Faulty work by contractor at Princes Street koker causes flash flooding in city
Engineers from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are currently working to put systems in place to relieve the intrusion of river water...
Reg. 1 farmers to begin large-scale ginger production
Farmers from several villages in Region One (Barima–Waini) recently received planting materials to commence large-scale cultivation of spices with the aim of supplying export...
Dawn Hastings-Williams is new PNC/R General Secretary
More than a month after Geeta Chandan-Edmond resigned from her post as General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), the party has...
Linden-Soesdyke Highway squatters to be relocated to new settlements
As the Guyana Government looks to regularised housing developments across the country, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that three new planned settlements...
Volume of exported goods projected to increase by 50% annually until 2026
With oil production driving tremendous growth in export, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, and government revenues and expenditures in the medium term, the Inter-American...
MOH inks agreement with IICA to advance ‘One Health’ initiative
Guyana has taken steps to advance the ‘One Health’ initiative with the signing of an agreement with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture...
Issuance of tourism permits, other documents fast-tracked at business clinic
The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) hosted the first tourism business clinic to fast-track the processing of documentation and licences for tourism businesses.
This initiative brought...
$200M to expand high-value crops initiative in Guyana
The Ali-led Administration has made good on its promise to encourage young people to pursue a career in agriculture, with the launch of the...
India expresses interest in long-term purchase of Guyana’s oil
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday said the Government of India has expressed its interest in the long-term purchase of Guyana’s oil, for which...
Berbice oil refinery to come on stream in 2025; 9 bids submitted
Nine bids have been submitted for the design, finance and construction of an oil refinery at the mouth of the Berbice River.
Senior Minister in...
Recent Articles
Contractor shot, 2 others chopped during Friendship backdam brawl
A contractor is now nursing a gunshot injury to his abdomen while two other men are suffering from chops to their bodies during an...
N/A Prison escapee recaptured while hiding in boat bow
Days after 28-year-old Budnarine Persaud from Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (WCB) escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison, police have confirmed that he was...
GFS urges installation of sprinkler systems, smoke detectors
As Guyana continues to experience significant economic growth, an increasing number of multi-storey residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, hospitality and storage facilities are being constructed...
Guyana renews commitment to closing global forest finance gap
As part of the Forest & Climate Leaders' Partnership (FCLP) activities taking place during New York Climate Week, Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, on...
Civilian sale, possession of tasers is unlawful under Firearms Act – AG Nandlall
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, said that the sale, purchase, and possession of Taser guns by civilians are prohibited under...
Qatar “highly applicable” model for Guyana’s gas-driven transformation – Pres Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali has said Qatar’s success in turning its energy resources into a diversified, industrialised economy offers valuable lessons for Guyana.
Speaking during...
MoH rejects claims that CORTEX was designed to collect doctors’ banking information
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday clarified recent statements made by Member of Parliament (MP) Ganesh Mahipaul concerning CORTEX, which are based on unverified...
“Bamboo is fast-growing” – Bharrat touts more use for Guyana’s old mining lands
Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat has posited that Bamboo has been introduced as part of efforts to reclaim old mining lands, as the Government...
3 drivers face $105,000 fines, $100,000 bail over traffic offences
Three Essequibo Coast men were brought before the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court earlier this month on various traffic-related charges arising from separate incidents. Prakash...
Couple slapped with narco trafficking charge on $1M bail each
A common-law couple accused of possessing more than 29 kilograms (kg) of cannabis for trafficking was granted bail in the sum of $1 million...
