RESIDENTS along the East Bank Demerara (EBD) corridor turned out in their numbers on Friday at the Grove Market Tarmac to benefit from the Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme (AHUAP). The East Bank Demerara outreach targets low-income residents within the Georgetown to Grove boundary, who are interested in applying for core home support or…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy The next generation of fast bowlers from the Ancient County of Berbice was given an opportunity to mingle in cricketing royalty at the Albion Community Centre Ground on Friday. Sir Curtly Ambrose, the outstanding West Indies fast bowler of the 80s and 90s, willingly shared his vast knowledge to the eager…
POPULAR entertainment spot Palm Court, other businesses and private sector organisations have welcomed the government’s decision to lift the Emergency COVID-19 curfew with immediate effect. Palm Court in a statement hailed the decision by government as “very timely”. “Since their election into office, the government has managed to tackle the spread of the deadly virus…
Almost two years after the COVID-19 virus hit these shores in March 2020, the national COVID curfew that was instituted was finally lifted. The announcement was made by the National COVID-19 Task Force on Friday with immediate effect. Thus far, the country has recorded 1,188 deaths and 62, 061 cases. Additionally, the Task Force announced…
Republic Bank Guyana found itself as the subject of a protest today by representatives of the Guyana Civil Servants and General Workers Union over the bank’s delay in recognizing the union as the official representative of the bank’s more than 500 local workers. The union was given the accreditation to represent workers of Republic Bank…
— President Ali charges UG graduates PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali has charged the new graduates of the University of Guyana to use the knowledge, skills and values they have acquired from their tertiary-level education to revolutionise Guyana’s development. In a pre-recorded video message played during their respective graduation ceremonies over the last week, the Head…
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) Friday night said it welcomed the decision taken by the National COVID-19 Taskforce on Friday, February 11, 2022, to lift the National Curfew with immediate effect. The Commission said it recognises the consistent reduction in COVID-19 cases over the past weeks and believes that Guyana is well on its way…
Guyana’s oil production is set to increase with the ExxonMobil company announcing today that it has started production on the Liza Unity vessel, Guyana’s second oil production platform. In a statement, the company said the move will bring total production capacity to more than 340,000 barrels per day in only seven years since the country’s…
-says PM Phillips PRIME Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, on Friday, emphasised the importance of ensuring the health and safety of all Guyanese working in the oil and gas sector. He made this comment during his address to the representatives of 34 oil and gas companies, who were gathered at the Pegasus Hotel for the…
A joint operation by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), and the Brazilian authorities have resulted in the seizure of over $700,000 in alcohol being smuggled into the country. A statement from CANU noted that the operation was done in the Rupununi area in Region Nine between February 07 and…
