Dec 9, 2025
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ActionINVEST cops prestigious Social Impact Ally Award
The Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) has awarded its prestigious Social Impact Ally Award to ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc. (ACI), recognising the organisation…
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Early Christmas joy: Accident survivor welcomes healthy baby boy
A woman who battled 17 years of infertility has delivered a healthy baby boy at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after surviving a major…
Fyrish man dies in accident
A 38-year-old Fyrish Village resident, Travis Joseph, died on Sunday following a motorcycle accident on Fyrish Access Road, Corentyne. Police said the incident occurred around…
Man arrested in connection with theft at Home Affairs Ministry
Police have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with a break-and-enter and larceny at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Brickdam, Georgetown, early Monday morning.…
GPL rolls out 35MVA mobile substation to cut service disruptions
Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has commissioned its first 35MVA mobile substation at the New Georgetown Substation, a move aimed at boosting grid reliability…
Mohameds challenge amendments to Fugitive Offenders Act, cite constitutional violations
Businessman Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, have mounted a legal challenge to recent amendments to Guyana’s Fugitive Offenders Act, arguing that the revised…
Investigation launched: Intruder enters Home Affairs Ministry and escapes
The Ministry of Home Affairs said an unknown individual unlawfully entered its building early Monday morning, prompting a security alert and police investigation. The ministry…
Disability is not inability: Visually impaired graduate from UG Berbice Campus
People often say a degree changes your life. For two Berbicians living with visual impairments, earning theirs symbolises something even greater – the belief that…
Preparatory work commences on $4.6 billion Moruca Regional Hospital
Excavation works have started at the site of the Moruca Regional Hospital in Region One, marking a major expansion of healthcare services for hinterland communities.…
Guyana finishes second overall at IGG
Guyana finished second overall at the 2025 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which concluded on Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The host nation ended…
New waiting home at Kumaka Hospital aims to reduce maternal mortality in hinterland regions
A newly completed GY$47 million, 12-bed Maternal Waiting Home was officially commissioned on Saturday at the Kumaka District Hospital in Region One. The facility is…
$60M GE digital X-ray system commissioned at Kumaka District Hospital
Diagnostic services in Region One have been significantly strengthened with the commissioning of a $60 million GE digital X-ray system at the Kumaka District Hospital…
UG Berbice Campus top graduate credits success to wife’s support, personal discipline
When Rajendra Deonarain of #70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, stepped into the University of Guyana Berbice Campus for his final year of the Bachelor of Education…
Works underway on EBD truck stop to cut roadside parking, improve safety
Construction is underway on a truck stop and parking facility in the Grove industrial zone on the East Bank of Demerara, aimed at easing congestion…
England 2-0 down in Ashes after Gabba hammering
England's Ashes hopes are all but over in fewer than six days of cricket after an eight-wicket defeat by Australia in the second Test at…
Santa Rosa claims 2025 MVP girl’s U-11 Pee-Wee title
In a nail-biting showdown, Santa Rosa Primary School clinched a sensational 3–2 victory over Waramuri Primary to seize the 2025 MVP Sports Under-11 Girls’ Pee-Wee…
Cuban stabbed to death in La Penitence
Ariel Betancourt Ramiel, a 48-year-old Cuban national, was found dead on Saturday with apparent stab wounds on Middle Road, La Penitence, police said. Ramiel was…
Solar farm energises East Canje communities
The newly commissioned 3-megawatt-peak (MWp) solar farm at Prospect, Berbice, rises from the landscape as a symbol of Guyana’s expanding renewable-energy ambitions—one that residents say…