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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...

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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...