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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Canadian Minister to speak at 2024 Guyana Energy Conference

The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo returns for its third instalment in February 2024 with an impressive lineup of industry experts, policymakers...

Police Force gets $2M in bikes and accessories

The Ministry of Home Affairs today received two motorcycles worth approximately $1M each along with accessories to help police officers perform their duties. Minister, Robeson...

Catholic cardinals urge end of ‘homosexual agenda’

(BBC) Two prominent Roman Catholic Church cardinals have urged an end of what they call "the plague of the homosexual agenda", telling bishops to...

Duo accused of killing father and his daughters freed

Twenty-five-year-old Avishkar Bissoon and 75-year-old Ganga Krishna, who were jointly charged with three counts of murder, were freed today after a no-case submission upheld...

Chicken shortage has its genesis in smuggling from Suriname – producers

The current countrywide chicken shortage is most likely triggered by the clampdown on the smuggling of the animal, according to the Guyana Poultry Producers...

Ganja, fermented wine, improvised weapons among contrabands found at Mazaruni Prison

A joint exercise by Prisons and Police officers have unearthed several contraband items at the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven. The search was conducted on...

Wales Fire Station nearing completion

Construction of the modern Wales Fire Station in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is nearing completion and will soon serve residents of the community...

‘Elections to be held within administrative capability of GECOM’, says President

President David Granger, delivering a brief address following his meeting with Opposition Leader, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday said both sides have agreed that...

CWI announces temporary salary reductions from July

Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced a temporary 50 percent reduction in salaries and cricket funding across the entire regional cricket system, effective from the...

Initiative launched to help Persons with Disabilities with career guidance, job coaching

The First Lady’s Office in collaboration with Guyana Council of Organisation for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) today launched a Guidance and Counselling Programme for...

Recent Articles

Letter: What is wrong with having classes under the cashew tree?

Dear Editor, The listening and grounding walkabout seems focused on the hinterland. With the stiflingly hot weather, what is wrong with classes being held outdoors,...

UG, Massy ink agreement to enhance student development & innovation

The University of Guyana (UG) and Massy (Guyana) Ltd., on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing UG...

Guyana reaffirms commitment to improving relations with Chile

  Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Chile during a reception to mark the Spanish-speaking nation’s 214th...

Energy stakeholders in key meeting on ensuring reliable power supply

  Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with key stakeholders in the nation's power sector, at his Office on...

Govt to appeal timeline for payments to Peter’s Hall residents

  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs on Tuesday evening said the Government will appeal the timeline it was given to issue payments to...

‘Pagalee’, ‘Prags’ among Guyanese terms added to Oxford English Dictionary

  From belna, feg and foreday morning to ketcha, prags and queh-queh, several Guyanese origin colloquial terms were included in the new words added to...

$17M worth of ganja destroyed in Bartica

Police in Regional Division Six have successfully conducted an 'eradication exercise' at Bartica, Region Seven during which a cannabis farm was destroyed. According to a...

TKR bests GAW in see-saw thriller

A bit of revenge for last year’s Republic Bank CPL was on the cards on Wednesday night as the Trinbago Knight Riders overcame the...

1 injured, 15 homeless after fire destroys Guyhoc Park houses; arson suspected

Persons residing at Lots 6 and 7, Lamaha Park, Reserve, Georgetown – also known as Guyhoc Park – are grappling with uncertainty after a...

Contract to be awarded this year for seismic survey offshore Guyana

The government is aiming to soon complete the evaluation of companies that have expressed an interest in conducting a seismic survey of the oil...