Guyana

–investment in housing resulting in average household size reduction –increased population indicating Guyana is a more attractive destination for persons to live and work DURING his keynote remarks as he welcomed the official release of the Preliminary Report of the National 2022 Population and Housing Census yesterday, Senior Minister in the Office of […]

MOTORISTS will face full enforcement of Guyana’s new vehicle tint regulations from April 1, 2026, following the official gazetting of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Tint) Regulations 2026 earlier this month. The Guyana Police Force (GPF), on Tuesday, announced that the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Tint) Regulations 2026 were officially gazetted […]

AGRICULTURE Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently visited the Ministry of Agriculture’s biotechnology plant tissue laboratory located within the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) compound at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. During the visit, the minister engaged with laboratory technicians, and observed the process of dividing […]

THE Regional Education Officer for Region Two, Shondelle Hercules has issued a firm rejection of a “misleading” social media post, dated January 13, 2026, about the Anna Regina Secondary School Dormitory. The post, which shared outdated images purporting to show poor conditions at the facility, has sparked unnecessary concern among parents, students, […]

FOLLOWING President Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s call to expand and diversify Guyana’s emerging industries, Chief Investment Officer and Agency Head of the Guyana Office for Investment, Peter Ramsaroop, on Tuesday, engaged a group of well-known Guyanese diaspora investors and creatives exploring long-term investment opportunities in Guyana. According to […]

THE Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development plans on launching an app before the end of January to strengthen communication between government officials and citizens. The app will help citizens get their concerns addressed within 24 hours. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, announced the launch of the app […]

THE Ministry of Education has reassured parents and communities in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) that Grade Seven students from Chenapou and surrounding villages continue to receive uninterrupted, high-quality secondary education despite ongoing dormitory construction at Paramakatoi and Monkey Mountain. According to information from the Education Ministry, […]

–long-term biodiversity monitoring in the amazon A MAJOR international scientific collaboration bringing together the University of Guyana and leading research institutions across South America is reshaping how biodiversity is monitored and conserved in one of the world’s most critical ecosystems—the Amazon rainforest. Through a shared commitment to […]

–with the aim of promoting agriculture in the Americas as a guarantor of global food security GUYANESE agronomist Muhammad Ibrahim will take over as Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) this Thursday, January 15, with plans to further strengthen the leading role that the Americas play in the planet’s food

REGION Two authorities have moved swiftly to assist a family displaced by a devastating fire at Arpiaco, Upper Pomeroon, which left four persons homeless, including an elderly man and two young children. A team of regional officials, along with officers from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, the Guyana Fire Service, the Charity

A wooden and concrete building at Penitentiary Walk, New Amsterdam, was destroyed by fire shortly after 21:00h on Tuesday, just hours after the last tenants vacated the premises, as demolition works were already underway on the recently purchased property. The blaze prompted a swift response from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), who managed to contain The […]

Three men appeared before Magistrates in Georgetown and East Coast Demerara (ECD) courts, facing charges of felonious wounding and simple larceny. In the first case, Keyvin Cupidore, a Tuschen bus operator, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty on Wednesday, charged with felonious wounding. Cupidore pleaded not guilty to allegations that he […]

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, had made it clear that Guyana’s extradition laws do not contain any provisions for an equivalent offence to be committed here in order for a person to be extradited overseas to face charges. “There is no equivalent of Guyana offences in the extradition law,” AG Nandlall The post No […]

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, on Tuesday renewed his call for opposition parties to use the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)’s latest Claims and Objections period to address any concerns and claims about the Official List of Electors (OLE) being bloated. Over the years executives and supporters of the People’s […]

A Vryheids Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD), construction worker was on Wednesday remanded to prison after being charged with larceny in relation to the theft of a Samsung smartphone. Johnathan Mohamed appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge. It is alleged that […]