Jul 9, 2026
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Guyana fall to Turks and Caicos in AmeriCup Caribbean pre-qualifiers opener
Guyana suffered a disappointing start to its FIBA AmeriCup Caribbean Men's Pre-Qualifiers campaign after going down 68-55 to Turks and Caicos on Wednesday evening at…
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Mother’s advice inspires GuySuCo’s top graduate
Forty-two apprentices, including 41 skilled craftsmen and women and one sugar boiler, graduated from the GuySuCo Training Centre at Port Mourant (GTC-PM) on Wednesday, with…
CARICOM moves towards ferry trial within months as cargo cost-cruncher
A long-awaited regional ferry service is moving closer to a real-world test, with CARICOM leaders signalling that a Trinidad and Tobago–owned vessel could begin limited…
Mobile teams to bring NIS, passport and other services to Guyanese diaspora, says President Ali
Mobile service teams will travel to countries with large Guyanese diaspora populations to provide essential public services, under an initiative outlined by the government to…
Cheques now available as cash grant tops $47 billion, reaches 470,000 Guyanese
Cheques are now available for citizens without bank accounts under the third phase of the National $100,000 Cash Grant distribution process, Senior Minister in the…
Ammunition, firearm components, tear gas canister and military gear found at Lusignan
A quantity of ammunition, firearm components, a tear gas canister and military gear were found on Tuesday at Lusignan New Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara,…
’Satan’ remanded over alleged possession of AK-47 rifles
Ryan Singh, called 'Satan', 34, a labourer of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, was on Wednesday remanded to prison after being charged with conspiracy to commit…
Region Five farmers welcome $1.1 billion support to clear debts, resume cultivation
More than $1.1 billion is being distributed to over 1,300 rice farmers in Region Five to offset high production costs and boost yields for the…
Faith Corrica-Nedd releases ’Higher,’ a call to rise above life’s storms
Music has always been Faith Corrica-Nedd's language for the divine, and with the release of her latest single, 'Higher,' the veteran Guyanese gospel artiste is…
Guyanese citizens, private sector and CARICOM states rally behind Venezuela earthquake relief effort
Eighty-eight containers of relief supplies, along with 300 black tanks and two pieces of heavy earth-moving equipment, were dispatched from the BK Wharf at Kingston,…
Corentyne family of six loses everything as fire destroys Alness Village home
A family of six escaped with their lives, but lost everything they owned, after a fire destroyed their two-storey home at Alness Village, Corentyne, on…
Boat captain crushed between vessels in Berbice River collision
A 60-year-old boat captain from New Amsterdam, Berbice, died after being crushed between two vessels during a tugboat collision on the Berbice River last Friday.…
CARICOM heads agree to seek CCJ ruling on Secretary General reappointment
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have agreed to seek an advisory opinion from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the process used to reappoint the…
Young widow seeks justice as daughter, 3, prepares to start school without her father
The wife of a 27-year-old labourer who was fatally stabbed during an altercation at Haswell, Port Mourant, Corentyne, in the early hours of Tuesday is…
Pitamber leads Group A unbeaten after four rounds at junior chess qualifiers
Candidate Master Sachin Pitamber, Guyana's reigning National Chess Champion, leads the Group A division of the 2026 National Junior Chess Championship Qualifiers unbeaten after four…
Gold miner shot dead in Cuyuni River altercation, security guard held
Ceton Courtman, a 32-year-old gold miner of St Monica Village, Upper Pomeroon River, died after being shot in the head during an alleged altercation with…
One dead, another arrested as banter over Spanish Bar escalates into fatal stabbing
A 27-year-old labourer was fatally stabbed during an argument that escalated into a confrontation at Haswell, Port Mourant, Corentyne, in the early hours of Tuesday,…
Get your house in order,’ Tucker tells budding entrepreneurs ahead of Development Bank launch
With the much-anticipated Guyana Development Bank coming on stream soon, businessman and private sector executive Timothy Tucker is urging budding entrepreneurs to ensure their business…