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Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr has assured that an international venue for football in Guyana will soon become available, after months of not having such… Read More »NTFC being rectified for return of international football

The Roger Boyce International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro Classic 2024, which saw participation from several Guyanese athletes over the weekend in Barbados,… Read More »Roger Boyce IFBB Pro Classic: Rampersaud, Albert secure Pro cards

…as partnership with Dubai company to see multiple cargo ships in region The private sector-led interconnecting Caribbean Community (Caricom) ferry service Connect Caribe will be… Read More »New inter-Caribbean ferry service to be implemented in 3rd quarter of 2024

Sixteen young adults are now equipped with skills to help them gain employment having completed the seven-month Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s apprenticeship programme. On Monday,… Read More »16 graduate from Republic Bank’s Youth Link Apprenticeship Programme

Some 160 personal hygiene kits were distributed to women and girls and 200 baby kits to expecting mothers across Regions Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) and… Read More »Hinterland girls, expecting mothers benefit from hygiene, baby kits

…as union, ministry lock in conciliation talks Kaieteur News – Teachers on Monday hit the streets as they continue to press government for salary increases… Read More »Teachers back on streets

– says if allowed it would be detrimental to consumers Kaieteur News – The 30 percent stake held in the Stabroek Block by Hess Corporation,… Read More »U.S. Senate Majority leader calls for halt of Chevon and Hess deal

…auditors instruct company to return Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil was caught by auditors spending Guyana’s oil profits to pay for the monitoring of newspapers and… Read More »Exxon caught using Guyana’s oil profits to monitor newspapers

Kaieteur News – Five persons have been confirmed dead and several others seriously injured, following a head-on collision Monday morning in the vicinity of Long… Read More »Five die in Highway smash-up

Kaieteur News – Teachers on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two, on Monday took to the streets to demand that the Government of Guyana (GoG) through… Read More »Region Two teachers join nationwide calls for collective bargaining

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force is asking for the assistance of the public in identifying the individual in the photo, who was involved… Read More »Help us Identify this individual

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the New York Police Department (NYPD) to improve their… Read More »GPF signs MoU with NYPD to improve crime fighting capacity

Kaieteur News – Over 13,000 Guyanese are expected to receive $11 billion in student loan relief, as the government announced plans to commence phase one… Read More »First phase of student loan write-off commence  

Kaieteur News – Keshawn Nero, the 25-year-old man who was wanted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF), for a series of alleged robberies and rape… Read More »Police arrest man wanted for alleged robberies and rape

Kaieteur News – The long traffic delays, congestion, and closure of the Demerara Harbour Bridge will soon be things of the past, as the much-anticipated… Read More »US$260M Demerara River Bridge is 43.4 per cent completed

Kaieteur News – The government of Guyana through the Ministry of Public Works is preparing to spend approximately $308,591,524 out of its $236,108,169,000 allocation to… Read More »Govt. to spend over $308M to rehab seven bridges in Region 4

Kaieteur News –  A 24-year-old man died on Sunday night after he was involved in a motorcycle accident along the Betsy Ground Public Road, East… Read More »Motorcyclist dies in Berbice accident  

Kaieteur News – Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum on Monday disclosed that the sexual assault allegations levelled against former Minister of Local Government and Regional Development,… Read More »Police open probe into rape allegations against  Dharamlall – Crime Chief

Kaieteur News – Houlihan Lokey, a leadIng global investment bank and capital markets expert, is supporting active pursuit of strategic options for the Corentyne block,… Read More »CGX continues flipping interest in Corentyne Block for more cash

Dear Editor, As global trade complexities surge in response to sustainability challenges like climate change, economic disparities, and the pressing need for resilient value chains,… Read More »Enhancing Trade Training in CARICOM as an Imperative for Sustainable Development

Dear Editor, The decision by the PPP at its 32nd Congress to remove all references of Marxism-Lenninism from its Constitution is timely and strategic. It… Read More »Removal of Marxism-Lenninism from PPP Constitution timely and strategic 

Dear Editor, Guyana boasts a rapidly growing economy, yet for many Guyanese, the dream of car ownership remains out of reach. The reason? The staggering… Read More »A Dream Deferred: Rethinking Vehicle Taxation in Guyana

