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Remigrants’ process to be transferred to Department of Citizenship- Greenidge

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, anticipates that by October the Department of Citizenship will be responsible for designating persons as remigrants and his Ministry,...

Govt borrowing more for services, spending less on wealth generation– fmr Minister

....says they should take heed of IMF Report on cutting back on wasteful spending Former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Minister and Member of Parliament Irfaan...

Permanent fix for Essequibo blackouts by December- GPL CEO

Essequibians who are currently plagued by frequent load shedding and power outages may have to wait a bit longer than expected for a permanent...

COP, DCOP appointments: President sends list of 5 to Opposition Leader

Assistant Commissioner of Police Lyndon Alves, Maxine Graham, Leslie James, Nigel Hoppie and Paul Williams have been selected by President David Granger to fill...

Department of Energy appoints Oil and Gas Adviser

Matthew Wilks has been appointed Oil and Gas Adviser in the Department of Energy within the Ministry of the Presidency. The Ministry of the Presidency,...

Teachers’ strike: Education Ministry seeking support of retired teachers, CPCE students in interim

The Education Ministry on Monday said it will be amassing the support of retired teachers and students of the Cyril Potter College of Education...

Diamond gas well: Site unsafe for human habitation, GGMC should take over- Report

...Police to arrest driller of the 'illegal' well The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the...

Having PNC Executive as Chair of LGC a conflict of interest- Fmr Minister

It is important that the Chairman of the Local Government Commission (LGC) be someone who is unbiased towards a particular party and as such,...

Teachers start strike with demonstration in front of President’s office

...GTU says meeting with Education Ministry on Tuesday unlikely Scores of teachers and members of the Guyana Teacher’s Union (GTU) on Monday staged a protest...

GRA relocating Bartica Tax office

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says that it is in the process of relocating its current office in Bartica to a more full-fledged location...

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Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...

Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee

A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress. The...

Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...

Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024

A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3. The pupils are being tested...

4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames

A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames. The woman had to...