US$500M to be pumped into climate adaptation for next 3 years – VP
Vulnerable to the effects of climate change and the ripple effect on the country’s agriculture sector, Guyana will be allocating some US$500 million for...
ExxonMobil spent over US$280M on local suppliers for 1st half of 2023
Oil giant ExxonMobil has made notable strides in its local content commitments to Guyana, including the expenditure of over US$280 million on local suppliers...
Mahaica teen killed by speeding minibus
A teenager was this morning killed by a speeding minibus on the Mahaica Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Dead is 17-year-old Varesh Mangal also...
124 Poke Bridge allottees identified house lots
Some 124 individuals who were allocated house lots at Tract CHPA (Poke Bridge) in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), were able to identify...
Govt to expand overseas Missions to boost Guyana’s global standing
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that plans are in the pipeline to expand a number of Guyana's Diplomatic Missions abroad to advance the country's...
Man drops bag with gun, ammo after spotting cops at Turkeyen
Police are on the hunt for a male who escaped after dropping a bag containing a firearm and matching ammunition at Turkeyen, near the...
Police recover stolen shotgun at Crane
Police ranks in Regional Division #3 (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) have recovered a shotgun that was reported as stolen during a recent robbery.
At around 20:30h...
Motorcyclist killed, pillion rider injured in Haslington accident
One man is now dead and another is hospitalised after their motorcyclist crashed into a motorcar on the Haslington Public Road, East Coast Demerara,...
Miner, 2 others shot and robbed by lone gunman in Diamond
Police in Regional Division #4B (East Bank Demerara) are investigating the shooting of three males during an armed robbery in the wee hours of...
Guyana becomes 1st country in region to launch high-yield, zinc-enriched rice strain
– as rice production is projected to grow to 847,000 tonnes by 2025
Guyana has been able to develop and launch its own strain of...
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Govt to soon engage farmers on solutions as fertiliser prices climb to $12,000 per...
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday announced that the government will soon begin discussions with farmers to explore possible solutions in response to...
Oil tanker seized by US not registered to Guyana – MARAD
See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD):
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has been advised of the seizure of oil tanker
Majestic X, by...
28-Y-O man remanded for shooting former partner
A 28-year-old man who allegedly shot and injured his former partner at Islington, East Bank Berbice, has been remanded to prison on charges of...
Corentyne woman turns 103
More than a century after her story began in the quiet village of Fyrish on the Corentyne Coast, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Loise Millicent Lambert, affectionately...
Investors from Spain explore opportunities in Guyana
Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, recently received a courtesy call from a commercial mission from the Kingdom of Spain, led by...
Self-testing health centres to be established in communities – Pres. Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that self-testing centres will be established in communities across the country, in order to improve preventative healthcare.
He...
Brackish-water shrimp project launched in Reg. 2
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Wednesday launched the brackish-water shrimp project on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
While addressing those gathered, Minister Mustapha pointed...
$33M Bartica Police Boat House commissioned
The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday commissioned the Bartica Police Boat House in Region Seven, marking another important step in strengthening policing capacity and...
US military seizes sanctioned tanker transporting Iranian oil
US forces have seized a Guyana-flagged tanker transporting Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the War Department confirmed Thursday.
The Pentagon released footage of...
Massy Foundation launched
The Massy Foundation was officially launched on Wednesday afternoon at its Montrose location on the East Coast of Demerara, with Minister of Human Services...
