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Ministry hires Community Coordinator for cleanup campaign

- The overwhelming support to the clean-up campaign has prompted David Patterson, the Public Infrastructure Minister, to identify a Community Coordinator to liaise...

GAWU forced to shovel out $80M in credit union payments to workers

By Jomo Paul – The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has been forced to shovel out some $80M to sugar workers after...

Not a blade o’ grass! GMSA stands with Guyana against Venezuela’s aggression

- The Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) Ltd. has thrown its weight behind the nation’s response to the Venezuelan threat to Guyana’...

More money, better qualified lecturers for UG – Education Minister says

- At a recent event held by the Guyana National Youth Council, Minister of Education, Dr Rupert Roopnarine acknowledged that the state of...

Nurses protest for removal of GPHC CEO

By Jomo Paul – Scores of nurses from various departments of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday, June 17, took to the...

The Tiger Bay Project: “It’s not a hand-out culture”

By Jomo Paul – Tiger Bay – arguably the most depressed community in Guyana - has seen more than its fair share of stigma,...

Liliendaal Bridge re-opens to traffic

- Traffic flowed again on Monday, June 15, on the Liliendaal Bridge following a weeklong closure to carry out extensive works to fortify...

Conservancy level drops; discharge continues via Northern Relief Channel

- Head of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), Lionel Wordsworth has reported that the level of the East Demerara Water Conservancy...

Test release of water at Hope Canal’s northern relief channel continues

- The release of water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) into the northern relief channel of the Hope-Dochfour outfall continued on...

Region 2 farmers upset about empty PetroCaribe fund; wants Head of GRDB to be...

- Region Two rice farmers are calling for better systems to be put in place to avoid a repeat of what occurred under...

Recent Articles

Over 3000 migrants enrolled in local schools, revised curriculum to include Spanish – Edu....

Over 3000 migrant children from countries like Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago are currently enrolled in Guyana’s School system, and steps will be taken...

Prisoner escapes during labour duties at Lusignan training school

Law enforcement officials have launched a manhunt for convicted prisoner, Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday after...

Legal, forensic training among areas for potential collaboration to fight transnational organised crimes –...

See below for a statement from the Attorney General's Chamber on a recent engagement with officials from the Europe-Latin America Programme of Assistance against...

“Quality and timely delivery” top priority as $963M in contracts signed to upgrade Police...

In a move to modernise law enforcement infrastructure, the Home Affairs Ministry has signed some G$963,829,709 in contracts to upgrade police stations across the...

Nigel Dharamlall being questioned by investigators at Cove and John over sexual assault allegations...

The Guyana Police Force has revealed that former Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall is currently being questioned at the Cove and...

13,000 to benefit from $11B in student loan write-off – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh has announced the commencement of phase one of the student loan write-off as was outlined during the 2024 budget...

Latin America, int’l community will respond strongly if Venezuela uses force against Guyana –...

Amid Venezuela’s continued provocative actions in relation to its border with Guyana, former Colombian President Iván Duque is of the view that the international...

MV Ma Lisha enters drydock 1 year after delivery

As part of the contractual agreement between the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) of the Public Works Ministry and the Garden Reach Ship Builders...

Berbice motorcyclist dies after colliding with donkey

Twenty-four-year-old Kumar Atmaram also called 'Shawn', a construction worker of Gangaram Village, East Canje Berbice died after he reportedly collided with a donkey on...

Update: Long Creek accident claims life of 5th victim

A fifth person has died in the fatal accident that occurred on Monday morning at Long Creek, Soesdyke Linden Highway. The fifth victim has been...