GCCI backs vape import restrictions, urges crackdown on illicit trade
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has backed the Government’s planned restrictions on vape imports, while warning that…
Month: October 2026
Gov’t moves to restrict vape imports, cites threat to children
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced plans to restrict the importation of vapes and vaping products, citing growing concerns about…
Minister Mustapha announces major agricultural interventions for Big Biaboo farmers
Reading Time: 3 minutesAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has announced a series of interventions to improve drainage and irrigation, strengthen farm infrastructure, and boost…
Guyana secures OECD risk upgrade, paving way for cheaper financing
Reading Time: 2 minutesGuyana has moved into a lower-risk category under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s country risk classification, an improvement…
Gunman grabs millions meant for workers’ pay in Anna Regina; suspect arrested
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeveral million dollars intended to pay approximately 80 workers at the Cotton Field Secondary School construction site were stolen during…
Three in custody as search continues for missing 6-year-old boy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree persons are in police custody as investigators continue searching for missing child Orlando Jaikarran in West Coast Berbice. Ranks…
Linden council says toll losses threaten salaries and garbage collection
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLinden Mayor Dominique Blair says the municipality is struggling to meet its monthly obligations to workers and could face disruptions…
Worker electrocuted during overnight pipeline construction in Sophia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorker electrocuted during overnight pipeline construction in Sophia A subcontractor working on a China Railway First Group project died early…
MV Barima inquiry hears only one military helicopter was deployable after distress call
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) had only one deployable helicopter when the MV Barima distress alert was received, an officer…
Opposition Leader, staffers get bail on gun, ammunition and obstruction charges
Reading Time: 2 minutesOpposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and two employees were released on $750,000 bail each Friday after pleading not guilty to firearm,…