Sep 11, 2026
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GPL says new control centre to help restore power faster during blackouts
GPL is building a national control centre that will let it pinpoint faults, isolate affected sections of the grid and restore power to customers faster...
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Bungalow-style homes take shape on Essequibo Coast
Forty three-bedroom, bungalow-style houses are taking shape at Onderneeming Tract A and B on the Essequibo Coast, marking the first time the Ministry of Housing...
Chess Olympiad: Ten players carry Golden Arrowhead to Samarkand
Ten Guyanese chess players will depart for Samarkand, Uzbekistan, this weekend to compete at the 46th Chess Olympiad, one of the biggest events on the...
GPL says electricity theft driving up commercial losses, working to prosecute culprits
Electricity theft is contributing significantly to commercial losses at Guyana Power and Light (GPL), with non-technical losses accounting for a substantial share of losses on...
Fire guts Regent Household Electronics as public-spirited persons help fix leaking fire hose
A major fire gutted Regent Household Electronics on Regent Street in Georgetown on Wednesday afternoon, sending thick smoke over sections of the city as firefighters...
Minister Bharrat: Furniture shop planned for Mara, Plegt Anker; Canje Creek to be cleared
Loggers in the Mara, Plegt Anker area of Region Six could soon have access to a furniture or joinery shop under a plan aimed at...
Joseph and Shadab turn the screw as Falcons end Warriors’ unbeaten run
The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons became the first side to defeat the Guyana Amazon Warriors this season, claiming a stunning 65-run victory at Providence Stadium...
Guyana Together: Poll shows 72 per cent of Guyanese support LGBT workplace protections
A recent poll shows that 53.9 per cent of Guyanese support the repeal of the colonial-era law criminalising same-sex intimacy, while 72 per cent back...
473 heifers arrive to beef up Moblissa dairy operations
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has reached another milestone in its US$30 million dairy farm project at Moblissa, with a shipment of 473 pregnant heifers arriving...
De Kock, Mujeeb get the Tridents back to winning ways
The Barbados Tridents got their third win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with an eight-wicket victory over the Saint Lucia Kings...
Gurbaz blitz against Patriots powers Amazon Warriors into CPL play-offs
The Guyana Amazon Warriors remained unbeaten and climbed to the top of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) standings and into the play-offs with...
Commission of Inquiry into MV Barima tragedy calls for witnesses, public hearing to commence before month’s end
The Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy has opened its doors to witnesses and evidence from the public, government bodies and international organisations,...
President touts billions in Indigenous development, warns against opportunistic politicians
President Dr Irfaan Ali has urged Amerindian communities to look beyond opportunistic political narratives and assess leadership by its record, actions and continued presence beyond...
Patriots stun Tridents in fourth-highest chase in CPL history
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots produced a batting performance for the ages, chasing down 218 to defeat the Barbados Tridents by six wickets in a...
Construction of new $500M Amerindian Hostel in Georgetown set to begin soon, says Minister Brown-Shadeek
Construction of a new $500 million state-of-the-art Amerindian Hostel is expected to commence shortly, delivering significantly improved temporary accommodation for hinterland residents travelling to Georgetown....
Water rationing may be needed if dry spell worsens, says hydromet chief
Irrigation water rationing may become necessary if Guyana's prolonged dry spell worsens, Chief Hydrometeorological Officer Dr Garvin Cummings has warned, as reduced rainfall and higher...
Motorcyclist Roshan Alli dies in head-on collision on Corentyne road
A 53-year-old motorcyclist from Number 76 Village, Corentyne, died on Friday evening after a head-on collision along the Number 75 Village Public Road, in front...
Mother tells how daughter slipped from her grasp in north Cyprus ferry disaster
Ayten Bicer felt her 12-year-old daughter slip from her hands and disappear as a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday, killing at least eight...