September 2025

The government has mapped out plans for its flagship Wales Industrial Zone, setting aside land for a data centre, an ammonia/urea plant, and a glass factory, President Irfaan Ali said on his Facebook page Monday. He said an updated master plan of the site on the West Bank of the Demerara River now details both…
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The foundation for the first energy turbine will be poured Tuesday, President Irfaan Ali announced Monday, signaling a major milestone for Guyana’s flagship Gas-to-Energy (GTE). At a meeting with Winston Brassington, head of the GTE Task Force, the President was informed that “the pouring of the first gas turbine foundation will take place on Tuesday…
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Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Suriname’s President Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons could soon meet to hammer out matters of mutual interest, including the construction of the Corentyne River Bridge. “I think very early, maybe over this weekend, there will be a face-to-face meeting with the President of Suriname,” President Ali told reporters on Monday afternoon….
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Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, a former President of Guyana, was reappointed Vice President of Guyana on Monday afternoon. For decades, Dr. Jagdeo has been virtually synonymous with Guyanese politics and development. As President Dr. Irfaan Ali and People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) take up office for another five years, the Guyanese Head of State said Dr….
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Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips was sworn in on Monday afternoon, serving his second term as President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s right-hand man. Phillips served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 202o to 2025 and will serve again in this capacity following the re-election of President Ali and the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C). For Dr. Ali,…
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Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips and Dr Bharrat Jagdeo were Monday afternoon sworn in as Prime Minister and Vice President of Guyana, as the re-elected Irfaan Ali administration gets down to work. President Ali himself was sworn in just a day before, on Sunday. President Ali and the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) have gone back…
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The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) extends warm congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) on their reelection at the recently concluded 2025 General and Regional Elections.  This achievement reflects the trust and confidence that the people of Guyana have placed in your…
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A 44-year-old gold miner was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with trafficking more than 26 pounds of cocaine. Junior Anthony Greaves, of Kitty, Georgetown, and Port Kaituma Waterfront, Region One, was arrested on August 24 at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara. Police said he was found in…
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Hours after police issued a wanted bulletin, Paul Daby Jr., also known as “Randell,” surrendered to the Guyana Police Force on Monday accompanied by his lawyer. Daby Jr. remains in police custody as investigations continue, the News Room understands. He is wanted in connection with the shooting of popular artiste and social media personality Lolita…
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Kanand Ojha, wanted in Guyana for the 2015 murder of sex worker Noel ‘Nephi’ Luther, was arrested on Monday in Queens, New York, by a task force including US Marshals, Homeland Security, and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations.   See full statement from the Government of Guyana: Law Enforcement Authorities in Queens, New York, including…
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