Guyana

Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has been arrested in connection with an investigation into an alleged $800,000 bribe paid to a police constable for the unauthorised release of confidential surveillance footage. Mohamed was reportedly arrested at Eccles, East Bank Demerara. The arrest follows an ongoing investigation into the alleged unauthorised release […]

-President Ali highlights regional connectivity as Guyana advances plans for major maritime infrastructure   GUYANA’S rapidly growing economy is creating positive shifts in many other sectors, with shipping among the areas that are seeing massive growth in recent years.   However, while the sector is seeing growing investment and international […]

-challenges claims that police, government deactivated Facebook page   ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Selwyn Pieters has denied any involvement in the deactivation of the Facebook page belonging to opposition leader Azzrudin Mohamed.   Pieters was responding to a recent statement by Mohamed, the leader of the We Invest Nationhood (WIN) Party.   He said assertions that […]

–Minister Edghill reminds members that non-disclosure now carries criminal penalties   THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday revisited the controversy surrounding the former A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) government’s failure to disclose receipt of an US$18 million ExxonMobil signing bonus in 2016.   Public […]

IN a significant move towards strengthening Guyana’s response to breast cancer, the Ministry of Health officially launched the Action Plan for Breast Cancer Management in Guyana, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to improving prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and comprehensive patient-centred care for women across the country.   […]

POLICE and customs officials are investigating the discovery of a total of 4.157 ounces of yellow metal suspected of being raw gold, found on Sunday October 25, 2026, during separate screening procedures at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri. Preliminary investigations revealed that at about 21:25hrs, a quantity of suspected raw gold was found […]

TRIBUTES poured in on Tuesday for New Amsterdam Town Councillor and community activist, Carol Trim-Bagot, with President Dr Irfaan Ali, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo and Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh remembering her dedication to public service and community development.   Trim-Bagot, a PPP/C councillor on the […]

KARAN Ramlakhan, also known as ‘Kevin Singh’, was charged with two counts of Obtaining by False Pretence, contrary to Section 194 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.   He was arrested following an investigation into the case which involved $300,000, committed between September 10, 2024, and September 14, 2026, in Georgetown, police said.

IN 2008, the idea that a country could prosper by leaving its forests standing was a proposition in search of proof.   Today, Guyana can point to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, nearly 3,000 community projects and customers that include about 30 airlines. It now wants to extend the same logic from carbon

A 25-year-old minibus driver has been charged with two counts of obtaining by false pretence following a police investigation into allegations that he collected money from persons by promising to secure housing allocations. Police said the investigation stemmed from a report involving $300,000 allegedly obtained from a victim in Georgetown between September […]

A 38-year-old Turkish national was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning on Lombard Street, Georgetown and police subsequently arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with the incident. According to police, the robbery under arms occurred at about 00:05h on October 27, 2026. Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim, who resides at Friendship, […]

President of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA), William Brown, has outlined a three-point plan focused on modernising ports, strengthening regional connectivity and developing the maritime workforce, as the region seeks to build a more competitive and resilient shipping industry. He made the remarks on Monday during the opening of the Caribbean […]

Thirty recruits of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) are participating in training aimed at helping them identify and respond to suspected cases of human trafficking. The session is being held on Tuesday at the GFS Training School in Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD). According to the GFS, the training, which was organised by the Home The post Fire service […]

Guyana’s rice exports to the European Union (EU) could be affected if the bloc goes ahead with proposed changes to its pesticide residue rules, with an estimated US$72 million in trade value at risk, according to a new assessment. The assessment, prepared by Bryant Christie Inc for the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), The […]