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Former GL&SC Head Trevor Benn arrested over land probe

Former Head of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) Trevor Benn has been arrested as police continue to investigate various questionable transactions regarding...

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...

Guyana to get help from Japan in Covid-19 fight

The Government of Japan is expected to make a donation to Guyana to aid in the country's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Health Minister Dr...

Prime Minister and wife take Covid-19 vaccine

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd) Mark Phillips and his wife, Mrs Mignon Bowen-Phillips, this morning at their official residence, were administered their first dose of...

Family of 16 robbed twice in 2 days

A family of 16, seven of whom are minors, is now traumatised and living in fear after they were robbed twice over a two-day...

Man on trial for raping girl, 11

Ttrial of Adriane Sewdeen for the alleged rape of an underage girl commenced on Tuesday at the High Court in Essequibo. Sewdeen is on...

Contractor slapped with multi-million dollar lawsuit over Leguan Stelling failures

  The Attorney General Chambers has instituted legal proceedings against S. Maraj Contracting Services for failure to meet contractual obligations in relation to the $413M...

Security Guard robbed of pistol at gunpoint

  A security guard attached to the A-Chang Supermarket at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was last night held at gunpoint and robbed of his...

180 Covid samples to be tested for virus variants

  Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says 180 COVID-19 samples would be sent to the Icahn School of Medicine in New York for genomic...

Education Ministry mulls reopening schools in some areas

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand says the Ministry is looking at reopening some schools across Guyana, once there is an agreement between the community,...

Recent Articles

New DHB: Govt issues eviction notices to Peter’s Hall residents after land acquisition talks...

The Guyana Government has issued eviction notices to over a dozen residents of Peter’s Hall on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) after negotiations...

Giftland’s FoodMaxx Supermarket officially announces Massy Stores takeover

The Giftland Mall today announced that Massy Stores will soon be taking over its FoodMaxx Supermarket, which had been operating for the past six...

Applications Open for 2025 YLAI Professional Fellows Program

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows...

Education Ministry writes GTU on planned strike

See full statement from the Ministry of Education: On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Ms. Shanielle Hoosein-Outar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education acknowledged...

60 Reg. 3 residents to benefit from skills training programme

Some 60 eager residents, soon-to-be beneficiaries on Tuesday gathered at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) building in Region Three for the launch of a...

ICT Roadshow kickstarts in Linden

To raise awareness about the latest information and communications technologies and how they can benefit businesses, individuals, and communities, the Industry and Innovation Unit...

Dr Bharrat Jagdeo unanimously re-elected as PPP General Secretary

See full statement from the Peoples Progressive Party: The newly constituted Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) convened its first meeting today, May...

18-Y-O drowns at Rockstone

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Divisional #10 are investigating the suspected drowning of Adiel Thomas, age 18, a student...

Grand Coastal Hotel wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024

Grand Coastal Hotel has announced that it has been honoured with the TripAdvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently...

New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname

The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Berbice Chamber of Commerce...