See below full release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby notifies the public that air quality across the Low Coastal Plain, including Georgetown and surrounding areas, is still being impacted by Saharan Dust. Currently, air quality in Georgetown and the Whim area in Berbice…
All Guyanese could now access free eye test, spectacles – Min Anthony
The government’s voucher-based healthcare programme will be expanded to allow all Guyanese access to eye testing and related services, as authorities move to deepen preventive care across the country. The announcement was made by Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…
Pensioners to receive $56,000 in March, inclusive of backlog payments
Senior citizens across Guyana will receive a total of $56,000 in March as the government rolls out the increased senior citizen pension payment, along with the back pay for the first two months of 2026. Pensioners received $41,000 for January and February, but in March, payments will include the new…
Gov’t invites proposals by April for Amalia Falls Hydro Project
The government is advancing the much-anticipated Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, setting an April deadline for proposal submissions from prospective firms or consortia under a revised Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model. The project is designed to deliver a minimum of 165 megawatts (mw) of renewable energy to the national grid. It forms part…
Miners opening bank accounts with ease in Region Seven
For years, opening a bank account meant a long, costly trip out of the mining districts and into Georgetown. This week in Puruni, Region Seven, that changed. Just weeks after President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali stood before miners in the community on February 6 and promised to expand financial access,…
GBA takes developmental tournament to Berbice in honour of Gregory ‘Chassis’ Cort
The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will take its developmental tournament to Berbice on Saturday (February 28), as several of the country’s top amateur prospects converge on Rose Hall, Corentyne, for a special edition of the association’s flagship grassroots programme. The event, which forms part of the Michael Parris/Pepsi Under-16 Championship…
Georgetown thump Upper Dem, West Dem beat East Bank in DCB U-19 tourney
The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association Under-19, 50-over competition resumed on Thursday with two fourth round games, producing contrasting results. At the Police Sports Club Ground in the city, the powerful home side Georgetown inflicted a 254-run whipping on the hapless Upper Demerara unit, while over at Meten-Meer-Zorg, hosts West…
President Ali to deliver opening address at OTC 2026
PRNewswire – The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is honored to announce that His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, will officially open the 2026 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. President Ali will deliver the Opening Address at the OTC 2026 Opening Ceremony on…
Magistrate hears evidence on extradition protocols in Mohameds’ matter
Questions over how extradition requests are received, transferred and authorised dominated Thursday’s hearing in the case involving U.S. indicted businessman Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sharon Roopchand-Edwards, returned to the witness stand for further cross-examination by defence…
All citizens now eligible for eye care vouchers
All citizens can benefit from eye care support through the Ministry of Health’s expanded healthcare voucher programme, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 67 private healthcare providers on Thursday. The major expansion removes previous age restrictions that limited the service to persons 18 years and younger…
