Former Special Corporal gets concurrent one-year terms for gun charges
Former Special Corporal Errol De Florimonte has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing a firearm and ammunition without licences.
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Stories published on this date.
Prosecutors trained on ethical use of AI, other areas
Prosecutors from state agencies benefited last week from two days of training on a number of areas including the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in managing their work flows.
GDF in commemoration of Brazilian independence
The Takutu Bridge was the setting for a joint display of Guyana-Brazil military cooperation as the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Brazilian Army commemorated Brazil’s 204th Independence anniversary with a flag-raising ceremony.
Occupational Safety and Health Centre to train workers here and in Caribbean
Guyana is positioning itself to become a regional training hub for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) with the commissioning of a new state-of-the-art centre of excellence in Region Six funded by ExxonMobil and its partners here.
French Guiana CSV Tour spot awaits Guyana’s top team at End Games
Guyana’s leading beach volleyball teams will compete for an opportunity to advance to the CSV Tour in French Guiana when The End Games Beach Volleyball Caribbean Championship takes place on September 26–27.
Work starts on Thomas St Avenue upgrade
Sections of Thomas Street between Church and Lamaha streets, Georgetown were blocked off yesterday as work got underway on the roadway, avenue, and surrounding infrastructure under the Government’s Healthy Streets Initiative.
CARICOM, Japan underscore value of partnership
CARICOM and Japan reaffirmed the value of their longstanding partnership on Thursday, 9 September, when CARICOM Secretary-General Dr.
APNU ready to name team for talks, awaiting WIN response – Mahipaul
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is ready to name its three-member team to develop a framework for talks with We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), but is awaiting a response from the main opposition party, APNU parliamentarian Ganesh Mahipaul said on Friday.
Setting the record straight on Guyana’s position on the Chinese seat at the UN
Dear Editor, There have been a number of responses to my letter published September 5, 2026 that dealt with Guyana’s response to an anti-China campaign, ignoring the fact that Guyana established formal diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China in June 1972.
Dr Deodat will be sorely missed
Dear Editor, As a child growing up radio was a critical component in almost every home.
The Indigenous reality in Guyana: Becoming architects of our own future
By Crystal Atkinson, Kim Fredricks and Medino Abraham Crystal Atkinson, a Lokono and Warrau leader from Santa Rosa (Region 1), advocates for Indigenous rights, culture, and language.
APNU calls for transparent probe of accident that left woman unconscious
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday called for a transparent investigation into the September 1 road accident which left Patricia Cornelius unconscious in hospital after she was struck by a vehicle driven by a Guyana Defence Force officer.
The memory of repression
Guyana is at an uncomfortable intersection in its history. There remains a generation of Guyanese who, whether as children, teenagers or adults during the period stretching from the 1970s into the early 1990s, remember what they still describe as the “Dark Days.”
Regional Traditional Knowledge and Healers Network established
A group of traditional knowledge experts and healers from Guyana, Suriname and Brazil have launched a first of its kind, Regional Traditional Knowledge and Healers Network, according to joint release from the Amazon Conservation Team and Iwokrama.
