July 2025

Guyana has announced that it will host the next INTERPOL Conference in 2026, a move welcomed by regional leaders as they strengthen ties with the world’s largest international police organisation to tackle growing organised crime across the Caribbean. The announcement came during the recent engagement between Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and
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  The upcoming Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit, to be hosted in Georgetown, Guyana from 23 to 25 July 2025, has received the full backing of CARICOM leaders as part of the Region’s stepped-up efforts to tackle the worsening climate crisis. This commitment was reinforced during the Forty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of
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A total of 67 contracts were signed by small contractors from Bartica, Region Seven, for the cleaning of drains, culverts, and road shoulders as part of ongoing efforts to mitigate flooding across the region. The $132.5 million worth of desilting projects, signed on Friday, are expected to significantly impact the lives of the contractors, boost
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First Son Zayd Ali has raised $9 million in his second-ever lemonade sale. The funds were immediately handed over to eight animal shelters and organisations. The event was held this afternoon on the lawns of the State House, where hundreds of people gathered to enjoy an afternoon in the sun with several planned activities for
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After both suffering defeats in their first game of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, Guyana Amazon Warriors faced off with Central Stags at Guyana National Stadium, Providence, with the home side chalking up their first win by an emphatic 66 runs. Stags captain Tom Bruce won the toss and inserted the home side, but
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Activists of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) have filed an official Police complaint after an incident in which supporters of the recently launched WIN party, led by businessman Azruddin Mohamed, were seen pulling PPP flags from a vehicle and throwing them on the ground, which was caught on video. Guyana’s main elections law, the Representation
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Dawn Hastings-Williams, a former General Secretary of the PNCR and former Minister of State under the APNU+AFC coalition, has joined forces with embattled businessman Azruddin Mohamed. Mohamed, who has been sanctioned by the United States government, is seeking to contest the 2025 General and Regional Elections with his party, ‘We Invest in Nationhood.’ In a
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The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said five persons were arrested after ranks found five parcels of cocaine in motor cars at Turkeyen. CANU, in a release, said an intelligence-led operation was conducted on Wednesday in the vicinity of Turkeyen. Two motor cars were intercepted, and several parcels containing a “whitish powdery substance suspected to be
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See below the full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force in response to a statement issued by the Hughes, Fields and Stoby law firm:  The Guyana Police Force (GPF) wishes to respond to a statement earlier today by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, in which he contends that Magistrate Judy Latchman, who is presiding in the
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