Guyana

…$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 […]

The Education Ministry’s Secondary Sector has trained teachers and representatives from schools offering the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) to strengthen promotion of the programme among secondary school students across Guyana. The one-day CAPE Ambassadors Programme workshop was held on Tuesday in the Media Room of The Bishop’s High […]

…as December 2026 implementation deadline nears The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) is intensifying its nationwide training and outreach programme for forest sector operators as preparations continue for the official implementation of the Digital Wood Tracking System (dWTS) on December 31, 2026. Following training done with Forestry Sector Operators in […]

…40 persons employed KFC Guyana has opened its first outlet in Berbice, investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a new facility at D’Edward, West Berbice, providing jobs for 40 employees as it brings the company’s nationwide restaurant network to 13 outlets. The D’Edward opening marks KFC Guyana’s entry into Berbice, establishing a new source […]

Swift action by crew members and public-spirited citizens saw Pauline Cirus, a passenger onboard the MV Ma Lisha that was en route to Kumaka, North West District (NWD) in Region One (Barima-Waini), safely giving birth to a healthy baby boy in the wee hours of Saturday. Based on reports, the expecting mother began experiencing abdominal The post Mother […]

The Guyana Mining School and Training Centre Inc (GMSTCI) is continuing to expand and diversify its capacity-building programmes beyond traditional miner training, targeting critical skills gaps within Guyana’s mining and mineral exploration sectors through specialised training for university students and Amerindian communities. The initiative is aimed at […]