IMF notes highly favourable drop in local unemployment

GUYANA’S unemployment rate fell to 6.2 per cent by the end of 2025, reflecting continued strength in the country’s rapidly expanding economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its 2026 Article IV Mission Staff Concluding Statement, released on...

What Emancipation still demands

IN his Emancipation Day 2026 message, President Irfaan Ali, decked out in what appears to be an outfit associated with the Hausa and Fulani Muslims of West Africa, offered the citizens of Guyana more than just ceremonial greetings. His message is a reminder that...