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Agriculture

Food prices rise 6.7% in first half of 2026 as vegetables drive increase

Food prices in Guyana increased by 6.7 per cent during the first six months of 2026, accounting for much of the rise…

19 minutes ago · Staff Reporter

INFRASTRUCTURE

MINISTER MANICKCHAND TURNS THE SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW $1.3B ZEELUGT MARKET

Honourable Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, this afternoon turned the sod for the construction of the new Zeelugt…

3 hours ago · Staff Reporter

BUSINESS

Motor vehicle, alcohol imports help drive $10.4B increase in VAT, excise collections

Increased imports of motor vehicles and alcoholic beverages helped drive a $10.4 billion increase in value-added tax (VAT) and excise tax collections…

3 hours ago · Staff Reporter

CRIME

Magistrate upholds no-case submission, clears Mabaruma Mayor of DUI charge

Magistrate Rabindra Mahabir on Wednesday upheld a no-case submission made by attorney Vinay Punwa and dismissed a charge against Mabaruma Mayor Trevi…

3 hours ago · Staff Reporter

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…

22 hours 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…

1 day 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,…

1 day 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…

2 days 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…

2 days 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…

2 days ago · Staff Reporter