Guyana

  THE Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Investigations and Enforcement Department has made significant achievements in 2025. Head of the Department, Surajpaul Singh, said that these achievements were guided by the department’s strategic plan and alignment with national priorities. Throughout 2025, Singh remarked that the department managed to […]

CARIBBEAN states must pursue climate justice through practical, forward-looking strategies capable of withstanding major geopolitical shocks, the chair of the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), Cletus Springer, told regional and international delegates on Monday. As he opened the two-day CANARI Partners Forum, themed Towards climate justice in […]

–experience in governance of fisheries, genetic resources make FAO a critical partner in implementing the BBNJ Agreement THE Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the entry into force of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine

–direct talks to strengthen school partnerships, improve outcomes, tackle infrastructure, attendance issues MINISTER of Education, Sonia Parag, has announced plans to begin direct engagements with Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) at schools across Guyana. This initiative, she said, is intended to strengthen partnerships within the education system and […]

CONSTRUCTION works are set to commence shortly as part of the long-anticipated upgrade of the Rosignol daily market in West Bank Berbice, with temporary arrangements already in place to accommodate affected vendors. The disclosure was made by Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), Richardo Phillips, during a […]

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MINISTER of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, has issued a stern warning to developers regarding the increased unsafe use of entry routes onto the Ogle to Eccles Interlink. In a video posted on his Facebook page, the minister, while emphasising the priority of using roadways safely, said: “Everybody has to comply.” With a designated speed

Dear Editor, HIS Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has rung in the new year with fulfilling and delivering on one of his major promises he made last year to the Toshaos to lower airfares to the Amerindian communities and modernise the more than 60 airstrips in the interior regions. He has brought glad tidings to

GEORGETOWN’S ongoing garbage problem has become a symbol of how political disagreements can immobilise a city. Mayor Alfred Mentore and APNU-aligned councillors recently decided to skip a scheduled meeting with the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand about solid waste management. This decision highlights how the […]

  CITY side Beacon FC showed their worth on Sunday at the Plaisance Community Centre Ground with a much-needed victory in the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League Beacon, playing their first contest, came up against Eastveldt FC in the feature clash on Sunday evening, winning 2-1. Beacon’s Damani Hardy scored the opener in the

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 […]