PPP/C to lower income & corporate taxes, provide household & individual cash grants

To ensure that the Guyanese people have more disposable income and that cost of living pressures are cushioned, over the next five years, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) will maintain its policy of no new taxes throughout all the...

PPP Civic launches Manifestofor a Better Guyana

Promising to build on the foundation laid over the last five years, the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) unveiled its 72-page manifesto this evening with a vision to transform Guyana into a respected global leader in climate...

Saipem vessels conclude Yellowtail subsea installations offshore Guyana

Saipem has completed its work scope for the deepwater Yellowtail development in the Starbroek Block offshore Guyana. Last week operator ExxonMobil started operations through the field’s ONE GUYANA FPSO, which is moored in 1,800 m water depth....

Jockey’s death overshadows Dataman’s Guyana Cup triumph

The horse racing community in Guyana is in mourning after the tragic death of 18-year-old jockey Kishawn Pereira, which cast a solemn pall over the day’s events at the Guyana Cup 2025 at Rising Sun Turf Club. In Sunday’s premier event, Dataman,...

Guyana President Ali announces $200,000 annual support per child, increases for pensioners

Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has unveiled sweeping new benefits for children and pensioners if his People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is returned to office in the September 1 elections. - Advertisement - Speaking at a rally in...

Saipem sheds light on its part in early start-up of ExxonMobil’s oil project offshore Guyana

Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has landed a helping hand to U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobil to bring online its fourth oil project on the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana. SBM Offshore's FPSO One Guyana...

Guyana President Ali urges global action on biodiversity loss on UK podcast

Guyana President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has called for urgent global action to halt biodiversity loss, warning that continued species decline threatens ecosystems, food security, medicine, and cultural heritage worldwide. He made the appeal as the...

First Guyanese selected as a Halcyon Fellow for Climate Innovation

Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2025, 11:17 by Denis Chabrol Mr Brian Smith Brian Smith, Founder and Operations Lead of Dragonfly Drones and Geospatial Solutions, has been selected as the first Guyanese to join the Halcyon Fellowship, a global...

GPHC, Gift of Life International deliver life-saving heart Care to 18 Guyanese children

Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2025, 11:15 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), in collaboration with Gift of Life International (GOLI), successfully concluded its second paediatric cardiac collaboration for 2025...

The Guyana Government Should Immediately Investigate The Accounting Of The Oil Companies

By Darsh Khusial News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 18, 2025: On July 2nd, 2025, Stabroek News published a letter from the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (CFO), of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, (EMGL) disputing Chris Ram’s assertion...

BYD announces sponsorship of Republic Bank CPL  

The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Monday announced that BYD, the world’s No. 1 new energy vehicle brand by sales, as an official sponsor for the tournament. This landmark partnership brings together the Caribbean’s biggest...

From Senegal to The Gambia: Imam Bacchus reflects on Slave Trade atrocities

Imam Shaykh Safraz Bacchus, center engaged several African children during his 2024 trip to continue his humanitarian work, He distributed school supplies and food hampers. Photo courtesy of Imam Shaykh Safraz Bacchus Guyanese-born Imam Shaykh...

Nepali Forests as Global Carbon Banks

The World Bank estimates that forests contribute about 0.49% of Nepal’s GDP, mainly from the value of selling timber. In the fiscal year 2023/24 (2079/80 BS), agriculture, forestry, and fishing combined made up about 24.10% of GDP. However, this...

Under the PPP, we have seen the biggest injection of financial resources into our hinterland communities

-Dr. Singh says during PPP/C’s rally in the Berbice River THE village of Wiruni in the Berbice River, Region 10, recently warmly welcomed Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’ d) Mark Phillips, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with...

‘Guyana has moved from promise to progress under the PPP/C’ – Region 9 Chairman

Outlining several major accomplishments of the PPP/C government in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) over the last five years, Regional Chairman Brian Allicock said on Sunday that Guyana has moved from promise to progress under President...

Building Expo 2025 showcases Guyana’s evolving tech, construction businesses

VLCC Tanker Market Calms Last Week

Clean LR2 LR2 freight in the MEG weakened this week with reports of demand reduced for the size over the last few days. The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index dropped from WS151.94 to WS144.17. A TC20 90kt MEG/UK-Continent trip also lost $125,000 of value...

100 +: Notes on Political Parties that shaped Guyana

By Nigel Westmaas Nigel Westmaas is a researcher and public scholar and Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Hamilton College, New York. (NB: This is an updated and modified version of an article published in Stabroek News in July...

Energy Dividend Aristocrats Shine Amid Market Uncertainty

With U.S. markets trading close to record highs, many investors are now turning to dividend-paying stocks as they try to balance growth and income. Dividend investing provides a predictable and reliable source of cash flow that can complement...

Land regularisation, fuel farm & ease of trade barriers at Lethem border – Pres. Ali promises

President Dr Irfaan Ali this evening said that Lethem in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) is transforming at an unimaginable pace as he outlines a series of initiatives to come that will make doing business earlier in the township....