President Dr. Irfaan Ali has said that a sexual offenders’ registry should be made public, and has instructed that the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill will be sent to a Select Committee. This announcement was made on Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo’s Facebook page. His full statement is as follows: President Dr. Irfaan Ali has instructed...
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Just months after taking leadership of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Director-General Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim has unveiled plans for a science and technology-driven transformation. Dr. Ibrahim, during the launch of a planned agri-innovation hub on Tuesday, said innovation will be at the center of IICA’s new medium-term strategy. He said plans are...
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A 21-year-old engineer from Wakenaam was allegedly robbed of $200,000 in cash and a cellular phone at Parika, East Bank Essequibo, late Tuesday night. Police Headquarters said they are investigating the incident which occurred at about 23:30 hrs on June 9, 2026, in the vicinity of the Big Kiss Parking Lot. According to preliminary investigations,...
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Twenty-five-year-old Kumar Persaud, a labourer from Annandale New Scheme, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Tuesday charged and remanded to prison on armed robbery and damage to property charges. Persaud was arrested on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, for allegedly robbing a 30-year-old man from Mon Repos, ECD, which occurred on May 27, 2026. He appeared […]
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A 31-year-old heavy-duty machine operator from 1 Mile, Wismar, Linden, was arrested on Tuesday following the discovery of a quantity of cannabis at Honey Camp Landing, Middle Mazaruni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
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The First Lady of Guyana has championed the establishment of the country’s first specialised school for children with autism, announcing that the institution will be opened this year during her address to the 19th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on Tuesday. She delivered the statement […]
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(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil, the operator of Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block in 2025 recorded a staggering US$6B in profit before taxes, while its partners, Hess and CNOOC earned US$4B and US$2.5B respectively- some five times the amount that flowed into Guyana’s account that year. In 2025, the nation received US$2.5B in oil revenue according to official […]
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(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil is still fighting Guyana for US$214M the company wrongfully spent between 1999 and 2017, according to an independent audit firm. On Tuesday, the company’s Vice President and Business Services Manager, John Colling hinted that the dispute may land before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He was addressing members of the media […]
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…after nearly six years of waiting for justice (Kaieteur News) – The courtroom was a scene of mixed emotions on Tuesday as a 12-member jury delivered the verdict many Guyanese had waited nearly six years to hear. Anil Sanchara, 39, and Vinod Gopaul, 35, were found guilty of the brutal murders of cousins Isaiah Henry, 16, […]
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