Politics

National Suicide Surveillance System launched amidst high suicide rate

The Ministry of Health, with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has launched a National Suicide Surveillance System, which is designed to facilitate real-time tracking and analysis of cases of suicide and attempted suicide. The National Suicide Surveillance System was launched at the Ministry of Health on Tuesday by the Minister of […]

Global Biodiversity Summit opens in Guyana

The inaugural Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit opened today at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre with President Irfaan Ali warning that globally, biodiversity is in crisis. The President underscored the need for strengthening the international commitment to protecting the world’s biodiversity. Addressing global and regional leaders, including President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader; Prime Minister […]

US concerned over Azruddin Mohamed’s Candidacy; Election to Government or National Assembly would be problematic -says Ambassador

US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, today expressed her Government’s concerns over the political aspirations of Presidential Candidate, Azruddin Mohamed, who remains under US Government sanctions. The Ambassador said his election to Government or the National Assembly could effectively cause the United States Government to change the way it conducts business with Guyana. Mr. Mohamed, […]

Crop insurance initiative launched for rice industry

President Irfaan Ali, this morning launched a crop insurance initiative which will benefit more than 6,000 rice farmers across the country. The initiative is aimed at providing financial and other support to rice farmers that experience crop damage due to flooding, pesticide or pesticide infestation. During the launch of the initiative in Essequibo, the President […]

OAS signs agreement to deploy Election Observers to Guyana

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Guyana have signed the agreement for the deployment of the Electoral Observer Mission (EOM) that will observe the Guyana’s upcoming General and Regional Elections on September 1, 2025. The agreement was signed at the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC, by OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin […]

West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference opens in Guyana

The 35th West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference opened on Monday at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus, under the theme “Drivers for Agriculture and Economic Development.” Hosted by the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry in collaboration with the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society (CAAES), and the Ministry of Agriculture, the conference is focusing on […]

$560.7 Million new Brickdam Secondary School commissioned

President Irfaan Ali has described the commissioning of the new Brickdam Secondary School as part of the “concrete actions” being undertaken by his Government to transform the Education Sector. The new school building was commissioned on Monday afternoon where the former St. Mary’s Secondary once stood on Brickdam. The new school was built at a […]

Norton says APNU will form a Government of “honesty and integrity”; Offers glimpse of manifesto plans

APNU Presidential Candidate Aubrey Norton on Sunday addressed supporters in Melanie on the East Coast of Demerara and said it was time to take back the country from the hands of the corrupt. “We are saying to you, we will govern with integrity. We will govern will honesty,” Norton assured. Promising to lead the country […]