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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Macorp looking at Lethem to expand with new branch, training centre

The Machinery Corporation of Guyana Limited (Macorp) has indicated that it will now be seeking to open a new branch in Lethem, Region Nine...

$300M owed by M&CC: Central Govt won’t get involved- Harmon

-As City Council moves to hire new collectors following Cevons, Puran Brothers fallout Minister of State Joseph Harmon said while the Government is concerned about...

Broadcast Amendment Bill: Broadcasters should file legal action- Parliamentary Opposition

The Parliamentary Opposition has maintained that the Broadcast Amendment Bill in its current form is ‘unconstitutional’ and will have several implications on private broadcasters. Opposition...

Aruba Airlines makes inaugural flight, will officially launch soon- Gouveia

Aruba Airlines on Sunday made its inaugural flight to Guyana, with some 150 passengers on board, marking the beginning of its service in the...

Gold earnings decline by $400M in first half of 2017

-Yearly growth projection revised downwards from 3.8 to 3.1% As the country’s export earnings continues to plummet, gold has now joined the list of commodities...

Broadcast Amendment Bill passed

A fiery exchange on Friday in the National Assembly heralded the debate on the Broadcast (Amendment) Bill, but when the smoke cleared the Government...

Government to introduce import permit for foreign wood- Trotman

...says forest producing country resorting to imports to meet local demand troubling Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman, met with a number of local hardware stores...

Botched tree trimming, burnt jumper reasons for spate of blackouts – GPL CEO

In the wake of a palpable outcry among citizens over the recent spate of blackouts, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has finally offered...

Albion Estate cane harvesters picket GuySuCo’s ‘gang merger’ imposition

– as downscaling of sugar takes effect Several estates are already being impacted as Government moves to downsize the local sugar industry. Among those are...

PSC supports call for referral of Tobacco control Bill to Select Committee

...as Health Minister says Govt has no plans to reconsider same  The Private Sector Commission (PSC) weighing in on the recently tabled Tobacco Control Amendment...

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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...

11 homeless after fire flattens Angoy’s Avenue houses

  Eleven people are now homeless after fire destroyed two houses at Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. Rudolph Majeet disclosed that...

EPA orders rice farmers to desist from burning fields

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered rice farmers across the country to desist from burning their fields. See full advisory: