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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Fire averted at Essequibo Technical Institute

A major fire was averted at the Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI) after fast response by the Guyana Fire and Rescue Service led to its...

President Ali urges Chile to develop strong, effective Food Safety Authority

President Dr. Irfaan Ali lauded the drive and determination of the Republic of Chile during its 212th Independence anniversary celebration on Tuesday evening at...

Breaking News: Plane crashes at Eteringbang

A plane has crashed at Eteringbang in Region Seven this afternoon. An investigation has been launched. See below full statement issued by the Guyana Police...

President Ali meets President UN General Assembly

President Irfaan Ali earlier today met with the President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) H.E Abdulla Shahid and...

HM Queen Elizbeth II will be remembered for her dedication to Commonwealth – CARICOM...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) through its Chairman, H.E. President Chandrikapersad Santokhi expresses its deep regrets at the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II...

ECD man electrocuted while running wire to house

Thirty-two-year-old Mark Wells of Coldingen, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Wednesday electrocuted while running an electric wire to a nearby house to get...

Gov’t delivers relief to Bare Root, Dazzell families affected by windstorm

The government through the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) delivered immediate assistance to families of Bare Root and Dazzell Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara who...

Census is a tool for national development – Pres Ali

“Much larger than just the collection of data” is how President Dr Irfaan Ali described the upcoming National Housing and Population Census of 2022. At...

Guyanese broadcasting icon Prince Maison passes on  

Prince Maison died on Saturday in Maryland, USA after a period of illness at the age of 77. The Crystal Award winner was an iconic...

$11.8B in contracts signed for construction of Schoonord to Crane 4-lane highway

Just over $11.8 billion in contracts for the construction of the Schoonord, West Bank Demerara to Crane, West Coast Demerara four-lane highway were signed...

Recent Articles

Vessels fraudulently using Guyana’s flag sanctioned by US Treasury Dept

See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department: The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) wishes to share the facts in relation to information shared in a...

Historic moment for Guyana & US – Ambassador Theriot on Gte loan approval

    Today, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), announced an approval of more than $526 million to the Ministry of Finance of the...

US EXIM Bank Grants Final Approval for US$526 M Gas to Energy Loan to...

Today at noon, His Excellency the President Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali received a telephone call from the President and Chair of the United States...

$100K cash grant: Rigid systems in place to avoid registration, issuance of cash grants...

                In light of specious and baseless claims by some sections of the public that dead people were registered for the 100,000 one-off cash grant...

ExxonMobil now owns all 3 FPSOs operating in Stabroek Block

      The purchase of the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), was recently completed for US$535 million,...

Christmas 2024 in Guyana – When the tradition keeps on living – by Sébastien...

An account from Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Sébastien Sigouin on his 1st Guyanese Christmas experience  If there was one distinctive part of my Christmases...

Pedestrian killed in Corentyne accident

    A Corentyne man is now dead after being hit by a car about 30 minutes before Christmas Day.   Dead is Jermaine Fraser, 40, of Auchlyne...

E-bike rider killed after colliding with minibus at WCB

      An electric bike rider is now dead after colliding with a minibus at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Christmas Eve. Dead...

25 years of hard work burnt to the ground, rebuilt for Christmas

By: Mishael Henry The smell of burnt charcoal lingers in the nostrils of Andrew McBean, and is etched into his memory like a sore scar. Exactly...

A soldier’s boots under the tree, but no son to wear them

By: La'Wanda McAllister  Festive homes all over Guyana are glimmering with Christmas lights and the melody of carols float in the warm December air. But...