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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

More than US$1M being spent on filaria campaign this year-Lawrence

In an effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease filaria, the Government through the Public Health Ministry will be spending over US $1M in pills...

Work begins on $328M asphalt road in MMA Scheme

Rehabilitation works of the Onverwagt main access road in the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Scheme has begun. A total of five kilometres...

BREAKING: CID ranks question Jagdeo on “chase them out” comments

Ranks of the Criminal Investigation Department today visited Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo at his Church Street Office. Inews understands that the ranks questioned Jagdeo about...

“GDF is a jungle force to be reckoned with”; President says investors will be...

- “We cannot sell out. We cannot give away. We cannot offer the adversary any corridor or any passage,” were the words of...

Latest developments in Venezuela with Russian bombers being monitored- Govt

Government is monitoring the latest developments that are taking place in Venezuela where two state-of-the-art Russian bomber aircraft have been deployed. The two Tu-160 bombers...

$566.9M contract signed for reconstruction of North Ruimveldt School

On June 19, 2021, the North Ruimveldt Secondary School was destroyed by fire. On that day, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that the...

WICB’s arrogance is unbelievable – President Ramotar says it’s a threat to Regional Integration

By Kurt Campbell – President Donald Ramotar believes the recent actions by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), to deny Guyana from hosting...

Major tax reductions for importation of trucks, pickups

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh today announced significant reductions in the excise taxes for several categories of trucks and pickups. Regarding the importation of new...

91,000 changes to RLE legal – GECOM

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has responded to concerns raised by members of the public regarding the 91,000 changes being made to the Revised...

Int’l Center for Democracy appeals to CARICOM to ensure Observers remain until completion of...

  Now that it is clear that the ongoing national recount of the votes cast in the March 2, polls  will not be completed in...

Recent Articles

Solar panels stolen from school in Bartica; businessman, security officer arrested

See full statement from Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating an alleged simple larceny that occurred between Friday, April 19, and...

Taxi drivers allegedly shot by vendor at Kitty Seawall

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On April 17th, 2024, at about 23:00 hrs on the seawall near the Station in Kitty,...

Authorities still awaiting lab results on Berbice children who died last week

Authorities are still awaiting the results of lab tests conducted on samples taken from three Berbice children who died under unknown or unclear circumstances. These...

Over 2800 dengue cases recorded for the year so far

Guyana has already recorded over 2800 dengue cases for 2024, advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy has revealed. Specifically, a total of...

Govt, CARICOM working for solution to Haitian crisis– President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has reminded the region that the Guyana government and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to direct stringent efforts to the...

Edghill engages speedboat operators on unauthorised fare increases, other concerns

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, this morning met with boat operators that ply the Bartica and Supenaam route to address unauthorised fare...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg of ganja

A 53-year-old taxi driver was taken into custody following the interception of 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on Sunday last at High...

Over G$110M raised for the Palestinians following appeal during Ramadan 2024

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), the Muslim Youth Organisation of Guyana, (MYO) and The Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT), are pleased to announce...

Letter: Unless PPC is given authority, it cannot cancel any contracts

Dear Editor, The Public Procurement Commission’s publication of the report has sparked a deluge of commentaries from politicians, media personalities, and social media commentators. Based...

Guyanese scholar Dr Vivian Rambihar inducted into Walk of Fame

Dr. Vivian Rambihar, a globally renowned Toronto cardiologist, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, author and global community activist for close to...