Sep 29, 2026
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Wedding plans for only son end in fatal accident
A mother who was planning her only son's wedding is mourning him after his car toppled several times and plunged into a trench in West…
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Digital platform to resolve allottee complaints over plans, wrong house lots
A digital platform is being developed to track house lot-showing requests from submission to completion, following allottee complaints of incorrect lots being shown and outdated…
Visually impaired student builds robot, wins contest against competitors with sight
Visually impaired student Mekyla Belgrave once associated robotics mainly with sighted people, until she built a robot, experimented with coding and flew a drone through…
Florida authorities ask court to block OpenAI’s ChatGPT over safety issues
Authorities in Florida have asked a state court to stop OpenAI from further developing ChatGPT until it can impose a series of guardrails meant to…
Narine denies political direction behind Mohamed surveillance
Special Branch Head Senior Superintendent Prem Narine denied under cross-examination that President Irfaan Ali instructed him to place Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, his family and…
President says MV Barima tragedy still costs him sleepless nights, calls for new safety culture
The MV Barima tragedy must drive a new culture of safety, infrastructure, leadership and responsibility, President Dr Irfaan Ali said, adding that it still costs…
Young Berbician driver dies after car overturns and lands in trench
A 21-year-old man died after his car toppled several times and landed in a trench on the Number Six Public Road, West Coast Berbice, on…
36 pounds of suspected cocaine found in frozen fish; miner arrested
A 44-year-old miner is in custody after police found 36 pounds of suspected cocaine concealed in frozen fish in a vehicle he was driving at…
Team Corruption among eight teams into Tapeball Blast quarter-finals
Eight teams have reached the quarter-finals of the Georgetown and East Coast Demerara zone in the Lotto/Let'sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast, to be played…
Traffic police seize illegal sirens worth over $2M from private citizens
The Guyana Police Force has seized four siren devices valued at more than $2 million from vehicles over the past seven days as authorities intensify…
Guyana pushes for natural capital to count in climate financing
Guyana is calling for the value of natural resources protected by climate-vulnerable countries to be recognised in how debt sustainability and climate financing are assessed.…
Aagman restaurant expands, taking new dining experience to Region Three
Aagman Restaurant has expanded its operations to Vreed-en-Hoop, Region Three, opening its second location. According to the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Minister Susan…
Guyanese-American Journalist Melissa Noel to host SOTIC 2026 in Guyana
Guyanese-American award-winning journalist and media executive Melissa Noel will host the 2026 State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), as Guyana prepares to welcome the…
Senior Teachers across Guyana sit Education Management Examination
Senior teachers from across Guyana sat the Ministry of Education’s Education Management Certificate Course examination, as they work towards strengthening their leadership and management skills…
More than 200 parents receive support at National Parenting Conference
More than 200 parents received guidance and practical support on strengthening family relationships and better understanding their children at the Childcare and Protection Agency’s (CPA)…
Five Diamond Secondary School entrepreneurs get SBB financing
Five students of Diamond Secondary School have received financial awards from the Small Business Bureau (SBB) after their business plans were selected under the 2026…
Mottley calls out global financial systems’ disadvantage for vulnerable nations
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has made a strong case for climate-vulnerable nations, arguing that the global financial system continues to disadvantage countries already facing…
Gore, Da Silva and Mohamed snag poles at GMRSC National Championships round one
The Gore name returned to the front of the pack on Saturday, as Tommi Gore, son of legendary Jamaican driver Doug Gore, secured pole position…