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Environmentalist gives President Ali’s Cabinet thumbs up

Environmentalist Annette Arjoon has fully endorsed President Irfaan’s Ali Cabinet as “a good mixture” of competent Guyanese who are very capable of ensuring the...

Squatting on Herstelling sea dam to be addressed

The Ministry of Public Works will utilise an inter-agency approach to address squatting along the Herstelling sea dam, which has led to erosion and...

100 households affected after breach at Little Diamond koker

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) received reports yesterday, April 25, that the area of Little Diamond and the Little Diamond Squatting Area experienced flooding...

Water levels rising at Cookrite Savannah

The water levels at Cookrite Savannah Black Bush Polder, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) continue to rise, causing worry and panic among residents and farmers. Many...

CDC, GGMC meet to discuss aid for miners affected by flooding

  The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Wednesday engaged Executives of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners...

Shutting down businesses a ‘last resort’ – EPA currently attending to over 2500 complaints...

Moving to shut down businesses violating various environmental laws and regulations is a last resort, says Senior Environmental Officer Surjpaul Singh who revealed that...

2 wreckages removed from Demerara River so far – MARAD DG

Director-General of the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) Stephen Thomas on Wednesday revealed that the second of three wreckages that were slated to be removed...

Reg. 9 flooding: Over 130 residents relocate to 4 shelters

Prime Minister Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips on Wednesday visited several inundated areas in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Essequibo) to assess the situation. A number of low-lying...

Guyana seeking to adopt new tourism themes as COVID-19 fades

…pandemic experience constituted a powerful enabler, driver of change – Tourism Minister Coming out of almost three years of COVID-19, several tourism themes have been...

10 hinterland schools to benefit from Education and Awareness Programme on the Barima-Mora Passage

Ten hinterland schools in Region One will benefit from an Education and Awareness Programme on the Barima-Mora Passage, a biodiversity hub that is home...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...