It was a day of mixed results for the country’s table tennis players on the opening day of the competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. A release to the media indicated that the women’s side once again reached the quarter-finals of the team event, while the men’s team, this time around will have…

— NAREI to address issues faced by Waramuri farmers, villages to benefit from improved extension services LIVESTOCK farmers in Santa Rosa, a riverine community in the Moruca sub-district, Region One, will benefit from additional stock to expand swine rearing in the community. This assurance was given to the farmers by Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, who…

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Environmental Permit for the Hope Wind Farm Project on the East Coast of Demerara. The permit was issued after an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was conducted by the Environmental Assessments Board (EAB). The project proposes to establish a Wind Farm that is to be the first substantial…

— parents asked to check schedule for pick-up locations THE Ministry of Education, on Friday, released the schedule for distribution of the $25,000 “Because We Care” cash grant and $5000 uniform voucher and Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, called on parents to keenly check the schedule to see the location and date for their pick…

See the full statement from the Ministry of Agriculture below: During a recent outreach to Santa Rosa, a riverine community in the Moruca sub-district in Region One (Barima – Waini), Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that livestock farmers will benefit from additional stock to expand swine rearing in the community. While meeting with farmers, Minister…

–AG says Opposition motion woefully wrong, misconceived GOVERNMENT is negotiating insurance coverage of up to US$2 billion with US oil major ExxonMobil, in the event of an oil spill or disaster. Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall S.C. said the parliamentary opposition’s motion which was defeated in the National Assembly last Thursday was…

Miss Teen India Worldwide 2022, Roshani Razack Eighteen-year-old Roshani Razack, who hails from St Cuthbert’s Mission – a small Amerindian Village on the Mahaica River – has copped the Miss Teen India worldwide crown. She is the first Guyanese to walk away with the crown and said she always knew she could do it. “At…

— Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee hails President Ali’s election victory — commends President for not only “planting” a future for Guyanese but for the entire region PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali and his delegation, on Thursday evening, met at a dinner on Capitol Hill, with several members of the Congressional Black Caucus, in Washington DC. The…

Clasping your fingers into your palm and releasing them in a repeated motion three times is the new vital hand signal launched by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security to counter human trafficking. Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud said the signal was developed so the public can be aware of when someone is being…

Guyana will continue to take a firm stand against trafficking in persons. That assurance came from Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindya Persaud this morning as she addressed a rally that was hosted against trafficking in persons.  She said while Guyana has been making moves in the right direction to fight the…