Politics
Guyana stands firm on sovereignty as ICJ prepares final judgment in border case – PM
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips addressed the National Assembly on Friday, emphasising that Guyana stands firm on its sovereignty as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) prepares its final judgment in the border controversy case with Venezuela. Guyana has asked the court to confirm that the boundary defined in the 1899 award and demarcated...
Gov’t moves to repeal ‘flawed’ 2015 Fmr. Presidents’ Benefits law
See below the full release from the Ministry of Finance: Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility...
Minister Singh tables Loan Agreements in National Assembly
See below full release from the Ministry of Finance: The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government continues to manage Guyana’s public...
With $50M budgeted, First Lady’s Office to raise additional $35M through fundraising to continue signature projects
The Office of the First Lady has been allocated $50 million in the 2026 national budget and will seek to...
President Ali receives Government of Roraima’s highest award
President Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been conferred with the Order of Merit Fort São Joaquim, the highest honour of the...
GECOM publishes revised List of Electors for public scrutiny
See full release issued by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM): The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has published the Revised List...
Chronic information distortion by Opposition — Ashni Singh
After a week of spirited debates over the 2026 National Budget, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has accused the opposition...
Edu. Minister rejects GTU claims of breaching confidentiality
Education Minister Sonia Parag has rejected claims that she breached confidentiality by releasing “sensitive information” on Opposition Member of Parliament...
‘We have always put people first’ – Finance Minister
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has always put people first, a sentiment he...
‘Fragmented and weak’ – Ashni Singh takes Terrence Campbell, Azruddin Mohamed to task on Budget 2026
Deeming the combined political opposition both weak and fragmented, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh criticised the weak contributions from the...
Report reflecting 58% poverty rate was from APNU’s era in gov’t – Ashni Singh
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh had cause to clarify an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) document used by Opposition Parliamentarians during...
Defending $1.558 trillion budget, Ashni Singh says gov’t building a better Guyana
In the final presentation spanning more than three hours, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh defended this year’s $1.558 trillion national...
‘We don’t need Terrence Campbell’s validation’ – Ashni Singh says in stinging rebuke of APNU’s Parliamentary lead
Amid loud protests and interruptions, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh criticised APNU’s Parliamentary lead, Terrence Campbell, and his fellow Parliamentarians...
Opposition Leader repeatedly cautioned for reading in first Budget debate
From the outset of his first Budget Debate as Opposition Leader Friday night, Azruddin Mohamed was repeatedly cautioned for reading...
Teixeira calls for more fact-based, realistic presentations in Parliament
In a sobering presentation on Friday afternoon, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira expressed much dismay at the...
Construction of Guyana’s law school to start this year – Nandlall tells budget debate
A local law school has been sought after for years and on Friday, Attorney General Anil Nandlall told Parliamentarians that...
More accessible services, wealth creation support for small miners coming
More accessible services and the development of a mining area for groups of small miners to work in were among...
Hundreds of families benefit from new Cummings Lodge development
Swampy land at Cummings Lodge has been transformed into a thriving housing scheme for hundreds of families, a development President...
Court examines extradition request as Mohameds’ lawyers question integrity of US justice system
The committal hearing in the extradition matter involving Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, continued on Friday at the...
Guyana exempt from releasing GDF helicopter crash report – Indar
Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar said Guyana is exempt from releasing the report into the fatal GDF...
Huge focus on garbage disposal as Manickchand vows to uplift communities
Declaring “I will never fail, baby,” Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, said communities across the country...
