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Friday, April 19, 2024

New Ministers Parag & Rodrigues ready to make a difference

Newly appointed ministers Sonia Parag and Susan Rodrigues are fairly new to politics, but their determination and passion to see their country progress have...

Guyana’s Covid-19 cases surpass 500 mark

As of August 5, 2020, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guyana has surpassed the 500-mark. The total now stands at 509, following reports...

Hinds, Ram to lead assessment of 19 agencies they audited for APNU/AFC in 2015

President Dr. Irfaan Ali has appointed a special technical team comprising Mr. Christopher ‘Kit” Nascimento, Public Communications Consultant; Mr. Christopher Ram Chartered Accountant and...

PM Phillips in charge of energy, telecoms & information sectors, CDC & others

Prime Minister Brigadier (retired) Mark Phillips will be responsible for several major sectors in the country including energy and telecommunications. He will also be in...

With foreign diplomacy in “tatters”, New Minister prepared to strengthen Guyana’s int’l relations

Guyana's new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd says among his top priorities is to work towards strengthening the country's foreign...

New Education Minister to consider safe reopening of schools

Newly appointed Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says among her top priority would be to consider the safe reopening of schools amid the COVID-19...

My desire has always been to serve – New Tourism Minister

Newly-appointed Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Attorney-at-Law Oneidge Walrond Allicock has said that her desire has always been to serve and make a...

President Ali appoints 19 ministers

President Dr Irfaan Ali this afternoon appointed 19 ministers during a simple ceremony at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. They are: Hugh Todd – Minister of...

New PPP/C’s Cabinet boasts new faces

President Dr Irfaan Ali is set to swear in members of his Cabinet later today and in sticking to his promise, his government will...

5-Y-O girl recovering after stabbed by mom’s friend

The five-year-old girl, who was rendered critical after she was stabbed multiple times about her body by her mother’s friend, is now in a...

Recent Articles

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...

Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...

Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck

A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. She has been identified...

Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen

A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen. The man, a remigrant is...

IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...