7 REOs relieved of duties
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has informed seven Regional Executive Officers (REO) that their services are no longer required.
The REOs are...
Over 62,000 housing applications still pending
The new administration is tackling the immense backlog of house lot applications at the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). According to Minister within...
AG Nandlall updated on Guyana’s AML/CFT progress
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, today, met with the Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Mr. Matthew Langevine, his...
Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. She is the first black woman to serve in the...
Zero tolerance for squatting but no strong-arm approach to be taken – new Housing...
While outlining a zero tolerance approach for squatting, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal and Minister Susan Rodrigues have assured residents of 'A'...
Rawle Lucas resigns from post as GPL Chair
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Rawle Lucas has resigned.
When contacted by this publication, Lucas confirmed that...
Auditor General investigates $1.6B “Covid-19 facility”
The Office of the Auditor General has launched an investigation into the spending of some $1.6B taxpayers' dollars to refurbish the flood-prone Ocean View...
Agriculture Ministry lacked leadership, agencies in deep financial trouble – Mustapha
Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has lamented has discovered a disturbing trend whereby almost every agency under his portfolio is drowning in...
Major financial mismanagement discovered at State agencies
The high-level “rapid assessment team” commissioned by President Irfaan Ali has discovered gross mismanagement of financial resources at the various State entities they reviewed.
The...
GWI Head relieved of duties, asked to proceed on leave
Managing Director of the Guyana Waters Incorporated (GWI), Dr Richard Van-West Charles has been relieved of his duties and asked to proceed on leave...
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Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest
Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...
QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students
An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College.
According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...
Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja
A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...
Guyanese among 2 killed in Upstate NY head-on collision
A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York.
Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...
Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M
Fifty-three-year-old Eusi Wilson, a taxi driver who was interception with 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on April 21, 2024, along High Street,...
2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge
A two-year-old was among three persons injured after the motor lorry in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete bridge along the Glasgow...
8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA
The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...
T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana
claims importer returned goods to DDL
The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...
Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum
…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable
The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...
Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes
Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...