Family of young man crushed to death by metal lift calling for justice
Natasha Charran, the mother of the 22-year-old man who died after a metal lift fell from a building and pinned him to the ground,...
Amaila Falls hydro will address manufacturing needs, blackout woes – Ashni Singh
The Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP); the construction of which was recently awarded to China Railway Group, will not only address the blackout woes...
Dilapidated revetment causes flood in Riverstown
Several residents of Riverstown on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are being affected by floods caused by dilapidated revetment in the community.
According to...
100 new homes for Williamsburg, Corentyne, as $750M in contracts signed
The Housing Ministry is injecting three-quarters of a billion dollars to construct 100 new houses at Williamsburg, Corentyne, Region Six.
Contracts for this $750M project...
8 more die from COVID-19; 86 new cases
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that eight more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
This now takes the...
ECD to benefit from $68M mangrove restoration project
SBM Offshore on October 26, 2021, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), which will see the company...
Zeelugt residents to get land titles after more than 20 years
In about three months, residents of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, Region Three will finally receive their land titles after more than 20 years of...
Electoral reform: Chief Elections Officer can be jailed for life for committing fraud
…others can face hefty fines or jail time for offences
An overhaul of the country’s electoral laws can see the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) at...
Major collaboration to combat Malaria as over 14,000 cases recorded so far in 2021
The Government of Guyana is teaming up with a number of reputable organisations and universities to carry out studies aimed at reducing the transmission...
$58M Kitty gold heist: Ex-GDF Sergeant jailed for 3 years
Keyon King, the former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant who pleaded guilty to his involvement in a multimillion-dollar robbery committed on Wallison’s Enterprise, Gordon...