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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Berbice bus drivers complain of being under pressure …since introduction of water taxis

Over a dozen bus drivers of the Route 56 Minibus Association today, January 8, 2016, met with Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson and...

Gov’t to up ante on TIP

Government, through the Ministry of Social Protection and other agencies working collaboratively, has vowed to up the ante in its efforts to stamp out...

WICB RETAINS 15 PLAYERS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in a press release this afternoon has announced that it has retained the following list of players for...

Gastro outbreak detected in Baramita – Public Health Ministry closely monitoring situation

The Ministry of Public Health is closely monitoring the indigenous community of Baramita in Region One, after several cases of vomiting and diarrhoea were...

Jumo to compete in Soca Monarch semis

Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo was on Thursday confirmed as the 60th artiste to compete in the Soca Monarch semi finals slated for January 17...

Guyana receives $106M from Canada to enhance Criminal Justice System – in Canada’s largest bilateral...

Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General, Basil Williams, and Canadian Chargé d’Affaires, Sharmini Poulin, visited the Police Training Centre earlier this afternoon to...

PSC chides SARU for role in money laundering probe – accuses it of operating...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) said it is alarmed to learn that the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) is involved in money laundering investigation...

Search of Sattaur’s home a violation of his human rights – PSC

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has expressed its concern over media reports of the recent search by officials of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA),...

EU gives $75.7M grant support to improve child rights in Guyana

The European Union (EU) Guyana office, today, signed a grant contract to implement a ‘Child Rights Alliance’ project here, with one of its main aim...

NA prison escapee captured

Police ranks, acting on information received at about 20:45 last night, went to an abandoned lot at Rose Hall, Corentyne, where they arrested escaped...

Recent Articles

Motorcyclist killed in Corentyne accident

  A motorcyclist was killed and a pillion rider injured following an accident along the Liverpool Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice this evening. Dead is Zameer Alli,...

Govt to file appeal in GTU case tomorrow

  One month after delivering a ruling that the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU)-led strike in February was legal, High Court Judge Justice Sandil Kissoon has...

Top Cop meets US officials on improving GPF fingerprint identification system

  Today, May 21, 2024, Commissioner of Police Mr. Clifton Hicken and members of his ELT team met with U.S. Embassy officials on enhancing its...

Memorial Site to be established for Mahdia fire victims – PM Phillips

A memorial site will be established in Region Eight to honour the 19 girls and one boy who lost their lives during the horrific...

EPA assessing water quality of Essequibo River

See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency:  The Environmental Protection Agency, in mid-May, successfully deployed a 2nd Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring System, at Bartica,...

Guyana reaped over 20 million pounds of cassava for 2024

Guyana has reaped more than 20 million pounds of cassava in 2024 in line with its developmental trajectory to increase food productivity. This announcement was...

Pres. Ali pledges to advance agri prospects of Bonasika Creek

President Dr Irfaan Ali pledged to enhance the agricultural prospects of Bonasika Creek, during an early morning visit to the Essequibo River community today. Among...

ExxonMobil eyeing gas appraisal drilling at Haimara 3 & 4 wells

Oil giant ExxonMobil’s drill programme for Guyana for this year and beyond, includes plans to further appraise two well sites, in order to gauge...

Letter: Teachers dancing to whose tune?

Dear Editor, Dancing has dominated many a deliberation recently in Guyana and has been food for thought. The German teacher and author of “The Power...

Mahdia tragedy 1st anniversary: Separate memorial services planned for today

As Guyana reflects on the 20 innocent lives lost on May 21, 2023, during the tragic fire that ripped through the Mahdia Secondary School...