Guyana

ANOTHER strong indication that Guyana is undergoing a fundamental metamorphosis is the country’s latest economic performance in which the benefits of rapid economic growth are becoming increasingly evident in investment, employment and activity across several sectors. The 2026 Mid-Year Report estimates that real GDP grew 33.3 per cent in the first half of […]

  THE pace of the extradition proceedings involving Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, now demands serious public attention. The Mohameds were arrested on October 31, 2025, following an extradition request from the United States. Since then, legal questions arising from the proceedings have travelled through the High Court, […]

Dear Editor, I WISH to commend the initiative of conducting unannounced visits to government offices to see firsthand the type of service being provided to ordinary citizens. Too often, senior officials receive reports about how efficiently their departments are operating, but the experience of the ordinary person standing at a counter can be very different.

Dear Editor, I WRITE with considerable disappointment and bewilderment over the decision by members of APNU and WIN not to participate in the meeting convened by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali with members of the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Foreign Relations. This was not a political rally, campaign meeting or an attempt to replace Parliament. It

MANAV Suthar spun Warwickshire into pole position in the race for the County Championship title with a second five-wicket haul of the season to set up a two-day, eight wicket victory over Essex. The 24-year-old spinner, who made his debut for India three months ago, took his tally to 26 wickets in five Championship matches

  BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – FORMER West Indies cricketers Dwayne Bravo and Ian Bishop were officially inducted into the Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) Hall of Fame during a glitzy gala dinner at the Hilton Barbados on Tuesday night. The 42-year-old Bravo became the first player to receive the newly created Sir Garry Sobers Award as

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – THE Guyana Amazon Warriors Women brought an end to three-time defending champions Barbados Tridents Women’s reign in the Women’s Caribbean Premier League, defeating them by seven wickets in the Eliminator at Kensington Oval on Wednesday. In a match that was delayed by almost two hours due to heavy showers and eventually

STALWARTS Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma headline India’s One-Day International squad for their upcoming home series against the West Indies, while Vipraj Nigam has replaced injured spinner Varun Chakaravarthy in the Asian Games squad. Top-order batter Shubman Gill will captain India in the three-match ODI series, with wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul named […]

  THE BCCI has decided to hold the IPL 2027 auction in India, bucking the recent trend of staging the event overseas. The decision was among the key takeaways from the IPL Governing Council meeting held on Tuesday. After the 2023 auction in Kochi, the event has been staged overseas in recent years, with Dubai,

  NAIROBI has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, with the Kenyan capital becoming the first African city to stage the event. World Athletics announced the decision on Tuesday after its council meeting in Budapest, while also awarding the 2031 edition to Munich. Nairobi had previously failed in its bid to host

Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore is proposing that Commercial businesses operating in the city be required to develop garbage management plans and provide a security deposit to help address waste disposal issues associated with their operations. This came on the heels of growing concerns over garbage accumulation in Georgetown. Only recently, this […]

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has welcomed 107 new recruits who began training at the Leonora Training School, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on September 1, 2026. The recruitment is part of the Service’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its human resources and build its capacity to respond to emergencies and serve communities across Guyana. Chief Fire The post […]

Attorney General (AG) and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall, SC and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC have called for a new approach to criminal justice as technology and organised crime continue to evolve. Ali-Hack made the call while opening a two-day training programme for State Counsel attached to the DPP’s Chambers, […]

Guyanese Elections Commission (GECOM) Public Relations Officer (PRO) Yolanda Ward on Monday outlined the process for clearing and publishing election-related information and documents on the Commission’s website during the March 2020 general and regional elections. Warde was testifying in the ongoing elections fraud trial, which has attracted considerable […]

Defence Attorney Dexter Todd is set to seek a stay of the murder proceedings against his clients, Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) employees Kevin Price and Delon Granderson, who are charged with killing passengers aboard the MV Barima, as he raises concerns over the marine casualty investigations into the tragedy. Todd raised the proposed legal […]