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After raising chickens and working alternating day and night shifts to build her own home, single mother Subrina Ragubir says she is now paying rent again and faces an order to demolish the concrete house because housing authorities say she constructed on the wrong lot.
Dear Editor, Regarding Christopher Ram’s Business and Economic commentary, titled, “Calls for confirmation ignore judiciary’s fundamental problems,” (KWatch, October 14), he was spot-on as usual.
The Court of Appeal has reserved its ruling in the Mohameds’ constitutional challenge to provisions of the Fugitive Offenders Act, after hearing competing arguments over whether Guyana’s extradition arrangements with the United States adequately protect them against transfer to a third country.
Surinamese police are investigating reports of a possible drug discovery among the seized shipment of Guyanese rice in Nickerie, but Police Chief Melvin Pinas says he has not received an official report confirming that drugs were found.
-outlines five areas for immediate action if elected Facing what could be a decisive sixth vote tomorrow for the post of UN Secretary General, Guyana’s candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett last week said that advancing reforms of the UN Secretariat and improving the humanitarian situation in areas of conflict are among five areas she will address in her first 100 days in office should she be elected to office.
Dear Editor, According to a recent Reuters exclusive released this week the amount of Natural Gas available for government projects has been reduced by Exxon due to its crude oil output target that has resulted in the need for more gas.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Formerly Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Writing on 4 October, 2026 in his Conversation Tree column in Kiskadee Watch, former Guyanese Parliamentary Speaker, the Hon.
Dear Editor, I did say beware. How matters were going to go forward, should CCJ Chief Justice, Excellency Winston Anderson remain?
Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning Keoma Griffith on Tuesday led unannounced inspections at gold mining operations in Region Eight, where workers were engaged on workplace safety and provided with protective equipment.
Eighteen persons living with disabilities recently received plumbing training at the Mahaica Learning Lab through a programme of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.
President Irfaan Ali has condemned the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying they have disrupted operations at Riyadh Airport and threatened the kingdom’s safety and security.
One hundred and two students graduated from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), with women accounting for nearly two-thirds of the class and 66 graduates earning credits or distinctions.
Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore has proposed naming a city street after former PNCR leader Robert Corbin and establishing an annual youth award in his honour, while pledging to continue his advocacy for local government.
President Irfaan Ali and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a telephone conversation yesterday to discuss investment opportunities and cooperation on biodiversity, the Office of the President said.
Just days after Guyana hosted the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), it has been announced that the country has been “selected” to host the 2027 Sustainability is Responsibility (SIR) Summit of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), scheduled for March 7–10, 2027.
Two men were robbed of cash and a cellular phone by two masked bandits outside the Emily Chinese Restaurant on the Prospect Public Road, East Bank Demerara, on Tuesday night.
