Lance Corporal Shamar Calder, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard rank who was wounded during an exchange of gunfire along Guyana’s western border, remains at the GDF Medical Centre awaiting further medical attention, according to a family member.
Dear Editor, I have some important questions about the proposed four-lane road for the Essequibo Coast.
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday directed the demolition of a concrete fence which the ministry said was obstructing an active road project.
he Ministry of Public Works has ordered the immediate removal of several large piles of sand placed along the main road at Mahaica, warning that it will intervene if the owner fails to comply.
It is disgraceful and disrespectful to the estimated 100 lives lost, those still missing and the traumatized that the Commission of Inquiry is still to begin into the MV Barima disaster.
Tagore Memorial Secondary student Nitya Narine has made CSEC history, recording an unprecedented 26 Grade Ones and one Grade Two in the 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations.
The Ministry of Education today released the list of top performers at the CSEC exams and the top student is Nitya Narine of Tagore High School with 26 Grade Ones.
Following a series of claims he made yesterday in a video, Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has been served with legal letters on behalf of Mohamed Aqtar Ali, the brother of President Irfaan Ali and Sigma Engineers demanding a withdrawal of statements and threatening legal action.
-GWI defends procurement process Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has alleged that President Irfaan Ali’s brother, Aqtar Ali, is linked to Sigma Engineers, a company he claims has secured more than $12 billion in government contracts.
Guyana maintained their perfect start to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-14 Challenge Series with a convincing 4-1 victory over Anguilla yesterday in their second Tier II Group C match in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Guyana’s Anjaneysa Godette advanced to the Under-13 girls’ singles final at the 2026 CAREBACO Junior Championships in Jamaica after producing a commanding semi-final victory yesterday.
Dear Editor, Freshly released cabinet documents have raised serious questions about the management of public contracts at Guyana’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), particularly the decision to seek substantial increases to contracts that had already been awarded through competitive procurement.
BOSAI Minerals Group has agreed to install three megawatts (MW) of additional generating capacity in Linden, as residents and businesses continue to report losses from load-shedding and an unstable electricity supply.
Mahdia (Movements Family) dethroned defending zone champions Eccles All-Stars with a tense eight-run victory in the East Bank/West Demerara Zone final of the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast on Sunday at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Community Centre Ground.
Seon Joseph yesterday pleaded guilty to attempting to murder his wife during an incident on July 31, 2023.
Guyana’s Allia Henry and Danielle Manns are among 22 promising young female cricketers selected for a two-week Cricket West Indies (CWI) High-Performance Camp in Antigua.
—conference examining gender, health and environmental change opens at UG Environmental engineer Professor Maya Trotz yesterday called for caregivers and communities affected by environmental change to be recognised as sources of knowledge and partners in designing public policy, warning that risk and environmental harm are not carried equally.
A fifteen-year-old student was charged with manslaughter yesterday in connection with the death of Asmat Mohamed Hussain, 55, also known as `Uncle Khadar’, outside One Go Supermarket in Corriverton.
—new 9.3 MW unit commissioned at Garden of Eden The country’s available electricity-generating capacity has risen to 266.3 megawatts (MW) following the commissioning of a new 9.3 MW unit at Garden of Eden, according to Minister within the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar.
Shaka Phillips, called ‘Concrete Man’, will be sentenced on September 30 for the July 2025 murder of teacher Jenel Pollydore, after pleading guilty to the offence yesterday.
