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The Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown preliminary round continued with night two on Friday evening, delivering exhilarating action as teams battled for supremacy. In...

Agricultural development in Region Three has received a significant boost with the commissioning of a new $58.5 million agro-processing facility at Canal Number One Polder,...

Guyana’s first privately owned eye hospital – the Optique Eye Hospital by Optique Care Vision on New Market Street – was officially inaugurated by President...

Fifty-five (55) NDCs have now been equipped with garbage trucks under a national solid waste management programme, following the handover of nine compactor trucks to...

Three foreign nationals have been charged and sentenced to prison after being convicted of illegal gold mining in Guyana’s Iwokrama Protected Area, authorities said. The...

National basketball player Dominic Vincente is hoping to represent Guyana at the Commonwealth Games and says it would be an honour to don the Golden...

A 23-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of 15-year-old Arif Azeez during an Easter Monday outing at the Hot and Cold...

A total of 84 persons living with disabilities have graduated from skills training programmes aimed at promoting independence, entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. The initiative, organised...

As discussions continue between Washington and Georgetown on a proposed agreement that could see Guyana accepting third-country deportees from the United States, the private sector...

The 2026 National Rapid Chess Championship will begin on Saturday in Georgetown, with top players set to compete in a one-day, nine-round Swiss tournament, organisers...

A Laing Avenue man and his neighbour have both been placed on a lifetime bond to keep the peace following a dispute that led to...

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has identified electricity theft and repeated damage to infrastructure as key factors affecting the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL)...

The ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) will feature the San Francisco Unicorns in its upcoming tournament, scheduled for July 23 to August 1 in...

Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. “In line with the ceasefire...

Guyana and Morocco on Thursday signed an Open Skies Air Services Agreement to facilitate air travel between the two countries and beyond to third destinations....

More boys in Guyana are reporting sexual abuse, but many still face barriers to seeking help due to entrenched social norms and limited trust, according...

Investments in an oil refinery to support gas-to-energy power plants and other energy infrastructure will help shield Guyana from global energy shocks, ensuring stable power,...

A 39-year-old construction worker of Better Hope, Christopher Durjan, had three charges—possession of a firearm, ammunition, and ganja—dismissed on Monday at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court....

A 53-year-old housewife and a 24-year-old woman were robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday evening during an attack at Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, police...

Access to maternal health support for expectant mothers, alongside a wider range of primary healthcare services, has been boosted in Region One following the handover...

The government will introduce prison time and community service for repeat litter offenders as part of plans to strengthen enforcement of environmental laws and curb...

Nine undergraduate American students representing several disciplines, including biology, environmental sciences, engineering and political science, recently participated in an intensive field-based ecology programme at the...

Radish Domingo, a 46-year-old carpenter from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, died on Wednesday evening after a two-storey concrete structure collapsed during roofing works at...

As the war in the Middle East disrupts global energy and food supply systems, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali says that Guyana will inevitably feel...

A major fire early this morning on Cummings Street, Georgetown, caused significant damage to two properties, including a house owned by bodybuilder Hugh Ross and...

Telecommunications providers received the highest number of complaints in 2025, while complaints against Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) declined, according to the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC)...

The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) will produce a limited-edition gold medallion to mark the country’s 60th Independence anniversary, as part of a national initiative to...

A 23-year-old driver died in a two-vehicle collision on Wednesday on the Harlem Public Road, West Coast Demerara, police said. The deceased has been identified...

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has warned petrol filling stations and fuel service providers nationwide that petroleum products must only be dispensed into containers specifically...

Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Steven Jacobs, has called for decisive action to address the injustices and challenges faced by people...

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has reported significant operational successes in the first quarter of 2026, seizing 371.24 kilogrammes of narcotics and disrupting trafficking networks...

It will be all to play for when the inaugural MCYS/East Bank Inter-Village Football Tournament, organised by Sports Extra, resumes on Thursday night at the...

A 27-year-old man accused of causing the death of a motorcyclist along the Corentyne Public Road was on Tuesday remanded to prison after appearing before...

Justice Damone Younge was on Tuesday sworn in as a Justice of Appeal during a formal ceremony at the Office of the President. The appointment...

Fuel supplies across Georgetown returned to normal on Tuesday after a delayed shipment caused temporary disruptions in supply on Monday. Service stations in the capital...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that an inquest be held into the death of Adriana Younge, who was found dead between April...

Troy Alleyne, a 56-year-old man from East Ruimveldt, has died after suffering severe injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at his Pineapple Street home, police...

The Guyana Fire Service has appealed to citizens to stop storing fuel in improper containers, warning that the practice poses serious fire and explosion risks....

Franklyn Courtman, a proud son of the Pomeroon, has reached an extraordinary milestone—celebrating his 100th birthday as one of Guyana’s last surviving World War II...

A private sector delegation will visit St. Kitts and Nevis next month to explore investment opportunities and deepen commercial ties, as both countries build on...