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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Guyana searching for new marketer for crude lifts

…bidding to be opened early next month Guyana is on the hunt for a new crude marketer, with a new Invitation for Bids (IFBs) being...

$3.2B ‘Because We Care’ Cash Grant programme to benefit thousands of families

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Education will commence the handing over of the “Because We Care” Cash Grant and the School...

Fire destroys Rasville House

Over a dozen persons are now homeless after a mid-afternoon fire destroyed a two-storey concrete house located at lot 46-46 Rasville, Roxanne Burnham Gardens,...

Guyana records 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 90 new cases

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that as of July 09, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Bus driver dies after crashing into fence at Atlantic Gardens

A bus driver is now dead after the vehicle crashed into the fence of Apex Academy on the Atlantic Gardens Public Road, East Coast...

Anna Regina Town Council, NDCs get $29M in subventions

Some $29 million was on Friday handed over to the Anna Regina Town Council as well as eight Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) in Region...

GTT expands team with 20 additional Customer Care Agents

- 20 more agents expected to be trained soon With efforts to meet its new goal of becoming a 21st-century customer-centric organisation, GTT on Friday, July...

SIDS should get access to concessional financing given vulnerabilities – Dr Singh tells UN...

Senior Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh has strongly advocated for access to concessional financing for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) given their multidimensional...

President Ali calls for greater private sector support during meeting with new CDB Head

President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday lobbied for greater support for private sector development while outlining Guyana's development agenda to the visiting President of...

Boy, 19, arrested for rape of 15-Y-O girl

Police in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) have arrested a 19-year-old boy, who is being accused of raping a 15-year-old girl. According to the police, the teenage...

Recent Articles

Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...

Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee

A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress. The...

Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...

Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024

A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3. The pupils are being tested...

4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames

A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames. The woman had to...