Aug 6, 2026
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New walkways, drains and streetlights planned for Non Pareil, Melanie
New walkways, drains, streetlights and fire hydrants are among nearly 100,000 metres of infrastructure works planned for Non Pareil and Melanie, East Coast Demerara, under…
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Carter Center ’considerably concerned’ over GECOM impasse, says Local Government Elections, reforms at risk
The Carter Center is warning that Guyana could miss this year's statutory deadline for Local Government Elections unless the current impasse at the Guyana Elections…
GPHC struggles with abandoned patients as relatives fail to collect them
Dozens of patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) who have been declared medically fit to leave remain at the facility, waiting for relatives…
Bond defends MV Barima murder charges against crewmen amid irate protesters
PPP Member of Parliament James Bond defended murder charges against three MV Barima crew members on Thursday, pushing back against an irate crowd that heckled…
MV Barima tragedy: Esther Frank still hopes every ringing phone is her missing son Rawle
Every time the phone rings, Esther Frank still hopes it is her son. Three weeks after the MV Barima sank with her son Rawle, 33,…
Persaud, Hopkinson and Chase fly Golden Arrowhead high in Panama
Motorcycle racers from the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) secured multiple podium finishes at the fourth round of the 2026 Motovelocidad Championship, held…
Khalil, Gomes claim bronze in mixed doubles at CAC Games
Jason-Ray Khalil and Kirsten Gomes secured bronze for Guyana in the mixed doubles squash event at the Central American and Caribbean Games on Wednesday, falling…
Khalil, Fung-A-Fat capture silver at CAC Games
Ashley Khalil and Mary Fung-A-Fat bagged silver in the women's doubles squash final at the Central American and Caribbean Games on Wednesday, falling to Colombia's…
Young motorcyclist dies, pillion rider hospitalised in Coverden accident
A 21-year-old motorcyclist died on Wednesday night after his motorcycle collided with a motor van that allegedly turned into a worksite compound without stopping, police…
Family calls for thorough probe into accident that killed horse racing assistant trainer
The family of a horse racing assistant trainer who died two days after a collision on the West Coast Berbice Public Road is calling for…
Guyana Development Bank not a threat, says IPED; talks up hand-holding support for entrepreneurs
The Guyana Development Bank should not be viewed as a threat to existing financing institutions but as an additional opportunity for entrepreneurs to access funding,…
Cummings wins Round Five as NTFGL championship race tightens
Andre Cummings returned from a five-week weather-enforced break to win Round Five of the Promotech and Danny Auto Sales National Top Flight Golf League (NTFGL)…
Horse racing and tapeball cricket unite in new Guyana Cup partnership
In a landmark convergence of Guyana's most passionate sporting cultures, horse racing and grassroots cricket have officially joined forces. The organisers of the marquee Guyana…
GMSA warns state bottled water project could undermine private investment
Any state initiative in the bottled water sector should be structured to strengthen, not compete with or undermine, existing private investment, the Guyana Manufacturing and…
VP Jagdeo: Region Ten housing backlog to be cleared next year, homes planned for vulnerable
The government is working to eliminate Region Ten's housing backlog by the end of next year, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said. Speaking during a…
Linden protesters breach barricade, enter Watooka Complex compound, demanding ministers’ resignation
Protesters got past a barricade and entered the Watooka Complex compound in Linden on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of Public Works Minister Bishop Juan Edghill…
Three Cuban nationals jointly charged with murder, remanded to prison
Three Cuban nationals have been jointly charged with murder in connection with the July 22 killing of Yudivian Cardenas Amador Almagro at Diamond, East Bank…
World Trade Centre Georgetown pairs culture with economic empowerment at Emancipation mixer
Cultural performances, Afro-inspired fashion and business dialogue converged on Friday as the World Trade Centre Georgetown marked Emancipation with a mixer linking the legacy of…