Dear Editor, Guyana has arrived at a defining moment in its history. The country is becoming extraordinarily wealthy from its natural resources, while its people remain politically and ethnically divided and increasingly confronted with decisions that will determine who benefits from that wealth and how it is used.
Food prices increased by 6.7% during the first half of the year and accounted for most of the rise in the cost of living, according to the 2026 Mid-Year Report released on Monday by the Ministry of Finance.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud has reprimanded employees at the ministry’s Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara office over delayed responses, missing documents and procedures which have forced persons seeking assistance to make repeated visits.
Zeynul Ramsammy produced two explosive batting performances as Herstelling CTI registered a pair of victories, while Alexander Village also completed an unbeaten run during the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association/Rovin Dookie annual T10 tournament over the weekend.
GECOM’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Yolanda Ward, told the court on Monday that she has no knowledge or evidence of the defendants in the 2020 elections fraud case colluding to rig or forge election documents.
Sterling Products Limited has renewed its sponsorship of the Courts Optical Pee Wee Under-11 Football Tournament, strengthening an initiative expected to involve more than 400 pupils from seven administrative regions.
Dear Editor, President Ali had a moment of insight visit. The Exxon contract is bad (“Ali again agrees Exxon contract was bad, but still rules out rejigging” -KW, Sept 14-2026).
Ranks of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) are participating in a one-week Drone Operations Training Programme facilitated by Caliper Drones.
Citi says its newly opened representative office in Georgetown will connect clients and partners to global markets while supporting Guyana’s economic development and strengthening the country’s financial infrastructure.
The presence of dozens of predominantly Spanish-speaking foreign nationals over the last two days at the Ministry of Health compound on Brickdam remained unexplained after immigration officers declined to provide basic information about the exercise.
School football in Guyana has received a major boost with the introduction of the first CONCACAF/Guyana Football Federation (GFF) D-Licence coaching course specifically for teachers and school coaches.
Amerindian Heritage Month was opened with the usual fanfare by a befeathered President Irfaan Ali, who addressed the Indigenous gathering as he would any coastal group.
(Reuters) – A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded guilty yesterday in a U.S.
President Irfaan Ali says the government is not presently considering an additional payment to Lindsayca for the completion of the delayed Wales gas-to-energy project, although he confirmed that the contractor has requested more resources.
Sonia Williams, the head teacher of Kildonan Primary School, was killed in an alleged hit-and-run accident at Rose Hall, Corentyne, yesterday.
RIYADH/DUBAI, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory today, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters that have drawn it deeper into the Middle East war.
(Trinidad Guardian) American energy company EOG Resources is expected to begin exploratory drilling in Tobago’s waters from mid-October to assess the area’s hydrocarbon potential.
(ESPN) Yuvraj Singh believes to succeed at the 2027 ODI World Cup, India need to pick their best squad now and stick to it so that the players have a good run-in.
Dear Editor, The Mid-Year Report dated August 28 (?) contains a figure that deserves attention. In paragraph 3.64, the Minister responsible for Finance projects petroleum deposits into the Natural Resource Fund of US$6,497.6 million for 2026.
We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) MPs today rejected meetings that President Irfaan Ali announced within the ambit of the parliamentary foreign affairs and economic services committees.
