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Georgetown, Guyana
Thursday, April 18, 2024

India funded ICT Centre at UG in its final stage- High Commissioner

The India-funded US$1 million Centre of Excellence in Information Technology is expected to be in operation by the end of next month. This is according...

Taxpayers, companies can now file their tax returns online as GRA launches ‘eServices’

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says that taxpayers and companies can now file their tax returns online with the long awaited introduction of its...

Over 50 coaches to be certified for participation in National Robotics Tournament

A series of Certification programmes for technology ‘buffs’, youth leaders and teachers interested in starting technology clubs in communities will be conducted by STEM...

‘Anemic’ iPhone 8 demand drags Apple shares lower

By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Signs of poor demand for the iPhone 8 fueled more questions on Thursday over Apple Inc’s strategy of releasing two...

Apple unveils three new iPhones, hails ‘biggest leap forward’

(AFP ) Apple unveiled three new iPhone models on Monday, including a top-of-line handset described as "the biggest leap forward" since the original iPhone...

GPL launches “Whatsapp Meter Read”

The Guyana Power Light (GPL) Inc. has added a new complementary customer service feature “Whatsapp Meter Read,” to their line of services with the...

GRIF Project Grant will increase connectivity in Hinterland communities – Minister Hughes

Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes expressed confidence that a project designed for ICT Access and eServices for Hinterland, Poor and Remote Communities, that...

CARICOM official says app development critical to Single ICT Space

(CMC) Deputy Programme Manager for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Jennifer Britton, says the development of applications such as...

Civil Aviation Authority implements new automated licencing, examination system

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has commissioned its modern licencing and examination system for pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) and Air Traffic Controllers...

GRA urges caution against ‘fake Facebook account’

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is advising the general public to be 'cautious' over what the Authority says is a fake Facebook account purporting...

Recent Articles

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...

Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...

Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck

A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. She has been identified...

Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen

A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen. The man, a remigrant is...

IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...

US Security Advisor restates “unwavering support” for Guyana’s sovereignty

Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana (on April 17, 2024) Principal Deputy National Security Advisor...

Health Ministry investigating deaths of siblings at NA Hospital

See full statement from the Ministry of Health:  MOH investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two children in New Amsterdam (Georgetown- April 18, 2024)- The...

Men linked to murders in Guyana gunned down in Suriname

    Surinamese authorities are investigating the execution-style killings of two Guyanese suspected of involvement in separate murder cases in Guyana. Dead are Jerimiah Smith and Oswick...