2 GTT employees injured as tower collapses in Kwakwani
Two employees of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) found themselves injured on Tuesday afternoon when the company’s communication tower in Kwakwani, Region...
MV Ma Lisha enters drydock 1 year after delivery
As part of the contractual agreement between the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) of the Public Works Ministry and the Garden Reach Ship Builders...
Police vow strict law enforcement for Phagwah, Easter celebrations
As Guyanese celebrate Phagwah today and as they prepare for the upcoming Easter festivities, the Guyana Police Force has announced stringent enforcement measures to...
GDF refutes reported incident at Eteringbang
Full statement below:
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) wishes to address a recent article published in a local daily regarding an incident on an island...
Rose Hall fire leaves 5 homeless
A fire at Rose Hall town, Corentyne Berbice on Monday evening has left a cane harvester and his family homeless and millions of dollars...
Piling phase for US$260M new Demerara Bridge to wrap up in 3-4 months
– presently stands at 38% complete
As the December 2024 deadline inches closer for the completion of the US$260 million Demerara River Bridge, the piling...
3 injured as WCB rice mill boiler explodes
Three persons have been hospitalised after a boiler at the Hack Rice Mill at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice (Region 5: Mahaica-Berbice) exploded on...
8 forced to jump overboard as $22M river ambulance bursts into flames
The Orealla river ambulance went up in flames on Monday afternoon in the Corentyne River not far from the Amerindian community of Orealla, Corentyne,...
Developing story: Orealla river ambulance goes up in flames
The Orealla River Ambulance moments ago went up in flames in the Corentyne River not far off the Amerindian community.
Inews understands that several persons...
Embrace integrity, professional conduct & responsibility – Prison Director to officers
In a bid to uphold standards and ensure accountability within Guyana’s correctional facilities, acting Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot, embarked on the quarterly muster...
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69,000 public sector employees receive 10% increase, injecting $18B into Guyana’s economy
Following the conclusion of the historic Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) multi-year agreement with respect to employment benefits...
Prosecution applies for Calvin Brutus’ bail to be revoked amid alleged flight attempt
The prosecution has applied to the court to revoke Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’s bail and have him remanded to prison, alleging he attempted...
GRA urges persons involved in luxury vehicle tax evasion racket to visit HQ
See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA):
In its diligence aimed at collecting the rightful revenue due to the State, the Revenue Authority...
Letter: No excuse; skills training is available
Dear Editor,
I hope that the opportunity will be grasped, that is, “skills training programmes, as the “Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), in collaboration with...
Guyana’s bilingual push could boost diplomatic ties, workforce development – Mexican Ambassador
As Guyana aligns itself to become a bilingual nation, Mexican ambassador to Guyana, Mauricio Vizcaíno Crespo explained that this move will not only enhance...
No extensions, zero tolerance for further delays – Edghill puts CJIA contractor on notice
The rigid pavement apron component of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) upgrades currently being done, is at 38 per cent completion. And while...
Blanhum urges ranks to “raise the bar” in the new year
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Monday urged detectives of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to aspire to do better in 2025, even as they...
$205M magistrate’s court commissioned in Mahaicony
A spanking new $205 million magistrate’s court was commissioned on Monday in Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, enhancing access to justice for residents in Region...
Hicken announces plans to rotate cops with GPF to achieve more efficiency
Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken on Monday announced plans to rotate officers within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in an effort to achieve more...
Powership begins producing power to national grid
See full statement from Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar:
Following strategic investments in the energy sector by the PPP/C Government, it...