Dear Editor, Mariaba, also known as modern Santa Rosa, is one of the oldest Amerindian communities in Guyana, with a colonial history dating back to… Read More »I hope that the hinterland people elect Toshaos who have rounded leadership skill

Dear Editor, Editor, I am both amused and annoyed at the hilarity of the piece “I really envy President Ali.” It is another example of… Read More »Freddie Kissoon’s penchant for ‘Quill Drivelling’

Kaieteur News – Bharrat Jagdeo needs a refresher to be able to better differentiate between a party’s foundational principles and the ideology through which it… Read More »The PPP is now encamped in the bourgeois class

Kaieteur News – Politics, we should know, is all about power. Mr. Forbes Burnham once said that anyone in politics who said he did not… Read More »Politics, Power and Sex

Demerara Pitbulls won the first-ever Guyana T10 Blast, defeating Essequibo Jaguars by two wickets in rapidly fading light on Monday at the Enmore Community Centre… Read More »Pitbulls pull off thriller to win inaugural Guyana T10 Blast

Officials from the 10 clubs participating in the KFC Elite League Season Six Round One, along with referees, on May 11 engaged in comprehensive review… Read More »KFC Elite League: Clubs, referees participate in Round One review

Police have attributed the accident at Long Creek, Soesdyke Linden Highway on Monday partially to speeding on the part of both drivers. Five persons died… Read More »Highway Accident: Speeding driver, 24, lost control of car – Police

In keeping with what was promised at the presentation of the 2024 National Budget, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Monday announced the commencement of… Read More »BREAKING: Gov’t to write off loans for students who remained in Guyana, worked for a minimum of three years

Kemar Roach believes that James Anderson will be remembered as “one of the greatest” fast bowlers in history when he retires from international cricket this summer,… Read More »Roach wants West Indies to ‘ruin’ Anderson’s farewell Test

See below the full statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Guyana: At the instance of CARICOM and CELAC, the… Read More »Troop buildup, trespassing in Guyana’s EEZ among Venezuela’s breaches of Argyle Declaration

Guyanese Nicholas Albert and Hannah Rampersaud have copped the prized International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) Pro Card, having competed at the Roger Boyce IFBB Pro… Read More »Pro Cards for Albert and Rampersaud as Guyanese bodybuilders excel in Barbados

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has received a quantity of competition and developmental equipment as part of the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) global… Read More »Guyana Table Tennis Association receives equipment boost from ITTF

Guyana’s premier law enforcement agency, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is looking to fill the gaps in its response to crime. So, to enhance its… Read More »Local Police in partnership with NYPD to boost crime fighting, response

The first group of twelve Cuban engineers who are traveling to Guyana to be attached to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) would depart Havana this… Read More »21 Cuban engineers headed to Guyana to help revitalise sugar industry

The Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH), a United Kingdom (UK) body, has been working alongside ActionInvest Caribbean Inc. to get more workers professionally trained… Read More »UK body to upskill more Guyanese in tourism & hospitality sector

To better understand the role and functions of the Security Council, outgoing President, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations in… Read More »Power of the President 

See below the full statement issued: Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited on Friday, May 10, 2024 celebrated the achievements of sixteen (16) bright young men and… Read More »16 graduate from Republic Bank’s Youth Link Apprenticeship Programme

After one year of successful operation, the MV Ma Lisha will enter drydock for a period of three (3)  weeks from Monday May 13, 2024… Read More »MV Ma Lisha in drydock for 3-months vessel ‘slipping’ process

Four persons died and several others were injured after the vehicles they were travelling in collided in the vicinity of Long Creek on the Linden/Soesdyke… Read More »Teachers among four dead in highway accident; fifth person critical in hospital

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday confirmed that former government minister, Nigel Dharamlall is currently the center of an active investigation into a report… Read More »Police investigating allegation of sexual assault against Dharamlall

Connect Caribe, a private sector-led ferry service in the Caribbean, has brokered a new partnership with the Dubai-headquartered Jampur Group enabling the venture to expand… Read More »More vessels, partnership with Dubai company part of private inter-Caribbean ferry service

A 24-year-old construction worker from Gangram, East Canje Berbice is dead following an accident on the Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice public road. Dead is… Read More »Construction worker dies after crashing into donkey

