From failure to beatin’ da Maths: Sir Leon helping students embrace the subject

By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy In seemingly comedic videos shared by the Guyana Learning Channel, Sir Leon Beaton can be seen visiting schools and gyaffing with students about a subject many might not consider fun or even...

Five Cuban-trained Guyanese doctors return to strengthen local health sector

GUYANA’S growing demand for qualified medical personnel has received a welcome boost with the graduation of five more Guyanese doctors from the University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba. The newly-minted physicians: Dr. Savanna Sumintra...

Second cohort completes SBM Offshore Guyana’s ‘graduate engineers programme’

–third batch onboarded, company says A NEW cohort of graduate engineers from SBM Offshore Guyana has successfully completed the intensive training programme. According to a press release, the eight graduates were formally recognised during a...

Georgetown Women Classic Basketball Series…Ramlall sisters engineer Guyana’s clean sweep of Suriname

GUYANA’S women’s basketball team completed a clean sweep of their two-match series with Suriname on Monday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The Guyanese won the contest, 65-57, after another overwhelming showing by the local women’s outfit. Asha...

Guyana, Venezuela on homestretch for final, binding ICJ judgement on Essequibo

Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2025, 16:50 by Denis Chabrol Venezuela on Monday filed its final written pleadings to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Guyana’s case over the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Tribunal land boundary award...

NGSA 2025: A closer look at Guyana’s best results ever

By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Almost 16,000 pupils wrote the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Guyana’s secondary school placement examination. This year, there were improvements in all four subject areas, and Education Minister...

Research roundtable explores policy and preservation of Afro-Guyanese Masquerade Traditions

— Ph.D candidate, Edwin Mansook, advances dialogue on cultural revitalisation CONTINUING his work on the preservation and revitalisation of Guyana’s masquerade traditions, Ph.D candidate in Ethnomusicology at Memorial University of Newfoundland,...

ExxonMobil to “replicate” Guyana experience in T&T ultra deep-water exploration

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 19:37 by Writer Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and ExxonMobil Vice President Global Upstream Development John Ardill display their signed copies of the production sharing...

ExxonMobil Brings Fourth FPSO Online Offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil’s largest project offshore Guyana has started producing oil, 4 months ahead of schedule. The now-onstream deepwater Yellowtail development in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek block is expected to produce an average of 250,000 BOPD to...

Govt finalising human capital strategy to tackle labour shortages – Pres. Ali

As the country undergoes unprecedented economic growth, the Guyana Government is in the process of finalising a comprehensive human capital strategy to tackle the ongoing labour shortage. This is according to President Dr Irfaan Ali who on Friday...

Guyana using drones to deliver medical supplies to remote, hinterland areas 

Guyana is embracing drone technology in its public healthcare system to deliver medical supplies to hard-to-reach areas, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said on Friday. “We’ve tested one of the drones, and it can fly for 150 kilometres. That is...

Guyana embraces drone technology in public healthcare system

Drone Technology (Photo: CMC) August 9, 2025 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) – Guyana is now embracing drone technology in its public healthcare system to deliver medical supplies to hard-to-reach areas, says the country’s health minister Frank Anthony....

Honduras joins race for IICA presidency, Guyana’s candidate consolidates position with Caribbean unity

The race for the top job at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) officially gained a new candidate last week, when the Honduran government formally announced the nomination of its secretary of agriculture and...

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More young Guyanese to study in China

Six young Guyanese have been awarded Chinese Government Scholarships, with most set to pursue studies in the medical field. This year’s recipients are Keron Williams, Makena Alleyne, Yudesh Persaud, Melissa Mickie, Robert Lee, and Serena...

Amerindian leader, young engineer urges re-election of PPP/C

— Toshao John, Ricardo Phillips praise President Ali’s vision and track record AN Amerindian leader, Derick John and a young civil engineer, Recardo Phillips, have added their voices to the growing call for the re-election of the President Dr...

Method4 Engineering says accepts gov’t decision to engage new firm for GPL consultancy

-concerned at doubt cast on its capacity Breaking its silence on an expanding controversy, Method4 Engineering Inc. (M4) yesterday said that it accepted the government’s decision to select a new firm for a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) consultancy...

US sanctions on China Railway Construction Corporation will not affect Guyana

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the recent United States Executive Order sanctions on China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCCL) will have no impact on Guyana. - Advertisement - Responding to inquiries on Sunday, Jagdeo...

ExxonMobil Guyana commences production at Yellowtail development

ExxonMobil Guyana has commenced production at its fourth project in the offshore Stabroek block, named Yellowtail. This new venture is expected to significantly boost the country's oil output and joins three other projects already in operation....

Isuzu’s return signals confidence in Guyana’s ‘booming economy’ -Minister Edghill

– 2025 MU-X and D-MAX models introduced to local market through Marics GUYANA’S private sector and vehicle enthusiasts have a new reason to celebrate, as Isuzu has officially returned to the local market through Marics and Company Limited. Now an...