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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Quick action by firefighters saves Sheriff Street restaurant – GFS

The Guyana Fire Service says that quick action by firefighters saved the Dolce Bar & Bistro on Tuesday after an electrical fryer was left...

Saharan Dust plume projected to pass over Guyana from Friday-Sunday – EPA

See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an advisory on a forecasted Saharan Dust plume projected to be...

Father, son remanded on $2.2M drugs possession charge

A father and his son of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown and who were accused of trafficking some $2.2M worth of cannabis were this morning remanded...

Guyana among few countries taxing oil companies for flaring – VP Jagdeo

Pointing to Guyana’s status as one of the few countries in the world to have established a tax on oil companies for every ton...

Coralisle Group completes acquisition of Massy United, expanding its Caribbean presence

Bermuda-based Coralisle Group Ltd. (CG) has acquired a 100% interest in Massy United Insurance Ltd. of Barbados (United). United now operates within the Coralisle Group...

Majority of new logging concessions went to small loggers – Bharrat

  The forestry sector continues to grow as new loggers enter the market. So much so that since the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government’s return...

Health Ministry receives 33 laptops from UNICEF to boost data collection

The Ministry of Health on Thursday received 33 laptops from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), even as Guyana continues to move...

Farmers call for upgrade of dams in Region 6

By: Andrew Carmichael  Farmers are calling on the relevant authorities to assist with the rehabilitation of access dams to rice cultivating areas in Region Six...

Guyana saved from dark days of tyranny – President

Statement of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana One year has passed since the General and Regional Elections...

91-year-old woman among four to recover from COVID-19 at the Palms

A ninety-one-year-old woman is among four residents of the Palms Elderly Care Facility to have fully recovered from COVID-19 over the week-end, bringing the...

Recent Articles

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...

Guyana one step closer to establishing local law school

The Government of Guyana has completed a feasibility study for the establishment of a law school here, according to Attorney General and Minister of...

Final touches being done on long-overdue Conversation Tree Road Project

Months after taking over the project from Trinidadian company, Kalco Guyana Incorporated, who had failed in delivering, S. Jagmohan Construction and General Supplies Inc....

Police hunting son who set parents’ house on fire

Police investigators are searching for a 23-year-old man accused of setting his parents’ home ablaze in Aishalton Village, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), on...

City Hall to ask Govt for bailout as garbage piles up in Georgetown

    The Georgetown Mayor and City Council are planning to approach central government for a subvention to purchase an additional garbage and dump truck as...

Rahkeem takes Royals to playoffs

Recalled Rahkeem Cornwall starred with a five-wicket haul as Barbados Royals crushed St Kitts & Nevis Patriots by nine wickets at Kensington Oval to...

Arguments continue today in GoG vs GTU appeal case

  The Government of Guyana's appeal in the case against the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is ongoing in the Appellate Court, High Street, Kingston Georgetown. Attorney...

Orchestrated attempt to delay elections fraud trial; judiciary must act quickly – AG

  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has described the delays in the election fraud trial as an "orchestrated attempt". He expressed concern...

US Security Advisor, Pres. Ali discuss concerns about violation of democratic processes in Venezuela

Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer spoke on...