GTA staff benefitting from int’l training courses to foster tourism development
To further develop more tourism products and services, and to better train persons from various villages across the country, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA)...
No electoral advantage from changes to election laws – AG
Great care went into ensuring that the draft amendments to the recently published Representation of the People Act (ROPA), do not give any one...
Lodge man injured in New Year morning accident
Police are investigating a serious accident which occurred on Friday, January 1, 2021 about 03:30hrs on Turkeyen Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) in...
Vendor gets $500K bail for killing man who was defending friend
A 40-year-old man of Victoria Road, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was today granted bail in the sum of $500,000 after he was charged...
Research paper reveals emerging insect pests in rice sector
Research conducted by officers of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) into the Incidence of Emergence on insect pests of rice in Guyana has...
US pumps $850,000 more into criminal justice system project
The United States Government has invested an additional US$850,000 into a local project aimed at strengthening the country’s criminal justice system.
The project is aimed...
ANUG reiterates Lowenfield should be fired
Following is a press statement from A New and United Guyana (ANUG)
The Chair of GECOM continues to demonstrate a position of weakness by continuing...
27-Y-O woman among four more Covid deaths
The Ministry of Health has recorded four more Covid-19 deaths, taking the death toll to 578.
The details on the latest fatalities are below:
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From Argentina to Guyana by cycles: Travelling couple tells all
By Pooja Rambaran
Motivated by a love of exploring new cultures, meeting new people, and learning new languages, 27-year-old María Belén Francesena embarked on a...
Armed bandits rob Essequibo Coast Chinese Restaurant
Two armed men stormed into a Chinese Restaurant at Charity on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and relieved its operators of about $200,000...
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Govt to appeal ruling on teachers’ strike – AG
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See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency:
The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an advisory on a forecasted Saharan Dust plume projected to be...
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Speaking to...
Vreed-en-Hoop to G/town water taxi operation back to normal
See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD):
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