Ministry launches digitised Immigration Support Services Platform

The Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), has officially launched the digitised Immigration Support Services (ISS) platform. A release from the Ministry said this milestone marks another...

Guyana actively engaging Middle Eastern partners to advance biodiversity services –President Ali

GUYANA is actively engaging its Middle Eastern partners including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar to explore opportunities in biodiversity services, as the country positions itself at the forefront of global environmental...

Qatar medical mission to conduct over 100 surgeries in Guyana

A specialised medical mission from Qatar is in Guyana to conduct more than 100 surgeries on both pediatric and adult patients over the next few days. The team will also assess the country’s health sector needs and train local doctors in...

Guyana strengthens global voice with focus on interpretation services

TAGMAN Media, Guyana’s leading provider of conference audio and interpretation services, celebrated International Translation Day on Tuesday with its Live Language Demos and Mixer at Herdmanston Lodge. The event highlighted the critical role of...

Guyana maintains Tier 1 ranking in U.S. State Department annual TIP Report

The provision of over $76 million in victim assistance, the conviction of a sex trafficker that was made to pay restitution to the victims, increase in prosecutions, and collaborations with foreign governments to investigate trafficking cases,...

Guyanese educator facing deportation, plans to fight

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Mia Mottley: Political Career, Education, Controversy and more

Early Life and Education Mia Amor Mottley was born on 1st October 1965 and holds Barbadian nationality. She is considered one of the most influential political leaders of the Caribbean. Mottley is a graduate of the University of London, from where...

Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge: Minister Edghill urges motorists to embrace ‘Five Cs,’ new driving culture

MINISTER of Public Works, Juan Edghill, has urged motorists to adopt a new culture of road use—one grounded in the “Five Cs”: care, caution, consideration, common sense, and courtesy—to ensure smooth and safe traffic flow on the newly commissioned...

Documenting Guyana’s waterway history

Dear Editor, With the opening of the new Demerara River Bridge and the decommissioning of the old Demerara Harbour Bridge, I believe it is opportune and ideal for the authorities to document Guyana’s waterway history with the opening of a maritime...

Guyana’s 4th Universal Periodic Review formally adopted at UN Human Rights Council

GUYANA’S Fourth Cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) officially concluded on Monday with the formal adoption of the country’s report by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The session marked the end of a process that began in May,...

GAWU extends warmest greetings on the occasion of Diwali 2025

GAWU: The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) extends heartfelt greetings and best wishes to all Guyanese, particularly to our Hindu brothers and sisters, on the joyous and auspicious occasion of Diwali 2025. Diwali, the Festival...

Aligning Guyana’s Human Capital Development with Its Infrastructure Growth

Oct 07, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, Guyana’s economic development is advancing at breakneck speed, marked by impressive strides in infrastructure such as roads, bridges, airports, hotels, and transport corridors. These investments are significantly...

Guyana-born Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent loses licence after ICE arrest

Dr. Ian Andre Roberts, who until recently served as Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, has had his licence revoked and is no longer head of the district following his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on September...

Guyanese school superintendent arrested by ICE resigns

Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyanese national who is currently detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has authorised his resignation from the position of Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS), effective...

YOUTH FIRST!

Jamaica Tallawahs celebrate winning the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League after the final against Barbados Royals at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Friday, September 30, 2022. (Photo: CPL via Getty Images) WITH a Jamaican franchise on course to...

Students, community outraged after ICE kidnaps respected Iowa educator

On Sept. 26 the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, Dr. Ian Roberts, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. A statement made by ICE shortly after his arrest claimed that Roberts was issued a “final order of removal”...

Guyana accepts 146 of 206 recommendations from UN rights council UPR

Gail Teixeira -commits to strengthening democratic institutions The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland has formally adopted the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Guyana, bringing the...

Education licence of arrested Guyanese school superintendent revoked in Iowa

Ian Andre Roberts Photo Credit: Des Moines School District Facebook Ian Andre Roberts, the Guyana national and superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa, United States of America, who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Guyanese-born Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts loses license amid deportation battle

The career of Dr. Ian Roberts, a Guyanese-born educator who rose to lead Des Moines Public Schools, has been thrown into turmoil after the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked his professional administrator’s license. - Advertisement - The...

In defence of truth: Guyana’s Vice President is right to call out fabrication

Dear Editor, A FREE press is one of democracy’s strongest safeguards, but the legitimacy of that freedom rests on a simple, demanding promise: to tell the truth. When reporters, editors, and publishers allow fabricated materials to enter the...