Guyana

–more than 2,000 young people benefitting from skills training under Amerindian Development Fund initiative MORE than 2,000 young people across Indigenous communities are benefiting from employment and practical skills training under the Community Service Officer (CSO) programme, with participants transitioning into professional careers and […]

–Linden-Mabura extension, Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge and highway works among key projects INVESTMENT in infrastructure continues to reshape Guyana’s landscape and that investment has reached new heights, with Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill sharing that a total of more than $100 billion has been invested in Region 10 over the last five years. […]

GUYANA Power and Light Inc. (GPL), through its Loss Reduction Department, conducted an illegal connection removal exercise on Wednesday at Kuru Kuru College Road, Soesdyke Highway. During the exercise, according to information on the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation’s official Facebook page, more than 55 illegal connections were removed across 32 […]

SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, has invited local businesses to explore avenues to tap into a £3 billion financing support facility from UK Export Finance (UKEF), the United Kingdom’s Export Credit Agency. According to a press release from the Finance Ministry, the workshop was facilitated

–Minister Parag notes construction is progressing within contract timeline CONSTRUCTION of a new primary school at Company Road, Buxton, is progressing within the original contract period, with the facility expected to be completed by April 2027, Minister of Education Sonia Parag has said. The project forms part of the government’s efforts to address […]

MINISTER of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, has issued a strong call for greater accountability, faster responses and closer collaboration among agencies dealing with child sexual abuse and rape, stressing that weaknesses within the system must be addressed to protect victims and secure justice better. According to a press release, […]

-as Finance Minister meets with Japanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs WITH Guyana’s economy continuing to expand rapidly, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh today met with the State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Iwao Horii and a Japanese team at the Ministry of Finance

AGRICULTURE Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Wednesday, travelled to Kumaka, Region One, where he commissioned a pontoon and two excavators valued at approximately $230 million, as the government continues to strengthen its capacity to execute critical agricultural and waterway works across the region. Minister Mustapha said the equipment represents another […]

THE Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Mark Griffith, called “Skull,” a 31-year-old miner of Canje Village, Berbice, who is being sought in connection with the murder of Shawn Abrams at 14 Miles Backdam, Issano, Middle Mazaruni River, Region Seven. According to reports, the victim was a 36-year-old miner from Charity, Essequibo

– CPSO warns of higher prices and possible supply disruptions BETWEEN US$8 billion and US$10 billion in annual CARICOM imports could be exposed to growing restrictions on shipping through the Panama Canal, raising concerns about higher consumer prices, increased freight costs and possible supply disruptions across the Region. According to preliminary […]

The paper committal proceedings in the deadly October 2025 Mobil Service Station bombing case continued on Wednesday, with no-case submissions filed for three of the four accused before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The submissions were filed on behalf of Venezuelan nationals Jhonny Boodram and Alexander Bettencourt, as well as Guyanese-Venezuelan […]

A 28-year-old fisherman was on Wednesday remanded to prison after being charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of another fisherman at Albion Front, Corentyne, on Sunday. Videsh Singh, of Lot 71 Albion Front, appeared at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy, who presided virtually, where it was alleged that on […]

…1 hospitalised Twenty-six students of the Port Mourant Secondary were injured on Monday after they were attacked by Africanised bees during the lunch period, with one student being hospitalised. Reports are that several students were on the school field when one student apparently disturbed vegetation where a bee nest was located. The bees began swarming […]

Three persons were taken into police custody, and several others are being sought regarding an incident at a car wash on Tuesday along Railway Line, Kitty, Georgetown. According to reports, at about 02:05h, police responded to a report of a motorcar playing loud and continuous music at the establishment, thus causing annoyance to residents. Upon The post […]

Thirty-three-year-old Godwell Payne, a gold gold miner of South Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Tuesday remanded to prison on an unlawful wounding charge. Payne was arrested on Sunday last in relation to an alleged unlawful wounding and was subsequently charged with the crime. He appeared before Magistrate Caressa Henry at the Bartica […]