Guyana

A massive reduction in electricity costs is on the horizon for Linden as the Government of Guyana is moving swiftly to advance the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Programme (GUYSOL) in region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) —a landmark initiative US$83 million renewable energy investment. Today, the Government of Guyana, in partnership with […]

MINISTER within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy, has dismissed the deliberate falsehood being peddled that the government cannot lawfully present a Budget because there is “no Opposition.” This assertion, the minister said, is either mischievous by design or a clear demonstration of an inability to comprehend what transpired at the opening […]

THE newly constructed Hosororo Secondary School is expected to open today to accommodate close to 500 students in Region One (Barima-Waini). This was disclosed by Regional Chairman, Brentnol Ashley, during a livestream while conducting a site visit last evening. Ashley said, “[We] are on a late-night site visit to the Hosororo Secondary School, which is

–Minister Singh says it will be firmly anchored government’s manifesto commitments SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, The Honourable Dr. Ashni Singh, on Monday announced that Budget 2026 will be presented to the National Assembly on January 26, 2026. Speaking on the upcoming presentation, the finance minister […]

GEORGETOWN residents are being “held hostage to poor politics,” as the Mayor and councillors aligned to A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) backed out of a scheduled engagement aimed at charting a way forward on the city’s worsening solid-waste disposal challenges, according to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Priya […]

–as nation’s tourism capacity expands PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali has said that Guyana is actively engaging several international groups interested in hosting conferences in the country this year, signalling a new phase in the expansion of Guyana’s tourism and business-travel sector. The Head of State made this disclosure while speaking at the recent […]

THE newly constructed Hosororo Secondary School is expected to open today to accommodate close to 500 students in Region One (Barima-Waini). This was disclosed by Regional Chairman, Brentnol Ashley, during a livestream while conducting a site visit last evening. Ashley said, “[We] are on a late-night site visit to the Hosororo Secondary School, which is

–to reduce cost of living, PM Phillips says THE government has affirmed that it will not be distracted by political detractors while it pursues its development agenda, which includes advancing energy projects and implementing policies and measures aimed at lowering household costs. Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, during Sunday’s […]

HOUSING Minister Collin Croal, alongside Minister Vanessa Benn and senior CHPA officials, met with contractors last Thursday, January 15, 2026, who are involved in the construction of houses for the Ministry. The interactive engagement, according to information from the ministry, was aimed at overcoming delays and other obstacles with emphasis on higher […]

BEFORE Trump, European Union and NATO allies had found a reliable trade and military partner in the American geopolitical comportment. Trump had pursued some steep foreign-relations stratagem, that in their unorthodoxies many world leaders and academics are puzzled to decipher — method or madness. His campaign slogan of Make America Great Again (MAGA), […]

Following the United States (US) capture of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, earlier this month, security forces at singular borders with the Spanish-speaking nation have heightened their surveillance, and while there have not been any unusual activities, they are not letting their guard down. “To date, we have not seen – thankfully […]

– to focus on eco-product buildout The Guyana Government is advancing a robust agenda to create a thriving local tourism industry and with heavy investments seeing an unprecedented growth in the country’s room stock over the last five years, the focus will now be shifted to building out its eco-product. President Dr Irfaan Ali made The post Guyana […]

A 27-year-old Venezuelan national was freed on Friday after Justice Navindra Singh ruled that he had already served his sentence for the manslaughter of a West Coast Demerara (WCD) labourer. Nestor Luis Bolivar Martinez, a labourer of Anna Catherina/Leonora, WCD, appeared before the Demerara High Court, where he was sentenced for the manslaughter of […]

Police in Regional Division 4A (Georgetown) have launched an investigation into the discovery of a female body in a trench between Barbie Dam and Lamaha Springs, Georgetown. The discovery was made on Sunday at around 10:00h. According to a statement from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the unidentified female of mixed ancestry is believed to The post Body […]

Police are currently probing a shooting that occurred Sunday evening at Bareroot on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), leaving one man dead. The man has so far been identified as construction worker, Orlando Chichester. When contacted, Regional Commander Khali Pareshram confirmed that detectives have secured the scene and are investigating the circumstances […]