Guyana

–President Ali says, highlights investments to bring hinterland communities into economic mainstream THE government has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive national development, emphasising that infrastructure investment is being pursued as a necessity rather than a convenience. Addressing the importance of connectivity, President Dr. Irfaan Ali […]

By Bebi Shafeah Oosman THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government has launched a $2.1 billion assistance programme to support rice farmers, providing a $300 per bag subsidy for paddy as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Guyana’s agricultural sector. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha oversaw the start of the subsidy distribution in […]

–President Ali says country leveraging raw produce, agro-processing capacity to push for global agro-industrial scale of food production PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has said Guyana is positioning itself to become the Caribbean’s leading food production and distribution hub, as the country leverages its raw agricultural output, expanding agro-processing […]

– announces disaster recovery measures and education reforms THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced major advances in digital testing, new disaster recovery measures, and expanded education reform initiatives as more than 10,000 candidates across the region sit the January 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. […]

–Minister McCoy slams ‘noise masquerading as scrutiny’ and misinformation campaign by opposition elements MINISTER within the Office of the Prime Minister Kwame McCoy has condemned what he describes as “a deliberate campaign of misinformation” targeting public officials, warning that reckless accusations circulating on social media risk […]

  ATTORNEY General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has announced plans to engage the Guyana Bar Association in the coming months as part of a review of the Legal Practitioners Act, following calls from the judiciary for reform. Speaking during his weekly programme Issues in the News, Nandlall said the existing legislation

THIS relatively unknown country, comparatively speaking, with just about 800,000 persons, produced and keep producing some strange political traits that, if Guyana were a globally known middle-power, the universities around the world would have turned out books after books about political developments in this country. Two political curiosities occurred last […]

GOVERNMENT officials on Wednesday received an updated progress briefing on the high-profile Linden-Mabura Road Project, one of the major infrastructure initiatives currently underway in the country. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, met with representatives of the construction firms responsible for the project to review progress and address […]

AS preparations intensify for Mashramani 2026, local artistes are continuing to benefit from increased visibility and opportunities under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS), with several creatives gaining exposure both locally and internationally. One such beneficiary is Carlvin Burnett, Guyana’s reigning 2025 Dancehall Monarch, 2024 Soca […]

RESIDENTS of communities within the Evergreen Paradise Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) engaged in a productive dialogue with government officials during a stakeholder engagement exercise held on Tuesday afternoon at the 8th of May Primary School. The meeting brought together community members, officials from the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and […]

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 […]