Guyana

–other discussions focus on education, empowerment and human development GUYANA is exploring opportunities to strengthen ties with Qatar in the areas of air connectivity, trade and education following high-level engagements with senior Qatari officials. Discussions were held with Qatar Airways Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer Hamad Al Khater on […]

VICE-PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo met with Indigenous leaders from several communities across Region One (Barima-Waini) at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The meeting followed the leaders’ early departure from the National Toshaos Council Conference, held in July, and provided an opportunity for them to discuss matters […]

ALL staff members have been accounted for following a major fire that ripped through the three-storey Regent Household Electronics building on Regent Street, Georgetown, on Wednesday afternoon. Owner of the business, Shaheed Hamid, told reporters that all employees were safe as firefighters battled for hours to contain the blaze, which sent thick plumes of […]

–also witness expansion of UMAMI to Qatari Market PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali joined the Guyana Embassy in Doha this week for a special celebration marking the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary. Held under the theme “Building Guyana’s Global Brand,” the evening brought together diplomats, members of the business […]

THE government is advancing the digitalisation of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), with registration and contribution services expected to become fully available online from October 15, 2026. Minister of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation, Zulfikar Ally, disclosed the timeline during an interview with the Department of Public […]

GUYANA and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral co-operation, with discussions focusing on investment, climate change, technical cooperation and security. Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud met on Wednesday with Japan’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iwao Horri, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

–more than 2,000 young people benefitting from skills training under Amerindian Development Fund initiative MORE than 2,000 young people across Indigenous communities are benefiting from employment and practical skills training under the Community Service Officer (CSO) programme, with participants transitioning into professional careers and […]

–Linden-Mabura extension, Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge and highway works among key projects INVESTMENT in infrastructure continues to reshape Guyana’s landscape and that investment has reached new heights, with Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill sharing that a total of more than $100 billion has been invested in Region 10 over the last five years. […]

GUYANA Power and Light Inc. (GPL), through its Loss Reduction Department, conducted an illegal connection removal exercise on Wednesday at Kuru Kuru College Road, Soesdyke Highway. During the exercise, according to information on the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation’s official Facebook page, more than 55 illegal connections were removed across 32 […]

SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, has invited local businesses to explore avenues to tap into a £3 billion financing support facility from UK Export Finance (UKEF), the United Kingdom’s Export Credit Agency. According to a press release from the Finance Ministry, the workshop was facilitated

The paper committal proceedings in the deadly October 2025 Mobil Service Station bombing case continued on Wednesday, with no-case submissions filed for three of the four accused before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The submissions were filed on behalf of Venezuelan nationals Jhonny Boodram and Alexander Bettencourt, as well as Guyanese-Venezuelan […]

A 28-year-old fisherman was on Wednesday remanded to prison after being charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of another fisherman at Albion Front, Corentyne, on Sunday. Videsh Singh, of Lot 71 Albion Front, appeared at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy, who presided virtually, where it was alleged that on […]

…1 hospitalised Twenty-six students of the Port Mourant Secondary were injured on Monday after they were attacked by Africanised bees during the lunch period, with one student being hospitalised. Reports are that several students were on the school field when one student apparently disturbed vegetation where a bee nest was located. The bees began swarming […]

Three persons were taken into police custody, and several others are being sought regarding an incident at a car wash on Tuesday along Railway Line, Kitty, Georgetown. According to reports, at about 02:05h, police responded to a report of a motorcar playing loud and continuous music at the establishment, thus causing annoyance to residents. Upon The post […]

Thirty-three-year-old Godwell Payne, a gold gold miner of South Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Tuesday remanded to prison on an unlawful wounding charge. Payne was arrested on Sunday last in relation to an alleged unlawful wounding and was subsequently charged with the crime. He appeared before Magistrate Caressa Henry at the Bartica […]