The Government is transforming its healthcare approach to combat a growing regional crisis in neurological health, shifting focus from merely saving lives to protecting long-term quality of life.

According to The Lancet Regional Health Americas, neurological disorders affect half a billion people and are among the leading causes of disability and mortality in the region.

Since conditions like stroke and dementia are heavily tied to manageable risk factors such as hypertension, dia

A new sluice door will be tendered for - within the next month - to replace the damaged structure in the Schoonord community, where emergency works have resolved the immediate flooding situation last evening.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha provided the update, explaining that a fishing boat struck the sluice door, damaging its lower section and allowing water to enter the community.

"We assessed the situation, we had emergency work carried out and we were able to

Young Guyanese leaving universities and vocational training institutions are being encouraged to consider entrepreneurship as a pathway to employment and economic opportunity.

The Small Business Bureau says many graduates leave with valuable skills and business ideas, but lack of access to financing, particularly collateral can prevent those ideas from becoming businesses.

"Many people left the university, they left those training centers with good business ideas, but because they do not have collater

Grappling with unusually high temperature from the El Nino period and high power demand on its grid, the Government of Guyana have devised several plans that will a load of the power generation system.

This from Minster of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar during a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minster.

Outlining a number of measures Minister of Utilies and Aviation Deodat Indar said to aid in conservation they will reque

More than US$3.6 billion has been spent with local companies since Guyana’s oil industry began, according to ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge.

Routledge says more than 2,000 local vendors and suppliers have participated in the industry so far, but he believes there is still room for Guyanese businesses to move further up the supply chain.

"Over 2,000 individual vendors or suppliers in the industry to date and collectively the industry has spent over 3.6 billion US d

Guyana is set to take centre stage in the regional media landscape as the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) hosts its 57th General Assembly and Media Awards from August 17 to 19, 2026, marking the first time in more than a decade that the prestigious gathering will be held in Guyana.

Associated activities will begin on August 16, ahead of the official three-day event, which will bring together broadcasters, media executives, industry professionals and other delegates from across the Caribbean and inter