WITH 20 convictions and over 56 cases made in the first half of 2022, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) removed over GUY$2.4 billion in illicit drugs from the drug market as traffickers use new technologies to commit traditional crimes. According to CANU’s first and second quarter reports for 2022, the Joint Service operations and the…
Hundreds of residents in Region Two (Pomeroon – Supenaam) who secured employment through the government’s part-time jobs initiative were paid for the first time on Wednesday. They turned out in their numbers at the Regional Democratic Council Office in Anna Regina, many in high praise to the government. Each person received $40, 000 for works…
–Regional Chairman says THE economic status of thousands of residents in Region Nine is being improved daily, as the regional administration continues to roll out major initiatives in various communities and villages across the region. Since being elected to office on August 2, 2020, the PPP/C-led government has invested significantly in infrastructural, health, education, and…
Massy Group have confirmed that they will be the title sponsor for the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL), which gets underway on 31 August in St Kitts. The Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) will feature three teams, the Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors and the Trinbago Knight Riders. The teams will play each…
As the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic celebrated its 2nd anniversary since returning to Government on Tuesday, the Opposition APNU+AFC said the Government has spent the past two years involved in high levels of discrimination and corruption. The APNU+AFC along with the Working People’s Alliance hosted a rally on Tuesday night at Burnham Court in…
–with rollout of education cash grant –Education Minister says every school-aged child will benefit THE Ministry of Education on Tuesday began the distribution of the education cash grant across the country as parents of school-aged children turned up at schools to uplift their vouchers in the sum of $30,000. This initiative will result in the…
As Guyana’s healthcare system continues to undergo significant improvements, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says Guyanese from broad might return home for treatment. The minister, during his daily update on Wednesday, said over the years, many Guyanese living abroad and foreigners have travelled to Guyana for dental and other health care treatment. He said this…
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association is concerned about the overloading of trucks traversing the roads to the interior region. The concern comes on the heels of the collapse of two sections of one of the main roads to the interior region and damage to bridges in recent months. In a statement last evening,…
–community to be regularised, residents to receive titles by year end RESIDENTS of Pigeon Island, on the East Coast Demerara, could expect their land titles within a few months, as the Ministry of Housing and Water, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), is finalising plans to have the area regularised. The community is…
It has been two years since the Irfaan Ali administration was sworn into office; since then, new highways and housing schemes have been established and contracts have been signed for other major transformational projects. With those big projects underway, President Ali says that the government now intends to focus more on issues directly affecting the…
