The government on Monday announced that new lands for housing and agriculture will begin coming on stream from June this year, as it outlined an extensive land surveying programme during the consideration of the 2026 estimates in the National Assembly. The disclosure was made during the Committee of Supply as the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs […]
INFRASTRUCTURE
Businessman pays $4.4M to retrieve seized trucks after blocking gov’t derelict clean-up drive
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says a businessman who deliberately blocked a government cleanup operation along the old Railway Embankment was made to pay $4.4 million to have his trucks returned after authorities moved in and removed the vehicles last month. Edghill made the disclosure on Monday during his contribution to the Budget 2026 […]
Budget 2026: $100.3B to tighten security net with new stations, Safe Country cameras and upgraded prisons
The government plans to deepen its public safety push in 2026, earmarking $100.3 billion for a more modern, technology-driven security sector, expanding police infrastructure, rolling out additional surveillance, upgrading prisons, and strengthening firefighting capacity nationwide. In outlining the plans for 2026, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni […]
$2B set aside to start rebuilding Stabroek, Bourda markets
A whopping $2 billion has been set aside in Budget 2026 to begin examining options to rebuild Guyana’s historic Stabroek and Bourda municipal markets. This intervention, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh said is driven by what he described as the “sad state of deterioration and […]
$196.1B budgeted to transform roads, bridges, transport network -Dr.Singh
Government has set aside $196.1 billion in the 2026 Budget to advance what it describes as a transformative expansion of Guyana’s transport infrastructure, with major highways, bridges, hinterland roads and new road-safety systems all slated for development. Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, outlined the plans during […]
Budget 2026: $196.1B for transport overhaul as airports, ferries, dredging and sea defences get major push
The Dr. Irfaan Ali-led Administration has allocated $196.1 billion in Budget 2026 to advance a sweeping transport infrastructure programme that includes major investments in aviation, river transport and sea and river defence. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, told the National Assembly that rapid economic growth, […]
Budget 2026: $119.4B to supercharge energy sector as gas-to-power, smart grid and solar rollout accelerate
The government has allocated $119.4 billion in Budget 2026 to drive what it says will be a sweeping overhaul of Guyana’s energy sector, with major investments geared toward expanding generating capacity, modernising the grid, accelerating renewable energy projects and completing the flagship Gas-to-Energy initiative by the end of this year. Senior Minister in the Office […]
$7.2B Japan loan to fund new Diamond water plant
Residents of Diamond and nearby East Bank Demerara communities are set to receive improved access to safe drinking water following a $7.2 billion concessional loan agreement between Guyana and Japan to upgrade water infrastructure in the area. The agreement was signed in Georgetown by Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Todd and Japanese Ambassador […]
Edghill issues stern one-hour warning over vehicles, garbage blocking community tarmac
Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill on Friday moved to publicly expose what he described as “selfish” and unlawful behaviour by individuals and businesses, warning that vehicles, containers and debris obstructing a community tarmac at Sandy Babb and Middleton Streets would be removed by the state if not cleared within an hour. Speaking during […]
Construction to begin soon to upgrade Rosignol daily market – Region Five Chairman
Work is set to begin shortly on the enhancements for the daily market in Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, and vendors have already been temporarily moved to accommodate the project. At the recently held Region Five Regional Democratic Council monthly statutory meeting, Regional Chairman Richardo Phillips disclosed that the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development […]