Guyana

—President Ali announces PRESIDENT Irfaan Ali has announced that the soon-to-be-constructed New Hope-like Canal, in Region Five, will unlock some 55,000 acres of new agricultural lands for farmers. Speaking to residents during a land-titling exercise at Rosignol on Friday, the President said the investment will significantly improve drainage across […]

AZRUDDIN Mohamed, a 38-year-old businessman of Lot 19 Public Road, Houston, East Bank Demerara, appeared before the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Friday, January 9, 2026, where he was charged with multiple traffic-related offences. Mohamed, who is the son of embattled businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed and has previously been the subject of public […]

RORAIMA Airways on Friday announced an immediate seven percent reduction in airfares to all recently rehabilitated hinterland airstrips, making it the first airline in Guyana to operationalise cost reductions across every upgraded runway, rather than limiting relief to selected destinations. According to a press release, this decisive action follows […]

SEVERAL motorists were fined, granted bail, had their licences suspended, or faced possible imprisonment after appearing in court this week for dangerous driving offences detected by traffic cameras, as the Guyana Police Force continues enforcement under the Safe Road Intelligent System (SRIS). The cases were heard on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the […]

RICE farmers in Region Two have welcomed the government’s $300 per bag paddy subsidy, describing the initiative as timely and beneficial in easing production costs and stabilising incomes. The subsidy forms part of a $2.1 billion national assistance programme aimed at strengthening Guyana’s rice industry. The initiative was rolled out on Friday by […]

–confident ongoing reforms would lead to improved outcomes in the medium term despite missing target in 2025 THE Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has acknowledged that it did not meet its revised sugar production target for 2025, but emphasised that the year nonetheless marked significant progress compared to the previous year. In a statement responding […]

THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has reported that a total of 130 murders and 124 road accidents resulting in 137 deaths were recorded across the country for the year 2025. In a statement providing an update on national crime and traffic statistics, the police explained that the figures are the result of a structured process

A 32-year-old gold miner, Ken McPherson, also known as “Gods,” of Lot 53 Litchfield Village, West Coast Berbice, has been remanded to prison after being charged in connection with a shooting incident in the Middle Mazaruni. McPherson is accused of attempting to commit murder following an incident that occurred on August 18, 2025, at 14

A 10th-rate British foot-traveller came to Guyana at the beginning of this year and went about filming in Georgetown. He filmed parts of Georgetown that suited his rotten mentality. He showed a large garbage dump, an insane fellow in the street where he was filming, and places he was told were too dangerous to visit.

A LETTER from Glenn Hanoman, one of the attorneys for the prosecution, has prompted renewed discussion over the scheduling of the extradition proceedings against United States‑indicted businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed. In his correspondence dated January 8 to Clerk of Court Destiny Woodman, Hanoman requested that the court consider […]

A wooden and concrete building at Penitentiary Walk, New Amsterdam, was destroyed by fire shortly after 21:00h on Tuesday, just hours after the last tenants vacated the premises, as demolition works were already underway on the recently purchased property. The blaze prompted a swift response from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), who managed to contain The […]

Three men appeared before Magistrates in Georgetown and East Coast Demerara (ECD) courts, facing charges of felonious wounding and simple larceny. In the first case, Keyvin Cupidore, a Tuschen bus operator, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty on Wednesday, charged with felonious wounding. Cupidore pleaded not guilty to allegations that he […]

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, had made it clear that Guyana’s extradition laws do not contain any provisions for an equivalent offence to be committed here in order for a person to be extradited overseas to face charges. “There is no equivalent of Guyana offences in the extradition law,” AG Nandlall The post No […]

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, on Tuesday renewed his call for opposition parties to use the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)’s latest Claims and Objections period to address any concerns and claims about the Official List of Electors (OLE) being bloated. Over the years executives and supporters of the People’s […]

A Vryheids Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD), construction worker was on Wednesday remanded to prison after being charged with larceny in relation to the theft of a Samsung smartphone. Johnathan Mohamed appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge. It is alleged that […]