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Friday, November 15, 2024

First Federation Building must be immediately dismantled or renovated – Fire Chief

- The Guyana Fire Service has called for the immediate dismantling of the First Federation Building. According to a statement disseminated by the Government...

Radio License Case: Rex McKay side, not AG asked for more time to file...

-   The Attorney General Chambers says that a front page headline in one of the local newspapers captioned “Radio Licence court case...Govt. asks...

PNC/R youths to take over at next Local Government Elections

By Kurt Campbell – The Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM) – Youth Arm of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) - launched its...

APNU under pressure to pass Anti – Money Laundering Amendment Bill; Diplomatic Community expresses...

– The main opposition - a Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is under pressure from the Diplomatic Community to ensure the successful passage...

Pesticides remain #1 method of suicide locally; efforts afoot to change how it is...

By Kurt Campbell – The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture has called for a ramping up...

Contracts awarded to procure more items for Forensic Lab

– A contract has been awarded to International Pharmaceutical Agency (Guy) Limited to supply and deliver items to the Forensic Laboratory. According to the...

Guyana surpasses 500,000 tons rice production in-spite of damning criticisms – Dr. Ramsammy

By Kurt Campbell – Guyanese applauded when it was announced on October 20 that the country had recorded a production of 499,000 tons...

Weather Forecast: Highest rainfall expected over Regions 1 – 3

– The Hydromet Office has predicted the highest rainfall of 15.0mm over regions 1 – 3, on Tuesday October 29. The weather is expected...

IDB hailed as Guyana’s main financial partner

By Kurt Campbell - Junior Finance Minister Juan Edghill has hailed the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as Guyana's main external financier in developmental projects. The...

Opposition is afraid of admitting Guyana’s academic excellence – PPP Parliamentarian

– The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it is appalled that the political opposition did not congratulate the students who copped five of...

Recent Articles

First precast girder installed for new Demerara River Bridge

Construction of the Demerara River Bridge entered a new phase Friday morning with the installation of the first precast girder. This horizontal beam, designed to...

600 Lindeners to get land at New Wismar Housing Development

The first set of residents at the New Wismar Housing Development in Region Ten were allocated their house lots moments ago at the Christianburg...

U.S. DEA partners with local law enforcement for narcotics investigation training

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in coordination with the DEA Georgetown Country Office, successfully conducted two intensive training courses on Basic and Advanced...

Canadian business delegation explores opportunities in Guyana

A high-level Canadian delegation, led by His Excellency Sébastien Sigouin, High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana, concluded a successful four-day visit to Guyana on...

31-Y-O miner dies in mining pit cave-in

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police are investigating an incident which resulted in the death of Owen Smith, a 31-year-old Gold Miner...

Nigel Hughes defends APNU+AFC’s 200 taxes, removal of students’ cash grant

Leader of the Alliance For Change Nigel Hughes has responded to the 15 questions posed by prominent letter writer Dr Randy Persaud. In his responses,...

High Court orders $24M compensation for unlawful killing of Quindon Bacchus

      Justice Nigel Niles on Wednesday instructed the State to pay $24 million for the unlawful killing of Quindon Bacchus which occurred on June 10,...

Over 300 businesses on show at GuyExpo 2024

        GuyExpo 2024 has highlighted the government’s strong commitment to fostering growth within the Private Sector, especially for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), as over...

Driver dies after crashing into utility pole

  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred on Thursday night, resulting in the death of 41-year-old Mark Autar, who resided at Number 71...

‘Rich, foreign companies should pay their taxes’ – VP condemns M&CC’s tax waiver to...

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has joined in condemning the cash-strapped Georgetown Mayor and City Council for its granting of a 25 per cent...