Sep 17, 2026
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Police investigate bribes to move foreign nationals through Lethem
Police have launched an internal investigation into allegations that officers and immigration ranks along the Lethem Trail took bribes to facilitate the movement of foreign…
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496 allottees begin identifying Great Diamond plots after delays by delinquent contractors
Some 496 persons allocated residential lots at Great Diamond Block 7, East Bank Demerara, have begun identifying their lots, following delays caused by the poor…
US drops Venezuela from drug list, may remove Colombia, Trump says
The United States has removed Venezuela from its list of countries which have failed to demonstrably combat illegal drug trafficking for the first time in…
Sadaqat’s record century powers Kingsmen into Qualifier 2
The Jamaica Kingsmen produced their best performance of the season in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Eliminator as they beat the Barbados Tridents…
Fisherman granted $600,000 bail in fatal Albion stabbing
Fisherman Videsh Singh, 28, of Lot 71 Albion Front, Corentyne, Berbice, was released from prison on Wednesday after being granted bail in the sum of…
Minister Singh urges workers to check NIS records amid contribution gaps
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributor base has expanded by nearly 41 per cent over the past five years, reflecting employment growth, Senior Minister with…
Guyanese woman found dead in transit hotel at Bengaluru airport
Racquel Olivia Chandni Seecharran, a Guyanese national, was found unconscious in a room at a transit hotel at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, India,…
Finance Minister signs Commencement Order for Guyana Development Bank
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh has signed the Commencement Order to operationalise the Guyana Development…
Bravo, Bishop inducted into inaugural CPL Hall of Fame
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) confirmed its inaugural Hall of Fame class on Tuesday, inducting Dwayne Bravo and Ian Bishop at a gala…
Minister Anthony calls for stepping up of HIV surveillance at porous borders
Guyana must strengthen its surveillance and diagnosis of HIV, particularly given increased cross-border movement, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has said. "We need to step…
Women Warriors down Tridents to reach CPL final
New champions will be crowned in the Limacol WCPL after the Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets in Wednesday's playoff match…
Now is the time to invest in Guyana, US envoy tells American firms
United States Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot has said Guyana's rapid economic transformation is creating opportunities for American businesses across multiple sectors. To capitalise on…
GCCI’s Youth Entrepreneurship Conference plants seeds for Guyana’s business future
From agro-processing to AI, more than 265 young people explored the building blocks of entrepreneurship over the weekend at Guyana's inaugural Youth Entrepreneurship Conference (YEC),…
80 new healthcare workers to support nurses, surgeons and orthopaedic care
Eighty healthcare workers graduated on Monday from three specialised training programmes offered by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), marking another step in strengthening the…
Guyana nears elimination of lymphatic filariasis, health minister says
Guyana is stepping up efforts to eliminate several infectious diseases while strengthening laboratory capacity, healthcare worker training and clinical quality across its health system. Health…
Thirty-two teams battle for Georgetown/East Coast T10 Tapeball supremacy
The stage is set for two pulsating weekends of tapeball action as the biggest zone in the Lotto/Let'sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast takes centre…