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Guyana Daily Brief — Friday, March 27, 2026

Your five-minute briefing on everything happening in the Land of Many Waters. Served fresh, slightly spicy, and completely unsponsored.

GOVERNMENT TAKES 22 GEORGETOWN STREETS — CITY HALL CALLS IT ILLEGAL

In a move that has Georgetown politicians reaching for their lawyers, the government quietly gazetted 22 major city streets as public roads under central government control — transferring authority from the Mayor and City Council to the Ministry of Public Works, effective March 21. Regent Street, Robb Street, Camp Street, Lamaha Street, and the Eastern Highway are among the corridors now under Minister Juan Edghill’s portfolio. Mayor Alfred Mentore called it “unlawful governance” and “arbitrary centralisation of local assets by executive fiat,” noting there was zero prior consultation with the elected Council. The M&CC summoned an extraordinary statutory meeting today to deal with the matter, and Mentore has threatened legal action if the decision isn’t reversed. The government, for its part, has not yet offered a public explanation.