More than 25 teachers and guidance counsellors from Region Two have completed training aimed at strengthening their capacity to support the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents, according to a statement from UNICEF Guyana.
ANSA McAL Distribution Inc is to help train members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI0 with export readiness.
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) have called for an independent investigation into the death of 16-year-old Altaf King, who died following an incident in Corriverton this evening.
Dr Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of Jamaica and his delegation arrived today at the Office of the President for bilateral talks with President Irfaan Ali and members of his Cabinet.
The Guyana Police Force say it is investigating a murder which was initially reported as a missing-person matter involving Dailen Paneque Gómez, a 26-year-old Cuban national of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.
-after previous denial APNU Member of Parliament Terrence Campbell has written to the Ministry of Natural Resources seeking what he termed “unhindered access” to the Marudi mining district for a fact-finding mission, while raising concerns about alleged safety violations, illegal mining activities, gold smuggling and the treatment of small miners operating in the area.
-teacher injured, over 100 structures damaged A teacher was injured and more than 100 homes, public buildings and other facilities were damaged across Region Two yesterday after a powerful squall accompanied by heavy rainfall swept through the area.
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has added three new payment methods – Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), Bill Express and Sure Pay – to give pensioners greater convenience and access.
For the second year running a Suriname business conference has featured an incorrect map of Guyana and this has provoked the ire of the private sector.
A 26-year-old Georgetown woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in a case arising from a domestic incident.
Yogendra Sukhdeo, who was expected to go on trial yesterday for the 2023 murder of Amit Singh, instead admitted guilt before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Demerara.
-but orders that remainder of subvention for 2022 be paid Acting Chancellor Roxane George yesterday ruled that the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) had no contractual or legal right to continued government funding but found that the organisation should have been given notice before its subvention was discontinued in late 2022.
The four remaining men accused in the 2024 abduction of Joshua David, called `Bricks,’ will have to stand trial in the High Court, according to a ruling by Magistrate Annette Singh yesterday.
The Ministry of Public Works yesterday announced that the installation of the collision protection system at the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge was completed on June 18, 2026, by the Contractor, a CRCCI-CRCCCL-CRBG Joint Venture.
A small fire at Westminster Secondary School on the West Bank of Demerara last evening was quickly extinguished after a freezer in the school’s canteen reportedly sparked during weather-related power fluctuations.
Works are ongoing for the installation of a new, state-of-the-art baggage handling system at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday announced that it had signed a contract with Brass Aluminum and Cast-Iron Foundry Limited (BACIF) for the construction and installation of 100 cast-iron manhole covers across Georgetown as part of the first phase of a project aimed at improving public infrastructure and safety.
Police in Regional Division # 6 say they are investigating the discovery of a firearm, ammunition and a quantity of suspected cannabis on Tuesday June 23, 2026 about 11:45hrs, during an operation conducted at Shoe Lane, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday commended residents of Third Street, Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, for their swift action in extinguishing a house fire before firefighters arrived on the scene.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced the resumption of operations at its Soesdyke Registration Sub-Office following the completion of repairs to the building.