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INFRASTRUCTURE

Skills shortage becoming constraint on Guyana’s development, manpower studies planned

Guyana’s rapid economic expansion is creating a growing demand for workers that the existing labour force is struggling to meet, with the…

42 minutes ago · Staff Reporter

FINANCE

Public enterprises spend nearly $150B in first half of 2026

Public enterprises in Guyana spent nearly $150 billion during the first half of 2026, with expenditure climbing by more than 50 per…

4 hours ago · Staff Reporter

FINANCE

Guyanese hold more than $430B in savings accounts

Guyanese held more than $430 billion in personal savings deposits at commercial banks at the end of the first half of 2026,…

6 hours ago · Staff Reporter

CRIME

Night ride ends in tragedy for 19-year-old Albion worker

A night out to watch cricket ended tragically for a 19-year-old Albion Sugar Estate worker, who died after the motorcycle he was…

1 day ago · Staff Reporter

COURT

Recount showed 19,000-vote drop for APNU+AFC, 11,000 increase for PPP/C– court hears

–as elections fraud trial resumes The 2020 national recount showed an approximately 19,000-vote decrease in the tally for A Partnership for National…

1 day ago · Staff Reporter

Agriculture

Gov’t plans nationwide farmers’ markets to cut food prices 

The Dr. Irfaan Ali-led Administration is moving to establish farmers’ markets across Guyana as part of a wider push to bring producers…

1 day ago · Staff Reporter

Feature

Over $30.5B spent on pensions, utility support for senior citizens in first half of 2026

More than $30.5 billion was spent on old-age pensions and subsidised electricity and water charges for senior citizens during the first six…

1 day ago · Staff Reporter

BUSINESS

Ali outlines measures to tackle cost-of-living pressures amid global shocks

President Irfaan Ali on Monday said his government is continuing to pursue measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures, as global events continue…

1 day ago · Staff Reporter

BUSINESS

Credit card settlements hit US$356M so far in 2026 — President Ali

…59,951 new bank accounts opened between April and August Guyanese have already racked up US$356 million in credit card settlements so far…

1 day ago · Staff Reporter

OIL & GAS

Guyana now expects US$6.5B in oil revenue deposits for 2026 

Guyana has sharply upgraded its oil revenue outlook for 2026, with petroleum deposits into the Natural Resource Fund now projected to reach…

1 day ago · Staff Reporter