November 2025

The government has rolled out major changes to the country’s tint regulations, setting a new standard and giving motorists until December 31, 2025 to ensure their vehicles comply. The announcement was made on Friday by Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond during a live broadcast, where she cited a surge in waiver applications and widespread…
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A man from Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, has been sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking over $9.1 million worth of narcotics. Kevin Walton, a 26-year-old resident of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Allan Wilson at the Mahaicony Magistrates’ Court on Friday. During the proceedings, it was revealed that on…
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The remote operations of the Aurora Gold Mine are rapidly transforming as AGM Inc. deepens its commitment to renewable energy. The company’s solar power initiative, once modest, is now scaling up significantly, driving down fossil fuel use and reshaping how mining can marry heavy industry with environmental stewardship. According to AGM’s latest internal reporting and…
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The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is moving to the courts to secure summonses and arrest warrants for motorists who have ignored speeding tickets or failed to appear in court—marking a major enforcement push following the rollout of the Automated Speed Ticketing System. The system, introduced earlier this year under the Safe Road Intelligent System (SRIS)…
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Guyana has recorded at least 449 new HIV infections in 2025, and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Friday said the rise is alarming, especially since many of the cases could have been prevented. Speaking at a national workplace policy forum at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Dr Anthony said the latest UNAIDS figures show…
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U.S.-indicted businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed appeared once again at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday, where the prosecution confirmed that full and final disclosure has now been completed in their extradition proceedings. With every document and piece of evidence from the United States request now before local courts, the defence will…
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Police in Regional Division #8 are investigating after officers recovered a quantity of suspected cannabis during an operation in Campbelltown Village, Potaro, on Thursday. During the exercise, ranks stopped a motorcycle driven by a 28-year-old male vendor from Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, and Block 22 Wismar, Linden. The rider was seen carrying a bulky…
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Guyana Harpy Eagles’ campaign in the CG United Super50 Cup concluded on Thursday with another no-result, this time against Barbados Pride at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, St. Augustine, Trinidad. In five games, Harpy Eagles had the misfortune of four no-results because of severe inclement weather in the twin-island republic. Three of those matches…
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The 20th edition of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival got underway with six matches at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown on Thursday evening. In the Open Men’s category, Pepsi Hikers defeated Bounty GCC 11-5 and TTPS prevailed 4-1 over Saints. The two Open Women’s matches saw GBTI GCC defeating Hikers 3-1…
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Three men were acquitted on Thursday of the 2020 robbery–murder that occurred at Experiment, West Coast Berbice. Royston “Sakie/Killa” Dowden, a labourer from Bath Settlement; Ivan Lindo, a labourer and security guard from Waterloo, Bath; and Devon McCalmon, a labourer from Number 28 Village, had been in custody since 2020 for the killing of 49-year-old…
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