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Dec 6, 20223 min read

Bill providing electoral reforms passed - Hefty jail time for electoral fraud and misrepresentation

The Representation of the People amendment bill which according to Deputy Speaker, Lennox Shuman is "desperately needed" was successfully...

Dec 6, 20223 min read

National Registration Bill passes without debate-Presents stiff checks and balances for electors

The National Registration amendment bill was passed early this morning unchallenged in the National Assembly. This bill paves the way for...

Dec 5, 20221 min read

$1.7B spent to keep the lights on in Linden for 3.5 months -Prime Minister

Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret'd) Mark Phillips today affirmed that the Government expended $1.7 billion more than was budgeted, "to keep...

Dec 2, 20221 min read

Caretaker remanded for killing of 85 year old woman

37-year-old Roshanie Basdeo of Bush Lot Village West Coast Berbice was remanded when she appeared in the Weldaad Magistrates Court to...

Dec 1, 20222 min read

Inauguration of Guyana's first fish festival- expected to generate income and create employment

The deputy director of Guyana Tourism Authority, Kamrul Baksh, in partnership with the perpetrators of Adventure Guianas, last week held...

Dec 1, 20221 min read

Unidentified male found dead in New Amsterdam

The Police in Berbice are working to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified male whose lifeless body was...

Nov 29, 20221 min read

Health ministry on alert for respiratory virus - Parents urged to take note of symptoms in children

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is urging parents with young children to take note of the symptoms associated with the Respiratory...

Nov 29, 20221 min read

Minister Walrond praises evolution of flagship Rupununi expo as Lethem attracts int'l attention

The two-day Rupununi Business and Investment Exposition took place at the Tabatinga Sports Complex, providing investment opportunities...

Nov 28, 20222 min read

Sustainable Wildlife Management project empowers youths through environmental education

The Sustainable Wildlife Management initiative has made strides in environmental education with an innovative approach to learning that...

Nov 27, 20222 min read

We want to work with you– President Ali tells Leopold St residents

President Irfaan Ali told residents of Leopold Street in Werk-en-Rust that his government’s development plan for the country would...

Nov 27, 20222 min read

More than 960 teachers receive special training from SEN Unit so far for 2022

The Ministry of Education’s Special Education Needs Unit was able to carry out training to strengthen teaching capacity in schools across...

Nov 26, 20222 min read

More than 100 farmers across Rupununi to benefit from locally produced poultry

The Rupununi Livestock Producers Association recently commissioned the first producer-owned hatchery in Lethem, with over 100 farmers and...

Nov 25, 20221 min read

Sparks from angle grinder led to explosion of reservoir; One dead, one seriously injured

The police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances surrounding an explosion that left 52 year old Oliver France dead and 25 year...

Nov 25, 20221 min read

BREAKING NEWS: One killed another critical following gas tank explosion (Graphic image)

The dead man has been identified as 53 year old Oliver France of Leeds Village on the Corentyne while 25 year old Jamal Rose was rushed...

Nov 25, 20222 min read

Health Surveillance System- Strategic plan to improve health surveillance to be developed

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said a strategic plan will be developed to address shortcomings in data collection for diseases and...

Nov 25, 20221 min read

SOME DRAINS, CANALS CLOGGED WITH GARBAGE - Citizens urged to properly dispose their garbage

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha is urging citizens to desist from jumping garbage and other unwanted items in canals and drains...

Nov 24, 20222 min read

Black Bush Polder farmer dies in Corentyne road accident

A Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder family is left in a state of mourning following the death of a relative who was killed in an accident on...

Nov 21, 20222 min read

GAN Inc to host Intellectual Property training for local creatives

The Guyana Animation Network (GAN) is a non-government organisation that works to create training and opportunities for the digital and...

Nov 20, 20222 min read

Deaf community in need of recreational facility – Deaf Association

A lack of funding is withholding the Deaf Association of Guyana from having a facility to carry out activities specifically catered to...

Nov 18, 20221 min read

BREAKING NEWS: Guyanese fisherman arrested in Suriname for killing sex worker

41-year-old Aniel Terrence, a Guyanese who is plying his trade as a fisherman in the Surinamese water was a short time ago arrested in...