Guyana

A single-storey wooden house at Friendship Backdam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was completely destroyed by fire on Monday. The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said it responded to a report of the blaze and dispatched two water tenders along with a water carrier and firefighting crews from the Campbellville and Melanie Fire Stations. Upon arrival, firefighters […]

Amid Guyana’s evolving labour market, Labour and Manpower Planning Minister, Keoma Griffith has urged employers to look beyond wages and prioritise fair treatment, safe working conditions, and opportunities for career advancement to meet workers’ changing expectations. He made the call during a ‘Conditions of Work Labour Seminar’ with […]

Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Kwame McCoy has urged Guyanese to reject deception, misinformation and attempts to divide society, while emphasising the importance of truth, righteousness and collective responsibility in national development. He made the call on Monday during Navaratri celebrations at Sanskaar Bhaarati International Guyana […]

…says 26,000 miles searched as Coast Guard tracked distress signals On day five of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the MV Barima tragedy, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard Commanding Officer Commander David Shamsudeen testified that electronic charts, sea-condition assessments, tidal patterns and lessons from previous operations guided the […]

President Dr Irfaan Ali has disclosed that an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 persons have already applied to the newly launched Guyana Development Bank (GDB) for support to establish or expand business ventures. The President made the disclosure on Tuesday during an interview, pointing to the response since the bank was launched on October 5 as The post Guyana […]

Chairman of the World Trade Centre Guyana (WTCG) and prominent Guyanese businessman, Komal Samaroo, has called for Caribbean and Latin American countries to strengthen efforts to build more meaningful economic relations, through stronger transport links and improved logistics. Speaking during the opening of the WTCG International Trade and Investment […]

Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, Head of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Special Branch, has earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Australian Institute of Business (AIB). Narine completed the MBA in 2024 and attended his graduation ceremony on October 15, 2026, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada. The GPF […]

…underscores importance of traceability as sector expands With Guyana’s agricultural sector undergoing continued expansion and modernisation, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has stressed the need for effective traceability systems to ensure food safety. He made this point during his address at a World Food Day event at Lake Mainstay in Region […]

Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir on Monday rejected an application by the defence to stop the murder case against three Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) employees charged over the deadly MV Barima tragedy. He ruled that the parallel Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the tragedy did not constitute an abuse of process. “I say therefore, and this The […]

Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty is expected to rule on November 10 on whether the four accused in the deadly October 2025 Mobil Service Station bombing case should be committed to stand trial in the High Court in Demerara. At Monday’s hearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, the magistrate informed the court that the prosecution had The post […]