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Friday, March 29, 2024

“Communities must be clapping, not vex” – Edghill stresses need for timely completion of...

  Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and his colleague within the Ministry, Deodat Indar are currently in Region Three Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) to inspect...

Guyana gets €5M from EU, AFD for forest preservation activities

The Guyana Government has received funding to the tune of €5M for activities geared towards preserving its forests. The funding was made available under the...

New logistics company enters Guyana market with planned investments of US$7M

Foreign and local investors are recognising Guyana as a hub of potential. To this end, the country has seen tremendous growth in private sector...

Labour Minister stresses need for ‘good’ workplace safety to avoid fatal accidents

  In light of the latest workplace fatality that occurred at BOSAI operations in Linden, Region Ten (Upper Demerara - Berbice), Minister of Labour Joseph...

Govt releases draft model PSAs for deep, shallow oil blocks

In keeping with their often-repeated commitment to govern the oil and gas sector in full transparency, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has released the...

Driver killed in Essequibo Coast accident

  A 29-year-old hire car driver is now dead following an accident last night at La Belle Alliance, Essequibo Coast. Dead is Amos Christopher Li of...

House lot identification exercise begins at Meten-Meer-Zorg

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) is undertaking infrastructure development in various housing schemes throughout the country, resulting in more house lot allottees...

Agri Ministry receives $150M in equipment from IDB to boost extension services

The Ministry of Agriculture received equipment valued at $150 million through its Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP) with funding from the Inter-American Development Bank...

Education Minister expects “swift” police action in assault of Fort Wellington teacher

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has expressed that swift police action is needed in the case regarding the assault of a teacher attached to...

Guyana, FAO partner to improve emergency response to zoonotic diseases

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have commenced a three-day simulation exercise on High Pathogenicity...

Recent Articles

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...