It is extremely disheartening that the Stabroek News continues to engage in mischievous journalistic practices through uninformed and biased commentary. This is clearly the case in its sordid editorial in question, published on May 17, 2025, under the headline “National Toshaos Conference and Accountability.” The editorial is intellectually dishonest and shamefully disregards the real, tangible progress […]

The National Assembly on Friday passed the Advanced Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record (APIPNR) Bill, establishing a central database to enable CARICOM member states to share information on passengers and cargo transiting the region. The legislation also aims to address transnational organised crime across the Caribbean. The bill was developed by the legislative committee […]

One hundred households from Acquero and Huradiah in Region One will soon have first-time access to potable water as works on a new $15 million well are under construction at Acquero. During a recent visit to the project site, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal noted that the project is expected to be completed […]

Guyana is set to host MECODEX 2025, a major regional disaster response simulation exercise aimed at strengthening international cooperation and improving national preparedness for flood-related emergencies. Scheduled for May 19-22, 2025, the exercise will take place at the Pegasus Hotel & Corporate Centre. MECODEX, short for Mechanism for Disaster Cooperation Exercise — is being organised […]

The National Toshaos Council (NTC) strongly condemns the misleading and politically charged assertions made by the Alliance For Change (AFC) in the Stabroek News article titled, “Gov’t officials get more speaking time at NTC over Toshaos – AFC.” This is a deliberate attempt to undermine the credibility of the NTC Conference, the most respected and […]

-as new legislation passed in the National Assembly Championing the newest piece of legislation regulating the operations of oil extraction, Prime Minister Hon. Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, MP, declared that the new oil spill bill is necessary for the protection of Guyana’s economy. The bill, which has the formal name Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response […]

The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to respond to another hysterical piece of reporting by Kaieteur News in its May 16, 2025 edition, headlined: “Mystery over final report of ExxonM’s US$7.3 billion audit.” The article states that the document which captures the findings of VHE Consulting following an audit of Stabroek Block’s expenses (2018-2020) is […]

The government is moving to tighten enforcement against overloaded trucks by procuring 20 motion weight scales and 400 clamps. This is according to the Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, who made the announcement on Wednesday. The initiative, which is currently out for tender, is aimed at reducing the widespread damage caused to roads, […]

Work is set to begin on Section C of the East Bank Demerara Road Improvement Project, covering the stretch from Soesdyke to the Timehri Police Station. The US$75.8 million project, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has been divided into three sections to help minimise disruption and keep construction on schedule. Section A runs […]

The Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government has been forced to pick up where they left off in 2015 in the areas of environmental sustainability and economic growth since the previous administration was unable to execute an effective strategy. This was the view shared by General Secretary of the PPP Dr Bharrat Jagdeo during his weekly […]