Oct 27, 2026
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Pujari swears on his sons’ lives he had no part in Orlando Jaikarran’s death
Swearing on the lives of his two sons, a West Coast Berbice pujari has denied any involvement in the death of six-year-o...
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Pujari released on bail; six-year-old’s head, limbs still missing
A pujari held over the murder of six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran in West Coast Berbice has been released on bail, police ...
Former police officer granted $400,000 bail on money laundering, forgery charges
A 27-year-old former police officer has been charged with money laundering and uttering a forged document after allegedl...
Mohamed confident he will avoid extradition, become president in 2031
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has sidestepped questions about who would lead the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) part...
20-year-old motorcyclist killed in Berbice crash
A 20-year-old motorcyclist died on Saturday night after his motorcycle collided with a car on Edinburgh Public Road, Eas...
Women to explore offshore careers at “She Goes Offshore” Georgetown event
Women interested in pursuing careers in offshore energy, maritime and marine industries will have an opportunity to expl...
Police dismiss cooler claim; pujari expected to face charge in Orlando case
A pujari is expected to be charged soon in connection with the death of six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran, Region Five Comm...
Police sergeant becomes lawyer after two years away from daughter
Guyana Police Force Sergeant Candaceae McLean Douglas has been admitted to practise law in Guyana after completing two y...
‘All ah we is one family’: Guyanese UWI valedictorian urges Caribbean unity
Wakenaam-born Guyanese Naresh Jagnanan has urged fellow University of the West Indies graduates to carry the Caribbean u...
Pres. Ali orders child safety task force amid concern over recent deaths
President Dr Irfaan Ali has ordered the establishment of an inter-agency task force to develop a national plan for child...
Landlords who intimidate tenants over rent could face charges
Landlords who attempt to force tenants to accept higher rent by disconnecting utilities, removing doors or damaging rent...
Wives’ kidney swap gives husbands life without dialysis
Two husbands from the West Coast Demerara received kidney transplants in September after the Georgetown Public Hospital ...
Violence against a child violates every core Hindu value, says Pandits Council
Violence of any kind, particularly against a child, is a grave spiritual transgression and a complete violation of every...
Dharmic Sabha says brutality like alleged killing of Orlando Jaikarran has no place in Hinduism
Brutality such as the alleged killing of six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran has no place in Hinduism, the Guyana Hindu Dharm...
Post-mortem on six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran inconclusive; police search for missing head, other body parts
A post-mortem examination on six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran was inconclusive, and police are still searching for his mis...
’I disown you’: Mother cuts ties with son, refuses to give him food in police custody
The grandmother of six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran says she wants nothing more to do with her son, the main suspect, afte...
President calls on Britain to apologise for slavery, support development-focused reparations
Ahead of King Charles III's visit to Guyana, Britain is being urged to apologise for slavery and support a reparations f...
National Small Business Week to connect entrepreneurs with financing, market support
Small businesses will get help to expand and reach new markets under National Small Business Week 2026, launched by the ...
Orlando Jaikarran chopped to the neck, body parts missing, police say
Police said six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran was allegedly chopped to the neck with a cutlass before his partially decompo...
Young Berbice teacher turns accounting passion into loan support service for small businesses
Jonathan Rampersaud, a 22-year-old Berbice mathematics teacher and national cricketer, is helping small-business owners ...
Man in custody after suspected arson claims lives of reputed wife, three-year-old
A man is in police custody in connection with a suspected arson that killed his common-law wife and her three-year-old s...
Demerara Bank Limited honours late founder with launch of G$ 100M annual Housing Aid programme
Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) today launched a new Housing Aid programme, committing G$100 million annually to provide int...
Calypso legend Mighty Sparrow laid to rest in Trinidad
Calypso legend Dr. Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco was laid to rest at Lapeyrouse Cemetery in Port-of-Spain on Saturd...
Reported couple remanded over East Canje robbery that allegedly terrorised father, children
Micheal Embrack and Rada Corlette have been remanded on a robbery under arms charge over a September 20 home invasion in...
Businessman’s stepson among two remanded for Canje armed robbery
A 20-year-old labourer, who is the stepson of a Berbice businessman allegedly robbed at gunpoint at his beverage depot, ...
One suspect shot, another at large after armed robbery of Cuban labourers
A 22-year-old suspect was shot and injured by a businessman while allegedly robbing two Cuban nationals at gunpoint at E...
Applications open for young Guyanese entrepreneurs for US fellowship
Guyanese entrepreneurs aged 25 to 35 can now apply for the 2027 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowsh...
Foreign investors struggle to find local suppliers who can deliver at scale, says US Ambassador
Foreign companies are eager to enter Guyana's growing market but struggle to find local suppliers able to deliver consis...
Police confirm Opposition Leader, two others arrested after firearm discharged near Special Branch head’s home
Three men, including Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, were arrested late Monday over an alleged firearm discharge nea...
EdPAL Plus upgrade brings learning channels to ’the palm of your hands’
Students can now access seven channels on a mobile app, as the Education Ministry's Distance Education Unit (DEU) launch...
Suspect arrested, firearm and $500,000 recovered in East Canje robbery probe
A 27-year-old food vendor has been arrested and $500,000 in cash, a firearm and ammunition recovered in the armed robber...
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off the coast of Djibo...
Motorcycle bandits shot, robbed teenager of chains valued at $1.6M
A 19-year-old man from Campbellville, Georgetown, was shot in the foot and robbed of two yellow metal chains valued at $...
Police prosecutor Anastasia Amin qualifies as attorney
Special Prosecutor Anastasia Amin of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has qualified as an attorney-at-law, saying she wants...
