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Monday, May 20, 2024

Supenaam operators fume over waterfront construction delays

Essequibo Coast speedboat operators are decrying hindrances to the service they provide as a result of delayed construction works ongoing at the Supenaam Waterfront. In...

Subtitles, sign languages required on newscasts for deaf viewers – Broadcasting Authority

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is urging operators of television stations to cater for persons with hearing disabilities, by ensuring that newscasts or...

5.5 billion barrels of oil from Stabroek Block – ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil has announced that gross recoverable resource from the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana has been estimated to approximately 5.5 billion oil-equivalent barrels. This increase in...

Premier Photo and Film Expo for this weekend

CineffX, Guyana’s first ever photography and filmography Expo will begin Friday night at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. The expo was created...

CAL compensates passengers for Monday’s delays

Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has compensated passengers on a direct flight from New York to Guyana, who endured more than 10 hours delay...

Govt, GTT ink “non-binding” pact for telecoms liberalisation

Having missed the 2018 year-end deadline for the complete liberalisation of the public telecommunications sector, Government has inked a “non-binding” agreement with the Guyana...

Come home and invest – AMCHAM tells diaspora

President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Guyana (AMCHAM), Zulfikar Ally, urged a gathering in the United States to come back home and...

Police to crack down on parking touts

Police will be clamping down on persons who are blocking off streets and parapets to force drivers to pay to park. This is according to...

GCCI to participate in major oil conference in Texas

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is preparing a delegation to participate in what has been dubbed the largest international oil conference...

Govt needs to probe bad practices of foreign employers – Trade Unions

Trade Unions are calling on the Guyana Government to look into the operations of foreign companies in the country, especially as it relates to...

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GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases

Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...

Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG

The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...

Elite Kayaking launches paddle-boarding experience

Visitors to Linden can now enjoy paddle-boarding in the Blue Lake with the launch of Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours’ latest offering. Owner Deon Anderson,...

Police probing extortion of Brazilian businessman, wife by 2 CANU ranks

Two officers, who are attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and stationed in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), were detained on Sunday...

Breaking: Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found

"President Raisi's helicopter was completely burned in the crash ... unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," the official told Reuters. Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday.

Man found dead in car on Heroes Highway

Police ranks from Regional Division #4B today discovered the body of a male in a motorcar along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara. Based on...

WCD labourer busted with ganja

A 30-year-old labourer has been arrested after police found a quantity of marijuana at his Best Village, West Coast Demerara home. The discovery was made...

Pensioner killed on EBD roadway

A pensioner was killed Saturday night on the East Bank Demerara Public Road after a motorcar crashed into his electric bike. Dead is 81-year-old Donovan...

Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...

New ramp, dredging, road upgrades for fisherfolks at Ogle outfall

Fisherfolks operating at the Ogle Outfall on the East Coast of Demerara will benefit from a new ramp to bring their boats onshore and...