A new era of human creatures: swarming the vulnerable with tricks and deceptive schemes
RECENTLY, my wife accompanied a friend to court over a strange situation involving a man who was claiming the house where she is living as a tenant and pretending to be a colleague of the rightful owner. She, however, recognised after some questioning that something was terribly wrong, and so they went to court. The […]
Ambassador Rodrigues-Birkett takes lead in second UN Secretary-General straw poll
—edges ahead of Grynspan as race for top job tightens GUYANA’S candidate for United Nations Secretary-General Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett moved into first place on Friday in the second Security Council straw poll to select a successor to António Guterres, narrowly overtaking early front-runner Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica in a contest UN affairs watchers are […]
Guyana’s fifth, largest FPSO arrives
–to significantly boost production offshore GUYANA’S offshore oil production is set to cross the one-million-barrel-per-day mark following the arrival of Errea Wittu, the country’s fifth and largest Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, and operator ExxonMobil Guyana, in separate statements on Friday, both welcomed […]
GECOM: Blame the WIN-APNU rift, not us, for opposition deadlock
THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has clarified that months of gridlock over scrutineers, commissioner appointments and Local Government Election planning all trace back to the fact that WIN and A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) have never settled who truly speaks for Guyana’s opposition. At issue is a list of scrutineers […]
GuySuCo’s CEO sues opposition leader over defamatory Facebook post
–seeks more than $10 million in damages OPPOSITION Leader Azruddin Mohamed is facing another legal challenge, with Dr Paul Cheong, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), filing a High Court lawsuit over statements published on Mohamed’s Facebook page. Cheong is now seeking more than $10 million in damages from […]
13 Region Six families receive homes through MOM
By Bebi Shafeah Oosman THIRTEEN families across Region Six are now enjoying greater security, comfort and dignity after receiving newly constructed or rehabilitated houses through interventions spearheaded by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s Men on a Mission (MOM) Initiative and delivered on Friday by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha. The beneficiaries were drawn from communities […]
TVET focus shifts students from textbooks to production – Parag says
GUYANA’S technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system is being repositioned to place greater emphasis on practical competencies, with students increasingly being given opportunities to make, create, package, and produce, Education Minister Sonia Parag has said. Parag made this known while delivering the feature address at the 2026 CXC results release ceremony on Tuesday, […]
Six non-nationals detained over unauthorised mining operation
SIX non-nationals, including five Brazilians and one Chinese national, have been detained following the discovery of an unauthorised underground mining operation in one of Guyana’s mining districts, the Ministry of Natural Resources said. The individuals were detained on August 20 after authorities found them operating a mining shaft without the required licences, permissions, and […]
Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to El Niño
PANAMA Canal’s operator is to cut the number of vessels passing through the key waterway due to low rainfall caused by El Niño. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) told shipping firms on Thursday that 32 vessels a day will be able to pass through it from 15 September, compared to 36 currently. El Niño, a […]
One Communications urges greater protection of telecom infrastructure amid vandalism, copper theft
ONE Communications is urging greater public awareness and collective action to protect Guyana’s telecommunications infrastructure, reporting that five incidents of vandalism and copper theft over the past two months have disrupted services for about 7,000 residential and business customers, as well as affecting mobile services. The company said the incidents form part of a wider […]
