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June 17, 2026

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Mechanised cane harvesting will expand, drone surveillance will be rolled out and sugar factories will be overhauled under a reform package aimed at shoring up the struggling state-run industry. The measures, which also include investment in value-added production and stricter management accountability, were outlined by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Tuesday during the 78th […]

June 16, 2026

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Caribbean leaders are calling for greater investment in disaster preparedness and resilience as climate-related hazards become more frequent and increasingly costly across the region. The call was made during the launch of the 14th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM 14), which Guyana will host from December 7 to 12, 2026. The conference will […]

June 16, 2026

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Education Minister Sonia Parag visited the family of Dolphin Secondary School teacher Tineka Hicks to offer comfort, after Hicks died this morning in an accident on the Diamond Bypass Road, East Bank Demerara, while heading to work. The accident also left two students severely injured. The driver of the Route 42 minibus involved is in […]

June 16, 2026

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Heavy rainfall over the past few days continues to trigger severe flooding across several Region Ten communities, including Kwakwani, Coomacka, and Linden. According to Vice Chairman Mark Goring, rising water levels have inundated parts of the Kwakwani community, with Waterfront, Lamp Island, and Jeep Landing among the worst-affected areas. He said the flooding has also […]

June 16, 2026

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Hundreds of students along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway are expected to benefit from improved learning conditions after a new $177 million wing was officially commissioned at Yarrowkabra Primary School on Tuesday. The facility, commissioned by Education Minister Sonia Parag, has eight classrooms and a dedicated Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) room. It will accommodate about […]

June 16, 2026

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A 21-year-old Venezuelan national died after being struck by a vehicle on the Bath Settlement Public Road in Region Five, Mahaica-Berbice, on Saturday night. Manuel Rangel Marcano, of San Rafael, Capure de la Horqueta, Venezuela, was hit at around 10 p.m. while crossing the road with a co-worker after finishing a shift at a nearby […]

June 16, 2026

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The June 2026 Criminal Assizes for Berbice officially commenced on Tuesday, with 84 criminal matters scheduled to be heard before the Berbice High Court over the coming months. Sexual offences and murder and related offences comprised the vast majority of the caseload, with sexual offences alone accounting for more than 45 of the matters to […]

June 16, 2026

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For many young people growing up in remote communities, dreams can seem far beyond reach, but for Firewoman Kelise Williams that was not her reality. A determined young woman from the small Amerindian village of Jacklow in the Upper Pomeroon River, she was taught that perseverance and hard work can transform a childhood dream into […]

June 16, 2026

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Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL) and local partner GuyGas Inc have been selected as the preferred bidders to operate and maintain a natural gas liquids plant that forms part of the Gas-to-Energy project. A release from the Prime Minister’s Office said Cabinet has given the go-ahead to begin negotiations with the firms, following […]

June 16, 2026

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From public servants to pensioners in remote hinterland communities, 424,681 Guyanese have now collected a combined $42.5 billion under the government’s national cash grant programme. Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh said the distribution process was continuing smoothly, with more citizens receiving the one-time grant of $100,000 since the last update. Of […]

Category: News

Expand mechanised harvesting, drones in sugar industry overhaul, says President, reiterates demand for better industry performance

Anticipate, invest and act to outpace disaster risk, PM Phillips urges Caribbean leaders

Minister Parag comforts family of teacher who died on way to work

Heavy rains take toll on Kwakwani, Coomacka and other Region 10 communities

Yarrowkabra Primary School gets new $177M wing to ease overcrowding, Starlink Internet coming next

Young Venezuelan with pregnant wife dies in Bath Settlement accident

Sexual offences account for more than half of 84 cases as Berbice Assizes opens

First female firefighter from Jacklow, Pomeroon, Kelise Williams, defies the odds to realise her childhood dream

PPGPL, GuyGas and Siemens Energy land operation and maintenance roles for Gas-to-Energy Project

$42.5 billion in the hands of 424,000+ Guyanese through cash grant payout

Guyanese oil and gas workers must get equal pay, says Minister Bharrat

Banks DIH cranks up capacity with 17,000-cans-an-hour production line

Birkett talks up leaner UN without sacrificing efficiency

Guyanese oil and gas workers must get equal pay, says Minister Bharrat

Banks DIH cranks up capacity with 17,000-cans-an-hour production line

Birkett talks up leaner UN without sacrificing efficiency