Let a thousand Meetups bloom!
Dear Editor, All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl. Everyone knows about Facebook but have you heard of Meetup?
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Stories published on this date.
Albion estate constable seriously injured in forklift accident
—APNU MP calls for investigation, questions management’s response A 23-year-old supernumerary constable attached to the Albion Sugar Estate remained in a serious condition yesterday following a workplace accident on September 22, and APNU MP Vinceroy Jordan has called for an investigation and answers from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).
Ministries, Niagara College discuss curricula for hospitality institute
The Ministries of Education and Tourism, Industry and Commerce yesterday met with representatives of Canada’s Niagara College to discuss curricula for the Hospitality and Tourism Training Institute (HTTI), which is being built at Port Mourant, Region Six.
Janice’s narrative gift
Dear Editor, I express my sincere condolences to the family of Jan Lowe Shinebourne—Guyanese novelist—on her recent passing in the UK; I learnt that she’d been in special care for a while.
Lodge miner remanded on drug trafficking charge
A 44-year-old miner was yesterday remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Starbucks opens up at Giftland Mall
Starbucks has opened a new location at Giftland Mall, marking another expansion of the coffee chain’s presence in Guyana.
320 children with disabilities to benefit from STEM, life skills programme
Some 320 children with disabilities are to receive training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), including robotics, under the seventh phase of the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities’ (GCOPD) Inclusive Innovators programme.
I welcome seizure of unauthorized sirens, more has to be done
Dear Editor, As a Public Communications Analyst, I have been researching the issue of unauthorised emergency warning devices on private vehicles for some time, and I am pleased to see law enforcement taking stronger action against this practice.
Blanche Duke celebrates 102nd birthday
Blanche Duke has celebrated her 102nd birthday, with a team from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security visiting her at the Mercy Home in Vryheid’s Lust to mark the occasion.
Sleepless nights
In a recent interview with a local television station, President Irfaan Ali disclosed that the MV Barima tragedy continues to cause him “sleepless nights.”