Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) received more than US$761 million in petroleum revenues during the first three months of 2026, according to a Notification of Receipts presented to the National Assembly by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr.
Cuban national Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ishmael were last Thursday found guilty of two offences arising out of their Ponzi scheme several years ago and sentenced to 28 months and 16 months respectively by Magistrate Sunil Scarce, sitting at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court According to a statement from the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) the two were found guilty of operating a Ponzi scheme and carrying on a business without registering with the Guyana Securities Council.
Minister of Education Sonia Parag during a consultation in Region 5 announced that the Because We Care (BWC) cash grant which now stands at $85,000 will be disbursed to every parent of a school child registered in school, whether private or public, later this month.
On June 11, Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Linden Magistrate’s Court dismissed the trafficking in narcotics charge against former Alliance For Change (AFC) executive Devin Sears after upholding a no-case submission made by his lawyer.
A former employee of the Ministry of Health’s Materials Management Unit (MMU) Bond was on Monday, June 8th, committed to stand trial in the High Court on the charge of money laundering following a probe that found that $343.8m in drugs and COVID-19 testing kits were unaccounted for.
A 33-year-old fisherman of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara and Paramakatoi Village, Region #8, was last Friday remanded to prison by Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court after being charged with possession of ammunition without a licence.
The Carter Center says the Guyana Government should explore ways to reinvigorate and support the development of a robust and effective civil society.
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, on Friday attended a feedback meeting at the Ministry’s Boardroom following the conclusion of the World Health Organization (WHO) validation missions.
Mackenzie High School of Region 10 has been declared the overall winner of the 2025–2026 J.O.F.
At 11:59 on Friday night, Barbados changed the road on which money travels, according to its Prime Minister Mia Mottley.
