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Stabroek Square Upgrade Moves Forward With Council Support

November 27, 2025 Staff Reporter

At a meeting in a packed Boardroom at the Ministry of Housing, where the Mayor of Georgetown, Mr Alfred Mentore and several city councillors were present, a VIDEO presentation was made of what the Stabroek Square (that is currently being constructed) would look like and what that would entail and involve. The response from the […]

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Solar Power and Better Transport Bring Real Change to Guyana’s Hinterland

November 26, 2025 Staff Reporter

Guyanese living in the hinterland are experiencing a meaningful shift in their daily lives as government investments in electricity and transportation continue to roll out. Nearly 30,000 interior households now have dependable light through the distribution of 150-watt solar photovoltaic systems, giving many remote families their first consistent source of home power. The initiative aims […]

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Guyana secures six new air services agreement

November 25, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has wrapped up a productive round of talks at the ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN 2025) in Punta Cana, securing six new Air Services Agreements aimed at boosting air connectivity between Guyana, Africa and Latin America. The agreements, inked with Panama, St. Maarten, Uganda, Ecuador, Liberia, and Kenya, […]

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New Bartica Airport Terminal Set to Reshape Hinterland Access and Regional Growth

November 24, 2025 Staff Reporter

The turning of the soil for the BK Group’s new airport terminal in Bartica on Sunday marked more than the start of a construction project, it signalled the town’s accelerating transition into one of Guyana’s most strategically connected regions. Government officials highlighted that the development fits squarely into the national plan to improve movement between […]

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New BK terminal to transform Region Seven – President

November 24, 2025 Staff Reporter

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali said the new BK Terminal in Bartica will create the enabling environment to massively transform Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). While delivering remarks as a simple sod-turning ceremony today, the Head of State described the project as history meeting destiny. He said the project is part of Guyana’s broader national vision […]

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New Berbice Bridge contract now under negotiation

November 21, 2025 Staff Reporter

DPI: A new bridge is set to be constructed across the Berbice River, and the contract is under negotiation. This is a development that promises to transform transport and economic activity in Region Six. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, shared this announcement on the Starting Point podcast aired on Wednesday. The project is […]

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Gov’t to address delays by contractors on bridge projects in Region Six – President Ali

November 21, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Government of Guyana plans to take action against contractors who are lagging behind on bridge construction in Region Six. During an outreach event in New Amsterdam, Berbice on Thursday, President Dr. Irfaan Ali expressed his surprise that liquidated damages haven’t yet been imposed on these contractors. “It seems to me that these contractors are […]

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Government moves ahead with $250M upgrade to Anna Regina airstrip

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Public Works has announced plans to rehabilitate the Anna Regina airstrip in Region Two, including a brand-new passenger waiting facility, in a project valued at just over $250 million. The upgrade is part of the government’s broader push to improve hinterland and coastal infrastructure while boosting tourism and economic activity along the […]

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Guyana’s 2025–2030 transformation already unfolding, major bridges, roads, ports underway -Minister Edghill

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says Guyana’s next five years of development are already in motion, not just “in the pipeline”, as he outlined major national projects on The Starting Point podcast with Kiana Wilburg and Fareeza Haniff. He confirmed that the new Berbice River bridge, similar to the Demerara crossing, has gone out […]

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The Independence Boulevard turnaround – from dumpsite to one of Georgetown’s busiest weekend spots

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

-Minister Edghill speaks Independence Boulevard has quietly become one of Georgetown’s best transformation success stories, a turnaround so complete that many residents still can’t believe the change happened in the same place they once avoided. Just a few years ago, the stretch was widely known as a forgotten, foul-smelling dump site. Old tyres, scrap metal, […]

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