Earthquake relief supplies arrive in Venezuela
A post on Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud’s page today said that the Mega Motti vessel of BK International carrying relief supplies for quake-hit Venezuela arrived at La Guaira port yesterday.
Monday, July 13, 2026
Stories published on this date.
TSC and School Boards Secretariat must implement measures that will restore trust in ability to conduct fair, credible promotions
Dear Editor, The recent Preliminary Senior Promotion List published by the Teaching Service Commission and the School Boards Secretariat has sparked widespread concern about the credibility of the application process.
Guyana Amazon Warriors confirm strong overseas roster for CPL 2026
The Guyana Amazon Warriors have confirmed a strong five-man overseas roster for the 2026 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), with Imran Tahir, Glenn Phillips, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Dwaine Pretorius set to represent the franchise.
Anti-corruption, ethics laws much needed here – Ramkarran
-says PPP has not heeded this call In the wake of the deepening controversy here over an extensive farm that President Irfaan Ali has admitted to owning, former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says that anti-corruption, anti-bribery, transparency and ethics legislation are very much required in Guyana.
Guyanese have granted their leaders a kind of pseudo-immunity that no democracy can afford to sustain
Dear Editor, The latest round of gaffes and missteps by government officials — and the muted public reaction that has followed — should trouble every citizen who cares about accountable governance.
Cop under close arrest over fatal city accident
A 27-year-old police corporal has been placed under close arrest as investigations continue into the July 4 collision at the intersection of Macaw Road and Lamaha Street, Georgetown, which claimed the life of Kevin London.
Funny how quickly the music changes when you’ve jumped ship
Dear Editor, I see Jermaine Figueira is at it again, wrapping himself in the language of constitutional piety while hoping nobody remembers his own recent track record.
I urge the President to provide the documentary evidence that would put these matters to rest
Dear Editor, I watched President Irfaan Ali’s recent public statement in response to Leader of the Opposition Mr.
To perform so well in the core subjects speaks of much hard work
Dear Editor, I take the creamy in a Guyana normally awash in the grimy. Perfect scores for a score of young Guyanese.
Backed-up traffic, long walks end as Thomas Lands road fully reopens
The prolonged closure of sections of the Thomas Lands roadway had significantly affected schools in the area, causing backed up traffic and forcing persons to walk a good distance where vehicles could go no further.
New Demico Qik Serv opens in Bartica
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues, yesterday joined the Chairman of Banks DIH Holdings Inc.,
Men killed in Camp St, De Kinderen collisions
Two men were killed in separate road accidents on the West Coast Demerara and in Georgetown between Saturday evening and early yesterday morning, and police have launched investigations into both.
In a constitutional democracy allegations are not substitutes for evidence
Dear Editor, One of the defining features of any healthy democracy is the existence of a strong and effective opposition.
Paraprofessional social services training launched in Mahdia
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, on Friday launched the Certificate in Paraprofessional Social Services (CPSS) course in Mahdia, Region Eight.
Pirates on the Beach: Capitalist Appropriation of Jamaica’s Coastline, Part 2
See Part 1 HerePart Three will be carried in Diaspora Voices, June 14, 2026 By Carolyn Cooper Carolyn Cooper is Professor Emerita of Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
PNCR wants probe of Region Eight project delays
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has called for a forensic audit, parliamentary investigation and the dismissal of several senior regional officials, citing what it said were widespread failures in the execution of public projects and spending in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
Habeas corpus writ filed for Mohamed’s security officer
Attorneys for Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed’s security officer, Mark Richmond have moved to the High Court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his continued detention by police over the March 2021 murder of Ricardo `Paper Shorts’ Fagundes is unlawful as he has neither been charged nor brought before a court more than 72 hours after voluntarily surrendering to investigators.
CARICOM Heads endorse Rodrigues-Birkett for UN SG
CARICOM Heads of Government who convened in St Lucia last week for their summit have endorsed the candidacy of Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett for the post of United Nations Secretary General.
No timeline for Local Government Elections despite statutory window approaching
With the statutory period for Local Government Elections approaching, there remains no indication of when Guyanese will return to the polls, as Local Government Minister Priya Manickchand declined to comment while the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said it is unable to provide information in the absence of a functioning Elections Commission.
Campaign to protect children introduced at Aishalton women’s conference
Aishalton has become the first Indigenous community in Guyana to embrace a new child protection campaign that was recently launched.
