Parents dropping off and collecting children at Marian Academy are contributing significantly to the traffic congestion and dangerous conditions outside the Carifesta Avenue school, Traffic Chief Mahendra Singh has said, while promising to engage the Ministry of Public Works on road markings in the area.
The government has transferred just over 371 acres of state land on the Corentyne to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), but has not disclosed the development planned for the property.
A 51-year-old man was allegedly tasered and his 20-year-old son punched and kicked during a police intervention in the Soesdyke-Linden area on Saturday, September 19, 2026, according to the family.
The government has reappointed the Board of Directors of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) for another two years and the fund’s Investment Committee for four years, according to notices published in the Official Gazette.
Dear Editor, The cost of living has risen in Guyana. So has the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage has pushed up the cost of living in Guyana as businesses needed to increase prices to pay for increases in wages.
Students leaving the $2.6 billion Hosororo Secondary School in Region One are expected to be equipped with at least one technical skill, as the Ministry of Education moves to expand Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the new institution.
Dear Editor, A poor man wants to leave his property to someone after his death. Perhaps, a child or other family members.
Guyana’s national table tennis players will begin their campaigns at the 2026 South American Games in Rosario, Argentina, this morning.
As government officials essay explanations for why things go wrong, the views of the people are critically important in holding them to account and providing their own wisdom and insights.
(CPL) The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons were crowned Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions for the first time after defeating the Jamaica Kingsmen by eight wickets at the Kensington Oval.
At 11.55 am today LIAT Flight 5L770 departed the Cheddi Jagan International (CJIA) Airport, Timehri and at about 12.25 pm it advised the control tower that it would be returning because of an engine-related matter.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A military plane whisked 18 suspects in the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moises out of Haiti and flew them to the United States today, according to Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S.
Dear Editor, I learnt of the passing of Dr. Dolly Zulakha Hassan (Sep 19), literary critic, a lawyer, a champion of democracy in Guyana.
The Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Sir Ronald Sanders, has acknowledged the serious and prolonged delay in the release of grades for Criminal Law I and Criminal Law II for the 2024/2025 academic year and has ordered urgent action be taken.
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced yesterday that she is withdrawing her candidacy to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, a race that has seen Guyana’s former foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett running neck and neck with former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan.
The government says that in the first half of this year $89.9 billion of the budgeted $159.1 billion was spent to expand affordable housing for citizens.
Opening batter Kamil Pooran of Trinidad has earned his first West Indies T20 International call-up for the upcoming series against India, as selectors look towards building the team for the 2028 T20 World Cup.
Dear Editor, Almost three weeks ago, the Department of Public Information published a press release for the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), an advisory notice on the sale and transfer of mining lands (September 01, 2026, https://dpi.gov.gy/press-release-ggmc-issues-advisory-on-the-sale-and-transfer-of-mining-lands/
Ethan Richards scored four goals as Santa Rosa Primary defeated Anns Grove Primary 9–0 to deliver the biggest win on the opening day of the 13th Courts Optical Under-11 Pee Wee competition yesterday.
Dear Editor, Recent announcements about the construction and rehabilitation of municipal markets across Guyana raise an important question: Is it prudent for the Government to commit billions of dollars of public funds to these projects, and could such investment unintentionally crowd out private capital?
