Aug 6, 2025
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Haslington families receive core homes
Three families from Haslington, East Coast Demerara, are celebrating homeownership after receiving keys to new houses under the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Core Home…
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Body cameras, bag scanners to help tackle prison contraband
The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is implementing new measures aimed at cracking down on the smuggling of contraband into prisons. Speaking on the latest episode…
Disciplined Forces to vote on August 22
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is urging citizens to familiarise themselves with the voting process as members of the Disciplined Forces are set to cast…
EU observers deployed across Guyana
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Guyana’s general and regional elections today deployed 14 long-term observers (LTOs) across all 10 regions of…
Sod turned for $350M secondary school in Shulinab
Students of Shulinab and surrounding communities are set to benefit from the construction of a new $350M secondary school, following a sod-turning exercise on Tuesday.…
Guyana secures five gold medals at OECS Boxing Championships
Guyana secured third place at the recently concluded Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Boxing Championship in St. Lucia, winning five gold medals. Ken Harvey…
Child dies in Crabwood Creek accident
A family in Crabwood Creek, Region Six, is grappling with unimaginable grief after an 8-year-old child, Sahil Naipaul, was struck and killed by a speeding…
More homes, better healthcare, and youth opportunities for Region Two
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has pledged increased housing, family support, and youth development initiatives for Region Two as…
Over 300 Berbicians receive free spectacles
More than 300 residents in Region Five received free spectacles during a distribution drive hosted by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on…
Youth-friendly centre, sewing hub open in Region Five
Region Five welcomed its first youth-friendly centre and sewing hub in Bush Lot Village on Monday. This marks a milestone achievement for the Ministry of…
Forward Guyana proposes budgeting at community level
The Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) today launched its official manifesto ahead of the 2025 General and Regional Elections, titled Contract With the People. The launch…
Housing Ministry cracks down on illegal encroachment along Mandela–Eccles highway
The Ministry of Housing and Water has taken enforcement action against a busines illegally occupying sections of the road and drainage reserves along the Mandela–Eccles…
Youths being empowered through training, jobs
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, has reiterated his party’s commitment to supporting the development of young Guyanese, as he…
Four parties sign code to reject violence, hate speech ahead of Guyana elections
Four of the six political parties contesting Guyana’s upcoming General and Regional Elections have signed the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) Code of Conduct, pledging to…
Guyana’s focus on rehabilitation enables lowest recidivism rate in CARICOM
At 14 per cent, Guyana holds the lowest repeat offending rate in CARICOM compared to Barbados (60 per cent), Trinidad and Tobago (50 per cent),…
Guyana’s Shadiamond Assanah crowned Miss Caribbean Culture Queen
Guyana has done it again on the regional stage. Twenty-one-year-old Shadiamond Assanah was crowned Miss Caribbean Culture Queen 2025 on Sunday night, securing the country’s…