Guyana

THE Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) 61-year history has been shaped by the faith, sacrifice and commitment of generations of Officers and Ranks dedicated to serving the nation. These enduring values were central to the church service held on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at the Auditorium, Base Camp Ayanganna, which opened the Force’s 61st anniversary […]

  POLICE are investigating an alleged river incident which occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, about 18:30hrs in the Essequibo River, approximately 10 nautical miles off the coast of Anna Regina, resulting in the death of Luis Martinez, a 66-year-old Venezuelan national employed as a diver. “Preliminary investigations revealed that Martinez departed […]

THE Small Business Bureau (SBB) recently conducted a Community Development Projects (CDP) consultation in Katoonarib, South Central Rupununi Savannahs, Region Nine. SBB Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Shazim Ibrahim, Ryad Adams, Manager of the Lethem Business Incubator Centre, and other members of the SBB team engaged residents on the community’s needs […]

  REGARDED as an elder of the village, Nerso Adolphus is one of Karasabai’s first and longest-serving Community Health Workers (CHWs), having served his community in the South Pakaraima Mountains of Region Nine for over 30 years. As a CHW, ‘Uncle Nerso Adolphus’, as he is fondly called, is very versed in all categories of

  MINDFUL Guyana Inc. is inviting children of Primary School age in local communities across Guyana to participate in “Nature Through My Lens”, a children’s nature photography challenge running from November 1 -30, 2026. The initiative encourages children to explore their surroundings and use mobile phone cameras to capture exceptional, unusual or […]

  VICE-PRESIDENT Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has called for technical working groups to give negotiators practical evidence and analysis on climate and biodiversity policy. Addressing the 2nd Global Biodiversity Alliance Conference and Financing Forum held here in Georgetown on Friday last, Dr. Jagdeo pointed to Project Catalyst, a climate think tank established in […]

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Selwyn Pieters has condemned social media attacks against Magistrate Abigail Gibbs following her decision to remand Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed on three charges, warning that unsubstantiated allegations of bias and undue influence could undermine public confidence in the judiciary. In a statement addressing the backlash following […]

  GUYANA’S technical and vocational education will today expand with the launch of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Management Information System (TVET-MIS). This marks an important step towards strengthening how information across the TVET sector is managed. The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced this over the weekend, stating that […]

THE Ministry of Education (MoE), through its Secondary Sector, has successfully conducted a one-day training workshop for participants of the CAPE® Ambassadors Programme. This initiative, according to an official MoE press release, aims to strengthen the promotion and support of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE®) programme in secondary […]

  ONE in five adults with advanced HIV disease who were included in a Guyanese study, had at least one serious infection linked to a weakened immune system. More concerning is the fact that approximately one-third of these infections were detected in patients who had no obvious symptoms. This was revealed by the Georgetown Public

…$1M bail revoked Twenty-two-year-old Deandrell Semple will remain behind bars pending sentencing for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan. This comes after a jury on Friday found him guilty of manslaughter, prompting the High Court in Demerara to revoke his $1 million bail. Semple, of Kingelly Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), was remanded […]

Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, has assured that there will be accountability “wherever the evidence leads”, following the death of 32-year-old labourer, Gavin Douglas while in police custody at the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station on Saturday. In a video statement issued on Sunday evening, Walrond stressed that any death involving a person in […]

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner Sase Gunraj is serving as Deputy Chief of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission (CEOM) deployed to Grenada ahead of that country’s November 5 General Elections. The 11-member mission was deployed following an invitation from the Government of Grenada to the CARICOM Secretariat, […]

… says world can’t afford to take decades to understand importance of our biodiversity The world needs come up with a mechanism to value and pay countries to protect and conserve their biodiversity resources far quicker than it did for the forest, according to Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh. He made The post Nature […]

…as Health Minister outlines Govt’s vison for modern health care system From artificial intelligence (AI) and precision medicine to advanced HIV treatment and the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the future of healthcare in Guyana dominated discussions as the 19th Guyana Medical Research Conference (GMRC) brought together healthcare […]