Guyana

  A FIRST informal U.N. Security Council poll on Thursday showed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the early frontrunner in the race to become the next secretary-general of the world body, ‌followed by former Guyanese Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, diplomats told Reuters. One diplomat said Argentina’s Rafael Grossi, head […]

Days after President Dr Irfaan Ali announced the establishment of the Hope, Empathy, Aid, Resilience, and Trust (HEART) initiative to provide sustained support to the survivors and bereaved families of the MV Barima tragedy, a team has been assembled to draft a national framework. The HEART Initiative is intended to help families through the process The […]

THE Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has engaged industry stakeholders on access to financing, business development and emergency preparedness as part of efforts to support the continued growth, safety and competitiveness of Guyana’s tourism and hospitality sector. The discussions were held during THAG’s Members’ Meeting and Mixer […]

THE Government of Guyana has reaffirmed its commitment to building a stronger and more sustainable sporting sector through education, leadership development and strategic partnerships, as more than 300 athletes, coaches, administrators and officials gathered for the opening of the 2026 Sports Seminar. The two-day seminar, being hosted by the Ministry of […]

THE Rotary Club of Garden City (Georgetown) has donated 25 maternity hampers to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), providing essential supplies to mothers and newborns as part of its observance of Maternal and Child Health Month. The hampers will be distributed to 11 Indigenous mothers and 14 other mothers identified as being most in

THE government plans to go beyond the housing needs of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), where there is ongoing discussion to purchase another 230 acres of land, although the region is on course to solve its housing backlog by 2027. Region Six recorded a housing backlog of 7,925 as at December 2025. At the beginning of

REGION Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) is set to be among the first regions to clear its housing backlog, with government projections indicating the issue will be addressed by the end of 2026. This will be achieved by developing 351 house lots, which is three times what is needed to address the current backlog. Potaro-Siparuni had a backlog

THE Ministry of Health is advancing efforts to strengthen public-private collaboration in the healthcare sector through a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) governing the supply of Ministry-issued antiretroviral drugs, vaccines and blood products to private healthcare facilities. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, met with representatives of […]

THE Ministry of Education has opened applications for the second cohort of the National Education Leadership Academy (NELA) Flagship Training Programme, with 100 school and district leaders expected to be selected for specialised leadership training. The programme, which is scheduled to begin in December 2026, is intended to strengthen leadership capacity […]

THE Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has renewed its call for sustained public vigilance and stronger collaboration in the fight against human trafficking, as Guyana joined the international community on Thursday in observing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The Ministry said Guyana’s continued Tier 1 ranking in the United States […]

  “I FEEL grateful that I made it out. My brother and I are safe.” Those were the words uttered by Ruth Mendonca, one of the survivors of the MV Barima tragedy. Mendonca and her brother escaped death when the MV Barima sank on July 18, taking more than 70 lives. Speaking with the Department

As part of Rotary’s observance of Maternal and Child Health Month, the Rotary Club of Garden City in Georgetown donated 25 maternity hampers to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for distribution to 11 Indigenous mothers and 14 mothers identified as being most in need. The initiative underscores Rotary’s commitment to improving maternal […]

Prime Minister (PM) Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips reaffirmed Guyana’s close ties with Colombia, and welcomed the progress made since the reopening of the Colombian Embassy in Georgetown a year ago and the appointment of a resident Ambassador, which created a direct channel for engagement. “The opportunities for collaboration between Guyana and […]

Forty-one-year-old David Singh, also called “Dave”, a driver from Eccles New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences. Singh, for whom an arrest warrant was issued, was arrested on Sunday and appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond/Golden […]

Thirty-seven-year-old Delon Moore, accused of trafficking 63.1 grams of cocaine, has been acquitted after Police failed to produce body camera footage that reportedly captured both the discovery of the drugs and an alleged admission by the accused. The accused was found not guilty by Magistrate Tuanna Hardy when he appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s […]