Guyana

Agriculture remains a major economic activity in Berbice (East Berbice-Corentyne), but as farmers grapple with difficulties finding workers, technology is increasingly being presented as an alternative. The scale of the challenge was underscored on Monday, when Labour and Manpower Planning Minister Keoma Griffith, speaking at the induction of the Guyana […]

Seventy-six-year-old Chinese cook Quan Sheng Li has been charged and remanded to prison for the murder of six-year-old Zi Feng Cao at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) Li appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was not required to plead to the indictment. Nevertheless, during the court proceedings, the […]

A quantity of cannabis was reportedly found on Saturday during a police operation at 111 Miles Mahdia Arcade, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni). Police stated that during the exercise, ranks conducted a search at Mahdia Arcade, during which a black plastic bag containing the cannabis was found concealed in an old refrigerator. The suspected cannabis was taken […]

The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) has announced that the Botanical Gardens will be temporarily closed to visitors from October 12, 2026, to facilitate ongoing construction and modernisation works. In a notice published Tuesday, the PAC said the closure is necessary to ensure the safety of visitors, staff and workers while construction continues. The […]

A 19-year-old male of Campbellville, Georgetown, was on Monday evening shot during an armed robbery by two males on an XR motorcycle along Owen Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Based on reports received, the teenager was in the company of several persons liming at about 20:00h when they were approached by two unidentified males on an XR The post Teen shot, […]

Police have unearthed 10 .32 rounds of live ammunition during an intelligence-led operation at Pouderoyen Tarmac, West Bank Demerara (WBD) on Monday evening. Police stated that during the operation, ranks conducted a search of an unoccupied wooden stall at the tarmac, where the ammunition was found concealed in a concrete block behind an old refrigerator. […]

Thirty-three- year -old Mark Gentle, a gold miner of Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition without a licence. Gentle appeared before Magistrate Caressa Henry at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where the charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty to both […]

ExxonMobil is looking to replicate Guyana’s oil and gas boom off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, the company’s head of exploration said, as it pursues expansion in the basin to the east of Venezuela. The oil and gas giant has found success in developing one of the world’s largest oilfields offshore from neighbouring Guyana, The post ExxonMobil […]

The Home Affairs Ministry is currently designing a programme aimed at bolstering the efforts undertaken to rehabilitate inmates and to provide them with the requisite skills for their reintegration into society. This was according to the Subject Minister, Oneidge Walrond, during the Starting Point podcast aired last Sunday, during which she added that the […]

Guyana has assumed the Chairmanship of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) for the 2026-2028 term, as the organisation’s Board of Directors held its 29th meeting in Georgetown. The meeting was held on Friday, October 2, at the Aiden by Best Western Hotel, with the Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation The post […]