CRIME

Hair-Do to Handcuffs: Lusignan Woman Arrested After Falsely Accusing Minister

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

A Lusignan woman, Annie Khemraj, has been taken into police custody after publicly accusing Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, of involvement in the recent Regent Street bombing. Khemraj, identified as an activist associated with Azzrudin Mohamed’s We Invest Nationhood party, is expected to be charged soon. According to reports, Khemraj was […]

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POLITICS

President Ali rejects EU claim of incumbency advantage to EU election report, reminds 2025 elections were “peaceful, efficient and professional”

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday night addressed what he described as several matters of national importance, starting with the recently released European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission’s final report on Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections. The President said that while all observer groups found the elections to be free and fair, and were “very […]

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POLITICS

Correcting Erroneous statements made by Former Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Ministry of Public Works has taken note of a video made by Former Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson, on the current state of Phase 2 of the Rehabilitation and Construction of Thomas Lands, an ongoing project measuring a distance of 600m. The Ministry firstly wishes to state the contractual timeframe for the project is […]

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CRIME

Rosignol man gets 13 years for killing ‘Eggy’ Khan

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

A Railway Line, Rosignol resident who went on the run after a brutal 2021 killing has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars. The sentence was handed down this week by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Berbice High Court, bringing an end to a case that gripped the West Berbice community for years. Thirty-one-year-old Shane […]

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CRIME

Region 10 rolls out Christmas security plan with expanded patrols

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

With year-end commercial activity already picking up across Linden and surrounding communities, the Guyana Police Force in Regional Division 10 has prepared a strengthened safety strategy aimed at managing holiday crowds for preventing crime and improving response times throughout the season. Assistant Commissioner K. Simon outlined the division’s approach during a meeting with private-sector representatives, […]

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INFRASTRUCTURE

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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OIL & GAS

MODEC reports major boost as Guyana’s Hammerhead project drives 2025 growth

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

Japan-based FPSO builder MODEC Inc. is crediting much of its strong 2025 performance to work it secured in Guyana, particularly the new contract with ExxonMobil Guyana for the Hammerhead development in the Stabroek Block. For the first nine months of 2025, MODEC said it received US$8.4 billion in orders, a massive 1,327% jump compared to […]

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COURT

AG says removing post-clearance Post Clearance Audit Unit would create ‘chaos at the wharves’

November 20, 2025 Staff Reporter

…warns that GRA would have to scrutinize every item before clearance Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, has warned that if the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is stripped of its post-clearance audit powers, Guyana’s ports would grind to a halt, with containers spending “months on the wharf.” His comments came during his “Issues in the News” […]

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COURT

Acting Chancellor moves to clear backlog of major judgments

November 19, 2025 Staff Reporter

Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Roxane George, has begun issuing a series of long-awaited, high-profile decisions, an effort widely seen as part of her move to clear the backlog of major rulings she accumulated while serving for several years as Acting Chief Justice. During a recent broadcast of Issues in the News, Attorney General […]

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CRIME

Police Seize Firearm, Ammo and Cannabis in Corentyne

November 19, 2025 Staff Reporter

A routine police operation at Cromarty Farm, Corentyne, Region Six, on Tuesday (18th November) led to the arrest of a 43-year-old farmer and his 55-year-old partner after officers discovered a firearm, ammunition, and suspected cannabis at their home. The senior officers and their team conducted a thorough search of the residence, where they found a […]

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