– following fatal helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province Guyana has extended its condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the fatal helicopter crash… Read More »Guyana extends condolences to Iran on deaths of President, Foreign Minister

– total oil withdrawals for the year now amount to US$550M The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government has made its second withdrawal from the Natural… Read More »Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 of US$300M

– MoE reiterates will not negotiate under duress – as GTU remains hopeful that agreement can be reached Teachers across the country will continue to… Read More »Teachers’ strike continues as another Govt-GTU meeting ends in deadlock

When the final whistle was blown on Sunday afternoon under grey skies and light drizzles from above in the village of Kuru Kuru on the… Read More »PPP Soesdyke/Timehri Highway Cluster Futsal Championship: Kuru Kururu A are 2024 champions

The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) Novice Championships kicked off on Saturday, May 18, at the National Racquet Centre with an exciting lineup of matches that… Read More »Patterson, Clarke among 1st winners in GTA Novice Championships

Dear Editor, Guyana’s Consul General to New York, Ambassador Michael Brotherson praised the Guyana government’s visionary path of ‘sustainable and equitable development for all Guyanese,’… Read More »“Sustainable and Equitable Development for ALL Guyanese”

Dear Editor, Dancing has dominated many a deliberation recently in Guyana and has been food for thought. The German teacher and author of “The Power… Read More »Teachers dancing to whose tune?

In commemoration of World Metrology Day, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) scores of technicians were engaged in activities to enhance their metrology skills.… Read More »World Metrology Day: GNBS enhances skills of local technicians during open day event

– as amendments to Motor Vehicle & Road Traffic Act gazetted The government recently gazetted amendments to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, which… Read More »Now official for smart camera system to be used to nab, take action against errant drivers

A motorcyclist was on Sunday evening admitted a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was reportedly struck down by a motor pickup in… Read More »Motorcyclist hospitalized following Sheriff Street hit and run

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering mutual understanding and… Read More »Chinese Cultural Exchange 10th Anniversary: PM commends CIUG for strengthening bonds between Guyana & China

The lifeless body of 72-year-old Philistine Franci also called ‘PI’ was pulled from the Essequibo River days after she was reportedly missing. Franci of Karrau… Read More »Body of woman, 72, found floating in Essequibo River

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Boston Scientific recently donated several LithoVue scopes to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The LithoVue system,… Read More »UCSF, Boston Scientific donate LithoVue system to GPHC

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Monday stated that its recent collaboration with Northwell Health has seen 11 surgical procedures being performed, including seven… Read More »GPHC, Northwell Health perform 11 surgical procedures

Coca-Cola and the International Cricket Council (ICC) are collaborating once again for the upcoming 2024 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, as part of the global… Read More »Coca-Cola, ICC team up to bring real magic to Cricket World Cup 2024

The Tertiary Basketball League continued at the National Gymnasium on Sunday, May 19, with Linden Technical Institute (LTI) and Government Technical Institute (GTI) remaining unbeaten… Read More »Tertiary Basketball League: LTI, GTI are unbeaten while UG bag 1st win

A 15-member team, comprising those called up for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup and other hopefuls, was announced by Cricket West… Read More »King talks up West Indies preparation ahead of Proteas series

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has commenced the first cohort of authentication of speed guns… Read More »GNBS conducting authentication of speed guns, breathalyser kits used by GPF

The late Justice Désirée Patricia Bernard shattered glass ceilings thus paving the way for generations of women in the legal fraternity, according to former Vice-President… Read More »“Justice Bernard shattered glass ceilings” – Justice Rajnauth-Lee as legal luminaries remember Justice Bernard

A pedestrian was on Sunday evening killed after he reportedly ran into the path of a moving truck along the Enmore Public Road, East Coast… Read More »Pedestrian died after allegedly running into path of moving lorry

Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System… Read More »Power ship providing 36MW of electricity to national grid – GPL confirms after capacity test

Kaieteur News – Two residents of the Bath Settlement Squatting area on Sunday were victims of a brazen robbery, resulting in one of the victims… Read More »Bandits beat man to head with gun during robbery

