URP endorses President Ali for second term

MOVED by the significant development taking place under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration, the United Republican Party (URP) has announced its endorsement of President, Dr Irfaan Ali for a second term. A press release...

GECOM intensifies civic, voter-education activities for upcoming elections

THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has intensified the implementation of its civic and voter education strategy for General and Regional Elections with several community engagements already underway countrywide, and a series of other planned...

Sex worker on bail for alleged robbery at King Street

Twenty-two-year-old Orin Fraser, also known as “Lilawattie”, was today granted bail after he was charged with robbery involving violence. Fraser, a sex worker, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Advanced Cycles of Florida donates gear to Guyanese cyclists

Flying Ace Cycle Club president Randolph Roberts posed with some young cyclists and some of the gear that was donated. Guyana’s cycling community received a significant boost this week as Advanced Cycles of Orlando, Florida made a tangible...

Global Super League cricketers to tour Guyana’s Eco-Tourism hotspots

Cricket stars from around the world will swap stadium lights for Guyana’s natural wonders as part of a unique pre-tournament initiative by the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League T20 (GSLT20). The league’s international players will explore the...

Guyana launches first-ever mental health court

In a groundbreaking move to improve access to justice and care for individuals living with mental health conditions, Guyana has officially launched its first-ever mental health court. The specialized court will operate from the Georgetown...

Guyanese opposition party joins new political alliance ahead of elections

In a move that signals a strategic consolidation ahead of Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections, A New and United Guyana (ANUG), a minor opposition party, has announced it will join forces with the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) movement....

Women’s Football in Guyana gets boost with revamped Division One League

GUYANA’S top-flight clubs will all field teams in a revamped Women’s Division One League for the first time, in a significant strategic move by the country’s football federation to bolster the female game. The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has...

Lobbyist hired to inform US on threats to Guyana’s territorial integrity – VP Jagdeo

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has clarified that the Guyana Government engaged the American lobbying firm Continental Strategy LLC to keep the United States informed about threats to Guyana’s territorial integrity. He emphasised that the firm...

Foreign Secretary hails Guyana-US strong military collaboration, strategic partnerships

In my fifty seven years in politics, I have not witnessed a situation similar to the one currently unfolding

Dear Editor, The political situation in Guyana appears to be in state of flux characterized by movements of persons in or out of one party to another. Never before in my fifty seven years in politics, have I witnessed a situation similar to the...

24 Parties Submit Symbols to Guyana’s Elections Commission

In Guyana, the country’s Elections Commission, GECOM says 24 political parties seeking to contest the September 1 General and Regional Elections have submitted symbols for approval. The commission is set to consider and approve symbols that were...

GECOM’s Thursday meeting postponment further delays critical elections related decisions

Dear Editor, With 58 days left to elections and GECOM still to determine whether the incarcerated will vote; how the names of the those reported dead, by the Commissioner of Police and the Chief Medical Officer, will be deleted from the voters’...

GlobalTT Guyana unveils breathtaking new ‘Dream Destinations’ for summer 2025

GLOBAL Tours and Travel (GlobalTT) Guyana has officially launched its “Dream Destinations 2025” summer tourism and travel campaign. During the launch, GlobalTT Guyana unveiled several breathtaking destinations to countries across the Caribbean,...

APNU set to launch elections campaign on Sunday; Norton lays out job security plans

The APNU will launch its elections campaign on Sunday with a rally at the Square of the Revolution. At the launching, the leaders of the partnership are expected to lay out their plans for Guyana. Providing a glimpse of some of those plans today,...

Minister Bharrat distributes hampers, engines to flood-hit miners

MINISTER of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, recently traversed the riverine mining communities of Middle Mazaruni in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) where he spearheaded the distribution of food hampers, cleaning supplies, engines, and other...

President announces progress on world-class national museum

President Irfaan Ali has said that the construction of a world-class national museum dedicated to celebrating Guyana’s rich cultural heritage is now closer to reality, following steps announced by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports late...

‘One Guyana’ King and Queen of the Sand Football

Semis set for Sunday FANS are in for a potentially mouthwatering evening of football some Sunday night when the semifinals of the third edition of the ‘One Guyana’ Kings and Queens of the sand football championships are contested at the People’s...

Gov’t hired lobbying firm to protect Guyana’s sovereignty, not target Mohamed -Jagdeo says

GUYANA’S Vice-President and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has defended the government’s decision to hire a United States (U.S.) lobbying firm, emphasising that the move is a deliberate, high-level strategy...

Azruddin Mohamed, sanctioned by US gov’t for corruption, accuses politicians of being corrupt in prerecorded video

Businessman Azruddin Mohamed, who has been sanctioned by the United States government, has now accused local politicians of corruption in a prerecorded video message shared early Friday morning. “A nation as rich in natural resources as ours...