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Guyana grabs five Gold Medals at OECS Boxing Championship
Guyana’s national boxing team returned home with five gold medals and two top individual honours following a strong showing at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Boxing Championship – Vancooten and Wintz named Best Boxers as...

Focus on ‘holistic development’ of children, families – Pres Ali …as Guyana’s 1st $93.4M Day and Night Care Center opens

Guyana: PPP/C candidate collapses, dies during political meeting
In a shocking and heartbreaking turn of events, the political landscape of Guyana was stunned Monday night when Daniel Williams, a dedicated educator and People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) candidate, collapsed and died while delivering a...

Visions of Guyana on the eve of the 2025 elections
On 1st September, 2025, close to six decades after it gained independence, Guyana will hold elections that will shape its future destiny – for good or for ill. What should Guyana’s electors be thinking about on this historic occasion. This calls...

Guyana Police Falcons soar to Caribcation Carnival 7s glory in St. Lucia
The victorious Guyana Police Falcons Rugby Club side The Guyana Police Falcons Rugby Club delivered a statement performance on Sunday, storming to the Caribcation Carnival 7s title with a hard-fought 24-17 victory over Trinidad-based Poui Rugby in...

Guyana’s gasoline prices now lowest in the region
GUYANA recorded the lowest gasoline price in the Caribbean region in July, well below the global average, according to data shared by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago last Thursday. The Chamber’s analysis, which drew on figures from...

Guyana Cup: Emergency track expansion underway for record entries
The 2025 Guyana Cup is set to feature a historic number of entries in its marquee race, prompting urgent track expansion work at the Rising Sun Turf Club. A recent influx of imported Thoroughbreds means the 17th running of the prestigious event on...

Guyana’s model of prison reform & redefining regional standards

Guyana thrashed 0-5 by Puerto Rico in League B opener
The Guyana U15 Boys team CONCACAF Boy’s U-15 Guyana’s League B campaign in the CONCACAF Boy’s U-15 Championship got off to the worst possible start as they were humbled 0-5 yesterday by Puerto Rico at the Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadium in...

Guyana ruling party candidate dies while campaigning
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali has paid tribute to veteran educator, Daniel Williams, a candidate of the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) for the September 1 general and regional elections, who collapsed and died while...

Guyana mourns death of political candidate Daniel Williams during campaign speech
The political community in Guyana is in mourning following the sudden death of Daniel Williams, a candidate for the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), who collapsed and died while delivering a speech at a roadside meeting in Agatash, Region...

Guyana records lowest repeat offending rate in CARICOM – Prison Director

Jagdeo urges voters to reject racism and criminality at September 1 elections
With just over two weeks before Guyanese head to the polls on September 1, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday accused his party’s competitors in the upcoming elections of “fueling racism”...

National Literacy Programmes launched in push to bridge education gaps across Guyana
National Literacy Programmes were officially launched by the Ministry of Education on Thursday, as the Government continues work towards attaining universal education. This initiative aims to strengthen reading and writing skills among young...
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Cuban national killed by security officer
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police are investigating the alleged fatal shooting committed on Pedro Alexander Frometa Slonchak, a 34-year-old Cuban national, which occurred at about 09:47hrs yesterday (2025-8-10) at Real Value...

US denies interference in Guyana elections amid sanction of candidate
The United States has denied seeking to interfere in the September 1 general and regional elections in Guyana. This, after questions were raised regarding the candidature of Azruddin Mohamed of the We Invest in Nationhood Party for president. The...

Venezuelan, Guyanese arrested for ganja, meth bust in Purini
Last Updated on Thursday, 7 August 2025, 8:57 by Denis Chabrol Police at Puruni Landing, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) have seized 23 “bulky” parcels of marijuana and methamphetamine, the force said Thursday. A Guyanese man, who admitted to being...