Stakeholders to refine draft Disaster Risk Management Legislation
National Stakeholders are meeting in a special workshop today and tomorrow to refine Guyana's draft Disaster Risk Management legislation at the Civil Defence Commission's (CDC) headquarters...
Gov’t finds reasons for Boodhoo’s removal odd – HPS
Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon says that Cabinet finds it odd that GECOM’s CEO, Gocool Boodhoo was removed from the...
Chief Fire Officer visits UK fire service, training centre
Chief Fire Officer, Mr. Marlon Gentle, concluded a visit to the Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Seven Park Regional Training Centre in the...
Candlelight vigil held for dead Linden Protesters
A candlelight vigil was held last evening in observance of the one year anniversary for those protesters who were shot and killed during the...
iNews rejects allegation made by Dem Waves
iNews takes strong objections to the baseless claims by Demerara Waves that their stories were being used by our contributors.
iNews is a credible, independent...
New Pharmacy, Baby Store commissioned
A new Pharmacy and Baby store was opened today in Barr Street, Kitty. The two establishments were commissioned by Former Minister of Health Dr....
Police record 59 road deaths
The traffic department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a total of 59 road deaths from 56 fatal accidents for the year...
Update: Gunmen storm Fullworks Motor Spares, employees track down suspected getaway car
By Nickhail Jaundoo
Two bandits carted off an undisclosed amount of cash from Fullworks Motor Spares located at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara at approximately...
Miner remanded for gun, ammo charge
Twenty - three - year old Jarrel Griffith; a miner of Baramita Region One was today remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief...
Man sentenced to 18 months in jail for felony
An East Ruimveldt man was found guilty today of the offense of attempting to commit a felony, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya...
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First Lady tells int’l conference: ‘Guyana offers blueprint for sustainable growth’
DOHA, Qatar (November 1, 2024) – As Guyana continues to attract international attention as a new petroleum producing state, First Lady Mrs Arya Ali...
Local Aeronautical School gets approval for BSc in aircraft maintenance engineering programme
The Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School has announced the achievement of Programme Approval by the National Accreditation Council of Guyana (NAC-G)...
BoG has enough reserves to stabilise foreign currency market, if necessary – Jagdeo
The government is carefully monitoring the foreign exchange ensuring there is a stable exchange rate and balancing Guyana’s currency’s value to prevent excessive appreciation...
Home Affairs agencies to be fully automated by August 2025
The functions of all agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs will soon transition to an automated system to streamline processing, and ensure a...
Soldier to face disciplinary actions for stealing fuel from GDF vehicle
See full statement from the Guyana Defence Force:
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) wishes to confirm the authenticity of a video circulating on social media...
Elections fraud trial to resume on Nov 6 with new Magistrate
The election fraud case will be restarting on November 6, with a new Magistrate, in the form of Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty, taking over...
Chinese national shot during robbery at Essequibo Coast restaurant
A Chinese national was shot during a robbery at his restaurant at Reliance on the Essequibo Coast last evening.
The incident occurred at around 20:30hrs...
LCS to work with Immigration Unit for coordinated oversight of work permits for O&G
The Local Content Secretariat (LCS) will soon be working with the Immigration Unit under the Home Affairs Ministry for a more coordinated approach to...
2 injured in late-night shooting at Onderneeming Sandpit
Two persons are currently hospitalised following an alleged shooting incident at Red Village, Onderneeming Sandpit, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) on Wednesday night at about 23:00h.
Injured...
PM Phillips reaffirms Guyana’s commitment to clean energy transition at OLADE meeting
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips reaffirmed Guyana’s ongoing commitment to sustainable energy development through its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030, during his...