Guyana

–President Ali says Addressing senior officers at the Guyana Police Force conference on Wednesday Morning, President Dr Irfaan Ali described gang‑based threats and school‑based gangs as “deeply troubling” challenges which require urgent action. He said the government is working with technology providers on a panic and alert system for at‑risk […]

–-mulls specialised court President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced plans to modernise the handling of traffic offences through expanded use of technology and possible creation of a specialised traffic court. Speaking at the opening of the annual Officers’ Conference, the President highlighted the success of the new e‑ticketing system, which he said has […]

– rules Scotiabank acted within contractual rights A High Court Judge has ruled that a We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) candidate failed to prove that his political affiliation was the reason a commercial bank terminated his accounts, finding that there was “no cogent evidence” to support the claim. In a decision delivered by Justice Nicola

–says no jobs will be lost as corporation advances mechanisation process AGRICULTURE Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has defended the government’s five year strategic plan for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), insisting that the sugar industry can return to profitability by 2030 through aggressive mechanisation and factory recapitalisation. Responding […]

–as work on Guyana’s own GtE project progresses with aim to slash power costs AS Guyana advances the construction of its first Gas-to-energy (GtE) plant at Wales, West Bank Demerara (WBD), President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali recently conducted a site visit of the Jaguatirica II Thermoelectric Power Plant, a 141-megawatt natural gas-powered facility in Boa

— three locations being considered for construction, Minister Browne says AMERINDIAN Affairs Minister Sarah Browne has said that government will be investing $500 million to begin construction of a new Amerindian hostel in Georgetown, with three potential locations currently under consideration. The minister was at the time responding to a series of […]

–as house clears funding to improve access to financing for small businesses MINISTER of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues has confirmed that work is under way to operationalise the much-anticipated Guyana Development Bank, which will provide collateral‑free, interest‑free loans to small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs). We Invest […]

MINISTER of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, on Tuesday defended a $66.2 billion electricity expansion programme as Opposition Members of Parliament probed several large allocations during the consideration of the 2026 budget estimates in the Committee of Supply. The scrutiny centred around the electricity expansion programme, which includes […]

AGRICULTURE Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has told the Committee of Supply that his ministry has formally flagged roughly 30 contractors as delinquent, and has referred their names to the National Procurement Board, signalling an intention to bar them from future drainage and irrigation works. Speaking during consideration of the estimates and expenditure on […]

SOME $5 billion has received parliamentary approval to empower Amerindian youth and sustainable income-generating projects in over 200 communities across the ten administrative regions, part of a $7.5 billion allocation for the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs. The sums were robustly defended by Minister Sarah Browne-Shadeek during the consideration of […]

A Wortmanville, Georgetown man, who was charged with the 2022 murder of 30-year-old Aubrey Baird, pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter when he appeared before the Demerara High Court on Tuesday. Brian Matterson appeared before acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh on Tuesday. The state is being represented by Prosecutor Geneva Wills. According […]

A 2022 murder case stemming from a deadly altercation during a cricket match in Georgetown ended on Tuesday when the accused pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter at the Demerara High Court. Afzal Deendial appeared before acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh, where the murder charge was formally reduced before he entered the guilty The post […]

Two men accused of trafficking more than eight kilograms (kg) of cocaine were on Tuesday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where conflicting accounts of their arrest were laid before the court. Shaquille Gordon, 32, and 54-year-old Ravindranauth Persaud pleaded not guilty […]

The Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development (COLEAD), in partnership with the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), successfully concluded a six-day “Train the Trainers” session from February 2 to 7 at NAREI. The initiative, primarily funded by the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, […]

Parliament has approved nearly $5 billion to support youth development and sustainable economic initiatives in more than 200 Amerindian communities across Guyana, as part of a wider $7.5 billion allocation for the Amerindian Affairs Ministry in the 2026 fiscal year. The allocations were presented and defended by Amerindian Affairs Minister Sarah […]