The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has launched a region-wide talent search to find a presenter for their broadcast of the 2024 season. The… Read More »Republic Bank CPL launches broadcast talent search ahead of 2024 tournament

By Ravi Dev Directly after being delivered to their assigned plantation, the workers would be addressed by an Overseer  whose words would be translated by… Read More »On the Plantations: Housing

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) held its 32nd Congress on from May 3 to 5. The great expectations aroused in the citizenry were not disappointed… Read More »The PPP 32nd Congress

The British economist John Maynard Keynes – after whom a whole “school” of economic thought is named – once remarked, “Practical men who believe themselves… Read More »Revising …dogmatism

In a heartfelt tribute to their unwavering commitment and invaluable service on the frontlines of healthcare, Region Two Regional Health Services, in collaboration with the… Read More »Reg 2 healthcare workers recognised for selfless contribution to society

Canadian-based CGX Energy Inc’s Berbice Deep-Water Port (BDWP) Project continues to face delays as its operationalisation has once again been pushed back to later this… Read More »CGX pushes start-up of Berbice Deep-Water Port to late 2024

– 2 juveniles apprehended, another at large Police have detained two juveniles in connection with the tragic stabbing to death of an excavator operator at… Read More »Father of 4 brutally stabbed to death on minibus park

– to ensure Guyana can monitor legal compliance in forestry sector Guyana’s wood tracking system, which is important for ensuring loggers are complying with the… Read More »Guyana’s wood-tracking system to be overhauled, replaced with digital system – EU Ambassador

– says over 11 million kilos of cargo passed through CJIA compared to 6.1 million in 2015 In keeping with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)… Read More »Cargo passing through CJIA increased by 84% – CJIA Chair

Prospect Kobras secured their first win while North Ruimveldt Ravens remained unbeaten as the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation’s Under-23 Club Championships, held at the National… Read More »GABF U23 Championships: Kobras secure 1st win while Ravens stay unbeaten

Dear Editor, In a previous article in the press, I highlighted the fact that there needs to be a general overhaul of Georgetown. I am… Read More »Georgetown must be remodelled into a modern city

Dear Editor, Please publish my suggestions for the reformation of our constitution. For brevity, I have not elaborated on why I think these changes are… Read More »Proposed amendments to the Constitution of Guyana

Dear Editor, The theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day was “Journalism and Freedom of Expression in the Context of the Current Global Environmental… Read More »Post Title

Education officials and representatives from the Guyana Teachers’ Union will meet for conciliation talks Monday morning. The Ministry of Education on Sunday wrote to the… Read More »Teachers’ Union, education officials to meet for conciliation talks today

A two-storey house at Kingsley Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) was on Saturday destroyed by fire which was deliberately set by a 19-year-old woman who… Read More »Mentally ill woman sets Berbice house on fire

An unidentified male pedestrian of East Indian ancestry is now dead after he was struck down by a Police Constable at Coldingen Public Road, East… Read More »Unidentified pedestrian died after being struck down by cop

– says increase in accommodations was a major factor As the curtains were pulled on the 2024 Linden Town Week, Committee Member, Devin Sears reported… Read More »LTW 2024 records high influx of visitors compared to previous years – Sears

Forty-seven-year-old Nicola Fraser, a single mother of three from Farm, East Bank Demerara (EBD), is now the newest recipient of a two-bedroom house, constructed under… Read More »MOM hands over new house at Farm to single mother of 3

As investigations continue into the shooting incident involving Azim Khan, a 22-year-old member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), a relative stated that no one… Read More »Shooting of GDF rank: Police yet to arrest gunmen, victim remains critical

Jamaican striker Kemar “Bushy” Beckford will play for Slingerz Football Club for the second leg of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League, set to… Read More »Slingerz FC sign Jamaican Kemar Beckford

The Vurlon Mills Football Academy (VMFA) will be hosting a KFC Under-8 Football Funday on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at the St Stanislaus Ground, Carifesta… Read More »KFC U8 Football Funday scheduled for May 18

Guyanese horse owner Jermey Rachpaul is over the moon after his horse Easy as ABC clinched victory at the Caymanas Racing track in Jamaica. Easy… Read More »Guyanese horse owner proud after 1st win in Jamaica

Kaieteur News – On Sunday 12, 2024, at about 12:30 hours, acting on information received, ranks went to a home at West Minister, West Bank… Read More »Man found with gun and ammo

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s leading citizen, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is in agony. He suffers from a piercing gripe in the gut that just could… Read More »Democracy or dictatorship? 