Guyanese-born man fatally stabbed in New York
A 29-year-old Guyanese-born man was fatally stabbed in New York City in an attack that has left his family and friends m...
Motorcyclist Dies After Manchester Crash
A 28-year-old motorcyclist died following a crash at Manchester, Corentyne, on Friday night, leaving his pregnant wife a...
A Dream Revived: Two Berbice Men Build West Side High
Shabeer Baksh had spent years putting aside his dream of owning a school. After more than two decades in business, he ha...
Saudi Arabia eases visa access for Guyanese passport holders
Guyanese passport holders can now apply for an electronic visa or obtain a visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia without needi...
Guyana-born woman stabbed to death by boyfriend in Queens apartment
A 31-year-old woman was viciously stabbed to death by her boyfriend inside their Queens apartment Wednesday before he cl...
Heart attacks hitting Guyanese in their 30s and 40s, GPHC urges early checks
Heart attacks are striking Guyanese in their 30s and 40s, with doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GP...
Corentyne family of five homeless after discarded cigarette sparks house fire
A discarded cigarette ignited a pile of fishing seine, setting off a fire that destroyed a family's home at Number 67 Vi...
Chopper recovered in murder of six-year-old boy, 76-year-old man remains in custody
Police have recovered a chopper suspected to have been used in the alleged murder of six-year-old Ifeng Cao at Parika, E...
Six-year-old Chinese national dies from chop wound to neck; one in custody
Ifeng Cao, a six-year-old Chinese national, died at Parika, East Bank Essequibo, on Wednesday after suffering a chop wou...
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 ...
US companies to build 10,000 affordable homes in Guyana with EXIM financin
Two US companies are preparing to work together to build 10,000 affordable homes in Guyana with financing from the US Ex...
Corentyne man succumbs to chops during row with female relative
Chittesh Sukhai, a 23-year-old labourer, died after he was allegedly chopped several times at Friendship Village, Corent...
Corentyne mother calls for justice after son succumbs to chop wounds in family dispute
A mother is calling for justice after her 23-year-old son succumbed to chop wounds at Friendship Village, Corentyne, lat...
1.3M cash stolen from Corentyne company; computers and phones left untouched
Thieves broke into a Corentyne company over the weekend and stole about $1.326 million in cash, leaving computers and br...
Young driver dies after car topples on Puruni Trail
A 21-year-old driver died on Monday evening when his car toppled several times and came to rest in a ditch along the 35 ...
East Canje woman bullied over facial hair turns PMOS struggle into platform for awareness
Monique Balgobin, 23, of East Canje, is turning years of bullying over her Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMO...
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, ...
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 Guy...
GuyOil increases fuel prices
The Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) has increased the cost of fuel, with the Ministry of Finance approving the updat...
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 d...
Young Lethem scholar Rennata Nickram admitted to Bar
Rennata Nickram, a Lethem native who left home after Grade Six on a Hinterland Scholarship, was admitted to the Bar of G...
Teen drowns while crossing Siparuni River
A 16-year-old miner has drowned in the Siparuni River, Region Eight, police say. Bentley Joseph Jnr., of Circuitville, Y...
Baby survives 40 days in ICU after birth with life-threatening complications
Baby Nyron Ashby has survived a 40-day stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at West Demerara Hospital after b...
Three farmers dead in altercation at Baramita
Three farmers are dead following an alleged altercation at Aranka Village, Baramita, North West District, on Saturday. D...
Fisherman granted $600,000 bail in fatal Albion stabbing
Fisherman Videsh Singh, 28, of Lot 71 Albion Front, Corentyne, Berbice, was released from prison on Wednesday after bein...
Teenager’s late-night trip to watch cricket ends in fatal accident
A trip to watch cricket turned fatal for 19-year-old Danesh Prabudial, who died early Saturday when his motorcycle crash...
WIN, APNU take six days to announce more talks about talks
Six days after promising a joint statement on their meeting, WIN and APNU have revealed that they are considering appoin...
Grieving elderly father cries for justice after daughter dies in Corentyne accident
An elderly Corentyne man is calling for justice after his 47-year-old daughter died on Thursday afternoon when she was s...
High import duties threaten Guyana’s gold hub ambitions, says Gaskin
High import duties on jewellery-related materials and supplies could undermine Guyana's efforts to become a global gold ...
Faster bedside diagnosis for patients as 12 physicians complete ultrasound training
Twelve physicians at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) can now perform ultrasound scans at a patient's b...
Two Indonesians die, four other foreign nationals injured in Timehri accident
Two Indonesian nationals died and four other foreign nationals were injured in a collision involving a truck and two min...
Planning begins for new Mackenzie Market in Linden
Planning for a new Mackenzie Market in Linden has begun following a visit to the town by a team from the Local Governmen...
83 still missing as Barima passenger count set at 179
The total number of people believed to have been aboard the MV Barima when it sank off the Essequibo Coast has been revi...
77 rescued, 41 bodies recovered in ferry disaster
Seventy-seven persons have been rescued and 41 bodies recovered so far in the MV Barima ferry disaster, the Maritime Res...
Mother holds on to hope missing sailor son is clinging to shoreline
The anguish continues for the family of 57-year-old sailor Raymond Somra of Islington, Greater New Amsterdam, who remain...
Home Affairs Ministry urges evidence sharing, warns against fake Barima videos
The Ministry of Home Affairs is urging anyone with firsthand information, photographs, videos or other evidence relating...
India steamroll Pakistan again in Asia Cup
A couple of decades ago, India had to be at their very best to go toe-to-toe with Pakistan in white-ball cricket. A deca...
Traveller from Guyana arrested: Canadian authorities found more than $400K worth of cocaine hidden in shoes
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says agents at Toronto’s Pearson Airport seized more than $400,000 worth of coc...
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