Good Hope Firebomb Attack: President Ali Warns of National Blackout Risk

Guyana has restricted vape imports under a new Customs Order signed by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and published in the Official Gazette, following President Ali's public health warning.

The Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima sinking will hear from survivors and grieving families over four days of public sittings, after amending its rules to allow oral testimony.

Fisherman Haresh Singh told the MV Barima inquiry he rescued 11 survivors from a fourth raft off the Essequibo Coast after three empty rafts.

Amrita Ghandatt, 24, earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in medicine at the University of Guyana and will receive the President's Medal as the 2026 Valedictorian.

Minister Vanessa Benn told a French delegation that Guyana welcomes investors, as construction grows 24.7 per cent and the IMF confirms high-income status.

Guyana has lifted treated water access from 50% to 80% since 2020, but old pipelines and dirty household tanks keep taps running murky, a senior official says.

West Indies sealed a 1-0 series win in Bangladesh as Towhid Hridoy's record 324 runs forced a draw in the Sylhet Test on Monday, November 9, 2026.

A new video of the October 12 Kitty shootout between a top intelligence officer and the Opposition Leader could, if authentic, upend the government's official account.

A Commonwealth study warns Guyana's oil boom has pushed coastal asset exposure to US$43.5 billion, urging the country to earmark revenues for resilience and expand development inland.

The PPP, the Ethnic Relations Commission and the Guyana Trades Union Congress marked Diwali 2026 with messages on unity, dignity and equal rights for all Guyanese.

GYSBI has appointed six Guyanese nationals as Base Managers, including the first woman in the role, with Guyanese now holding every base leadership post for the first time.

CHOGM 2026 concluded in Antigua with 56 member states represented, but India's Modi stayed home and the summit produced little in the way of a shared economic agenda.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino commissioned Guyana's first FIFA Arena mini-pitch at Haslington and pledged facilities in all 10 regions, plus US$25 million for the GFF in the 2027-2030 funding cycle.

Anthony Jhaggroo pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to time served after six years and six months on remand for the 2016 death of his neighbour.

Labour Minister Keoma Griffith warned wholesale and retail businesses that enforcement will be tightened as the sector records Guyana's highest employee turnover in 2026.

President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been appointed a Commonwealth Champion of Biodiversity during CHOGM in Antigua and Barbuda, strengthening Guyana's leadership in global conservation finance.

The Environmental Protection Agency has dismissed criticism of its $13.8 million training expenditure, saying the investment builds the capacity needed to regulate Guyana's rapidly expanding economy.

President Ali told Commonwealth leaders in Antigua that conservation needs financing, not declarations.

The Guyana Prison Service says official logs show the remanded Opposition Leader spent over nine hours outside his cell on Sunday, contradicting his family's claim of near-24-hour confinement.

Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman refused a US prosecution bid to revoke bail for Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar, ruling that unproven allegations cannot justify detention.

Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman refused to revoke bail for Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, ruling that unproven allegations cannot justify detention in the US extradition case.

Tourism Minister Susan Rodrigues launched Tourism Awareness Month 2026 in Georgetown, urging shared responsibility as arrivals rise 10 per cent and the country targets 500,000 visitors.

The Prison Service says the opposition leader's placement is a security classification, not punishment, after his sister alleged solitary confinement at Lusignan Prison.

UN, World Bank and Campaign for Nature figures praised Guyana's biodiversity leadership at the 2026 GBA Conference, calling it a blueprint for conservation success.

President Irfaan Ali gave the Global Biodiversity Alliance six steps and twelve months to turn biodiversity talk into private investment, with a London summit planned for June 2027.

King Charles III told a Georgetown conference that Guyana deserves to be rewarded for preserving its forests and biodiversity, as President Ali vowed to expand conservation partnerships.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha announced on Wednesday that mangrove conservation data will feed into a new Ministry of Agriculture Situation Room launching within weeks, alongside an upgraded national mangrove information platform.

Jomel Warrican's five-wicket haul and John Campbell's half-century put West Indies in control against Bangladesh before rain ended play early on day two in Mirpur.

Raymond Perez hit an unbeaten 104 on Berbice debut as Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt Flour beat Rose Hall Canje by eight wickets to reach the BCB KSM 50-over final.