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POLITICS

PPP to use oil wealth for all Guyanese- no new taxes, bigger grants, and Silica City

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The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is confidently making one of its most ambitious election pitches yet, as it is banking on Guyana’s rapidly growing oil revenues to finance a wide range of social programmes and mega-infrastructure without introducing new taxes. In its 2025–2030 manifesto, the party promises major cash transfers to households, including a $100,000 […]
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CRIME

CANU Director warns of rising threat from synthetic drugs, foreign marijuana in Guyana

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Guyana is facing new and dangerous challenges in the fight against narcotics, with synthetic drugs like ecstasy now entering the country, according to James Singh, Director of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU). Speaking on the programme Safeguarding Our Nation, Singh described the emergence of synthetic drugs as “the most challenging” development in recent years. “We’re […]
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UNGATEGORIZED

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

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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 […]
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Feature

Scenes from joint services voting day

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Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot, cast his ballot at the Administrative Building of the Georgetown Prison. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲—𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 President of Guyana Dr. Irfaan Ali on a visit to Base Camp Ayangana as voting day for the joint services […]
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POLITICS

Jagdeo presses Nazar Mohamed on embassy visit, accuses WIN of dodging national security questions

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Vice President and PPP/C General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday intensified his attack on U.S.-sanctioned businessman Nazar Mohamed, demanding answers over his visit to the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown and accusing the Mohamed family’s newly-formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party of evading a matter of national security. At his weekly press conference, Jagdeo charged […]
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INFRASTRUCTURE

Gov’t pushes housing drive with new titles, house lots and infrastructure

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Guyana’s housing sector continues to expand at an unprecedented pace, with government officials pledging to make it the strongest in the Caribbean by 2030. Speaking at the International Building Expo 2025, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal said the sector has been transformed under President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s leadership. He noted that more […]
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OIL & GAS

ExxonMobil Signs Landmark $21.7B Deepwater Deal with Trinidad and Tobago

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ExxonMobil has sealed a historic production-sharing contract with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, marking its return to the country’s offshore sector after more than two decades. The agreement was signed at the Diplomatic Centre in St. Ann’s by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and ExxonMobil’s Vice President of Global Exploration, John Ardill, in a ceremony […]
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