OPINION: Need for a national conference on crime and the penal system
By Dr Tara Singh
Reflecting the major concerns of Guyanese both at home and abroad, I make an urgent call on the Government to convene...
OPINION: Local content quota in Guyana and beyond
By Dr Remi Piet
Local content requirements are one of the main ways to increase the contribution of extractive industries to the development of host...
OPINION: Closing the Institute of Commonwealth Studies – a retrograde step
By Sir Ronald Sanders
Showing little regard for the UK government’s emphasis on the Commonwealth, the University of London announced an ‘ambitious new strategy’, the...
LETTER: Forensic probe must be carried out at GECOM before any new elections are...
Dear Editor:
The nation is no longer surprised by the expressions arising from the recent PNCR press statement: that the party is not interested in...
OAS: In danger of undermining the ‘Right to Protect’
By Sir Ronald Sanders
A noteworthy event occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, October 10, that could have implications for nations across the globe. It...
OPINION: Oil sector a welcome addition to Guyana’s economy but will not necessarily cure...
By Dr Tara Singh
Many news headlines read, “Guyana to enjoy unprecedented oil wealth,” following the discovery of 8 billion barrels of recoverable oil by...
OPINION: Kashif Muhammad for Director of Youth and Sports
The following is an opinion piece by Nigel Hinds
The urgency of having a competent and dedicated National Director of Youth and Sports cannot be...
CARICOM could soon have a new energy champion
The following is an opinion piece by Arthur Deakin 9 (Extracted from Caribbean News Global)
Within 24 hours, Mike Pompeo made history by becoming the...
OPINION: Sugar cannot be analysed only in terms of cost-benefit, but also on its...
By Dr Tara Singh
Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Hon Zulfikar Mustapha, recently announced the reopening of three sugar estates: Enmore, Rose Hall and Skeldon, that...
OPINION: Caribbean wouldn’t tolerate external interference on Republic status
By Sir Ronald Sanders
Of all the fanciful reasons imputed to the decision of the government to make Barbados a Republic, shedding its monarchical status...
Recent Articles
Full force of the law will be applied – Govt on serious incident involving...
See full statement from the Guyana Government:
The Government of Guyana notes with deep concern, the attempt to pervert the facts surrounding the serious incident...
Court of Appeal reserves ruling after hearing extensive submissions in Mohameds’ challenge to extradition...
The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the constitutional challenge filed by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, over...
Guyana to host second Global Biodiversity Alliance Conference, Financing Forum
Guyana is set to host more than 140 representatives from governments, communities and organisations for the Second Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) Conference and Financing...
$81M in education grants delivered to 954 CAPE students
A total of $81.09 million has been distributed to 954 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) students under the government’s 2026 Because We Care Cash...
GAWU calls on GuySuCo to immediately pay over workers’ credit union savings
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers (GAWU) Cooperative Credit Union Society Ltd, along with its members from four sugar estates, conducted a peaceful picketing...
Strong Berbice turnout prompts plans for annual drag race meet
The October 11 meet marked the first time the venue hosted time-bracket drag racing in the club’s modern history. According to the GMR&SC, the...
Guyana building legal framework for deepwater port, modern harbour, gas sector
…sweeping amendments coming for community concerns – AG
As the Guyana Government actively pursues the development of a deepwater harbour and modern port facilities, the...
Barima CoI members meet survivors, families ahead of hearings
Ahead of the commencement of formal hearings on Wednesday, the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima visited Mabaruma, Region...
MV Barima tragedy: State opposes defence’s bid to halt murder case, Magistrate to rule...
The Prosecution has filed its response to an application seeking to halt the murder proceedings against three Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) employees charged...
Nearly 30% of Development Bank applications target agriculture – Pres Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Monday disclosed that nearly 30 per cent of applications submitted so far to the Guyana Development Bank since its...
