Author: Savitri Laikram
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$24.3B education budget targets National Growth
February 3, 2026 Guyana’s education sector will receive a $24.3 billion allocation in the 2026 National Budget, reinforcing the government’s commitment to strengthening access ... -
GPA raises alarm over reduced press access to budget debates
February 2 2026 The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has issued a statement condemning restrictions imposed on media coverage of the ongoing Budget Debates in the National ... -
Venezuela Approves Major Oil Reform.
February 2 2026 Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved a sweeping overhaul of the country’s hydrocarbons law that marks a historic shift from decades of strict state ... -
Biometric clock-in coming for Teachers as MoE targets absenteeism
February 2 2026 Teachers at several schools across Guyana will soon be required to record their attendance using a biometric system, as the Ministry of Education ... -
Burnt body of tour guide: Rancher’s son, cattle owner in custody
February 1 2026 Police are questioning the son of a Sand Creek, Rupununi rancher and have also detained a well-known beef supplier as investigations ... -
Rupununi tourism group calls for better probe of murdered tour guide
January 31 2025 Visit Rupununi, a local stakeholder group representing tourism, conservation, and community interests in the region, has issued a statement condemning the brutal killing ... -
Three juveniles among four charged for viral robbery attempt at Windsor Forest
January 30 2026 Charges against four individuals, including three juveniles, in connection with an incident that occurred at First Lady Park, Windsor Forest, on Sunday, ... -
“Turpin” remanded on murder charge
January 30 2026 Travis Brewster, also known as “Turpin,” of Victory Valley, Wismar, Linden, has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of ... -
Bush Lot resident acquitted of attempted murder
January 30 2025 A 27-year-old man of Bush Lot Village, Corentyne Berbice, was cleared of attempted murder after a 12-member jury at the Berbice High Court ... -
Brooklyn resident remanded on drug trafficking charge
January 30 2026 Bradley Hibbert appeared before Magistrate Tomika Clarke at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court on Friday, January 30, 2026, where he was charged with possession ...