Kaieteur News – The PPP is engaging in myth-making in seeking to perpetuate the narrative that it is now an ideologically plural party. Nothing could… Read More »Ideological pluralism within political parties is a myth

Kaieteur News – Yuh ever notice how in Guyana manners gettin’ rarer than a bargain? A few years ago, we had a big campaign against… Read More »Like yuh leff yuh manners home!

Kaieteur News – An elderly man died early Sunday morning after he was struck down by a car on the Coldingen Public Road, East Coast… Read More »Elderly man dies after hit down by cop

– Opposition MPs query during New York Town Hall meeting   Kaieteur News – Budget 2024 at a whopping $1.146 trillion is the single greatest transfer… Read More »“Why with $1.146 trillion budget people still hungry”?

Kaieteur News – Two boys ages 14 and 15 are among three persons who allegedly stabbed a machine operator to death at the East Coast… Read More »Teen boys kill man during robbery

Kaieteur News – Police in Regional Division #5 are investigating an alleged ‘Setting fire to dwelling house’ which occurred on Saturday at about 11:00 hours… Read More »Woman arrested for setting mother-in-law’s house on fire

Kaieteur News – Discussions of Guyana’s future as a regional and global powerhouse took center stage in a discussion panel at Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)… Read More »ExxonMobil says Guyana could be the largest oil producer in South America’ – Routledge tells int’l oil conference

Kaieteur News – The recent oil spill which took place off the shores of Tobago has led to a full-fledged investigation by the government of… Read More »Rogue vessels without insurance, proper documentation operating in maritime industry – T&T Energy Minister

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – The uproar has increased and the outcry can be heard from many. The Amerindian community cries for justice and has… Read More »Where is the morality in our society?

Dear Editor Kaieteur News – In a previous article in the press, I highlighted the fact that there needs to be a general overhaul of… Read More »Georgetown must be remodelled into a modern City

…believes new generation can earn Olympic gold Vigil Lewis I waited in the starter’s blocks, my ears alert for the sound of the starter’s pistol.… Read More »Guyana’s 1st CARIFTA Games gold medalist Vigil Lewis remembers his 1977 triumph

By Ravi Dev After spending four or more months crossing the Indian and Atlantic Oceans – including the treacherous waters dubbed “Pagli Samundar” (Mad Sea)… Read More »Landing in Br Guiana

These are relatively common, usually mild, but pathological conditions of the skin – mostly, but not only, around the chin and lips’ areas. The skin… Read More »PUPPY AILMENTS – CONTINUED: PUPPY DERMATITIS – ACNE AND IMPETIGO

…the Congress The word “congress” has two distinct meanings; first: there’s the more popular one – “a formal meeting where people come together to discuss… Read More »The morning after…

The recent visit by U.S. Marine Corps Major General Julie Nethercot of SouthCom was very significant, especially when it was capped by two U.S. Navy… Read More »Countering Maduro’s gamble

Like most of the “days” that have now become de rigueur for families to commemorate, “Mother’s Day” is another American gift to the world. Not… Read More »Mother’s Day

– as Civil Aviation Bill 2024 passed with bipartisan support With International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) audits on the horizon, the People’s Progressive Party- sponsored… Read More »“No-fly” zones, dept to investigate aviation accidents among new legislative changes

The 36-megawatt (MW) power ship has been successfully connected to the Guyana Power and Light’s grid, generating some 18MW of electricity. This was announced by… Read More »18MW of electricity from power ship added to grid – GPL

A bridge at Karasabai under water As the La Nina season takes hold of climatic conditions in Guyana, several villages in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper… Read More »Several Reg. 9 villages inundated due to persistent downpours – CDC

…says Govt committed to further capacity building Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo While committing that the Government will continue to build the capacity of the Environmental… Read More »EPA already doing live monitoring of Exxon for oil spills, flaring – VP Jagdeo

About 2,000 residents from Kumaka, Santa Rosa Islands and other satellite areas in the Moruca sub-district, Region One will benefit from a continuous supply of… Read More »New $10M well in Kumaka to service about 2,000 residents