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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

ExxonMobil Guyana replants mangroves at Ogle foreshore

ExxonMobil Guyana has replanted the mangrove vegetation cleared at the Ogle foreshore, East Coast Demerara for the landing of its fibre optic cable which...

“Stop skirting around issues” – Pres Ali urges developed world to deliver on environmental...

While highlighting the dangers of climate change and the risk to the natural environment, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Sunday renewed his call for...

Carbon Credit deal with Hess: US$112M to be injected into Indigenous communities – Jagdeo

...1st payment of US$75M expected by Dec 15  Following the historic US$750 million deal signed by the Guyana Government on Friday for the sale of...

US$15.8M in new climate mitigation funding to region announced

…as US Rep to UN hopeful for quick roll-out of funding The United States (US) has announced new funding to the tune of US$15.8 Million...

Region urged to prepare for ‘big’ quake

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The head of the seismic Research centre (SRC) at the St Augustine campus of the University of the...

CDC gets oil spill response gears

The Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of Energy, this morning, handed over a quantity of oil spill response equipment to the Civil Defence Commission...

Region Three communities flooded

Several communities in Region Three (Essequibo Islands West Demerara) are now under water owing to the heavy rainfall Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Water rose...

Tyre build-up a major challenge at Haags Bosch Landfill

Officials at the Haags Bosch Landfill are struggling to overcome a major challenge; a buildup of waste tyres at the facility, which is creating...

Region Nine severely affected by flooding

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has mobilised resources, and is on standby to offer support to the Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five), East Berbice- Corentyne (Region...

Nabarima oil spill may not have any direct impact on Guyana’s marine ecosystem –...

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) says based on investigations so far, it has been determined that an oil spill from the Nabarima tanker will...

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...