200 local beekeepers to benefit from Cuban expertise in new Agriculture Pact
Guyana and Cuba have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see Cuba sharing its knowledge and expertise in the agriculture industry including...
Four homeless after Graham’s Hall fire
A two-story concrete house located at Lot 4 Graham's Hall Mission Ground, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was destroyed by fire this morning, rendering a...
Region 6 engineer re-arrested for shooting Corentyne fiancée
An engineer attached to the Regional Democratic Council of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) was on Friday re-arrested after investigators were able to obtain new...
NA Prison Officers reminded of role in successful rehabilitation of inmates
Prison officers stationed at the New Amsterdam penitentiary in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) were this morning (October 21, 2023), reminded by Director of Prisons,...
Vision 25 by 2025: Regional banking sector must step up, support agri, farmers –...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) does not have the luxury of time when it comes to slashing its food import bill by 25 per cent...
Diamond man busted with 117g marijuana
Police in Regional Division #4B (East Bank Demerara) have arrested a male who was found in possession of over 100 grams of marijuana.
According to...
Timehri man jailed 3 years for Break-and-Enter-and-Larceny
A 26-year-old man was on Friday sentenced to three years imprisonment on a Break-and-Enter-and-Larceny charge.
Ken Geoms, a resident of Lot 30 Timheri, East Bank...
Woman, 58, perishes in New Amsterdam fire
A woman was killed in an early morning fire at her New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) home, which she shared with seven other...
3 Venezuelans arrested with weapons & drugs in Region 1
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday afternoon arrested three Spanish-speaking men who were found in possession of three unlicensed firearms along...
Jagdeo says arbitration likely if Guyana, ExxonMobil cannot settle disputed US$214M cost oil claim
The Guyana Government could possibly move to arbitration to recover the US$214.4 million cost oil claim that was flagged by auditors as questionable expenses...
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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...
