Dec 29, 2025
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Youth majority beneficiaries of housing allocations over past five years
Fifty-four per cent of housing allocations over the last five years went to young people, Housing Minister Collin Croal said on Saturday. The minister emphasised…
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Griffith: Youth training, innovation to be central focus over next give years
Youth training and innovation will be at the centre of development agenda over the next five years as the government seeks to build a…
Allicock, Couchman, and Joshi dominate GCF’s year-end chess tournaments
FIDE Master (FM) Rawle Allicock emerged victorious in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF)-sponsored End of Year Rapid, while Kyle Couchman claimed first place in…
Man found dead in yard at Ogle
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 63-year-old man whose body was found stuck on a fence at his Ogle, East Coast…
Teacher dies after car hits lantern pole while swerving from cows
Thana Cambridge, a 27-year-old female teacher from Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, died on Sunday after a car reportedly swerved to avoid a herd of…
Minister Rodrigues: Azzrudin is a ’desperate, drowning man,’ rejects corruption claims
Tourism Minister Susan Rodrigues on Sunday described businessman Azzrudin Mohamed as “a desperate, drowning man,” rejecting allegations linking her to improperly acquired properties and accusing…
One injured, another critical after vehicle slams into lamp pole
A motor vehicle accident along the Three Friends Public Road, Region Two (Pomeroon–Supenaam), on Sunday evening left one man injured and another in critical condition.…
75 new homes for women-led households at Yarrowkabra in 2026
Seventy-five homes are set to be handed over in early 2026 under the Yarrowkabra Homestead Programme along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, as part of the Government’s…
Tears, joy, and tiny cries: Christmas babies bring magic to Berbice families
Christmas Day brought more than festive celebrations and family gatherings to the East Berbice–Corentyne region this year. Six precious new lives filled the maternity wards…
Christmas joy at Dharm Shala, Albouystown
Elderly citizens and vulnerable residents at the Dharm Shala in Albouystown, Georgetown, were overjoyed to be served lunch on Thursday by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan…
Christmas brings new home for disabled man and family
James Hercules, 46, who lives with an orthopaedic impairment, received a newly constructed home on Christmas Day, ending years of moving from place to place…
Australia seize handy lead after Josh Tongue five-for on 20-wicket day
Australia 152 (Neser 35; Tongue 5-45, Atkinson 2-28) & 4/0 lead England 110 (Brook 41; Neser 4-45, Boland 3-30) by 46 runs Amid recriminations from…
Agriculture sector records double-digit growth
Agriculture grew by about 11.3 per cent in 2025, recording strong output and historic production levels despite climate shocks and rising costs, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar…
Jamaica’s Home Choice bets on Guyana’s boom
In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation of Jamaica’s sorrel crop, local food producer Home Choice is attempting to turn a national shortage into an…
Over $1B injected to support micro, small and medium enterprises
The Small Business Bureau (SBB) has injected over $1 billion to support more than 4,000 micro, small and medium enterprises nationwide in the last five…
Police investigate telecom employee over $153M larceny
Police are investigating a 37-year-old man from Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, over an alleged larceny by clerk or servant valued at $153,922,971, authorities said. The…
10 persons with disabilities receive $500,000 each to start or expand businesses
Ten persons living with disabilities received cheques of $500,000 each to start or expand their small businesses, marking a $5 million initiative aimed at strengthening…
Bright Christmas for 19 cattle farmers
Nineteen farmers have received dairy stock under the first phase of a government initiative to expand Guyana’s dairy industry. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said the…