Kaieteur News – Police in Regional Division 4C are currently investigating a fatal accident that took place on Sunday, around 19:50h on Enmore Public Road,… Read More »Pedestrian dies after Enmore accident

Kaieteur News – The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Two is moving to have a new and improved farmer’s wharf constructed at Charity, to… Read More »$16M contract inked to build new farmer’s wharf at Charity

Kaieteur News – A 43-year-old garbage collector appeared before Senior Magistrate Clive Nurse on Monday to answer to charges presented against him. The man was… Read More »Man doesn’t mind relaxing in jail for stealing items

– street protest to resume today Kaieteur News – Talks between the Guyana Teachers’ Union and the Ministry of Education on Monday produced no results… Read More »Gridlock continues in teachers’ salary talks

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) on Monday confirmed via a post on its Facebook Page that the powership is now… Read More »Power ship at maximum capacity – GPL

Kaieteur News – With hundreds of wells being spud in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone, particularly the ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) led consortium presently producing crude… Read More »Exxon US$600M insurance also covers ‘parent company’ obligations

Kaieteur News – The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on… Read More »World Court seeks arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Hamas leader for war crimes

Kaieteur News – Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd, a Chinese-state owned mining giant operating in Guyana, through its subsidiary Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) has disclosed… Read More »AGM racked in US$185M from Guyana’s gold project last year

Kaieteur News – The ramping up of oil production in the Stabroek Block by American oil major, ExxonMobil is not covered by the US$2 billion… Read More »US$2B oil spill guarantee requires ExxonMobil to operate in accordance with Permits

Dear Editor, Recently, the United Nations Committee on Human Rights has rapped Guyana’s moribund Justice system on several grounds dealing with non-confirmation of the Chancellor… Read More »Justice delayed is justice denied

Dear Editor, The Guyana Solidarity Movement with Palestine observed a letter writer’s curiosity regarding the State of Palestine in one of the daily newspapers, especially… Read More »The State of Palestine and Recognition around the World

Dear Editor, Guyanese has had a very difficult period of blackouts recently in most areas. The dependence on fossil fuel with aging and insufficient generators… Read More »Tidal power as a possible alternative source of power

Dear Editor, Guyana’s Consul General to New York, Ambassador Michael Brotherson praised Guyana government’s visionary path of ‘sustainable and equitable development for all Guyanese,’ in… Read More »“Sustainable and Equitable Development for ALL Guyanese”

Dear Editor, The Working People’s Alliance views with much concern Venezuela’s renewed aggression towards Guyana. First, the Venezuelan government’s passage of legislation making Essequibo a… Read More »WPA concerned about Venezuela’s renewed aggression

Dear Editor, Here we go again, another woman is victimised, seeks justice and the former President, now Vice President and General Secretary of the PPP,… Read More »Jagdeo’s inaction on Dharmlall not surprising

Kaieteur News – It is an undeniable fact that women are the main victims of sexual violence, including rape. And it is also a fact… Read More »Justice must be for all

Kaieteur News – Road fatalities and serious injuries from traffic accidents continue to be of great concern. We have laws in place, roads that are… Read More »Road accidents concern

See below the full statement issued by the Ministry of  Education: The Ministry of Education (MoE) initiated the conciliation  process in keeping with the grievance… Read More »Edu. Ministry wants end to teachers’ strike for conciliation to proceed in good faith 

There are fragile things in this world. Hopes. Dreams. Glass. Andre Russell‘s 35-year old body in IPL 2023. He didn’t bowl at all for the first… Read More »Andre Russell: The Ultimate Fighter who knows just how good he is

Architectural drawings for the Mumbai Indians cricket academy, which will be built in Trinidad and Tobago, have already been conceptualised. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley… Read More »Drawings underway for Mumbai Indians’ cricket academy in Trinidad

While the rains carried out the works of mother nature, lifters competing at the 2024 edition of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation 2024 Intermediates and… Read More »Williams, Hetsberger and Wilson named Best Lifters as records tumble

See the full statement issued below: Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act 2024, Parliamentary… Read More »$62B transferred to gov’t coffers as second withdrawal from oil fund for 2024

