Guyana

–Education Minister clarifies display at West Ruimveldt Secondary was meant to engage parents on school safety PARENTS are being urged to play a more active role in guiding and monitoring their children after a meeting at the West Ruimveldt Secondary School highlighted concerns about prohibited items being brought onto the school compound and broader […]

A WOMEN-LED homestead greenhouse agricultural project in Tiger Bay is expected to generate an estimated $1.9 million in revenue, following an early harvest of celery just six weeks after the initiative was launched. President Dr. Irfaan Ali shared a progress update on the project on Wednesday, highlighting the early success of the shade house demonstration

—Education Minister says investment will equip engineers, technicians to support expanding aviation sector THE development of a skilled aviation workforce is critical as Guyana continues to expand its aviation sector and broader national infrastructure, Education Minister Sonia Parag says. The Minister made these remarks on Wednesday while addressing the […]

— braces for volatility in trade, energy markets, PSC Chairman says —urges local businesses to explore upstream, downstream opportunities to enhance energy security   GUYANA’S private sector is closely tracking developments in the Middle East, as the escalating conflict in Iran could see possible disruptions to key shipping routes, supply chains and […]

RESIDENTS of South Georgetown are welcoming the completion of the Aubrey Barker Road to Ogle Road linkage, describing the project as transformative for the community, even as some recall the challenges endured during construction. Patrick Stewart, who has lived in Buttercup Place for more than 16 years, said the newly completed roadway has significantly […]

THE Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that fuel prices have been increased at several of its service stations across the country. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the state-owned company said it took note of a “malicious publication” by a politically aligned social media page, Credible Sources,

FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Hilton Todd represented Guyana at the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting, held on March 8 at Lancaster House in London. The meeting was convened under the theme “The Commonwealth at a Moment of Strategic Opportunity” and brought together foreign ministers from across the […]

–Says Finance Minister amid questions over Cuba, U.S ties SENIOR Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh has firmly rejected the idea that Guyana is “trading friends” as it navigates its relationships with Cuba, the United States, and its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners. The discussion came on […]

POLITICAL commentator and columnist, Leonard Craig, has criticised what he described as a “small group” of individuals who continue to promote racial division in Guyana. Speaking during a recording of the BBC’s World Questions programme on Tuesday, Craig said that repeated racial rhetoric was being used to attack Afro-Guyanese who support the […]

THE Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has strengthened solid waste management services in two regions with the distribution of three new garbage collection trucks to the communities of Port Kaituma and Mabaruma in Barima-Waini (Region One) and Rosignol in Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five). The vehicles were recently handed over by the […]

A Sophia, Greater Georgetown man was killed on Wednesday after the vehicle he was travelling in turned over along the Rockstone Trail, Linden, Region Ten (Upper Demerara–Upper Berbice). The deceased is 54-year-old Steve George. Based on reports received, the accident occurred at about 10:11h involving a motor car, PAD 1602, which was at the time The post […]

Investigators currently undergoing the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Induction Course 1/2026 were on Wednesday given first-hand insight into courtroom procedures during a visit to the Supreme Criminal Court, where they met with Acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh. Addressing the group, Justice Singh spoke about the critical role investigators play […]

– Search on for 2nd crew member The lifeless body of one of the two men who went missing after a molasses tanker sank in the Atlantic Ocean has been recovered late Wednesday afternoon. The body of 22-year-old Ravindra Bissoondyal, also known as “Videsh”, of Goed Bananen Land, Canje, Berbice, was reportedly found near a The post Body of missing crew […]

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has reported a significant increase in project financing and disbursements for 2025, approving US$464 million in new support. The milestone marks a 50 per cent increase in financing over 2024. The Bank disbursed US$429 million, reflecting a 30 per cent rise compared to the previous year. Presenting highlights at CDB’s […]

In its ongoing efforts to strengthen solid waste management across the country, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development recently handed over three garbage collection trucks to Port Kaituma, Mabaruma, Region One (Barima–Waini) and Rosignol in Region Five (Mahaica–Berbice). The trucks were handed over by Deputy Permanent Secretary […]