Human remains suspected to be those of a 62-year-old man were discovered in the aftermath of a fire that destroyed two houses at Bee Hive Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD), late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Police said the blaze occurred between 23:50 hrs on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, and 01:00 hrs on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Destroyed in the fire were the home of Davanand Sawh, called “Cheow,” 62, unemployed, and the house of 64-year-old farmer Vidishwa

READ THE STATEMENT BELOW BY THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE: Georgetown, Ministry of Finance, March 12, 2026: In keeping with the commitment made by President Irfaan Ali and as announced in the 2026 Budget presentation by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, Government will commence the distribution of the $100,000 National Cash Grant for citizens in Guyana, with central government employees already receiving salaries thro

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has launched a probe into the discovery of a firearm and ammunition at a primary school in Georgetown on Monday. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported that a teacher was in her classroom when she received a report of a suspicious sound coming from a student’s desk. Checks were subsequently carried out, during which a firearm was found under the desk. Police ranks were later summoned to the school, where they took possession of a 9mm pistol a