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Issue No. 6333
THE BEACON OF TRUTH TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026
Guyana’s population …foreign-born hits 956,044 residents rise
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CH&PA halts operations of unapproved supermarket in P7 Bel Air
Hunters warned of $2M fines, jail time for wildlife trade during P11 closed seasons Trans Guyana joins other domestic carriers to reduce airfares by 7% P9
…males outnumber females: 440,062 men to 432,608 women in 2022 See story on page 3
Witness location, probe lapses cited as hurdles in criminal P12 prosecutions
CANU seizes over $440M worth of…Regions narcotics 4, 6 top list for in 2025 cocaine, ganja seizures
Man gets 12 P11 months, teen granted bail for trafficking ecstasy
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Monday received the first copy of the Preliminary Report arising from the Guyana National Population and Housing Census 2022 from the Deputy Census Officer Vanessa Profitt, who is also Deputy Chief Statistician at the Bureau of Statistics. Also present at the handing over of the Preliminary Report were Senior Minister in the Office of the President, Dr Ashni Singh and Chief Statistician at the Bureau of Statistics, Errol La Cruez
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Consumer complaints rise 3 road deaths in Region 6 in 1st 11 days of 2026 Over 2000 Region 5% in 2025 as CCAC secures 4 fisherfolk receive $309M in grants over $156M in redress …auto industry tops grievances with over $312M in disputed transactions Page 12
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Miner stabbed to death, brother critically injured in brawl See story on page 11
Guyana launches high-tech search and rescue system to save lives P14 …$123M investment cuts response times, boosts national preparedness