Women receive nearly half of house lots allocated in first half of 2026
— 1,547 women among 3,245 beneficiaries; $89.9B spent on affordable-housing programme WOMEN accounted for nearly half of the 3,245 house lots allocated by the government during the first half of 2026, with 1,547 women receiving lots under the national housing programme. According to the Ministry of Finance’s 2026 Mid-Year Report, the figure represents approximately 47.7 […]
Justice Persaud allegedly faces travel restrictions after visa review
HIGH Court Judge Gino Persaud was reportedly unable to proceed with planned travel on Saturday after being advised that his United States visa was under review, according to sections of the media. Justice Persaud was reportedly among a delegation of Guyanese judicial officers scheduled to travel to Kingston, Jamaica, for the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ […]
Shipping sector pushes for greater efficiency as trade expands
— SAG, gov’t discuss port operations, streamlined cargo movement WITH Guyana’s expanding economy driving increased commercial activity and imports, the Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG) has opened discussions with the government on improving port efficiency and ensuring the country’s shipping and logistics systems can keep pace with growing trade volumes. SAG Chairman Dr Komal Singh, […]
Dredges, gold seized in Puruni River illegal mining crackdown
AUTHORITIES have seized two water dredges and a quantity of gold after dismantling another illegal mining operation along the Puruni River, the Ministry of Natural Resources has reported. The enforcement exercise was carried out on September 17, 2026, by the Enforcement Department of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), with support from the Guyana […]
Amerindian villages leading own development as $41B invested over five years
A SINGLE guest cabin at Mainstay/Whyaka, an Amerindian village in Region Two has become three. The riverside lodge is filled most weekends now, and the profit has stretched further than anyone expected, financing repairs to other village buildings, upkeep for the school compound, and wages for the people who cook when guests arrive. Minister of […]
Gov’t invests $696.1M in waste management in first half of 2026
— Manickchand says reliable garbage collection can help change public attitudes THE Government expended $696.1 million on sanitation and solid waste management during the first half of 2026, as it continued investments aimed at improving garbage collection and disposal systems across the country. The investment, outlined in the Ministry of Finance’s 2026 Mid-Year Report, covered […]
Numbers Are Speaking
WHEN the economy grows, the people must feel it. For years, Guyanese heard the promise of an economy waiting to take off. Oil was coming. Investments were coming. Transformation was coming. But for the ordinary citizen, “coming” does not pay a grocery bill, builds a house, fixes a road or puts food on a family’s […]
The Complex brain
JUST over a month ago, my eldest son died from a stroke. The doctors were unable to definitively diagnose the cause of the stroke, saying that the only risk factors they could find were cigarettes. The day he collapsed, Akim told the doctor he had smoked half a pack of cigarettes and a joint. […]
Reliable garbage collection, recreational spaces among government’s quality-of-life priorities—Manickchand
— says cleaner communities, better waste management and responsive local councils central to improving daily life MINISTER of Local Government and Regional Development Priya Manickchand, says reliable garbage collection, cleaner communities and properly developed recreational spaces are among the government’s priorities as it seeks to improve the quality of life of Guyanese. Speaking during the […]
20,243 Votes: The numbers Guyana cannot ignore
THERE is a dangerous temptation to treat the 2020 elections crisis as old news, a painful chapter that is exhausting and best left behind. I urge readers to resist that impulse. Democracy cannot survive on selective memory. Guyanese have an obligation to confront the weight of the evidence now being presented in Magistrate Faith McGusty’s […]
