A carpenter has pleaded guilty to the murder of a businessman during a robbery in Williamsburg, Corentyne Berbice, in 2023. On Tuesday afternoon, Satish Ramnaraise, also known as “Chico,” 39, appeared before Justice Deborah Kumar in the Berbice High Court, where he admitted to murdering 79-year-old Akbhar Sain on October…
Budget 2026 includes major initiatives aimed at strengthening support for Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples, including funding for a new Amerindian Hostel and expanded assistance for hinterland students, according to Minister of Amerindian Affairs Sarah Browne. Among the key measures is a significant increase in the pocket allowance under the Hinterland…
Assistant Director of Sport, Franklin Wilson, has confirmed that some matches in the MODEC Tertiary Education Football tournament will be held at the new Bayroc National Stadium in Linden, which officially opens on Saturday, February 7. The announcement came on Tuesday, as the Petra Organisation revealed that Banks DIH, through…
Sharp attention was drawn to the sugar sector on Tuesday as Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha and Opposition Parliamentarian Vishnu Panday clashed as the 2026 Budget Debate continued in the National Assembly. And out of that clash came a major announcement. Mustapha, armed with a copy of the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s…
Tickets for the highly anticipated Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026 Finals will go on general sale from Saturday, February 7 and will be available online at www.cplt20.com. Cricket fans will have an opportunity to secure early access to tickets ahead of the general sale. CPL mailing list subscribers…
A 51-year-old contractor from Number 51 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, has been committed to stand trial for the rape of a child under 16 years. The accused, Dexter Philadelphia, also known as “Dexter Clarke,” appeared before Justice Deborah Kumar at the Berbice High Court on Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty…
Belize has joined the Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) as its 38th member, reinforcing growing political momentum by governments to place forests at the centre of climate and sustainable development strategies. Launched by world leaders at COP27, the Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership is a high-level political platform to…
Georgetown maintained their unbeaten run in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association Under-16, 50-over competition with victory in Round Two, while East Coast rebounded from a first round loss to collect their first set of points. Led by a fine 72 from the in-form opener Lomar Seecharran, Georgetown trounced West…
Guyana has once again cemented its place at the forefront of global climate action, with the Government announcing the issuance of 9,085,923 high-integrity TREES carbon credits for the year 2023 by the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART). Notably, the credits have been labelled CORSIA-Eligible, underscoring their compliance with some of…
E-Networks Inc. (ENet) has been recognised by Ookla®, the global leader in network intelligence and the company behind Speedtest®, as Guyana’s Best and Fastest Fixed Network and Best and Fastest Mobile Network, based on independent consumer-initiated testing. The recognition is based on Speedtest Intelligence® data collected during Q3–Q4 2025, reflecting…
