US$5M food terminal earmarked for Soesdyke-Linden Highway
A food terminal to the tune of approximately US$5 million is earmarked to be constructed along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, in keeping with the People’s...
1500 farmers to benefit from $127M in flood-relief grants in Region 1
Approximately $127 million in flood-relief grants will be distributed to farmers from several
villages in Region One (Barima-Waini) who were affected by flooding earlier in...
20 varieties to be tested as Guyana attempts to cultivate wheat amid soaring world...
The Guyana Government will very soon be testing 20 wheat varieties as the country attempts to cultivate this produce amid soaring world market prices.
Minister...
Ramjattan calls for removal of GuySuCo CEO over fallout with Board members
…says if not too late Govt should halt purchase of articulated tractors
The Alliance For Change – the minority party in the Opposition APNU/AFC coalition...
Gov’t opens first Mangrove Centre in keeping with conservation efforts
On Friday, the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) held an opening ceremony for Guyana’s...
NAREI introduces ‘climate smart’ agriculture at New Amsterdam Prison farm
In an effort to boost agricultural production within the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has introduced the...
Rice farmers in dire need of water as they get ready to replant with...
Seventy-five per cent of harvesting in the Black Bush Polder (BBP) has been completed and some farmers have already started to prepare lands for...
“Being licensed not a requirement to benefit from $150,000 grant for fishermen” – Mustapha
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has made it clear that all marine fishermen across the country who earn their living at sea will benefit from...
GAWU’s 22nd Delegates’ Congress for August 23 & 24
The 22nd Delegates’ Congress of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) will be held on August 23 and 24, 2023, at the...
Maria’s Lodge to get all-weather road, agricultural support
Residents in Maria’s Lodge, La Harmonie, Catherina Sophia, and surrounding areas will soon enjoy better access to farmlands, homes, and schools as an all-weather...
Recent Articles
Taffin Khan successfully retains National Chess title
See below for a statement from the Guyana Chess Federation:
National Chess Champion Taffin Khan successfully defended his title for the second
consecutive year after facing...
Man nabbed with ganja during intel-led police operation
Ranks from the Enmore Police Station conducted a 'cordon and search' exercise between 17:40 and 18:20 hrs on Friday during which they apprehended a...
64-Y-O man hospitalised after being shot on Water Street
Police are investigating an alleged shooting incident that has left Joseph Singh, a 64-year-old labourer, with a gunshot wound to his hand.
The incident occurred...
Truck driver remanded on gun, ammo & narco charges
Shakeil Grant, a 27-year-old truck driver of Lot 346 Section 'B' Sophia, Georgetown, was remanded to prison on several charges ranging from gun and...
ECD woman granted $150k bail for narcotic trafficking
A 26-year-old housewife has been placed on bail after being charged with the offence of Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Jasodra Muriall...
8 Indian nationals deported to Suriname after illegally entering Guyana
Eight Indian nationals were on Friday deported to neighbouring Suriname after they illegally entered Guyana via the Number 63 Beach in Region Six (East...
211,000 women to be screened for cervical cancer by 2030 – Dr Anthony
In keeping with the commitments made in Budget 2024, the Health Ministry on Friday inked several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with various partners to...
Sanctions on Guyanese trio: Two-and-a-half-year investigation kept under wraps to avoid “compromise” – US...
The sanctions recently imposed by the United States on three prominent Guyanese citizens were a result of an investigation spanning more than two and...
Guyana’s ‘Rich Heritage’ on show at GBTI’s newly designed ATM room
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has partnered with the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) to redesign its automated teller machine (ATM) room at...
Serious progress being made with GTU talks – Jagdeo
As the government continues talks with the Guyana Teachers Union to bring an end to the ongoing countrywide strike by some teachers, Vice President,...