FINANCE

Guyana Set to Lead the Americas in Growth as World Bank Projects Double-Digit Expansion

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Guyana is on track to outpace every other economy in the Americas, with the World Bank forecasting it will remain the only country in the region to post double-digit economic growth through 2027. In its October 2025 Global Economic Prospects Report, the World Bank projected Guyana’s real GDP to expand by 11.8 percent in 2025, […]

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EDUCATION

IP University to Establish First Overseas Campus in Guyana

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Georgetown / New Delhi – Delhi’s Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (IP University) is setting up a campus in Guyana, marking a first for a state-run Delhi university to establish an international branch. The decision was made with backing from both the Delhi and Guyanese governments. The proposed campus has already received in-principle approval from […]

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FINANCE

G Mining Ventures secures over US$500M to advance Oko West Gold Project in Guyana

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Canadian-based mining company G Mining Ventures Corp. (GMIN) has secured major financing to push ahead with the development and construction of its 100-percent-owned Oko West Gold Project in Region Eight, Guyana. The company announced that it has obtained commitments for an initial US$387.5 million financing package, which could increase by an additional US$150 million six […]

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COURT

Ex-Chronicle photographer gets suspended sentence after settlement in sexual assault case

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Former Guyana Chronicle photographer, Vishawanauth Narine, was on Thursday handed a two-year suspended sentence after reaching a $1.1 million financial settlement with the victim in his sexual assault case. Narine, who was found guilty on one count of sexual assault, appeared virtually via Zoom before Magistrate Orinthia Schmidt at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. His family […]

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CRIME

Guyana Launches Early Warning System to Combat New Psychoactive Substances

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Guyana has officially established an Early Warning System (EWS) focused on new psychoactive substances (NPS), authorities announced on October 9, 2025. The country becomes the seventh in the Caribbean to deploy such a system, joining neighbours including Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Antigua & Barbuda, and St. Lucia. The EWS—locally known as the Guyana […]

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EDUCATION

Ministry of Education Empowers Youths through Peer Education Program

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Unit of the Ministry of Education, through its School Support Services Division, has launched the Peer Education Program for In-School Youths during the month of September 2025. The program is being implemented at Cummings Lodge Secondary, Richard Ishmael Secondary, and La Aventure Secondary Schools, with each school hosting […]

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CRIME

Eight questioned in connection with 146.9kg cocaine bust at Cheddi Jagan Airport

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Director of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), James Singh, has confirmed that eight persons have so far been questioned in connection with the 146.9 kilograms of cocaine discovered at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on September 20. The illegal substance was reportedly about to be loaded onto an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight when CANU ranks […]

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OIL & GAS

ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies join push against EU sustainability law

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Two of Guyana’s key oil partners, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies, are among major global companies pushing back against a new European Union (EU) law that they say threatens business competitiveness and investment. The law, called the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), requires large companies to address environmental and human rights issues within their global supply […]

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CRIME

Venezuelan drug networks trying to intimidate Guyana to keep narcotics flowing -CANU Head

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), James Singh, says the recent threats against his life are believed to be linked to drug networks operating out of Venezuela, which he described as a “narco state.” Speaking to reporters today, Singh explained that investigators have received information about where the threat originated and the possible group […]

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INFRASTRUCTURE

GPL Signs US$15.6 Million Deal with InterEnergy to Strengthen Power Sector Management

October 10, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has signed a US$15.6 million agreement with the Dominican Republic’s InterEnergy Group for project management and consultancy services aimed at improving efficiency, oversight, and technical capacity within the state utility. The announcement was made this week following the signing ceremony in Georgetown, marking a significant step in Guyana’s […]

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