In the wake of the tragic MV Barima ferry incident, Captain Deonarine Singh (Govinda), together with his wife, his brother Haresh Singh, and two police officers, acted heroically, rescuing 11 people, including nine adults and two children, sometime after 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 19. Speaking exclusively with
STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER MARK PHILLIPS ON THE INCIDENT INVOLVING THE MV BARIMA ON ITS JOURNEY TO PORT KAITUMA, REGION ONE Georgetown, Guyana (July 19, 2026)- As of noon today, the Search and Rescue Coordination Centre continues to oversee a
Thirty Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have successfully completed the Drill Instructor Course (DIC) and Skill-at-Arms Instructor Course (SAAIC), earning qualification to join the Force’s cadre of instructors. Conducted from March 9 to June 4,
The Ministry of Natural Resources, in collaboration with ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, facilitated an offshore visit for a team of Cabinet members to the ONE GUYANA Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel on April 17th, 2026. The ONE GUYANA FPSO
Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, in a social media post, expressed profound grief over the passing of her trusted right-hand person, Kadeem Gordon. Minister Walrond said “I am deeply shaken and heartbroken by the passing of Kadeem Gordon. This
Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, M.P., yesterday witnessed the voluntary tint testing exercise at the Traffic Headquarters, Eve Leary, as part of the national rollout of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Tint) Regulations 2025. Several motorists presented their
– Dangerous driving cases captured on SRIS cameras advance through the courts The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has reported that, utilising footage from the Safe Road Intelligent System (SRIS), hundreds of dangerous driving incidents have been detected and advanced through
The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken note of serious allegations of sexual exploitation, abuse of authority, and misconduct at the Guyana Police Force Academy. Upon receipt of the report, the Administration immediately directed the Criminal Investigation Department and the
Noting that it is important to acknowledge that driver behaviour plays a significant role in many accidents and traffic congestion, the Head of the Traffic Department and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mahendra Singh, explained that ranks from the department held
Regional Traffic Enforcement ReportPeriod: 29th June – 5th July 2025 During the reporting period, traffic ranks across the country recorded the following cases, with the most prevalent being Offense Number of Cases Exceeding the Speed limit (Speeding) 178 Failure to
