Guyana

-no walk-in applications will be accepted   GUYANA has taken yet another major step in building out its online government ecosystem, with passport applications now moving fully online.   In a video shared on Thursday, Stephen Telford, Senior Superintendent of Police and Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, announced that beginning October 1, 2026, all […]

– President Ali announces, says initiative will redesign village life   PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has disclosed that government’s ambitious “model village” initiative will be driven primarily by the national budget, with a multi‑year financing framework intended to take the concept from an initial pilot in 23 communities to a nation-wide programme […]

-faster, seamless experience expected   THE Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) continues to modernise its systems amid Guyana’s growing passenger numbers and, recently, it introduced a new baggage handling system.   In a video statement posted to social media on Thursday, Vashana Lall, Engineering and Maintenance Manager at CJIA, said that the […]

–as Court of Appeal allows case to continue but blocks final decision pending expedited constitutional challenge   AFTER a string of unsuccessful legal challenges aimed at derailing their extradition, Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, businessman Nazar Mohamed, have again failed to secure a complete halt to the proceedings against them. […]

WE Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Member of Parliament (MP) Natasha Singh was arrested by police after a Glock 19 9mm pistol and 12 rounds of ammunition were found in a bag in the trunk of a vehicle she was travelling in with her husband.   The vehicle was intercepted at Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD),

…as mobile passport services reach Region 1 The Central Immigration and Passport Office has taken its services to Region One (Barima-Waini), with immigration officers using mobile biometric kits to process passport applications in hinterland communities. President Dr Irfaan Ali posted online on Thursday that immigration officers are currently in Region […]

-as gov’t ramps up Orange Economy focus   THE Government of Guyana, through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), under the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning, continues to invest in the nation’s rapidly expanding Orange Economy, with 107 Guyanese recently graduating from skills training programmes conducted in collaboration with the University […]

GUYANA has launched the Guyana Mining and Exploration Conference and Exhibition (G-MEX), a new annual international platform aimed at attracting investment, technology, and expertise to the country’s mining sector.   Launched on Wednesday, G-MEX is designed to connect Guyana’s mineral potential with investors, industry players, communities and […]

THE Guyana Police Force, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), commenced a Noise Management Training for police officers on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the Officers’ Training Centre, Eve Leary.   The training, which is scheduled to be concluded on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, was introduced by Assistant Commissioner Khalid […]

TECHNICAL students across Guyana will benefit from expanded work placements, specialised internships and accredited aviation training following two notable agreements signed by the Ministry of Education.   The partnerships pair the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) with Farfan & Mendes, while connecting the Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI) […]

The new state-of-the-art baggage handling system at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is expected to become fully operational by the end of September. This was disclosed by Vashana Lall, engineering and maintenance manager at CJIA, in a video uploaded to President Dr Irfaan Ali’s Facebook page on Thursday. “This will be completed soon and you […]

Vehicle owners who continue to park along the shoulders of Aubrey Barker Road have been given 24 hours to remove their vehicles or face seizure by the Public Works Ministry. The urgency was expressed by the Public Works Ministry on Thursday, which stated that the owners of the vehicles photographed along the road shoulders of The post Vehicle, container […]

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has called on religious organisations across the country to unite in seeking God’s guidance, protection and blessings for students, teachers, and school communities ahead of the August 31 reopening. “Greetings, in the name of our shared commitment to the spiritual and educational well-being of the children and youth of […]

The Public Utilities and Aviation Ministry has announced that Region One (Barima-Waini) is on track to achieve 97 per cent potable water coverage by the end of the year. The announcement followed a visit to several communities in the region on Wednesday by the subject Minister Deodat Indar, and a technical team from the Ministry. The post Reg 1 on track to […]