CDC urges RDCs to prepare for flooding
Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Director-General, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig has called on Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) to activate their Regional Emergency Operation Centres (REMS)...
UG, NASA & SERVIR-Amazonia sign MoU to support research, geospatial skills to help Guyana...
The University of Guyana (UG) will benefit from an inter-institutional collaboration that will strengthen the development of information services for mangrove mapping and monitoring...
3 homes destroyed by falling tree in Laing Avenue
A total of 15 persons from three households are seeking alternative living arrangements after a tree collapsed and destroyed their homes in Laing Avenue,...
Govt to meet bankers, creditors to help flood-affected farmers – President
President Dr. Irfaan Ali says the Government will be approaching financial institutions and creditors as part of the administration’s long-term support for farmers affected...
CDC visits flood-affected communities in Region Ten
Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), on August 13-14 visited Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) to observe and assess...
PSC partners with Govt for massive cleanup exercise in Georgetown
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is partnering with the Government of Guyana to carry out a Massive Cleanup Exercise of the city of Georgetown...
Highest amount of rainfall expected in Regions 3, 7, 8 & 10 – Hydromet...
The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture has predicted that there will be wet as usual to above normal rainfall conditions over most...
GEA installs Solar Photovoltaic System at Kamwatta Primary School
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), in July 2022, installed a 3.16kWp Solar PV system along with a 19.2kWh Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Battery Energy Storage...
Guyana seeking US help to promote forests as part of Climate Change agenda
...Secretary Blinken lauds Guyana for balancing oil production, climate mitigation
As the Guyana Government continues to push forests as a critical component in the fight...
Construction of Corentyne River bridge could begin before year-end
A number of specific recommendations regarding construction, financing and management, emanating from this Ministerial meeting set out a clear time bound framework to take this initiative to a next level. Following these decisions, it is anticipated that construction could commence before the end of 2024. These recommendations will be submitted to the Presidents of Suriname and Guyana for further consideration and decision at their anticipated meeting this weekend in Guyana.
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Region Three Business Chamber makes “impactful connections” at int’l conference in Brazil
See the below statement from the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its recent attendance at the International Roraima-CARICOM Business Meeting held...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree on Tapakuma Trail, Reg. Two
A young motorcyclist was killed in the wee hours of today after he collided with a tree on the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two...
Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach
The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara.
This discovery was made at about 11:30h...
Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office
A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...
Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn
More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...
5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison
In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
This was...
No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures
No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...
Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses
Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...
Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants
History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...
Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units
Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...