Article by Alex Arjoon, photos by Victoria Arjoon The 14ft aluminium boat chugs its way up the river under the raging sun with four plus… Read More »Releasing the Giants: Saving Guyana’s endangered Arapaima

Lethem, the capital of Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo), could be further developed and solidified as a major commercial hub with new investments mulled… Read More »Int’l runway, hotels could transform Lethem into ‘huge growth pole’ – Jagdeo

Police investigators are probing the death of 71-year-old Philistine Franci called ‘PI’, a pensioner of Karrou Village, Essequibo River who is believed to have drowned.… Read More »Body of missing woman, 71, found floating in Essequibo River  

Forty-year-old Rooplall Haindarsan died on Sunday after he reportedly ran into the path of a truck on the Enmore Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).… Read More »Pedestrian dies after running into path of truck – Police

See below full statement from Caribbean Vending Services: Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC),… Read More »Enhanced treatment for kidney stones as GPHC receives LithoVue scopes  

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) routinely conducts the verification of measuring instruments and equipment, be it speed guns, breathalyser kits or tank gauges,… Read More »GNBS could verify tint, sound level meters by next year

All of the speed guns and breathalyser kits currently used by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are verified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards… Read More »All police speed guns, breathalyser kits verified – Standards Bureau

The Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League fixtures have been confirmed with the matches set to take place in Trinidad from August 21-29. On three of… Read More »Women’s CPL, West Indies Men’s double-headers set for Trinidad in August

The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) Novice Championships kicked off on Saturday last at the National Racquet Centre with an exciting line-up of matches that showcased… Read More »Patterson, Clarke among first winners of GTA Novice Championships

The case file in the shooting death of Police Sergeant Alex Vaughn remains under review at the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),… Read More »File on Sergeant’s shooting death still with DPP

Phil Simmons, who coached West Indies to the 2016 T20 World Cup title, has joined Papua New Guinea as a ‘specialist coach’ ahead of the… Read More »Simmons joins Papua New Guinea as ‘specialist coach’ for T20 World Cup

Police are on the hunt for two bandits who robbed a technician at gunpoint on Friday night in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. The robbery occurred around… Read More »Technician robbed of motorcycle in South Ruimveldt 

More than 15,000 children were registered to write the 2024 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and based on available data, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said… Read More »With fewer pupils absent at NGSA, Manickchand upbeat about education sector’s recovery

[CNN] – More than 100 people gathered silently on yoga mats over the weekend to do absolutely nothing, in a Seoul event that is part physical… Read More »South Koreans compete to see who’s best at doing absolutely nothing

[CNN] – By age 14, Dorothy Jean Tillman had obtained an associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree. Despite the impressive achievements, Tillman remembers turning to her… Read More »Chicago teen earns doctoral degree at age 17

“Measure the blood pressure accurately; control it, live longer” Dr. Tariq Jagnarine Someone may be able to lower their blood pressure in several ways. For… Read More »WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY 2024

To “consume” means to eat. From that simple act of taking care of one of our most basic needs – to take in nutrients to… Read More »Consumerism is a trap

by Ravi Dev In 1913, James McNeil and Chimman Lal were sent by the Government of India to investigate the conditions under which Indentured Indians… Read More »Indian Indentureship: Education

Insisting on bestowing the title of “Elder” on himself, former (?) PNC strongman Hamilton “Bilal” Green took the PPP to task for excising the words… Read More »Crocodile tears …from a crocodile 

Police officers patrolling in the vicinity of the Heroes Highway on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) discovered a man dead in his motorcar on… Read More »Man found dead in car with divorce papers

…suspects resisted arrest, attacked police with cutlass Two men were shot by police, and an illegal firearm and ammunition were recovered during an operation at… Read More »2 men shot by cops during gun find at Agricola

…as shade house project launched The Agriculture Ministry through the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is assisting 100 farmers in Crabwood Creek to… Read More »Govt assisting Crabwood Creek farmers producing peppers for export

