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ALI WARNS CARIBBEAN TOURISM RISKS FALLING BEHIND WITHOUT MAJOR INVESTMENT AND REGIONAL COOPERATION

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA | October 8, 2026 — President Irfaan Ali has warned that the Caribbean risks losing its competitive position in the...

🕒 2:38 pm • 4 min read

Guyana Development Bank Opens Door to G$3M Zero-Interest, No-Collateral Loans for Entrepreneurs

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

Staff Writer The newly operationalized Guyana Development Bank promises to change how small and medium-sized enterprises access financing, with President Irfaan Ali...

🕒 6:18 am • 3 min read

Guyana Development Bank Names Inaugural Board as New SME Financing Institution Begins Operations

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

Staff Writer The Guyana Development Bank has announced its inaugural Board of Directors, marking another major step in establishing the new state-backed...

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WALROND REJECTS RED THREAD CRITICISM, DENIES ORDERING CONFRONTATION IN KARIMBAKSH PROBE

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

Staff Writer GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond has rejected criticism from women’s rights organization Red Thread over her...

🕒 6:09 am • 3 min read

R&B ICON FREDDIE JACKSON, VOICE BEHIND “YOU ARE MY LADY,” DIES AT 70

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

Staff Writer October 7, 2026 — Freddie Jackson, the Grammy-nominated R&B singer whose smooth ballads helped define the sound of the 1980s,...

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RODRIGUES-BIRKETT PITCHES UN REFORM AGENDA AS SHE MAKES CASE FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

Staff Writer Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, has outlined her vision for a more responsive and effective...

🕒 5:44 am • 3 min read

GUYANA RECORDS 360,000+ VISITORS — BUT WHAT ARE THEY COMING FOR?

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

Staff Writer Guyana recorded 360,623 visitor arrivals during the first nine months of 2026, continuing an upward trend in arrivals as the...

🕒 5:37 am • 3 min read

GUYANESE-BORN SITA SINGH DAVENPORT, REMEMBERED FOR THEATRE, FASHION AND A LIFE OF COMPASSION, DIES AT 80

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

Staff Writer Guyanese-born Sita Singh Davenport, whose life took her from the theatre and beauty industry in Guyana to the world of...

🕒 5:31 am • 2 min read

OPPOSITION LEADER EXPRESSES NO CONFIDENCE IN MV BARIMA COI, DEMANDS VESSEL RECOVERY AND G$5M FOR FAMILIES

BY STAFF WRITER | NEWSGUYANA24

OCTOBER 8, 2026

Staff Writer GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has publicly expressed a lack of confidence in the Commission of Inquiry (COI)...

🕒 5:22 am • 2 min read