Guyana

PRESSURE on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions marked by scarcity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday.   It provides an update on renewable water availability, which refers to the amount of freshwater that is replenished each year in rivers and aquifers through precipitation.

AS two contracts for oil blocks following Guyana’s first bid round have been inked, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has said that the government is hopeful to ink a contract with the Guyanese-women-led company that secured oil blocks.   The minister made this known while speaking to members of the press on the sidelines

-with focus on transforming the future of Guyana’s healthcare   THE Ministry of Health, on Friday, convened a two-day conference for Regional Health Officers (RHOs) aimed at assessing sector achievements and setting priorities for the years ahead.   The conference was opened at the ministry’s Brickdam, Georgetown Headquarters and saw the gathering of […]

-as monitoring intensifies during rainy season   SIXTEEN drainage pumps are currently in operation across Region Two as the regional administration continues its proactive monitoring during the current rainy season.   On Friday, Regional Chairman, Devin Mohan, accompanied by the Regional Agriculture Coordinator, Tamesh Ramnauth and the Overseer, conducted […]

THE Meadow Bank Wharf, one of Guyana’s premier docks, will see major improvements as the government moves to further upgrade the facility and improve conditions for hundreds of fisherfolk and vendors.   During a walkabout on Friday morning, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said additional sheds and enhanced lighting will be installed to help […]

THE Guyana-China Joe Vieira Recreational Park in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is on track to be commissioned in 2026, according to Chairman of the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) Board of Directors, Robert Persaud.   This transformative project is part of a broader plan to upgrade major recreational facilities not only within the […]

DO you know who Lena Diab is? She made the headlines in Canada in 2017 when her husband was charged with beating her up. At the time, she was a Minister in the government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. She is Lebanese, whose parents and she left Lebanon to avoid the civil war

A VENEZUELAN, Nestor Luis Bolivar Martinez—known as “Spanish Boy”—on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing 21-year-old Sanjay Hanoman during a 2020 confrontation at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (WCD).   Both the convict and the victim were residents of Anna Catherina. The guilty plea was entered before Acting Chief Justice Navindra […]

THE Ministry of Human Services and Social Security hosted a brief Christmas social for members of the Night Shelter in East La Penitence in Georgetown on Friday.   Minister of Human Services Dr. Vindhya Persaud, who was in attendance engaged residents and used the opportunity to emphasise that the facility has seen significant infrastructural improvements

RESIDENTS of Timehri on the East Bank of Demerara are stating that they are now entering their fifth year with limited water supply from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), despite several public commitments and the allocation of millions of dollars for new well projects.   A letter sent to the Stabroek News (SN) Newspaper by

Arcino Richards, called “Horseman”, a mechanic of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, was charged with the attempted murder of Hector Massiah, which occurred on Friday, December 5, 2025, at Spice Garden Restaurant and Bar at Aurora Old Road, Essequibo Coast. Richards appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir, who read […]

Former co-accused Kevin Mangar, called “Chubby”, who turned state witness, delivered dramatic testimony on Thursday at the Berbice Assizes in the Tain murder trial for the 2020 killing of 82-year-old Chandarie “Aunty Dayo” Budhoo. The witness, who was a juvenile at the time of the crime, told the court that he was involved in planning The post Tain […]

Thirty-year-old Michael Singh, a labourer of Lot 28 Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, who was charged with the offence of simple larceny, was found guilty on December 10 and sentenced to 58 months’ imprisonment. Singh was charged for the offence committed on Hubert Griffith, a 36-year-old boat captain of Santa Rosa Island, Moruca, Region One, which occurred […]

…Guyana, Suriname participants say training will directly improve field diagnosis, crop management For four days this past week, 40 participants – from teachers and agricultural students to regional researchers and farmers – immersed themselves in the science of diagnosing and managing plant diseases at the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC). […]

The Sarwans’ Three Hearts Foundation conducted a Christmas Toy Drive on Wakenaam Island over the weekend, distributing gifts to approximately 250 children. Volunteers travelled to the island with boxes of toys and were met by eager children who gathered for the annual outreach activity. Each child received a gift as part of the Foundation’s commitment […]