By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2026
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Almost a year after local social media star, Daniel Wharton aka “Baby Skello” was charged for Blasphemous libel, he walked out of the Diamond Magistrates’ Court as a free man after the charge against him was dismissed. In June, 2025, Wharton was charged and remanded to prison over a song that he sang on his […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2026
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Prime Minister Mark Phillips is assuring that the Wales Gas-to-Energy project will meets its target to go into operation this year. In a statement, the Prime Minister said works are being advanced by the contractor on the 300-MW project and the company remains commitment to deliver first power in the national grid by the end […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2026
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In a frank discourse on the “Fault Lines in the Caribbean: CARICOM, Venezuela and Regional Geopolitics in an Era of Fragmentation,” Trade Research Fellow at the Sir Shridath Ramphal Center for International Trade, Law, Policies and Services at the UWI Cave Hill Campus, Dr Kai-Ann Skeete, believes Dr. Carla Barnett’s performance as Secretary General of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2026
Crime, News
Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for a Trinidad and Tobago national and a Guyanese for questioning about the alleged importation of cocaine and other drugs into Guyana. In a statement today, CANU identified the Trinidadian national as 23-year-old Ricardo Ramesh Chanarbhan. His last known address was Stadium Road, Providence in […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2026
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54-year-old Linden resident, Lester Baker, who was the driver of a minibus that was involved in a fatal accident along the Toka Trail in North Rupununi has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. The accident occurred on the night of the 11th May, resulting in the death of 38-year-old Orin Davis, who was […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2026
News, Politics
The United States Government is looking to tap into Guyana’s bauxite industry and is also seeking to survey mining lands to identify other minerals, the U.S Under Secretary of Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg has said. Helberg, who met with President Irfaan Ali and other government officials on Wednesday during a visit to Guyana, told reporters […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2026
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Under the theme “Navigating the Future: Guyana, The Caribbean and Latin America in a Changing Global Environment”, the Centre for International and Border Studies Conference opened this morning with regional leaders, and academia taking stock of current global challenges and their impact on the Latin America and Caribbean Region. Assistant Secretary General of the Caribbean […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2026
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The Dominican Republic and Guyana have advanced discussions in oil and gas and regional security, with the Dominican Republic having it eyes set on Guyana’s Berbice oil block. In a statement today, the Guyana Government said that it continues to strengthen the strong partnership established through the 2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which outlined cooperation […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2026
Elections, News, Politics
The Carter Center has released its final report of the 2025 General and Regional Elections in Guyana, noting the need for constitutional and electoral reform. The Carter Center said reform should be done in advance of future elections to address important gaps and better align the country with international standards for democratic elections, including the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 14, 2026
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A report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has found that Guyana has recorded one of the highest numbers of brain drain in Latin America and the Caribbean, topping the South American region with an 8.2 of a score of 10. The finding means that Guyana continues to lose almost 90% of its skilled […]