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POLITICS

National Assembly greenlights over $57B supplementary funding

May 24, 2025 Editor

The National Assembly has approved the $57.5 billion Supplementary Appropriation Bill (No. 1 of 2025) sought by the government to advance several developmental initiatives across the country. The bill was piloted by the Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr. Ashni Singh.Initially presented to the House […]

POLITICS

‘Little League leadership’ – Foreign Minister blasts Opposition walkout on sovereignty motion

May 24, 2025 Editor

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd has strongly criticised Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and his APNU+AFC Parliamentarians following their walkout during Thursday’s debate on Resolution No. 83 of 2025, titled “Support to the Government and People of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in Defence of its Internationally Recognized Territory.” The resolution reaffirmed […]

COURT

Brazilian national accused of illegal gold possession in Mahdia granted $75K bail

May 24, 2025 Editor

Brazilian national Osmil Da Silva was formally charged in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts following an operation in Mahdia that led to the seizure of raw gold, documents, equipment, and over $17 million in cash. The 36-year-old shop owner from Mahdia was arraigned before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty on Friday, where he was charged with […]

BUSINESS

$1.18B water treatment plant commissioned at Onderneeming

May 24, 2025 Editor

A $1.18 billion state-of-the-art Water Treatment Plant (WTP) was commissioned on Friday at Onderneeming, Region Two, and is expected to serve over 18,000 residents. The spanking new plant would address long-standing challenges Essequibians face in accessing reliable and safe water. President Dr. Irfaan Ali commissioned the facility and reaffirmed his government’s unwavering commitment to […]

CRIME

Cuban woman killed by stepfather in Pike Street attack, mother hospitalised

May 24, 2025 Editor

A 21-year-old Cuban national was brutally killed on Friday morning in an attack allegedly carried out by her stepfather at their apartment on Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Dead is Davely Morales. Her mother, 38-year-old Milaysi Rodrigues, also a Cuban national, was seriously injured and remains hospitalised. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported that the incident […]

CRIME

Two left homeless after fire destroys house in Gibraltar village

May 23, 2025 Editor

Two persons are now homeless after a fire completely destroyed their house located at Lot 155, Gibraltar Village, Region Six, on Thursday night. Junior Jonas, 51, a government ten-day worker, occupied the upper flat of the two-storey wooden house, which had two bedrooms. His nephew-in-law resided in the lower flat, which also had two bedrooms. […]

CRIME

Quick response by firefighters contained Blaze at New Amsterdam home

May 23, 2025 Editor

Firefighters from the New Amsterdam Fire Station acted swiftly to prevent a serious disaster on Thursday morning when they responded to a building fire. Divisional Fire Officer Clive McDonald reported in a media interview that the Fire Service received a phone call at approximately 8:50 hrs about a fire at Lot 4 Mount Sinai, New […]

EDUCATION

Education Ministry moves to terminate Micobie School contract

May 23, 2025 Editor

The Education Ministry is preparing to pull the plug on the contract for the long-delayed Micobie Secondary School in Region Eight. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand made the disclosure on Thursday during her remarks at the National Toshaos Conference (NTC), where she pointed to growing frustration over stalled school projects across the country. The Micobie […]

COURT

Chief Justice tosses out Brutus’ bid to force EPA to grant sand mining permit

May 23, 2025 Editor

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George has dismissed a case brought by former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Calvin Brutus, who sought to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant him a permit for a sand mining operation. The court also ordered Brutus to pay $250,000 in costs to the EPA on or before July […]

Letters

Sugar industry decline traced to estate closures under APNU+AFC

May 23, 2025 Editor

Recently, the print media was dominated by letters and commentaries on sugar production under the PPP/C Government post-2020. Of interest, one letter written on May 16, 2025, contends that: “The PPP/C government will come and tell the people of this country during this year’s elections campaign that the sugar industry produced poorly in 2021, 2022, […]

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