stopped at the pedestrian crossing, and drivers ignored my hazard lights and drove through, almost killing the crosser on those two occasions. My daughter took the licence plate of one of the drivers, sent

  POLICE in Regional Division #6 are investigating the discovery of a suspected firearm and ammunition following a damage accident involving four motor vehicles on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Cumberland Public Road, East Canje Berbice. During the response to the incident, ranks, acting on information received, conducted searches in the vicinity where […]

POLICE in Regional Division #4 ‘B’ are investigating the discovery of a suspected firearm, and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation conducted on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Mocha/Arcadia, East Bank Demerara. During the operation, ranks observed an abandoned structure and conducted checks in the immediate vicinity where a black plastic bag […]

THE Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has announced plans to formalise a major new partnership with the Government Technical Institute (GTI), to strengthen the country’s technical workforce for careers in the rapidly expanding oil and gas sector. During his address at the chamber’s dinner, GOGEC President Manniram Prashad announced that a […]

POLICE in Regional Division #3 are investigating an alleged assault incident that occurred on Sunday November 30, 2025, about 20:00hrs at Fisher Dam Access Road, Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo. Initial investigations revealed that a collision occurred when a 25-year-old male construction worker of Zeelugt North was proceeding on an electric motorcycle along […]

Police in Regional Division 10 are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on Sunday on the Speightland Access Road, Mackenzie, Linden, resulting in the death of 53-year-old Cecil Boston of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden (Upper Demerara-Berbice). According to investigators, the incident took place at around 18:45h when a motor car driven by a […]

Guyana has dispatched its second tranche of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The shipment, coordinated by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), departed on Thursday from the AFS Shipping Wharf at Friendship aboard the MV Falk. It is expected to arrive in Jamaica within six days. This latest support […]

Police in Regional Division Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) carried out a joint security exercise on Thursday at the Mazaruni Prison. According to Police, the operation took place between 06:30h and 08:15h as part of ongoing measures to enhance safety within the facility and prevent the circulation of prohibited items. During the exercise, ranks seized several […]

Repairs to the Paruima airstrip in Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), have been completed, the Public Utilities and Aviation Ministry has announced. Minister Deodat Indar visited the community on Wednesday to inspect the completed works. The approximately $400 million airstrip, which replaced the former grass patch landing area, was, in April […]

Police in Regional Division Four A are investigating the death of a man discovered on Monday morning in the Bourda Market area, Georgetown. The body of a man of mixed ancestry, believed to be around 60 years old, was found lying motionless on the western side of the market at about 08:00h. Initial enquiries indicate The post Man found dead at Bourda Market […]