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Friday, March 29, 2024

Wildlife Commission outlines closed hunting seasons for 2020

The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission has published a list of dates for 2020, when wildlife hunting, trapping and killing will be prohibited. For...

Linden house rented by “Spoil Child” gutted by fire

A fire of unknown origin on Saturday morning destroyed a two-storey house located at Fairs Rust, Mackenzie, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). The house was...

Taxi driver who threatened to kill teacher nabbed

A taxi-driver, Stravo Evans, who had reportedly threatened to kill a teacher and her six children while on bail for possession of an illegal...

Accountant robbed of millions after leaving city bank

An accountant who works with a city contractor was left traumatised after being robbed of a large sum of cash by two masked gunmen. Reports...

Almost half of GECOM’s new registrants MIA – PPP chief scrutineer

Four days into the field verification exercise for the over 16,000 persons that have to be verified by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), it...

Govt has left Guyana wholly unprepared for first oil – PPP

…no petroleum commission, no local content, no safeguards for Guyanese ExxonMobil has started pumping oil but while feelings of nationalistic pride run high, there is...

APNU/AFC failed to prepare for first oil – PPP

Following the announcement that first oil is here, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has lambasted the current administration, saying that they have failed...

First set of oil to be sold within weeks – ExxonMobil

With the commencement of oil production offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil says the first cargo is set to be sold within several weeks. The US-oil giant, which...

Any turnaround plan for sugar must include reopening of estates — GAWU

While the future of the country’s sugar industry remains uncertain, any turnaround plan must include the reopening of the four sugar estates which the...

APNU/AFC should never again be trusted with political power – PPP/C

See full statement: December 21, 2019, marks the first anniversary of the successful passage of the No-Confidence (NCM) in the National Assembly, by which the...

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18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...