…graduation will further boost Guyana’s labour force – Ashni Singh The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) is expected to have its second graduation since… Read More »Over 1600 Guyanese to graduate from GOAL this week

Two officers, who are attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and stationed in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), were detained on Sunday over… Read More »Police probing extortion of Brazilian businessman, wife by 2 CANU ranks

…says to reach full generating capacity today after final testing Less than two weeks after being operationalised, the 36-megawatt (MW) power ship is expected to… Read More »Power ship adding 35MW to national grid – GPL’s CEO

At the end of approximately 169 grueling miles of cycling across two days, three stages, and four administrative regions, Briton John took the crown as… Read More »Sensational Briton John wins 41st Independence Three-Stage Cycle Race

Three-time defending champions Swag Entertainment, Silver Bullets, and Spaniards advanced to the quarterfinal round when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden edition continued on… Read More »Swag, Bullets, Spaniards seal quarterfinal berths in Guinness Linden Championship

Dear Editor, Another workplace death. Another family in grief and despair. According to media reports death was as the result of electrocution. It is alleged… Read More »Protective gear is the missing factor

Police have arrested a 30-year-old labourer after they found a quantity of marijuana at his Best Village, West Coast Demerara (WCD) home. The ganja that… Read More »WCD labourer nabbed with ganja

…to be gazetted as subsidiary legislation The Government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American… Read More »Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG

An 81-year-old man of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, has died after being struck by a speeding motorcar driven by an 18-year-old of Seaforth… Read More »Pensioner on e-bike killed by speeding motor car

A woman was robbed at knifepoint in front of her Stanley Place and David Street home in Kitty, Georgetown, on Sunday. Police said that the… Read More »Woman robbed at knifepoint in front of home

Several police officers sustained injuries after the vehicle in which they were traveling in was involved in an accident on the Timehri, East Bank Demerara… Read More »Cops injured in Timehri accident

The Labour Ministry’s Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Department has initiated an investigation into the tragic accident that occurred Friday at a construction site at… Read More »Labour Ministry launches probe into labourer’s death

Visitors to Linden can now enjoy paddle-boarding in the Blue Lake with the launch of Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours’ latest offering. Owner Deon Anderson,… Read More »Elite Kayaking launches paddle-boarding experience

4 outstanding and dedicated police officers from the Rose Hall Town police station on Friday last were honored when the Rose Hall Town NAMILCO Thunderbolt… Read More »Four law enforcement officers honored by RHTYSC NAMILCO Teams

Adrian Allicock, the young Guyanese who triumphed at seven track and field events last year, has proven once aging that he is a force to… Read More »Young Guyanese strikes Gold again in Canadian Athletics

Bounty Colts and North Ruimveldt Ravens remained unbeaten as the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation’s Under-23 Club Championships, held at the National Gymnasium on Saturday, May… Read More »GABF U23 Championships: Bounty Colts, Ravens remain unbeaten

…assures infrastructural investments being made to protect coast Even as Guyana’s production of new and traditional crops increases, so too does the threat that climate… Read More »Guyana must be prepared to counter climate change threat to food security – Agri Minister

The Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary- Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) is now in a better position to more efficiently clean and maintain the 740 miles of canal in… Read More »$110M excavator to boost MMA-ADA scheme

In an effort to enforce traffic laws, the Traffic Department of Regional Division 4’B’ (East Bank Demerara) reported a total of 123 traffic violations last… Read More »EBD traffic department reports 123 traffic violations in 1 week

(CWI) – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel has announced the squad for the upcoming T20 International (T20I) Series against South Africa. This significant… Read More »West Indies Squad Announced for T20I Series against South Africa

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De last Congress de PPP had, dem boys count 70,000 ballots in just a few hours. Imagine dat! Two… Read More »APNU know speed math and de PPP know speed counting

Kaieteur News – The attitude of the People’s Progressive Party administration to agree with Exxon to “drill baby, drill” even to the extent that they… Read More »Oil production at 30% above safety design, irresponsible — Tony Vieira

Kaieteur News – A man was on Sunday found dead in a silver-grey motor car parked in the vicinity of Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara.… Read More »Man found dead with divorce papers in car