Jun 17, 2026
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Minister Indar: Imports triple since 2020 amid maritime sector boom
Imports into Guyana have risen threefold since 2020 amid a sharp expansion in the country's maritime sector, Public Utilities and Aviation Minister Deodat Indar...
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Shafiran Bhajan honoured for more than six decades of service to education
Veteran educator Shafiran Bhajan, who began teaching at a small primary school in Black Bush Polder more than five decades ago, was honoured by Region...
Guyana well placed to benefit from shifting US trade policy, says former top commerce official
Guyana is well positioned to capitalise on evolving United States trade and foreign policy priorities, despite growing uncertainty in the global trading system. This is...
Tax-free threshold set to reach $200,000 before term’s end, says President Ali
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the government will raise the income tax threshold to $200,000 before the end of its current term, noting...
Manage fatigue honestly, speak up on safety concerns, Gouveia Snr urges flight crews
Roraima Airways CEO Captain Gerry Gouveia Snr is urging flight crews to manage fatigue honestly, avoid the normalisation of deviance and speak up when something...
Rameez Mohamed aiming to make mark at GT Challenge de Las Americas
With the clock swiftly winding down towards the historic GT Challenge de Las Americas, Guyanese competitors are sharpening their teeth at the prospect of going...
Caribbean faces serious health risks as strongest El Niño on record looms
With El Niño 2026 set to be the strongest on record, Public Health specialist and Director of Trinidad and Tobago's Department of Wellness, Dr Alina...
Guyana eyes share of World Bank’s US$9 billion smallholder farming push
Guyana is positioning itself to tap into a US$9 billion global push by the World Bank Group to transform smallholder farming as Agriculture Minister Zulfikar...
Expand mechanised harvesting, drones in sugar industry overhaul, says President, reiterates demand for better industry performance
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...
Anticipate, invest and act to outpace disaster risk, PM Phillips urges Caribbean leaders
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...
Minister Parag comforts family of teacher who died on way to work
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...
Heavy rains take toll on Kwakwani, Coomacka and other Region 10 communities
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...
Yarrowkabra Primary School gets new $177M wing to ease overcrowding, Starlink Internet coming next
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...
Young Venezuelan with pregnant wife dies in Bath Settlement accident
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...
Sexual offences account for more than half of 84 cases as Berbice Assizes opens
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...
First female firefighter from Jacklow, Pomeroon, Kelise Williams, defies the odds to realise her childhood dream
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....