Guyana launches bamboo pilot to advance forest restoration, sustainable livelihoods

See below statement on the launch of a bamboo pilot to advance forest restoration and sustainable livelihoods: The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), through the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), recently launched a new project coined —...

Guyana to compete in four disciplines at sixth Islamic Solidarity Games

Guyana will compete in four disciplines- Boxing, Swimming, Table Tennis and Track and Field- at the sixth Islamic Solidarity Games, slated for November 5-21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) on Sunday announced the full...

Guyanese cricket umpires excel at WICUA Level Three exam

The Guyana Cricket Umpires Council (GCUC) is celebrating a 100% success rate for its candidates in the recently held West Indies Cricket Umpires Association (WICUA) 2025 Practical and Oral Level Three Examination. All three Guyanese candidates-...

Brava Guyana Open 2025 Blazes Off at Lusignan Golf Club

Beneath golden sunshine and a soft coastal breeze, the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) transformed into a scene of precision, passion, and prestige as the Brava Guyana Open 2025 officially teed off on Saturday, November 1, 2025. The emerald fairways...

44 medals for Guyana at CDC Archery Championship in Trinidad

The Golden Arrowhead soared high in Trinidad and Tobago at the 2025 Caribbean Development Championship (CDC), where Team Guyana delivered an exceptional display of talent, precision and teamwork, amassing an incredible 44 medals across Individual,...

President Ali pledges unyielding defence of Guyana’s peace and democracy

President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has reaffirmed that Guyana is a nation of peace, and one that will defend its peace, as he lauded six decades of dedicated service by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). Speaking at the GDF’s 60th Anniversary...

Guyana observes CARICOM Energy Month with renewed focus on clean energy leadership

GUYANA has joined its Caribbean neighbours in observing CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) 2025, a regional observance dedicated to promoting awareness, collaboration, and action on sustainable energy. The commemoration, which began on November 1 under...

Guyana will defend its peace as GDF adapts to rapidly changing world – President Ali

— Brigadier Khan stresses modernisation & people-centred investments COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of the Armed Forces, President Irfaan Ali, on Saturday, emphasised that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is being reshaped, retooled, and re-energised to meet...

Guyana’s housing policy progressively redressing inequality

Dear Editor, THE October 25, 2025 editorial in the Stabroek News titled, ‘Construction of 40,000 houses’, raised important questions about equality and inclusion in Guyana’s housing sector. However, it was evident that the analysis was built on...

‘A violent assault on the people of Guyana’

–President Ali denounces gas station bombing, vows gov’t will pursue justice relentlessly — declares that the nation will not yield to threats against its sovereignty PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali, on Saturday, strongly condemned the recent attack at a...

Guyana shines on day one of Caribbean Senior Badminton Championships

Team Guyana L-R: Nkosi Beaton, Priyanna Ramdhani, Mishka Beharry and Akili Haynes. Guyana’s top badminton players got off to a strong start at the Caribbean Senior Championships 2025 yesterday, advancing to the Round of 16 after a series of...

These cases reflect disproportionate punitive approach toward Afro-Guyanese

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your esteemed publication to pen an appeal for equitable justice and non-discriminatory oversight as a concerned observer of recent developments within Guyana. Recent developments within Guyana’s justice...

Time for Guyana to ban sale of internal-combustion-engine vehicles

Dear Editor, Several countries have announced plans to ban or restrict the sale of new internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles, over the next ten years. These include all 27 EU countries, Britain, Japan, China, India, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, and...

Over 80 Golfers Brava commence at Brava Guyana Open 2025

Nov 02, 2025 Sports Kaieteur Sports – Beneath golden sunshine and a soft coastal breeze, the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) transformed into a scene of precision, passion, and prestige as the Brava Guyana Open 2025 officially teed off on Saturday,...

Guyana’s President Extends Independence Congratulations to Antigua and Barbuda

Guyana’s President Extends Independence Congratulations to Antigua and Barbuda President Dr. Irfaan Ali has conveyed warm congratulations to the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda on the occasion of the nation’s 44th anniversary of...

Guyana gets 91 new firefighters 

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) firefighting capacity has been significantly enhanced with the addition of 91 newly trained firefighters, further strengthening the country’s safety and emergency response. Of this number, 19 are females and 72 are...

Guyana Opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed arrested on US extradition request

Authorities in Guyana arrested Azruddin Mohamed, the country’s incoming opposition leader and one of its wealthiest businessmen, on Friday following an extradition request from the United States. - Advertisement - Mohamed and his father, Nazar...

Guyana opposition leader and his father arrested as US seeks extradition

Azruddin Mohamed, the leader of Guyana's top opposition party, and his father, the gold magnate Nazar Mohamed, both wanted by the United States on charges of fraud and corruption, were arrested on Friday, the country's attorney general said. The...

Memory and nation: Toward an aspirational Guyanese syllabus

By Nigel Westmaas “Nah tek yuh mattie eye fuh see.” – Guyanese proverb (“Don’t rely on someone else’s view, see for yourself.”) One of the striking features of political and historical memory in Guyana is its persistent absence from the public...

Embassy of Colombia hosts cultural collaboration with Guyanese theatre professionals

A group of Guyanese creatives at the event (Telesha Ramnarine photos) The Embassy of Colombia hosted a working session at the World Trade Centre in Kingston featuring visiting Colombian playwright and actress Marilyn Biscaino Miller and several...