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Gov’t advances plan for new senior citizens home – Dr. Persaud
The Government has advanced plans to construct a brand new senior citizens home, as part of a wider national push to modernise elder care services and strengthen what President Dr Irfaan Ali has described as the country’s emerging “care economy.” The update was provided by...
Diana Chapman was always going to win
By Danielle Swain danielle@newsroom.gy In Guyana, you learn early when to hold your breath. Certain rooms tighten when certain people...
$72.3B budgeted for pensions, newborn grants and subsidies
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has earmarked more than $72 billion in 2026 to support pensions and...
$47M for upgrades to historic service buildings including 150-year-old Palms
As the Committee of Supply continued scrutiny of proposed spending for fiscal year 2026, the Minister of Human Services and...
Guyana among countries seeing resurgence of chikungunya – PAHO
Guyana is among several countries in the Americas recording increasing chikungunya cases, prompting the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to...
Crime
Police have arrested a 19-year-old resident of Annai in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old tour guide last September....
Ewart Baychu, also known as “Ewie,” a 19-year-old gold miner of Tapacuma Village, Essequibo Coast, has been charged with the...
President Dr. Irfaan Ali has proposed the use of non-lethal but “highly effective” weapons as part of efforts to respond...
Vanlisha Warrick, the single mother whose wooden home at Queenstown Village, Essequibo Coast was destroyed by fire last Thursday, says...
Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken has admitted that some investigations are taking too long, affecting both case progress and public trust....
Politics
Gov’t advances plan for new senior citizens home – Dr. Persaud
The Government has advanced plans to construct a brand new senior citizens home, as part of a wider national push...
$72.3B budgeted for pensions, newborn grants and subsidies
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has earmarked more than $72 billion in 2026 to support pensions and...
$47M for upgrades to historic service buildings including 150-year-old Palms
As the Committee of Supply continued scrutiny of proposed spending for fiscal year 2026, the Minister of Human Services and...
Gov’t close to acquiring Berbice Bridge, cost less than one year of tolls – Edghill
The Government of Guyana is moving closer to acquiring the Berbice Bridge and according to Minister of Public Works Juan...
Special traffic court, e-prosecution for offenders being considered – President Ali
Traffic offenders could soon find themselves facing a faster, fully digital path to prosecution as President DrIrfaan Ali announced sweeping...
High Court dismisses WIN member’s bank account case
High Court Judge Nicole Pierre dismissed the account-closure case brought by WIN member Gobin Harbhajan against Scotiabank, ruling that the...
$500M to commence new Amerindian Hostel construction
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs has identified at least three possible locations for the new Amerindian Hostel, with $500 million...
Sports
T20 World Cup: Motie (3-33) wrecks England after Rutherford’s belligerent 76*
England's batters were spun out in Mumbai as Harry Brook's side were beaten by 30 runs by West Indies in their second match at the T20 World Cup. England made a flying start in pursuit of 197, but fell from 74-1 to 166 all out,...
Science in Sport: VMFA, InSync Therapeutics partner for High-Performance Programme
Vurlon Mills Football Academy Inc. (VMFA) and the dynamic InSync Therapeutics have collaborated for a “new standard, new vision and...
T20 World Cup: Winning start for Australia as Ireland on brink of exit
Australia impressed in their T20 World Cup opener as they made light work of beating Ireland by 67 runs in...
Business
US$100M set aside as Gov’t moves to launch Development Bank for SMEs,
Guyana’s long-awaited Development Bank is moving closer to becoming a reality, with an initial US$100 million already set aside in the 2025 budget to kickstart the institution aimed at supporting small and medium-sized businesses. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Susan Rodrigues confirmed that work...
Aurora Gold Mine introduces one week paid leave for men with newborns
See full release issued by Aurora Gold Mine (AGM): AGM Inc. has introduced a paid paternity leave benefit for its...
Guyana records highest-ever January visitor arrivals – GTA
The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has announced that the country recorded its highest January visitor arrivals on record in 2026,...
ExxonMobil Guyana completes purchase of ‘One Guyana’ FPSO
ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd has completed the purchase of FPSO ONE GUYANA from SBM Offshore, finalising the transaction ahead of the...
Efforts to bring Guyanese home underway amid Canawaima Ferry Service suspension
Guyanese authorities are working to bring home Guyanese nationals who were left stranded in Suriname following the suspension of the...
Oil & Gas
ExxonMobil Guyana completes purchase of ‘One Guyana’ FPSO
ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd has completed the purchase of FPSO ONE GUYANA from SBM Offshore, finalising the transaction ahead of the unit’s maximum lease term, which was due to expire in August 2027. The completion was announced on Tuesday in Amsterdam, with SBM Offshore confirming that...
BUDGET 2026: Massive $119.4 billion allocation for continued ‘overhaul’ of energy sector
Continued investments in the Gas-to-Energy project, a major expansion of the power lines and GPL’s overall electricity grid, and more...
BUDGET 2026: With 260 lifts, oil fund closes 2025 at US$3.25B
Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) recorded inflows of more than US$2.4 billion in 2025, driven by increased crude oil production...
Gas-to-Energy project on track for year-end completion
Work on Guyana’s landmark Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Project in Wales is steadily progressing, and it remains firmly on track for completion...
Features
Diana Chapman was always going to win
By Danielle Swain danielle@newsroom.gy In Guyana, you learn early when to hold your breath. Certain rooms tighten when certain people walk in. In sport, in culture, in school, in work,...
From housekeeper to health coach: Linda Barker changing lives
At 5 a.m., while most of the country is still asleep, Linda Barker is already coaching someone through pain, sweat, and self-doubt. Not because she has to—but because she promised...
Bartica teen pursues business while balancing school and basketball
By Italy Ton-Chung Born and raised in Bartica and now residing in Georgetown, 18-year-old Alyann Adolphus is carving out a path defined by discipline, entrepreneurship and academic excellence. Her story...
‘Goblet Nation’ talks spirituality, asylum realities and the politics of speaking his truth
By any measure, Jason Mendonca is not easy to box in. Online, thousands know him as Goblet Nation — raw, funny, spiritual, political, controversial and deeply human. Offline, he’s a...
Carlvin Burnett bets his career on community and building an enduring Guyanese sound
By Danielle Swain danielle@newsroom.gy The thing about some stars is that when you finally meet them, you might not like them. There’s some ego, guardedness, and an aura of self-belief...
