Two arrested after contractor robbed at Cottonfield
Two men are in custody following an armed robbery on a contractor at Cottonfield, Essequibo Coast, on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Monday, October 19, 2026
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Fire Service assists South Rupununi communities with fire management
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) says it helped contain fires and prevent reignition during a six-day fire management initiative in South Rupununi aimed at protecting communities and wildlife habitats.
Guyanese leadership in surgical research declined despite rise in publications — review
A review presented at the Bethune Round Table 2026 has found that surgical and anaesthesia research publications on Guyana increased after the country’s 2015 oil discovery, but Guyanese researchers held fewer first-author and senior-author positions.
Canal woman admitted to Bar after placing third at Hugh Wooding
Twenty-four-year-old Ariana Girisha Ramdharie was admitted to the Guyana Bar on Friday after graduating third among more than 200 students at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago.
MV Barima’s beacon
If it will indeed take six months for the Commission of Inquiry into the catastrophic loss of 100 lives in the sinking of the MV Barima to wrap up its findings, it means that contemporaneous action has to be taken on important revelations from the hearings to improve safety on other vessels in the T&HD fleet.
Benn visits Hyde Park project as shade houses target income for single mothers
Minister within the Ministry of Housing Vanessa Benn today visited the Hyde Park Homestead Project at Yarrowkabra, where homes are being paired with shade houses to help single mothers produce food and earn additional income.
EPA re-tenders consultancy for North Rupununi wetlands strategy
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has re-tendered a consultancy to prepare an integrated strategy for the North Rupununi Wetland Productive Landscape, with bids due on October 20.
