January 2026

The newly constructed AC Marriott Hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD), permanently employs a total of 250 persons, of which 98% is Guyanese. This was revealed by the franchise holder, Trinuyana Investments Incorporated’s John Aboud. Aboud noted that employees have undergone and continue to undergo rigorous training in the hospitality sector, and he welcomed…
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Amid falling world market prices for rice, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday spearheaded the distribution of $300 per bag subsidy assistance to rice farmers on the Corentyne Coast, providing timely financial relief to sustain production. A total of 1,452 farmers benefited from the initiative, representing an overall government investment of approximately $490 million. The…
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Fisherfolk from Region Six on Saturday benefited from the government’s relief assistance for fisherfolk. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha spearheaded the exercise, which saw fisherfolk gathered at the Albion Community Center ground and the Upper Corentyne Fishermen’s Cooperative Society to receive the highly anticipated grant of $150,000. The initiative fulfilled a commitment made by President, Dr….
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Investments in the tourism sector over the past five years have led to a significant increase in passenger movement, and according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, this increased to 450% during this period. In 2025, he noted that passenger traffic across all ports of entry surpassed 1.2 million. Speaking at the opening ceremony for the…
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday afternoon met with Board of Directors and Management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) where he expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of estates’ management and their inability to achieve the 2025 targets. The President informed management that every estate will be held accountable for achieving its targets. In a…
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Fresh off a rigorous six-day “high-intensity” encampment, Guyana’s senior women’s squad departed for St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday, carrying the weight of expectation as defending Cricket West Indies Regional Women’s T20 Blaze champions. The squad, led by the experienced West Indies international Shemaine Campbelle, will be eyeing a clean sweep of the silverware…
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Work on Guyana’s landmark Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Project in Wales is steadily progressing, and it remains firmly on track for completion by the end of 2026. During a site visit, Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips received a detailed briefing on the project’s progress. The Gas-to-Energy Project falls under the purview of the Office…
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The US$35 million Mackenzie-Wismar bridge in Region 10 is on track to be completed and is expected to be fully operational by June, once the roads leading to it are connected. This was confirmed by Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill during a site inspection on Wednesday. The 220-metre-long precast bridge is being constructed…
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The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has joined the national sporting community in mourning the loss of Gregory ‘Chassis’ Cort, a titan of grassroots boxing who passed away on Friday at the age of 63. Cort, the long-standing head coach of the Rose Hall Jammers Boxing Gym, was widely regarded as the primary architect of the…
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Mumbai Indians washed away the heartbreak of their opening-night loss with a performance of tactical authority at the WPL, thrashing Delhi Capitals by 50 runs. With Hayley Matthews sidelined by injury, the onus fell on MI’s middle-order engine room. After an early wobble that saw Amelia Kerr fall for a duck and G Kamalini (16)…
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