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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Govt urges Venezuelan migrants to register with immigration

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Hilton Todd on Wednesday convened a meeting of the Multi-Agency Coordinating Committee to address the influx...

TW23 participants engage in weapons training

(US EMBASSY) As EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 2023 moves smoothly apace, teams of Special Forces Ranks from several participating militaries were exposed to Basic and Advance...

Labourer dies after being struck by lightning  

Twenty-nine-year-old Shawn Easton, also known as "Shawnee," of Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, lost his life on Sunday after allegedly being struck by lightning. The incident...

Dominica loses visa-free access to UK over security concerns

Dominican passport holders now need a visa to travel to and transit the United Kingdom. UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, made the announcement on Wednesday...

Housing Ministry working to regularise Mocha Arcadia informal settlement

The Housing and Water Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), is working to regularise an informal settlement located in Mocha/Arcadia, East...

Water taxi operators agree to work 24-hrs during 3-day closure of DHB

Water taxi operators plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop route have agreed to work for 24 hours per day to transport persons across the Demerara...

2 injured after boats transporting wedding guests collide

A river mishap in the early hours of Monday morning left two individuals injured and sparked an investigation by Police. The incident occurred around 02:00h...

Guyana Bar Association mourns passing of Ashton Chase, OE, SC

Full statement:  The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana notes the passing of Ashton Chase OE, SC, on July 10, 2023 with deep...

Over 4000 Police officers rewarded for exemplary performance  

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday distributed $133.1 million to ranks as a means of rewarding them for their stellar performance over the...

Guyana heightens monkeypox surveillance system after 1st case detected in T&T

Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday recorded its first confirmed case of monkeypox, and the Health Ministry in Guyana is bolstering its surveillance system to...

Recent Articles

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...

11 homeless after fire flattens Angoy’s Avenue houses

  Eleven people are now homeless after fire destroyed two houses at Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. Rudolph Majeet disclosed that...

EPA orders rice farmers to desist from burning fields

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered rice farmers across the country to desist from burning their fields. See full advisory:  

‘Oil spill’ legislation to be tabled later this year – VP Jagdeo

A comprehensive oil spill legislation will be tabled in the National Assembly later this year, setting out the proposed procedures for oil spill preparation,...

Health Ministry begins chickenpox vaccination drive at Lusignan Prison

The Ministry of Health has commenced the administration of chickenpox vaccines to the general population at the Lusignan Prison, as the Guyana Prison Service...

Letter: Why does Dr Vincent Adams believe that he should not have been fired...

Dear Editor, In 2015, Permanent Secretaries Collin Croal and Nigel Dharamlall mounted political platforms during the General Election campaign, and both subsequently resigned, as required...