Guyana

WORKS are ongoing to establish Government Service Centres in Regions Seven, Nine and Ten to deliver faster, more convenient access to a range of public services. Minister of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation, Zulfikar Ally, said that since President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s instruction to have service centres operational in Region […]

A 37-year-old gold miner from Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to obtaining money by false pretence. Alex DaGuair appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Friday, June 19, 2026. DaGuair was charged with Obtaining Money by False Pretence, contrary

– says comments were limited to a single telephone response CHIEF Election Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Vishnu Persaud, has rejected claims by Kaieteur News that he participated in an “exclusive interview” concerning the possibility of Local Government Elections (LGEs) being held this year, describing the newspaper’s […]

—MoU paves way for passenger, cargo and mail services GUYANA and Peru have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave the way for a formal Air Services Agreement (ASA), bringing the two countries closer to establishing direct commercial aviation links. The agreement, signed virtually by the respective civil aviation authorities, creates a […]

HENRY Jeffrey and David Hinds, on different occasions, have echoed the foolishness that the Irfaan Ali Government is the most undemocratic government in post-Independence Guyana. When these rebuttals here are read, even if one Guyanese, in or out of the land, reads them, then that justifies the continuation of responding to the naked crudities of

DEVON Harry was this week sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment for the 2021 murder of 25-year-old Keon McPherson, bringing an end to a case in which three of his co-accused were acquitted following a High Court trial that concluded in March 2026. The sentence was imposed by Justice Gino Persaud at the Demerara Criminal Assizes

A 50-year-old woman from Mabaruma, Region One (Barima-Waini), who admitted to unlawfully killing her common law husband during a domestic dispute, was, on Thursday, sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court. Shandel Marcellino had initially been charged with the 2020 murder of her husband, 49-year-old […]

THE High Court has dismissed a legal challenge brought against President Dr Irfaan Ali’s appointment of seven members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), ruling that the appointments were lawful and constitutional despite the absence of a Leader of the Opposition at the time. The decision was handed down on Friday by Justice Damone Younge,

GUYANA will participate in the Toronto International film festival for the first time. This was announced by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson, Jr, during a consultation on the Orange Economy held on Thursday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Georgetown. “Guyana will be participating for the first time in the Toronto

THE election fraud trial will continue on Monday, June 22, before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty after Police Inspector Nigel Stephens on Friday identified hundreds of certified copies of Statements of Recount (SoRs) from the March 2020 General and Regional Elections. Stephens, who is attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) […]

…instructs that proposed Bill to be sent to Select Committee Following criticism over the proposed legislation that seeks to establish a National Sex Offender Database that would be disclosed to the public, President Dr Irfaan Ali has intervened and asked that the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill be sent to the Parliamentary Select Committee with the The […]

The retrial of Krishna Tulapersaud, also known as Krishna Tulerpersaud, commenced on Wednesday before Justice Simone Morris at the Berbice High Court. Tulapersaud is indicted on two counts of sexual activity with a child family member. The first count alleges that the offence was committed during the month of February 2013, while the second count The post […]

Cargojet Airways Ltd is set to begin operations in Guyana on Friday, introducing a weekly non-scheduled air cargo service under a partnership with DHL Express USA. The development follows earlier discussions between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Cargojet executives in Canada. Public Utilities and Aviation Minister Deodat Indar met with representatives of DHL, […]

A 43-year-old electrician of Culvert City, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), has been fined $300,000 after pleading guilty to trespassing on the Lethem Aerodrome runway, in contravention of Section 83(1) of the Civil Aviation Act. Lennard Pompey appeared on Tuesday before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem […]

Twenty-five-year-old Kumar Persaud, a labourer from Annandale New Scheme, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Tuesday charged and remanded to prison on armed robbery and damage to property charges. Persaud was arrested on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, for allegedly robbing a 30-year-old man from Mon Repos, ECD, which occurred on May 27, 2026. He appeared The post […]