TRAGEDY

Cuban Construction Worker Killed in Wall Collapse at Bachelor’s Adventure Site

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

Police are investigating a fatal workplace incident that claimed the life of 28-year-old Dairobis Martinez Mendoza, a Cuban national and construction worker of 15th Street, Foulis, East Coast Demerara. The accident occurred around 11:30 hrs on Monday at a private construction site along the Bachelor’s Adventure Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara. According to investigators, the […]

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POLITICS

‘No authority, but a duty’– Shuman stands firm on 2020 election actions

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) leader and presidential candidate for the 2020 General and Regional Elections, Lenox Shuman, told the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday that he lacked constitutional or statutory authority to intervene during Region Four’s disputed vote tabulation and verification. He said, however, that he acted out of civic duty to “safeguard the […]

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BUSINESS

Guyana, Oman Sign Historic Air Services Agreement to Boost International Connectivity

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

See full statement below: On Monday, 22 September 2025, in Montreal, Canada, at the ICAO 42nd Assembly, Guyana and Oman signed an Air Services Agreement to encourage and facilitate airlines operating air services between the two countries, as well as to other nations. Signing the Agreement on behalf of Oman was Eng. Nayef Ali Al […]

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Georgetown’s Traffic Woes: Police Report 90–100 Cases Daily, 2,300 in One Week

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

Georgetown’s roads remain under immense strain, with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) reporting an average of 90 to 100 traffic cases daily in Region 4 alone. The figure underscores a persistent culture of lawlessness on the capital’s streets, even as officers intensify enforcement and roll out new technology to keep motorists in line. Just last […]

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CRIME

Businessman Remanded on Human Trafficking Charge

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

Alvin Parag, a 49-year-old businessman of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, and Alberttown, Georgetown, was on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) charged with Trafficking in Persons. Parag was arrested on September 19 and is accused of trafficking a 31-year-old Cuban woman between March 29 and June 7, 2025, at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. He appeared […]

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CRIME

Firearm Seized in Police Operation

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

— Charlestown Man in Custody Around 11:15 hrs today (September 23, 2025), police ranks carried out an intelligence-led operation and intercepted a Toyota Axio bearing registration number PAF 744, driven by Travis Alleyne of Russell Street, Charlestown. A search of Alleyne revealed a Glock pistol with one magazine concealed in the front left pocket of […]

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𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

GPF || Several employees of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are assisting the Police in relation to a report of Simple Larceny involving the sum of approximately $5 million (Guyana currency), property of GECOM. A small fraction of the stolen money was recovered by detectives, which was in the possession of an Assistant Accounts Clerk, […]

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ENVIRONMENT

Government Agencies Collaborate to Establish Modern and Sustainable Landfills

September 23, 2025 Staff Reporter

The Government of Guyana is moving steadily toward strengthening waste management systems and ensuring environmental sustainability, with renewed emphasis on the establishment of modern landfill sites across the administrative regions. This effort forms part of the Government’s commitment to building stronger, cleaner communities and addressing the challenges associated with population growth, rapid housing development, and […]

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ENVIRONMENT

Pres Ali defends Guyana’s oil production in face of climate questions

September 22, 2025 Staff Reporter

President Irfaan Ali has defended Guyana’s decision to pursue oil production, telling a New York Times reporter that the context for his country is “quite different” from that of industrial nations or Middle Eastern states. During a recent exchange, the reporter put to Ali what many critics see as the core dilemma for Guyana: that […]

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OIL & GAS

Exxon CEO slams EU sustainability law as threat to oil and gas industry

September 22, 2025 Staff Reporter

The head of Exxon Mobil, Darren Woods, is urging European lawmakers to roll back a landmark climate rule, warning it will hurt oil and gas operations in the region. In an interview with The New York Times last week, Woods described the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) as “a very misguided effort […]

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