Guyana

Prime Minister (PM) Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips has emphasised the need for Caribbean nations to diversify their energy resources and attract greater United States investments to strengthen energy security, support economic growth and advance regional development. He made these remarks at the US-Caribbean Dialogue hosted by Deputy Secretary of State […]

…says vision driven by productivity, technology, competitive industry The Guyana Government has reiterated its commitment to a resilient, inclusive and sustainable food systems – something which is reflected in its drive to modernise agriculture, strengthen food and nutrition security, and contribute to the Caribbean’s capacity to feed itself. This is […]

The European Union (EU) is supporting the development of the Guyana BioPark, an initiative aimed at strengthening medical research, biotechnology and pharmaceutical development through partnerships between Guyana and Europe. The project, signed in April 2026, is being undertaken in partnership with the Health Ministry and Belgium’s BioPark Charleroi. […]

Half of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) aviation fleet was mobilised during the response to the distress alert involving the MV Barima, with six aircraft deployed between July 19 and 31, 2026, the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) heard on Friday. Testifying before the Commission, GDF Air Corps Flight Operations Officer Captain Simon Gordon revealed that The […]

A 36-year-old woman is among two persons charged in connection with an armed robbery at Burn Bush Dam, East Canje, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), during which bandits allegedly held a cutlass to a seven-year-old girl’s neck, assaulted her brother, and terrorised their parents before escaping with cash and valuables valued at $768,000. Those charged […]

Although a Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Investment Committee is already in place, the Guyana Government is not yet ready to invest funds held in the account, Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat has said. Speaking on Thursday during The Guyana Dialogue programme, Bharrat acknowledged that investing NRF funds has been a successful strategy in other […]

The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has been tasked with appointing a sole expert as efforts continue to resolve the dispute between the Guyana Government and ExxonMobil over a US$214.4 million cost oil claim. This is according to Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, who told The Guyana Dialogue […]

Fifty-four-year-old Richard Marare, a farmer from Quarrie Village, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), was granted bail on an attempted murder charge. The charge stemmed from an incident involving the victim, a 47-year-old farmer from Quarrie Village, Central Rupununi, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Marare, who reportedly […]

A subcontractor attached to China Railway First Group was reportedly electrocuted in the early hours of Friday after coming into contact with a section of Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL)’s live electricity network while conducting pipe-laying work in the vicinity of Congress Place in Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Up to press time, information on the The […]

Nineteen-year-old Isaiah Green was on Thursday sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment on an armed charge and 27 months for discharging a loaded firearm with intent. The construction worker from Linden was arrested on May 26, 2026, following a robbery committed on a 27-year-old businessman at a general store located in Tabatinga, Central Rupununi, Region […]