Guyana Times

A 30-year-old delivery driver from Prosperity, Mocha, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was on Tuesday robbed at gunpoint along Lamaha Street, Georgetown. Based on reports received, the victim was riding his motorcycle along Lamaha Street, Georgetown, when he was intercepted by four men on two motorcycles. The pillion rider on one of the motorcycles then dismounted, pulled out a handgun, pointed it...

A couple was taken into custody following the discovery of 680 grams (g) of cannabis during an operation conducted by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Wednesday at Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke/Linden Highway. CANU stated that during the operation, several individuals were observed sitting under a shop adjacent to a residence; as such, its officers requested to conduct searches. A male...

The Carter Center has described Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections (GRE) as the “smoothest” voting process it has ever observed in the country, while concluding that the revised tabulation system was “more transparent and verifiable than in 2020, contributing to greater confidence in the announced results”. In its final report on Guyana’s September 1 elections, released on Thursday, the...

…as Pres Ali, Helberg discuss opportunities in bauxite, logistics, tourism The United States’ Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg has said Washington sees strong potential for Guyana to emerge as a strategic trade corridor linking northern Brazil and the Caribbean, as he and President Dr Irfaan Ali discussed investment opportunities in bauxite, logistics infrastructure, tourism and regional...

…meets with PSs, incoming REOs, NPTAB officers President Dr Irfaan Ali, along with Vice President (VP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, on Wednesday met with Cabinet members, incoming Regional Executive Officers, Permanent Secretaries, officers from the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), and accounting officers from all administrative regions to reinforce the Government’s position on accountability, transparency and fiscal discipline in...

As Guyana continues to face a massive construction boom amid the country’s unprecedented economic and infrastructure expansion, a newly established company – Demerara Cement Company (DCC) – is proposing to construct a major cement grinding and packaging facility at Alliance Road, Plantation Land, East Bank Demerara, Region Four. The company is projecting for the facility to produce approximately 450,000 tonnes...

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips on Wednesday night welcomed the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader Corona, on his arrival in Guyana at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Prime Minister Phillips was joined at the airport by the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Hugh Todd, and the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Guyana,...

The High Court has ordered the removal of vendors and other obstructions from the surroundings of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after the hospital obtained an Order of Mandamus against the Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown. The order was issued on Tuesday by Justice Deborah Kumar-Chetty following a hearing in the High Court of the Supreme Court...

The Linden–Soesdyke Highway continues to serve as one of the country’s most vital transport corridors, linking the capital to interior regions, mining communities, and the international airport. Yet alongside its economic and logistical importance, a troubling and dangerous behavioural pattern has emerged that now warrants urgent national attention: intoxicated individuals lying on sections of the roadway during night-time hours,...

They talk about rats deserting sinking ships!! But what are the rats supposed to do?? Go down willingly with the ship?? Ain’t that the job of the Captain?? And the last time your Eyewitness checked, he didn’t see anyone criticising the humans who insist women and children get first dibs on lifeboats when the ship is going down!! So...