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GCAA launches e-services platform for aircraft landing permits

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Monday unveiled its new Aircraft Landing Permit e-Services Portal a major leap toward modernizing Guyana’s aviation administration. The launch ceremony, held at the GCAA’s Kingston headquarters, was attended by Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar, National Security Advisor Captain Gerry Gouveia, GCAA Director General Lt. Col. […]

Guyana’s Low-Carbon Development Strategy: From Bold Experiment to 2030 Vision

In 2009, Guyana first launched its Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) Fifteen years later, as the LCDS evolves into its 2030 edition, Guyana finds itself in a paradoxical position: one of the world’s fastest-growing oil producers, yet still trying to lead on climate and sustainable development. The first iteration of the LCDS, launched by then-President Bharrat […]

𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞

Clive Thornhill, a 48-year-old fisherman of Tabatinga, Lethem in Central Rupununi, was today (Wednesday, 17th August 2025) remanded to prison after he appeared in Court to answer the charge of Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking of 25.6 pounds of narcotics. Thornhill appeared at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan, where […]

More Than $237M Worth of Cannabis Destroyed in Berbice Eradication Exercise

The Guyana Police Force’s Narcotics Branch yesterday (September 9, 2025) carried out a major eradication exercise along the Wiruni Creek, Upper Berbice River, resulting in the destruction of cannabis valued at more than $237 million. Between 09:30 hrs and 13:00 hrs, ranks discovered a five-acre plot containing approximately 2,000 cannabis plants, measuring between two and […]

𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐢 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬

— 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 $𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐥 Tyreek Jagnandan, a 24-year-old Taxi Driver from Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was charged today (10th September 2025) for the offence of Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking (3.75 lbs of Gummies infused with Cannabis). The charge was laid under Section 5(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) […]

Mottley Opens Carifesta XV with Call for Unity, Legacy, and Caribbean Creativity

Prime Minister Mia Mottley last evening declared open the 15th edition of Carifesta in Bridgetown, Barbados, urging Caribbean people to embrace their culture, tell their stories, and leave a lasting legacy for future generations. Addressing a packed opening ceremony at the National Botanical Gardens, Mottley reflected on her own experience as a teenager when Barbados […]

Political Parties and International Observers Oversee GECOM’s Ballot Preparations

With just under three weeks to go before Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has started processing ballot papers and other sensitive materials under the supervision of political parties and the European Union Election Observer Mission. GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj confirmed that the process, which began earlier this week, includes […]