Dear Editor, I write to raise concerns about the government’s recent decision to make one-off payments — ranging from $260,000 to $650,000 — to senior citizens who reached age 60 but fell short of the 750 contributions required for an NIS Old Age Pension.
-sees it as ‘one of the most serious attacks on parliamentary accountability’ APNU yesterday accused the government of deliberately undermining the work of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) by failing to attend its meetings and renewed calls for changes to the committee’s quorum requirements, following another aborted sitting earlier this week.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday commissioned the newly upgraded Anna Regina Airstrip located in the Mainstay/Whyaka Amerindian village.
Bevon Griffith, also called ‘Spooney,’ was on Friday found not guilty of the charge of murder in furtherance of a robbery in connection with the 2023 killing of Trion Parks.
Dear Editor, A hand is needed. Am trying to remember. There were general elections in September 2025.
Guyana’s Under-19 players will soon have the chance to measure their progress when they compete in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 Championship.
EnerMech Guyana Inc. has been confirmed as a sponsor of the 2026 National Junior Chess Championship Qualifiers Tournament, which will run from Sunday, July 5 to July 8 at Olympic House, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.
The Government of Guyana yesterday said it stands in solidarity with the Cuban people and “welcomes a sustainable solution to the economic and humanitarian challenges in Cuba”.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday announced the appointment of Collene Liverpool to the post of Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court of Guyana with effect from 7 July 2026.
The preliminary inquiry into the October 26, 2025 Regent Street gas station explosion, which claimed the life of young Soraya Bourne and left several others injured, continued on Thursday before Magistrate Faith McGusty, with the court viewing additional video evidence as the prosecution advances its case.
APNU members yesterday visited the family and friends of 16-year-old Altaf King in Springlands, Region Six, as calls continue for justice following the teenager’s death.
Dear Editor, As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, I want to share my own story of pursuing happiness.
Yesterday, Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers, acting on information, conducted an operation at a residence in the Lodge area, Georgetown where they discovered a shotgun.
A 30-year-old woman was robbed of gold jewellery by an armed bandit on Thursday afternoon at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, and police later arrested one suspect after intercepting the getaway vehicle in Georgetown.
We sometimes forget how fortunate we are. We do not sit where any tectonic plates converge, neither are we in a hurricane zone.
Argentina needed an extra-time own goal to overcome a Cape Verde side which showed great resilience 3-2 in an exhilarating contest today and clinch their spot in the last 16 of the World Cup.
A pair of wickets in the final half hour play brought the West Indies back into the game, but it was Lahiru Udara who put Sri Lanka in a strong position as the opener fell 12 runs short of a maiden Test double-ton as day one of this second Test wound to a close at North Sound, Antigua.
The Ministry of Public Works today said that there was significant structural advancements on the construction of the New Charity Market Multipurpose Wharf along the Pomeroon River in Region Two.
A citizen-led composting initiative has been launched in Linden with eight families participating in what organisers say is the first phase of a “train-the-trainer” programme aimed at reducing biodegradable waste sent to the Blue Lake dumping site.
Distribution of the Government’s $20,000 annual Senior Citizens’ Travel Allowance will begin on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr.
