The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft has taken place, with the seven teams confirming the West Indian players who will form part of their squads for the 2026 tournament, which runs from 7 August to 20 September. Overseas players will be announced over the coming weeks. The Barbados Tridents have selected Gudakesh Motie, […] The post Local players confirmed following CPL 2026 draft appeared first on INews Guyana.
Frank McCallister, 21, of Heatburn Village, East Bank Berbice (EBB), has been remanded to prison for allegedly killing his sister’s boyfriend, Oswin Lawson called “Black Boy”. Lawson, a 42-year-old taxi driver of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, was pronounced dead after the vehicle he was driving crashed along the Edinburgh Public Road, East Bank Berbice, early Tuesday […] The post Man remanded for killing sister’s boyfriend appeared first on INews Guyana.
See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) welcomes the recent unanimous ruling of the Guyana Court of Appeal concerning financial assurance requirements for offshore petroleum operations. The Court of Appeal overturned an earlier High Court ruling, which had directed the EPA to require an unlimited Parent Company Guarantee and/or […] The post EPA welcomes Appeal Court’s decision in ExxonMobil unlimited guarantee case appeared first on INews Guyana.
The blasphemous libel charge that was filed against social media personality, Daniel Wharton, also known as “Baby Skello,” was dismissed on Friday after Magistrate Wanda Fortune ruled that it was flawed and legally unsound. Wharton was charged in June 2025 and initially remanded to prison over a song he performed on TikTok that referenced the […] The post Court dismisses blasphemous libel charge against Baby Skello appeared first on INews Guyana.
See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority: The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) wishes to remind all importers, wholesalers, and retailers that all imported packages/units of alcoholic/tobacco products must be affixed with an Excise Stamp in accordance with Regulation 212 of the Customs Act, Chapter 82:01. Failure to comply with this Regulation have resulted in […] The post Imported packages of alcoholic & tobacco products must be affixed with excise stamp – GRA reminds appeared first on INews Guyana.
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening signalled his intention to make Guyana the motor racing capital of the Caribbean, as he hosted the leadership of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sport Club (GMRSC) and organisers of the 2026 GT Challenge de Las Americas for a dinner at State House on Main Street. The […] The post Guyana positions itself as C’bean motor racing capital with 2026 GT Challenge appeared first on INews Guyana.
The importance of strengthening measurement standards and quality systems was underscored on Thursday as the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) hosted the Inter-American Metrology System Joint Council on Quality System Task Force Meeting and Metrology Symposium in Guyana for the first time. Held at the Grand Coastal Hotel, along the East Coast of Demerara, […] The post Guyana strengthens push for quality standards appeared first on INews Guyana.
The Guyana Government is looking to leverage British engineering expertise to support largescale projects here. This is according to a statement from the Ministry of Public Works following a meeting between subject minister Juan Edghill and newly-appointed British High Commissioner to Guyana Joseph Guy Fisher. According to the press release, Minister Edghill “steered the discussion […] The post Guyana looks to leverage British engineering expertise to support largescale projects appeared first on INews Guyana.
A Berbice man was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment at the Berbice High Court for raping a child, with the court ruling that he will become eligible for parole only after serving 15 years behind bars. Robert Campbell faced Justice Simone Morris on Wednesday, and in handing down the sentence, the Judge said […] The post Berbice man jailed for 18 years for child rape appeared first on INews Guyana.
Motorists using the East Bank Demerara (EBD) corridor and the Linden-Soesdyke Highway are being urged to exercise caution as ongoing road construction continues to create dangerous conditions along several sections of the roadway. During the “Road Safety and You” programme on Tuesday evening, traffic ranks from Regional Division 4B raised concerns about speeding, reckless overtaking, […] The post Police warn motorists against reckless driving at EBD construction zones appeared first on INews Guyana.
