November 2025

With fewer reports made and less incidents, Chief Chief Wendell Blanhum said the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a significant drop in crime, with 2025 recording the lowest levels of serious offences in the past decade. In 2025, there were 801 fewer serious crimes, a decrease of 269 from 1,070 in 2024. Blanhum made…
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A 22-year-old motorcyclist, Barth Paul, died following a collision with a motor pickup along the Barrack Retreat Corridor in Lethem, Region Nine. The accident occurred at about 13:00hrs on Thursday. According to Police Headquarters, both vehicles involved are Brazil-registered. The pickup was being driven by a 46-year-old Brazilian national who resides in Central Lethem. Preliminary…
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Lennox George Benjamin, a 69-year-old resident of Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, died on Thursday afternoon after he was crushed by a truck near the intersection of Lamaha Street and Vlissengen Road, Georgetown. Police Headquarters said the accident involved motor lorry # GAH 5884 driven by a 33-year-old male of Long Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and Benjamin, a…
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It was pitches in 2015-16, it was the tosses in 2019-20, but India took the pitch and the toss out of the equation in dismissing South Africa for 159 on the first day of the 2025-26 series. The visitors won the toss on a decent batting surface at Eden Gardens, raced away to 57 for…
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The Virgin Islands secured a commanding 78-54 victory over tournament hosts Guyana on Day Two of the FIBA Caribbean Women’s Basketball Championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Thursday evening. The win came despite an intense effort from Guyana’s Joy Adams-Brown, who posted an impressive double-double in the loss. The Virgin Islands found their…
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(NPR) Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under a directive issued last week by the Trump administration. The guidance, issued in a cable the State Department sent to embassy and consular officials and examined by KFF Health News, directs visa…
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Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot is sending a clear message- corruption will not be tolerated in the prison system and anyone caught trying to smuggle contraband will face the full force of the law. During an interview with the News Room recently, Elliot said that in recent months, the Prison Service has aggressively intensified searches…
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Over 100,000 visitors are expected to pass through the gates of GuyExpo 2025, which officially opened on Thursday evening in true Guyanese style – with vibrant masquerade performances, cultural drumming and dancing, and folk songs like “Bamboo Fire” and “Small Days.” The four-day event, running from November 13 – 16 under the theme “Transformation through…
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A motorcyclist is now dead following an accident at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, on Thursday afternoon. Dead is Daniel North, 22, a resident of 8th Street Village, East Bank Berbice. According to Police Headquarters,  at approximately 16:30 hours, Daniel was riding motorcycle CP 1385, traveling north in the western drive lane at a normal speed. It…
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday evening announced that the government has already begun putting the necessary mechanisms in place to establish the Guyana Development Bank, which is expected to become fully operational before the end of the first quarter of 2026. According to the President, the administrative and legal framework for the institution is…
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