Guyana Times

Managing Director of Durable Wood Products, Rafeek Khan, was re-elected as President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) for the term 2026/2027. The association stated that on April 24, 2026, 13 Board Directors were elected through an electronic voting process by members who attended in person. On May 20, at the association's Annual General Meeting (AGM), the President, three...

The Public Works Ministry has invited bids for the relocation of the old Demerara Harbour Bridge to facilitate the proposed Sandhills-Timehri crossing. According to a tender notice published by the Ministry, the project will be executed through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) process in keeping with the Procurement Act 2003 and is open to all eligible bidders. Interested contractors can obtain,...

Director of the University of Guyana’s Early Childhood Centre of Excellence (UG-ECCE) Dr Lidon Lashley recently received an award for Excellence in Research Review and Analysis at the 2026 International Association for Laboratory Schools (IALS) Conference held recently in Finland. Dr Lashley, who serves on the IALS Research Committee and represented the UG-ECCE at the international conference, was recognised for...

...awards highlight Guyanese innovation, brewing craftsmanship – company Banks DIH Limited has received the 2026 Monde Selection International Gold Quality Award, secured multiple Gold Quality Awards and reaffirmed the exceptional global standard of the company’s local brewery output. Celebrating five of its outstanding beverages, Banks DIH Limited was awarded the prestigious 2026 Monde Selection Gold Quality Award – a globally-respected benchmark...

– AG reprimands FGM leader for saddling “Ordinary Citizen” with Court debts The constitutional challenge filed by the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) over its exclusion from ballots in constituencies where it did not contest in the September 1, 2025, General and Regional Elections (GRE) is set to be heard by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on July 16, 2026. This...

As the trial in the 2020 elections fraud case continued on Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, Police Inspector Nigel Stephens took to the stand, and several certified copies of the Statements of Poll (SoPs) from the March 2, 2020, elections, which were in Police custody, were officially entered into evidence. Inspector Stephens’ appearance on the stand came one day...

Fittingly themed “The Opening Innings”, a new hotspot at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD), will add to Guyana’s growing fine-dining landscape. 519 Guyana brings an interesting cricket-related twist to the arena, symbolising the number of Test match wickets taken by patron Courtney Walsh. The restaurant and bar, located within the confines of the AC Marriott Hotel at Ogle, offers a cosy...

A 67-year-old pensioner from Wash Clothes, Mahaicony, is now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed her two-storey home on Wednesday. At the time of the fire, Soorsatie Drapaul said she was spending time with relatives and learned of the blaze after receiving a telephone call from a young man who noticed the house on fire and contacted her....

– says migrant labour critical for Guyana’s rapid transformation With Guyana turning to foreign workers and the vast expertise in the diaspora to meet the growing demands for skills in the country as it undergoes unprecedented transformation, officials are reassuring Guyanese here that there is no threat to them. This assurance was given on Wednesday during a Stakeholder’s Forum on...

– says most recommendations to be implemented before 2030 elections Attorney General (AG) and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, on Tuesday, during his weekly programme “Issues in the News”, highlighted that while the Government supports the recommendations contained in the Carter Center’s Final Report on Guyana’s September 1, 2025, General and Regional Elections, implementation must be done in phases. He pointed...