Guyana Newspapers

– calls out “miscreant” over misinformation – sets out strict guidelines to prohibit use of cell-phones in Polling Stations on E-Day The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has assured that all election materials involved in Friday night’s accident along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) corridor have been safely escorted and are now secured […]

President Irfaan Ali has underscored the need for Guyana to have strong leadership as the region faces rising military tensions between the United States (US) and Venezuela. The US recently deployed three warships off the coast of Venezuela as part of its crackdown on drug cartels in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Washington has The […]

A 0.6-megawatt (MW) grid-forming solar photovoltaic (PV) farm was commissioned on Friday in Leguan, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three) by Prime Minister (PM) Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, advancing Guyana’s renewable energy agenda. “There is one thing we can all agree on today: Leguan, like every community across our country […]

Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo has called on employers, particularly in the oil and gas sector, to ensure that offshore workers are granted adequate paid time off to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming general elections. Speaking at his weekly press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo emphasised that while the Government cannot dictate the […]

…Bryan Maxx says he went to collect money owed to US-sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed, ALP’s Simona Broomes …after station bail, threatens “Guyanese Critic” “walk with eyes behind his head” We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) candidate Bryan Maxx and social media commentator, Mikhail Rodrigues, called “Guyanese Critic” were both placed on […]

– older brother shares loss of jockey Kishawn Pereira The sun may rise over Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, but for the Pereira family, the light has dimmed. The sudden and tragic passing of 19-year-old jockey Kishawn Pereira has left loved ones bereft and an entire community mourning a promising young life cut short. Orvin The post A […]

As our election campaign enters its final week, the flotilla of warships dispatched by US Pres Donald Trump will have reached its destination off Venezuela’s Caribbean waters. Three destroyers will be accompanied by 4,500 troops on amphibious vessels, surveillance planes and a submarine. This is the largest ever show of force the US has mustered […]

Tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide and a significant source of income for many countries. It provides employment, revitalises local economies, and connects people across cultures. Yet, like other forms of development, tourism can also bring problems, including social displacement, loss of cultural heritage, economic […]

There’s the old philosophical conundrum that asks, “If a tree falls in the middle of a forest but there’s no one to hear it. Did the tree fall?” The point being that it’s people who give significance and meaning to events. So the question arises: “If the AFC launches its manifesto but no one gives The post Finally…a flicker of (AFC) […]

Dear Editor, So day one of GRE 2025 is completed. From reports it seems the process was generally smooth with minor hiccups. Now on to day two. It is surprising that one contesting presidential candidate on a visit to a polling station (Demerarawaves, Aug 22) did not seem to know that the Disciplined Forces ballots The post Gecom can take a bow […]