Guyana

SOME $5 billion has received parliamentary approval to empower Amerindian youth and sustainable income-generating projects in over 200 communities across the ten administrative regions, part of a $7.5 billion allocation for the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs. The sums were robustly defended by Minister Sarah Browne-Shadeek during the consideration of […]

  THE government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, is gearing up to procure 40 hydroflo and mobile pumps to improve water flow in flood-prone and vulnerable areas across Guyana. The announcement was made by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, during the consideration of estimates and expenditure of Budget 2026 on Tuesday. He said the decision

INTERNATIONAL and local partners on Monday hosted a one-day workshop aimed at strengthening Guyana’s fisheries cooperatives, and improving their access to markets and finance as part of wider efforts to support inclusive growth and job creation in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. The workshop, titled “Strengthening Guyana’s Agribusiness: From […]

IN a continued effort to strengthen Guyana’s agricultural capacity, COLEAD (the Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development), in partnership with the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), successfully concluded a six-day “Train the Trainers” workshop on February 7. The intensive programme, held from February […]

A SUM of $269 million has been budgeted for advocacy services under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, prompting questions from the opposition during the 2026 Budget Consideration of the Estimates and Expenditure, on Tuesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd, said the funding is meant to improve Guyana’s relationships […]

I DON’T believe that an interview should be done in the studio. Maybe that is understandable in cold climates but not in tropical lands. Now and until the end of the Freddie Kissoon Show, I will give the programme an alfresco ambience where the background are the great rivers, the mighty Atlantic and the lush

A DJ accused of inciting a brutal sexual assault at Raghoo’s Bar has been committed to stand trial, while his co-accused has been freed after the court upheld a no-case submission. Leon De Freitas, a 36-year-old DJ of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was on Tuesday committed by Magistrate Tameika Clarke at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court

–as part of $1.9B allocation for Legal Affairs Ministry FOLLOWING extensive scrutiny by the parliamentary opposition, the Committee of Supply on Monday evening officially approved $1.9 billion to advance critical initiatives under the purview of the Ministry of Legal Affairs. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, robustly […]

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation has issued a statement to clarify reports published by Kaieteur News on February 10, 2026, under the headline, “Govt. denies new extradition requests from the U.S.” According to the ministry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Hugh Todd’s response to a question […]

MINISTER of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira said the government will boost the capacity and effectiveness of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) this year by building its investigative capacity. Minister Teixeira was speaking during the consideration of estimates for the 2026 national budget on Monday. She provided details on the […]

A Wortmanville, Georgetown man, who was charged with the 2022 murder of 30-year-old Aubrey Baird, pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter when he appeared before the Demerara High Court on Tuesday. Brian Matterson appeared before acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh on Tuesday. The state is being represented by Prosecutor Geneva Wills. According […]

A 2022 murder case stemming from a deadly altercation during a cricket match in Georgetown ended on Tuesday when the accused pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter at the Demerara High Court. Afzal Deendial appeared before acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh, where the murder charge was formally reduced before he entered the guilty The post […]

Two men accused of trafficking more than eight kilograms (kg) of cocaine were on Tuesday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where conflicting accounts of their arrest were laid before the court. Shaquille Gordon, 32, and 54-year-old Ravindranauth Persaud pleaded not guilty […]

The Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development (COLEAD), in partnership with the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), successfully concluded a six-day “Train the Trainers” session from February 2 to 7 at NAREI. The initiative, primarily funded by the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, […]

Parliament has approved nearly $5 billion to support youth development and sustainable economic initiatives in more than 200 Amerindian communities across Guyana, as part of a wider $7.5 billion allocation for the Amerindian Affairs Ministry in the 2026 fiscal year. The allocations were presented and defended by Amerindian Affairs Minister Sarah […]