Guyana has slipped to 81st among 143 countries in the World Justice Project’s 2026 Rule of Law Index, with declines recorded in freedom of expression, assembly and civic participation, as well as judicial checks on government power.
Thirteen days ago, following mounting criticism over its handling of rape and threatening behaviour allegations against Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit, Fazil Karimbaksh, the Guyana Police Force finally announced that he had been sent on leave pending the outcome of an investigation.
The Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Barima has not decided whether to summon the three men charged with murder in connection with the disaster, Chairman Justice Godfrey Phillip Smith said.
President Irfaan Ali has said an apology is the next step after King Charles III’s acknowledgement of the horrors of slavery, as Guyanese interviewed by Britain’s ITV News called for the monarch to confront the lasting consequences of Britain’s colonial rule.
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has welcomed Education Minister Sonia Parag’s assurance that J.E. Burnham Primary School will not close, but is calling for written confirmation that it will continue operating as a primary school and for details of proposed construction.
A 39-year-old construction worker was arrested on Monday after his legal representatives handed him over to police in connection with the killing of 17-year-old Akeem Bannister at Westminster, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.
Some passenger ferries inspected by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) lacked statutory and safety documents, while life-saving and firefighting equipment required servicing, Inspector of Shipping Michael Carrington told the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry.
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) says it has retained the number one position among airports in Latin America and the Caribbean in the third-quarter 2026 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey.
Naphtali Wessels, called “Bruddo” and “Bran”, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to felonious wounding over the repeated stabbing of his uncle at West Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, in January 2023.
Ryan Reeves produced a match-winning late assault as South Africa escaped with a one-wicket victory over West Indies Masters in the IMC Over-40s World Cup at Providence yesterday.
interCaribbean today announced that it will be flying between Barbados and the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle every day from now on.
(Trinidad Guardian) Coming on the heels of major top-level executive announcements across Republic Financial Holdings Ltd (RFHL), the Port-of-Spain-headquartered regional banking group confirmed that Edward Ince, a director of its T&T subsidiary Republic Bank Ltd, had resigned.
