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Venezuela has declared Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar persona grata following talks with President Delcy Rodríguez, reversing the position taken against her during last year’s diplomatic rift, when Caracas also suspended gas agreements with its Caribbean neighbour.
(Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made three unsuccessful bids to return to Venezuela in recent hours, her team and media said yesterday, as interim President Delcy Rodriguez met US President Donald Trump in New York.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) today responded to a fire at Lot 1, Victoria Village, East Coast, Demerara.
-as part of US-led Shield of the Americas Guyana has joined the United States and 13 other countries in declaring their intention to impose asset freezes and immigration and visa restrictions against members and supporters of 24 organisations labelled as “narco-terrorist” groups, according to a joint statement issued yesterday.
Dear Editor, Guyana’s 2026 Mid-Year Report gives us plenty to celebrate: GDP is soaring, oil production is booming, and the economic numbers look so good that even the calculator might need a vacation.
Dear Editor, I write with immense pride in the residents of Chinese Landing, who have once again stood their ground against the intrusion of mining equipment onto their titled lands.
Families of victims of the MV Barima tragedy say they are still waiting for the long-term social, medical and psychological assistance promised by the government, with some relatives reporting that contact from state support teams has stopped.
Senior Superintendent Prem Narine yesterday maintained that businessman Azruddin Mohamed poses a threat to national security, telling the court that his assessment is based on information he says links Mohamed to alleged murders, torture, execution-style killings, the beating of employees and bribery.
-Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram Yesterday’s commentary on the 2026 Mid-Year Report dealt with how housing was reported.
Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali has signed into law the Guyana Development Bank, creating a new institution through which Guyanese can seek access to financing and other support for economic activity.
Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali wants to talk about GTE 2 and that seems to be the new snake oil being sold to the Guyanese people.
The New York Times (NYT) yesterday reported that the United States has indicated that it would veto the candidacy of Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett for UN Secretary General over her description of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza as “genocide”.
Human rights and gender-rights activist Danuta Radzik is questioning why the MV Barima remains on the seabed when the government has identified salvage as an option, saying the continued delay is raising unanswered questions for families of those killed in the tragedy.
President Irfaan Ali and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir yesterday held discussions on investment and bilateral cooperation on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Two women who were asleep in their homes were alerted to an approaching fire by a passer-by, whose intervention the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) credited with saving lives and property.
Dear Editor, Per your September 22, 2026 headline story, “US EXIM commits to financing GtE 2,”Guyanese would do well to read into US Exim Bank’s commitment to financing Phase 2 of Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy ventures as a potent signal to the PPP government that the Trump administration is on a tidal wave push to rid the Western Hemisphere of Chinese or, at least, reduce such investments to a tolerable ‘nuisance’ level.
The race for Guyana’s 2026 motor racing titles begins this weekend at the South Dakota Circuit, where the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) will stage its opening championship round on September 26–27.
Last Monday, Kiskadee Watch published an article on the above subject. There are few persons still around who could testify about the truth of the contents of the article, if they so wish.
More than $800,000 in prizes will be on offer when the Alanzo Greaves Memorial Race gets underway at the National Park on Saturday, September 26, with elite, junior, female and masters cyclists among the categories catered for.
