Guyana Times

Expressing her optimism for Guyana’s Tourism and Hospitality Institute in a post on her social media page, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Susan Rodrigues on Wednesday conducted a site visit at the construction for the facility at Port Mourant, where she met with contractors and consultants. She expressed her concern about the pace of the project and added that...

…as soil analysis, digital platforms, other proposals on the cards for Skeldon private cane farmers President Dr Irfaan Ali has outlined ambitious plans for crop diversification and agro-processing in Skeldon, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), including the establishment of a juice factory in partnership with Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL). Speaking during a meeting with private cane farmers and rice farmers, President Ali...

ExxonMobil Guyana and its contractors have spent more than US$2.9 billion with Guyanese businesses since operations began in 2015, underscoring the company’s deepening commitment to local content and workforce development. For the first half of 2025 alone, the oil major reported expenditures of US$419 million with 1,800 local vendors. The investment supports a wide cross-section of industries and builds on...

– Party calls “emergency” meeting to discuss ramifications Just over one year after taking up the role, and less than a month after the party’s poor performance in the September 1 General and Regional Elections, Nigel Hughes has resigned as leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC). This was confirmed by the AFC in a brief statement on Wednesday, detailing that...

Just one month after a severe night-time thunderstorm injured a Kako village family, another intense rainstorm swept through Kako Village on Wednesday, leaving behind damage to community infrastructure and homes. While no injuries were reported, three community sports pavilions received damage, with the roof of one structure ripped away and hurled several metres across the school’s grounds, according to one...

A resident of Sand Reef, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, is nursing a gunshot wound following a confrontation with Police ranks late Tuesday night. Shafeek Mohamed was shot at about 23:00h on September 16 at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. According to Police, a sergeant attached to the Lusignan Police Outpost said he received a report from an anonymous caller that Mohamed...

…meetings to continue with millers, overseas markets Rice millers have agreed to increase their offer to rice farmers to $3000 per bag of paddy following a meeting with Government officials and millers across the country on Tuesday. This is according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, who met with rice farmers in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. “From the meeting yesterday (Tuesday),...

From a gem of a person to an outstanding career diplomat who broke glass ceilings, Ambassador Elisabeth Harper was fondly remembered on Tuesday evening by her former colleagues, subordinates and other officials as they reflected on her journey, humility and lasting impression both professionally and personally, when the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry hosted a Night of Reflection...

Now that the dust is settling on the fallout from the Sept 1st elections – and might just bury the PNC like Pompeii after Vesuvius exploded!! – your Eyewitness thinks it’s time he gives top billing to some other issues confronting our dear Mudland. While some hardcore PNCites fret about their party’s fate, they’d be reassured that when Pompeii...

The directive from the Government of Guyana calling on banks across the country to develop a comprehensive plan to simplify access to basic banking services marks a significant milestone in the nation’s ongoing economic transformation. Tasked with submitting their strategies within four weeks, financial institutions now have the responsibility to contribute to a vision that is technologically progressive and...