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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Phagwah Messages 2024

Celebrate Phagwah in Unity and Respect – GHDS As the world celebrates the festival of Spring and colors, Phagwah, I extend greetings to all of Guyana. The...

Venezuela’s action “starkly violate” spirit of Argyle Agreement – Opposition

See below for a statement from the Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs for Guyana, Roysdale Forde, S.C.: GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 23, 2024 - In a...

GFS battling major grass fire at Cummings Lodge

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is currently battling a large grass fire at Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown, which has engulfed the area in smoke. As...

Corentyne River Bridge: Supervisory tendering process, drafting of Joint Agreement to start

See below for a Joint Statement by Suriname and Guyana following strategic dialogue between the two presidents:  Head of State of the Republic of Suriname,...

Motorcyclist dies after running overboard in Essequibo Coast accident

A motorcyclist is now dead after the motorcycle he was driving ran overboard on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). The dead man has been...

Govt in talks with fmr PSC Chairman to head GuySuCo as current CEO set...

Former Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman Paul Cheong is tipped to take over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). Cheong...

Only int’l mechanisms can solve Venezuela’s border controversy with Guyana – DR Ambassador

Amid tensions between Guyana and Venezuela in recent months and the recent adoption of a law by the Venezuelan National Assembly seeking to declare...

Fmr US President Bill Clinton arrives in Guyana today for historic United Caribbean Forum

Guyana’s reputation as an investment destination is set to get a major boost with the visit of former United States President Bill Clinton, who...

WCD youth killed on Zeeburg Public Road

Twenty-year-old Warren Junior Thomas of Area 'G' De Willem Public Road, West Coast Demerara, was killed after being run over by a motorcar on...

Home Affairs Minister concerned about non-State actors at Venezuelan border

Even as tensions heightened between Guyana and Venezuela over the ongoing border controversy, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has noted that there are mounting...

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...