Guyana Times

…as Govt to roll out development bank for SMEs in 2026 Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that Guyanese can expect an early national budget in 2026, with the establishment of a long-promised development bank high on the Government’s agenda. During his weekly press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo assured citizens that the Government has already begun working on many of...

…says will work with private sector, intl partners to build local capacity President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that he will be working with the private sector in Guyana to build local capacity so that they can eventually take over in selling the country’s share of crude oil received from offshore production activities. “I will be working with the local private...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the new foreign exchange monitoring mechanism announced earlier in the week by President Dr Irfaan Ali will not burden ordinary Guyanese or small businesses but will instead target loopholes that allow non-Guyanese entities to exploit the system and evade taxes. Speaking at a press conference, Jagdeo explained that the measures are aimed primarily...

…says party’s ballot exclusion was their own choice The Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed the Forward Guyana Movement’s (FGM) case against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), calling it “most unmeritorious” and noting that “this case does not meet the bar of a major matter in the public interest”. FGM had challenged GECOM’s exclusion of political parties from ballots in...

Ranks from the Guyana Police Force’s Narcotics Branch, supported by officers from Regional Police Division Six (East Berbice – Corentyne), on Wednesday conducted a joint narcotics eradication exercise at Kuyorokuri Creek, Upper Berbice River, which resulted in the discovery and destruction of more than $1 billion worth of cannabis. During the operation, police unearthed six cannabis farms spanning...

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has reassured citizens that whenever the People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) makes a promise, it will deliver. He explained that citizens will benefit from more cash grant initiatives throughout the next five years. “This is a five-year term we have; there will be several cash grants in the five years… Don’t worry about it,” he said. He...

With every passing day, the showdown between the US and Mad Maduro in Venezuela looms larger. Whether we agree or not on President Trump’s motives, as far as your Eyewitness is concerned, that’s irrelevant!! The bottom line for us is Mad Maduro’s actions proving he’s an implacable enemy of our very existence!! And, like T&T, we’ve got more than...

Dear Editor, I, like most Guyanese both in Guyana and in the diaspora regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs or political affiliation, should congratulate His Excellency, Dr Irfaan Ali, on his historic victory at the polls and his re-election as the 9th Executive President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Dr Ali’s creative and visionary leadership, coupled with his splendid...

Dear Editor, I want to applaud President Irfaan Ali and his Government for their inspiring leadership in transforming Guyana’s healthcare system. The ambitious initiatives they announced, such as integrating artificial intelligence into medical supply distribution, implementing electronic health records, expanding dialysis units, and investing in primary care facilities, truly show foresight and a commitment to the people. These reforms will not...

Dear Editor, Two strikes against it and court costs mount. FGM's legal challenge to GECOM was dismissed by the Appeal Court, with the court labelling the case “most unmeritorious” and saying it “does not meet the bar of a major matter in the public interest”. From the legal arguments put forward by the appellant, as reported in the media, it can...