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Friday, March 29, 2024

Major int’l firms interested as Guyana prepares to sell carbon credits globally

By: Andrew Carmichael  Several international firms have already expressed interest as Guyana prepares to sell its carbon credits on the world market. This announcement was made...

Another Corentyne fisherman goes missing after falling overboard

By: Andrew Carmichael  A Corentyne fisherman is now feared dead after he fell overboard in the Atlantic Ocean during a fishing expedition on Tuesday. The missing...

Govt “concerned” as PM writes PUC about ‘poor service’ offered by telecoms agencies in...

Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips has written the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) expressing the Guyana Government's concern about reports of poor quality of service...

Covid: 11 new cases; 5 in ICU

Eleven new cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded, taking the total positives detected to date to 63,294. There are five persons receiving care...

BK Manager charged with murder of colleague

One day after confessing to the murder of 69-year-old Pitamber Sharma, a truck driver attached to BK International, his colleague, 49-year-old Michael Sooklall, has...

With no ‘proper’ applications, GECOM to re-advertise for Deputy & Assistant CEO

Having not received any ‘proper’ applications for the positions of Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) and Assistant CEO, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will...

University of Southern Caribbean team visits Guyana’s Education Minister

A delegation from the University of Southern Caribbean (USC) on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Guyana's Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand at her...

Religious leaders welcome National Day of Fasting on April 8

Religious leaders representing the three main faiths in Guyana have commended President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s for introducing a National Day of Fasting and...

Parents being repaid after $7M goes missing from Sparta Primary’s Thrift Society

An issue of unpaid Cooperative Thrift Society payments to children of the Sparta Primary School in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) that was reported since 2019...

Maintenance works ongoing on Linden/Mabura Hill Road

Government is undertaking maintenance works on the Linden/Mabura Hill Road, Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill disclosed on Tuesday. The Minister, on his official...

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...