Guyana

POLICE are investigating the suspected drowning of a two-year-old child whose body was discovered in the Pomeroon River at Kabakaburi Mission, Upper Pomeroon River, on Saturday afternoon. Dead is Samirah Evans, 2, of Kabakaburi Mission. According to a police report, the child was at home with her mother about 12:30 hrs when she was later

MINISTER of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, on Monday convened a key meeting to outline ambitious plans for upgrading several markets across Guyana. The discussions were focused on reimaging the Buxton, Plaisance, Zeelugt, and Tuschen markets through comprehensive re-development efforts, envisioning facilities that better serve […]

A 29-year-old labourer was found dead with multiple chop wounds at his Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo home on Monday morning, prompting a police murder investigation. Dead is Herbert Hartman of Tuschen New Scheme. According to a police release, Hartman and a 23-year-old construction worker of Tuschen Housing Scheme, who is now in police custody, were

THE waters off the glittering coastlines of Britain’s Caribbean territories have long been a mystery. But now scientists on the first expedition beyond the islands’ shallows have discovered an underwater mountain range, a massive “blue hole,” coral reefs apparently untouched by climate change and never-before-seen sea creatures. Operating 24 hours a […]

IN Brasilia, the Deputy Executive Secretary (Deputy Minister) of Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), Cleber Soares, hosted a meeting with the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Muhammad Ibrahim, and ministers and other senior agricultural officials from Caribbean countries. The […]

A 39-year-old housewife who reportedly endured years of domestic abuse has died following an alleged attack at Long Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, on Sunday morning. Dead is Caslene Toney of the said community. Police said the incident occurred around 06:00hrs on March 8, 2026, and involved a 65-year-old welder with whom Toney shared a common-law […]

A financing, innovation agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean By Rene Orellana Halkyer, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean THE designation of 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer by the United Nations General Assembly comes at a decisive moment for Latin America and the Caribbean.

– as Health Ministry advances modern medical logistics DIRECTOR General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo, has confirmed that drone technology is already being used to transport medicines to remote communities, as part of the Government’s push to strengthen healthcare access across Guyana. Providing an update during the Region 10 2025 Review […]

AS Guyana joins the rest of the world in observing International Women’s Day 2026 recently, the country is marking the occasion with a historic moment: veteran politician Gail Teixeira currently serving as Acting President. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during the time represented Guyana at the historic “Shield of the Americas” Summit hosted by […]

A GROWING narrative suggests that Guyana’s social-safety net is a recent creation, born out of oil wealth and sustained by petroleum revenues. This view is convenient, but inaccurate. Long before the first barrel of oil was lifted, successive PPP/C administrations had already embedded social transfers at the heart of national development, using limited […]

The paving works at Stanleytown Bridge have been completed. The three new concrete bridges in Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara (WBD) is fully paved and the structures are now fully open to two-lane traffic, the Public Works Ministry said. The post Paving works completed at Stanleytown Bridge appeared first on Guyana Times.

The Government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, has officially invited bids for the construction of two new fire stations in Rosignol, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), and Cumberland, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). As outlined in the recently passed GYD$1.558 trillion national budget, the Ministry has been allocated GYD$52.1 billion to improve […]

One hundred and twenty women from across Guyana received business starter packs to launch and strengthen their entrepreneurial ventures at the closing of the Women Empowering, Leading, Innovating, and Flourishing Together (WE LIFT) 6 Conference and Expo, held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) in Liliendaal on Sunday. Two women were selected from […]

The University of Guyana (UG) has launched a search for a new Vice Chancellor as the contractual term of its current head, Paloma Mohamed-Martin, comes to an end after seven years in the role. Mohamed-Martin, who also served the university for a total of 19 years in various academic and administrative capacities, confirmed her impending The post UG begins […]

The Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) has highlighted a sustainability initiative undertaken by Edun Poultry Farms Inc in Guyana with the installation of the Optisec Poultry Manure Drying System at its commercial layer farm in Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The facility produces approximately 50,000 table eggs daily and the manure drying system […]