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Govt now offering 9% salary increase for teachers for 2024

The Education Ministry after its initial proposal of a seven per cent across-the-board increase for teachers is now offering a nine per cent increase...

$475M Cemetery Road project delayed again

Despite promises to have the $475 million Cemetery Road project complete by yesterday, contractors have failed yet again to meet the deadline and as...

PPP confident in GECOM’s ability to deliver credible elections next year – GS Jagdeo

Referencing the number of interventions made to cleanse the elections machinery of all elements of skullduggery, General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP)...

Int’l Building Expo 2024 opens

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government’s highly-touted Silica City Project along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway is expected to be realized by 2030 and according to President...

PNC continues to ignore APNU, fails to attend meetings – GS Sarabo-Halley

See statement issued by the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU): This Press Statement seeks to inform the media, the Guyanese public and especially supporters...

MoPW urges contractors to resist smear campaign by social media entity

See full statement from the Ministry of Public Works:  Contractors Urged to Resist Smear Campaign by Social Media Entity The Ministry of Public Works was contacted...

Tenders will soon be out for Hope-like canals in Regions 3 & 5

With a massive infrastructure plan underway for the agriculture sector, tenders will soon be going out to construct the Hope-like Canals in Regions Three...

‘Close to the end’ – US Ambassador on reversal of catfish ban

Some seven years after the United States imposed a ban on the export of catfish from Guyana, efforts have been ongoing to reverse this...

GECOM mulls proposal for cameras in polling stations

See full statement from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM): The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has taken note of a Stabroek News article of Saturday, August...

Pres. Ali announces improved security, infrastructure for Bourda Market vendors

In light of continued negligence by the opposition-controlled Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), the government will commence swift interventions to bring relief to...

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Third edition of Tourism Guyana Magazine unveiled at GUYEXPO 2024

Filled with stories about the vibrant culture, rich history, and awe-inspiring natural wonders of Guyana, Tourism Guyana (TG) in partnership with the Guyana Tourism...

Guyana’s leadership recognised at COP29 in Baku

The Government of Guyana has been actively participating in critical negotiations at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework...

Govt to co-invest if Karasabai residents use portion of cash grant for sustainable venture...

President Irfaan Ali on Friday called on the residents of Karasabai in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) to pool some of the monies they...

GDF Head advances military cooperation with India

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Guyana next week, the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan, recently...

Two former MoH staff charged with money laundering

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on Friday charged two former employees of Material Management Unit (MMU) Bond attached to the Ministry of Health...

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...