By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2026
News
Grilled on the Court’s jurisdiction to hear a Constitutional challenge filed by a supporter of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) just two days before voting commenced in the 2025 Elections, Attorney, Dr Vivian Williams told the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that its decision would not affect the validity of the 2025 Elections, but could […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2026
News
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced a major overhaul of its Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations which will see traditional coursework or school based assessments being scrapped for most subjects by 2028, as the Council moves to curb the impact of artificial intelligence on student assessment. In a release, CXC said the decision to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2026
News, Politics
Opposition party, APNU, is again calling on President Irfaan Ali to come clean and show proof of how he was able to finance his mega-farm on Long Creek on the Soesdyke Highway. During a press conference today, APNU Member of Parliament, Saiku Andrews said the matter is being treated casually when there are serious questions […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2026
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Hours after Austrian company, VAMED Engineering announced its decision to move to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) over the non-payment of €45.5 million, the Government of Guyana fired back on Thursday evening, disclosing that both the Guyana Pediatric and Maternal Hospital and the New Amsterdam Hospital Campus Projects were severely delayed. On Thursday, the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2026
Elections, News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice today heard arguments in a case filed by a supporter of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) challenging the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) over its decision to exclude the party from the national ballot in three Administrative Regions during the September 1, 2025 General and Regional Elections. The High Court and the Court of Appeal in Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2026
Education, News, Politics
Over 2,000 people from across 80 communities were empowered through Justice Education Society Guyana Justice Project, according to Country Representative, Lisa Thompson. The four-year project has come to an end. The CAN$2 million Global Affairs Canada funded project – Strengthening Justice for Women, Girls and Indigenous Peoples in Guyana – was designed to deliver greater […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2026
Education, News
School of the Nations has congratulated one its students, Emmanuel Perreira on being selected to attend the TED Summer School in London after his impressive performance in the Learning to Be Heard – Global Public Speaking Challenge. The international competition was organised by Immerse Education in partnership with TED Summer School. Emmanuel was chosen from […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2026
Crime, News
Almost four years since he was charged, one of the men who was charged in a multi-million dollar gold heist has been freed, while three others have been found guilty and jailed. Principal Magistrate Allan Wilson earlier this week freed Andray Duncan of the simple larceny of g0ld charge. Back in September 2022, Duncan along […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2026
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International healthcare infrastructure provider, VAMED Engineering of Austria, has announced that it will be initiating arbitration proceedings at the level of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) against the Government of Guyana over its failure to pay some €45.53 million for works done on two public health infrastructure projects – the Guyana Pediatric and Maternal […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2026
Elections, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali today said there is still a significant housing deficit, although the Government has allocated more than 50,000 house lots in the last five years. In a recorded statement, the President said even as the Government continues to distribute house lots and houses through its housing programme, the backlog has increased to between […]