January 2026

The National Sports Commission (NSC) continued its ongoing engagement with Guyana’s sporting bodies this week, meeting with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) and the Guyana Darts Association as part of its structured discussions with Sport Associations and Federations. The meetings were held at the NSC’s headquarters on Monday (January 19) and were led by…
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Concerns over Georgetown’s deteriorating sanitation conditions came into sharp focus on Monday, as the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (GM&CC) held separate engagements and outlined differing approaches to addressing the city’s waste management crisis. Local Government Minister Priya Manickchand signalled that Central Government will take a…
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The attempted murder trial of a Corentyne man accused in a 2018 assault opened on Monday at the Berbice High Court, with the alleged victim taking the witness stand on the first day of proceedings. Vishnu Deogeenarine, who is represented by Attorney Charlyn Artiga, appeared before Justice Deborah Kumar and pleaded not guilty to the…
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Canadian-based financial technology company 4Pay Inc. has identified Guyana as a priority market for expansion, holding high-level discussions with senior officials of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) on its potential market entry and investment plans. The engagement was led by  Peter Ramsaroop, Chief Investment Officer and Head of GO-Invest, and was facilitated by Canada’s…
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Concacaf has officially announced key details for Round One of the 2026 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers, which serves as the opening phase towards qualification for the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. The first round will run from January 24 to February 2, featuring 30 participating Member Associations across the region. The Lady Jags, Guyana’s Under-17…
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On Sunday, Afghanistan beat West Indies at the Under-19 World Cup in Windhoek. On Monday, the senior side followed suit, producing a similarly clinical performance against West Indies ahead of the T20 World Cup next month. On a Dubai pitch that assisted the slower bowlers, Ibrahim Zadran‘s unbeaten 87 off 56 balls and Darwish Rasooli‘s 84 powered Afghanistan to…
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Trinidad and Tobago’s spin battery produced a clinical exhibition in Round Four of the Women’s T20 Blaze, bundling defending champions Guyana for a meagre 57 to set up a dominant eight-wicket win in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday. Opting to bowl first at the Arnos Vale Stadium, Trinidad’s slow bowlers exploited the surface…
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Several security guards employed by Sentinel Security in New Amsterdam, Berbice, have voiced serious concerns over the delayed payment of their salaries for the months of November and December 2025. One of the affected workers, 60-year-old Bhojkarran Ramchander of Goed Bananen Land, East Canje, told the News Room that he and four colleagues have gone…
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