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CARICOM and the OPEC Fund for International Development have signed an agreement aimed at improving member states’ access to climate financing and supporting projects to strengthen resilience to climate change.
Secretary to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the MV Barima tragedy Javed Shadick was today unable to say whether Public Works Minister Juan Edghill and Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar will be called to testify when the Commission begins its formal work next week Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States have maintained “channels of communication” but are not engaged in any formal negotiations, Havana’s top diplomat in Washington told Reuters, as the Trump administration pursues a pressure campaign against the Communist-ruled island.
-Abu Zaman named as Chairman The Guyana Development Bank’s (GDB) board met with three government ministers yesterday as the institution began operations, offering interest-free, collateral-free loans of up to $3 million to small and medium-sized enterprises.
-orders school monitoring The Ministry of Education has directed all secondary schools to continue School-Based Assessments (SBAs) for students taking the 2027 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, and ordered education officers to monitor compliance ahead of the March submission deadline.
—message follows controversy over leadership, judicial independence Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President, Justice Winston Anderson has said the court’s jurisprudence remains “strong, principled, and respected” as it begins its 2026–2027 judicial year, following the recent public dispute over its leadership and allegations of interference in judicial decision-making.
Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond has rejected Red Thread’s criticism of her remarks on the investigation into allegations against Deputy Commissioner of Police Fazil Karimbaksh, saying she neither mandated a confrontation between the complainant and the accused nor instructed investigators to breach the Sexual Offences Act.
Seventy-six-year-old Quan Sheng Li appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with the murder of six-year-old Zi Feng Cao at Parika, East Bank Essequibo.
`This case represents a test of Guyana’s institutions on whether they are capable of holding the ‘powerful’ accountable’ The Women and Gender Equality Commission has questioned the police leadership’s response to sexual assault allegations against Deputy Commissioner Fazil Karimbaksh, saying the case tests whether Guyana’s institutions can hold powerful persons accountable.
(Trinidad Guardian) Approximately 350 employees at Nutrien’s Point Lisas nitrogen complex face retrenchment as the Canadian fertiliser giant moves to indefinitely shut down its Trinidad operations.
Guyana’s athletics contingent for the Inter-Guiana Games has begun to take shape after 26 athletes met the qualifying requirements during the Athletics Association of Guyana’s trials on September 26.
Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali has spoken of Guyana experiencing a movement of people that could bring the country’s population to about three million by 2030.
Andre Greene and Alexander Leung were among Guyana’s leading performers at the 2026 Tour de Bim, with the local contingent securing several high finishes across three days of racing in Barbados.
Two appeals have been lodged with the Environmental Assessment Board against the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to exempt proposed uranium exploration at Kurupung, Region Seven, from an Environmental Impact Assessment, with the objectors questioning the safeguards, consultation process and Guyana’s capacity to regulate the activities.
Dear Editor, President Ali frequently parrots the “sanctity of contract” in discussions of the Stabroek Block Petroleum Agreement (PSA) to convey that Guyana cannot change the contract.
President Irfaan Ali has called for Guyana’s growing wealth to translate into better lives for all citizens, saying the anniversary of the October 5, 1992 elections should serve as both a reminder of the struggle for democracy and a commitment to national unity.
Guyana yesterday joined a US-led initiative condemning Iran for terrorist actions and other malign activity in this hemisphere.
National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Chairman Ramesh Persaud yesterday declined to comment on a demand by civil society activist Christopher Ram and 10 trade unions for the National Insurance Board (NIB) to account for alleged pension underpayments that could amount to $5 billion.
Young people from across the Caribbean will take centre stage this week as Guyana hosts the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2026, with 19 participants in the Regional Tourism Youth Congress.
Andika Ferrier was yesterday granted $100,000 bail and ordered to stay away from the female gas station attendant he is accused of assaulting.