Oct 24, 2026
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Finance Minister presses for faster delivery of World Bank-financed projects
Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh has urged government and World Bank teams to focus on delivering projects, saying the priority is...
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Ramotar joins former Caribbean leaders urging UN vote against Cuba embargo
Former President Donald Ramotar has joined seven former Caribbean leaders in urging countries to support a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an end...
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 Commander, Senior Superintendent Lonsdale Whithrite, has...
‘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 unity they experienced on campus into their careers...
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 children’s safety and welfare, amid renewed...
France deploys 70,000 police ahead of fresh cost-of-living protests
France is deploying 70,000 police officers today as protesters return to the streets over rising living costs and struggling public services, a week after unrest...
Women in Business Expo returns to Pegasus for 10th anniversary
Thirty women entrepreneurs will showcase their products and services at the Pegasus Hotel Guyana this weekend, as the Women in Business Expo marks its tenth...
Children must not ’bear the brunt’ of adult conflicts, says Human Services Minister
Children must not bear the brunt of adult conflicts, Human Services and Social Security Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud told a vigil for six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran...
Education Minister says law must take its course in Orlando Jaikarran’s death
The law must take its course in the death of six-year-old Orlando Jaikarran, Education Minister Sonia Parag told a candlelight vigil in Bath, West Coast...
Child deaths spark call for stronger protection systems
The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) is calling for an urgent review of child-protection systems following the recent deaths of two children: a six-year-old...
MV Barima inquiry pauses oral hearings to take statements from survivors, families
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the MV Barima sinking has suspended oral hearings until November 10 to gather more evidence and statements, particularly from...
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 Corporation (GPHC) facilitated a paired kidney exchange when...
Guyanese karatekas ready to strike at World Shoto Cup
Forty-six Guyanese karatekas are set to compete at the fifth ISKF World Shoto Cup Karate Tournament in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from October 22 to 25,...
Guyana’s young chess talents head to Suriname for Inter-Guiana Games
Guyana’s eight-member Under-18 chess team departs for Suriname today to compete against the host nation and French Guiana at the Inter-Guiana Games from October 23...
Phillips courts Canadian investment in emerging sectors
Bilateral trade between Guyana and Canada grew by more than 50 per cent between 2021 and 2025, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said as he urged...
Ramson presses private sector to invest more in Mashramani as Mash Night, Masquerade Jamboree return
Mash Night and the Masquerade Jamboree will return for Mashramani 2027 as the Government moves to restore traditional elements of the Republic Day celebrations and...
Guyana, US sign defence declaration to boost training, air monitoring and counter-narcotics work
The United States has pledged sustained defence expertise, multidomain training and combined exercises for the Guyana Defence Force under a declaration signed with Guyana in...
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 Dharmic Sabha said. In a statement on...