Guyana

 — Expert warns of implications for Guyana   As oral arguments commenced in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday in the high-profile extradition proceedings involving embattled businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, US journalist and researcher Thomas Anderson, says court records reveal that the day after the publicly unsealed […]

Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, are challenging amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Act, arguing that the changes violate the Constitution of Guyana and are therefore unconstitutional. Their legal team claims that the amendments infringe on their clients’ right to liberty and deny them access to a fair legal process. Senior Counsel Roysdale […]

–Amerindian Affairs Minister says, rubbishes WIN’s claims of unkept, deplorable Princess Street building –points out calculated attempt of ‘bullyism’ disguised as ‘activism’   AMERINDIAN Affairs Minister, Sarah Browne, on Sunday, rubbished allegations of an ‘unkept and deplorable’ Amerindian Hostel located at Princess Street that were […]

–President Ali stresses country’s push to embrace new wave of industrial revolution GUYANA is now actively implementing bold, forward-looking initiatives to drive digitisation and secure its place in the modern economy, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has said.   “The future of the world will be digital, the future of the economy will be digital, and

CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Robbie Rambarran, has sounded a strong call to action as the institution records a sharp rise in patients with kidney disease, warning that the increasing demand for dialysis and kidney transplants exceeds capacity.   Rambarran was at the time speaking following a recent […]

-President Ali says, urges daily commitment to respect, kindness, and responsible celebration   PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali has called for unity to be embraced as a national norm rather than a sentiment of the festive season, urging Guyanese to treat harmony as a daily commitment essential to the country’s development.   Addressing the launch of

A WAVE of public condemnation has swept social media after Amerindian Affairs Minister Sarah Browne was subjected to what many have described as verbal attacks and bullying by We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) leader and opposition Member of Parliament Azruddin Mohamed during a visit to the Amerindian Hostel at Princess Street on Sunday.   Mohamed,

CHIEF Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Dr Martin Pertab and a team of engineers, recently visited the site being developed as a truck stop/parking facility within the industrial area of Grove, East Bank Demerara.   With Guyana’s growing economy driving a surge in the construction sector, the number of large

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) Consumers’ Co-operative Society Limited Board, in collaboration with the Special Constabulary Board, convened its Annual Christmas Breakfast on Sunday at the Police Officers’ Mess Annexe, Eve Leary, bringing together senior leadership, regional commanders, officers, ranks, and invited guests to reflect on the […]

Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) on Saturday, 6 December 2025, commissioned its first 35-megavolt-ampere (MVA) mobile substation at the New Georgetown Substation, marking a significant step towards strengthening the reliability and flexibility of the national electricity grid. According to GPL, the 35-MVA Mobile Substation is a fully equipped, transportable […]

The American Chamber of Commerce of Guyana (AmCham Guyana) at its Annual General Meeting, held December 5, elected Iman Khan-Cummings as the Chamber’s first female President. According to AmCham Guyana’s statement, her election signals a renewed chapter in its mission to advance strong, mutually beneficial commercial ties between the United States (US) […]

The State’s case against businessman Mark Grimmond and alleged hit-man Chatterpaul “Kevin” Singh, who were accused of plotting to murder Lethem businessman Dwayne Grant, has collapsed after the victim informed prosecutors that he no longer wished to give evidence, telling them he had been paid. The disclosure was made in court this week prompting the […]

Police ranks in Georgetown (Regional Division 4A) have recovered the knife suspected to have been used in the murder of a Cuban National who was reportedly stabbed to death during a robbery on Saturday afternoon at Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown. The dead man has been identified as 48-year-old Ariel Betancourt Ramiel, who resided in The post Knife […]