September 2025

Elections fraud trial adjourned until Oct. 21

The trial into attempts to derail the 2020 General and Regional Elections has been adjourned until October 21, 2025, following several days of proceedings. At the recent hearings, new witnesses provided testimony regarding the events that derailed the 2020 elections. Additionally, witnesses who had previously testified were cross-examined by the defense attorneys, including Eusi Anderson,…
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Guyana signs air services agreement with Rwanda to improve travel to Africa

Guyana and Rwanda signed an ‘open skies’ Air Services Agreement to encourage and facilitate airlines operating air services between the two countries. The agreement was inked on Friday in Montreal, Canada, at the ICAO 42nd Assembly. Signing the Agreement on behalf of Rwanda was Prosper Higiro, High Commissioner of Rwanda to Canada, and Lt. Col….
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Witnesses to testify in Paris next week as parking meter case continues 

See below the full release from the Attorney General’s Chambers:  The Hon. Mohabir Anil Nandlall SC, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs is leading a delegation from Guyana including witnesses who will be testifying in the arbitration proceedings Smart City Solutions Holdings Inc. v Co-operative Republic of Guyana (the Parking Meter Case) scheduled to…
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Police seize 8lbs of suspected cannabis in shipment from Florida

Police intercepted a shipment containing eight pounds of suspected cannabis at BAC Couriers Shipping Company on D’Urban Street, Georgetown, on Thursday afternoon. According to a Police report, ranks conducted a search around 16:30 hrs on a brown cardboard box that had been shipped from Florida by a man identified as Shamar Fraser to a recipient…
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Suryakumar found guilty of breaching code of conduct

India captain Suryakumar Yadav has been found guilty by the ICC of breaching the code of conduct for his comments that alluded to the military skirmish between India and Pakistan, after their group match in the Asia Cup on September 14. It is understood Suryakumar’s not-guilty plea was rejected by ICC match referee Richie Richardson and that he was fined 30% of his match…
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Boxing Association’s National Development Programme set for September 27

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will once again roll out its National Development Programme this Saturday (September 27) at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Gym in Albouystown, with national coach Lennox Daniels taking charge from ringside. Traditionally aimed at nurturing up-and-coming fighters who are just stepping between the ropes, this edition of the programme carries…
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Injured Shamar Joseph to miss India Test series; Layne called up

West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph has been ruled out of the two-Test series against India next month because of an injury. He will be replaced by the uncapped pace-bowling all-rounder Johann Layne. A CWI tweet confirmed that Joseph had been ruled out and that he would be re-evaluated before the white-ball tour of Bangladesh, but did not…
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New rapid-response task force to tackle ‘urgent’ issues in schools 

Minister of Education, Sonia Parag and Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar convened a meeting on Thursday afternoon to address urgent utilities issues facing schools across the country. As a result of this meeting, the Ministers have formed a rapid-response task force to tackle these issues, along with what seems to be the…
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Over 30lbs of cocaine found at Charity 

Ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) found 14.8 kilogrammes (or about 32.7 pounds) of cocaine following an intelligence-led operation at Charity, Essequibo Coast, on Thursday. A CANU release noted that 13 brick-like parcels suspected to be cocaine were found at the location. One person was arrested and taken to CANU headquarters with the suspected…
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Audit Office assessing performance of Fire Service, water and energy sectors

Several performance audits are currently ongoing for the Guyana Fire Service, and the water and energy sectors, according to Auditor General Deodat Sharma. Two of the audits are expected to be completed by the end of this year. “The performance audits we are looking at four audits presently, two we expect to finish at the…
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