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Berbice residents urged to be cautious as smoke from Suriname’s forest fire fills air

See below for an Air Quality Advisory issued by the Home Affairs Ministry for residents of Corriverton, Berbice (Region Six - East Berbice-Corentyne) and...

Silica City master plan expected by mid-2024

The master plan draft for Silica City, Guyana’s inaugural modern and sustainable city project, is expected to be available by mid-2024. This was disclosed by...

Guyana invited to attend G20 Summit in Brazil in July

Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming 2024 Group of 20 (G20) Summit, which will take place from July 12-14 in Brazil, to...

Guyana announces 1st credit eligible for use by airlines under CORSIA

Full statement below: The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) issued 7.14 million 2021 vintage carbon credits to Guyana today as the Government of Guyana simultaneously...

Public Works Minister leads delegation at workshop on future of ports in C’bean

Public Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill is currently leading a Guyanese delegation at the United States Department of State and Deloitte Advisory LLP workshop...

CARICOM to push case before GCF to enhance climate financing efficiency – VP Jagdeo

Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday emphasised the need for CARICOM leaders to push a solid case before the Green Climate Fund (GCF)...

US$15.8M in new climate mitigation funding to region announced

…as US Rep to UN hopeful for quick roll-out of funding The United States (US) has announced new funding to the tune of US$15.8 Million...

“We cannot waste a single moment” – Pres Ali highlights glaring realities of war...

The cost of war and conflict have dire impacts on global food security, and without conscious efforts to improve its stability, the Sustainable Development...

Over 35000 citizens countrywide received 1st time access to potable water

The government’s investment in the water sector has provided access to more than 35000 citizens across the country within the last three years. This was...

Gov’t upbraids contractors for delays in road projects

. urges urgency in the completion of Cemetery Road widening project Minister within the Public Works Ministry, Deodat Indar on the instruction of President...

Recent Articles

Investigation continues into discovery of sunken boat in Guyana’s waters

One day after Guyanese authorities were alerted of a sunken boat in its offshore waters, the investigation continues into the vessel’s origins and the...

$94M special needs school commissioned in Reg. 2; students to benefit from medical services

The Government of Guyana has fulfilled its commitment to enhancing special education needs in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), with the commissioning of the first-ever Exceptional...

Sod turned for new $1.7B Cotton Field Secondary School

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand and other officials today turned the sod for the construction of a brand-new Cotton Field Secondary School in Region...

Benn meets with US Marshals Service to discuss extradition processes, other matters

Officers from the United States Marshals Service and the U.S Embassy Regional Security Office on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of...

‘Will Opposition help ‘homeless & hopeless’ Mocha squatters now?’ – AG raps Norton, others

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has called out the parliamentary opposition for misleading several squatters – whom government was attempting...

Govt serves CGX/Frontera with 30-day notice before final eviction from Corentyne block

The Guyana Government has given Canadian joint venturers CGX Energy and Frontera, a 30 days’ notice before they are once and for all evicted...

Over 400 residents to benefit as $23.7M Muritaro Health Post commissioned in Region 10

In a continued effort to improve healthcare access across Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), the Ministry of Health has officially commissioned the Muritaro Health Post,...

$28.3M Blueberry Hill Health Centre opens in Region 10

In a major step toward improving healthcare access, the Ministry of Health has opened the Blueberry Hill Health Centre, a state-of-the-art facility valued at...

New mammogram machine commissioned at Linden Hospital Complex

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony, yesterday commissioned a state-of-the-art mammogram machine at the Linden Hospital Complex, marking a significant step in expanding breast...

Elderly persons rescued by neighbours during Durban Street fire

A fire this morning ripped through a wooden house at Lot 37 Durban Street Lodge,  Georgetown, leaving Eldon Gaskin, a pensioner, injured and homeless. Gaskin,...