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Friday, March 29, 2024

CDEMA teams meet stakeholders to begin flood assessment

The “Detailed Damage Sector Assessment” (DDSA) on Guyana’s current flooding situation began on Wednesday, with teams being deployed to the various regions and commencing...

UG, CPCE now accepting SCQF certificate as 1450 students graduate

On Tuesday, 1,450 students graduated from the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Level 6 offered under the Get Ready for Opportunity to Work...

Businessman found dead at Crabwood Creek house

  Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 55-year-old businessman whose body was on Wednesday discovered at his Crabwood Creek, Region Six...

Govt to host programme for men to express themselves

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is observing International Men’s Day on Thursday with a virtual programme titled "Men Candidly Speaking". According to...

Berbice woman, 4 kids injured in bee attack

  A 30-year-old woman along with four young children were on Sunday morning attacked by a swarm of bees. The incident occurred at around 07:00h at...

UPDATE: Clothes vendor shot dead

A clothes vendor at the East Coast Bus Park, Georgetown was on Friday shot dead during a row, reportedly over a female. The dead man...

Motorcyclist killed in Berbice accident

A motorcyclist has become the latest road fatality after he was struck down by a canter at No. 64 Village Public Road, Corentyne Berbice...

Kwakwani man remanded for raping child

  A 20-year-old man of First Phase, Kwakwani, Upper Berbice River was on Thursday charged with the rape of a child under the age of...

US$5M private hospital opens in Leonora

…Govt spending $100M in each region to improve healthcare delivery – Dr Anthony Even as another private hospital has opened its doors, this time the...

Another int’l firm makes large gold find in Guyana

Australia-based mining company Alicanto Minerals has made its first-ever gold find in Guyana, only days after another mining company, Troy Resources, announced that it...

Recent Articles

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...