Jul 8, 2026
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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...
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Mustapha family donates hearse to support CIOG’s free funeral services for the poor
The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) has received a hearse donated by the family of Owal Mustapha Rahman, father of Agriculture Minister Zulfikar...
Henry boys’ killers sentenced to life imprisonment
Nearly six years after the brutal murders of teenage cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry stunned the country, the Berbice High Court on Wednesday sentenced 39-year-old...
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...
Bath Settlement family loses home to fire days before planned move-in
A one-storey wooden house at Water Street, Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, was completely destroyed by fire on Sunday, days before the family that...
Pensioners urged to avoid crowds as $20,000 transportation grant distribution begins tomorrow
Pensioners across Guyana are being urged to avoid long lines and unnecessary crowding as distribution of the Government's annual $20,000 transportation allowance begins tomorrow....
Gas-to-Energy transmission network nears completion ahead of 2026 turbine start
The Gas-to-Energy transmission network is 99 per cent complete, bringing the country closer to delivering cheaper and more reliable electricity to homes and businesses,...
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...