Guyana Times

The strike action by workers of the Bosai Bauxite Mining Company in Linden has been called off, following successful intervention by the Labour and Manpower Planning Ministry on Thursday. Chief Labour Officer Dhaneshwar Deonarine chaired a meeting between the company’s management and representatives of the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), where a Terms of Resumption agreement...

Nine people are now homeless after a two-storey house went up in flames at Crabwood Creek on Thursday. Among those now homeless are seven children. The fire reportedly destroyed a wooden and concrete house at Grant 1804, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne. At the time of the inferno, Sheneza Yussuf and her seven children were at home. She recalled sitting in a hammock...

Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr testified that a desire to “protect our democracy” and a fear of the consequences of electoral fraud drove him to persist despite failed attempts to deliver a request for a recount of the 2020 Region Four election results after Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo made a suspicious and premature declaration using figures...

The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has congratulated ExxonMobil Guyana on receiving Government approval and reaching the final investment decision (FID) for the Hammerhead project, the company’s seventh major offshore development on the Stabroek Block. The project represents an additional US$6.8 billion investment in Guyana’s oil and gas sector. Production is expected to begin in 2029 and will...

Thirty-four-year-old Alvin Tucker, of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast, was accused of robbing Rakesh Samaroo, a businessman of Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), and was granted bail after pleading not guilty to the allegation. The accused appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him. After denying the accusation, he was released on...

Alim Fareed, 38, a construction worker from Corriverton, Corentyne Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty to a trafficking narcotics charge. Fareed was reportedly arrested on September 22, 2025, at Huist Dieren, Essequibo Coast, with 584 grams (g) of cannabis. During his court appearance, he denied the allegation, and as...

Berbice Expo and Trade Fair will be held from October 31 to November 3 at the Rosehall Canje Welfare Ground. The 19th edition of the trade exposition was launched on Wednesday by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. This year, the Expo will be held under the theme “Harnessing New Wealth: Modernising Traditional Sectors for Sustainable Economic Development”. The annual event, which is...

…says Guyana still confident in international law despite Venezuela’s aggression President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday told the United Nations (UN) General Assembly that Guyana will not buckle to any coercion or intimidation in the face of persistent aggression from its Spanish-speaking neighbour, Venezuela. “For us, the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference are not negotiable. We will not cower...

…as Pres Ali, Secretary Rubio hold trade talks in New York The United States (US) Government has pledged to further strengthen bilateral relations with Guyana in a number of areas, including military cooperation. This was related by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during an engagement with President Dr Irfaan Ali on the side-lines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly...

As Guyana continues to undergo unprecedented development, President Dr Irfaan Ali has renewed calls for citizens living abroad to return and invest in the many opportunities that are becoming available in the country, telling members of the Guyanese Diaspora that they need to witness the rapid transformation that is unfolding back home. The Head of State was at the time...