MEMBERS of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) have been visiting schools across the country to teach students and increase their awareness about fire prevention and safety. According to Public Relations Officer, Silyne Griffith, during the visits, ranks provided vital knowledge to the children through talks and demonstrations. “We encourage schools to contact the Fire Service…
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Institute of Private Enterprise Development Ltd (IPED) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that will see the two organisations partnering, with emphasis placed on improving financial literacy that caters for both members of the Force and the public. The agreement was signed recently in the Commissioner’s Conference Room…
TWENTY THREE members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), on Friday, graduated following their completion of the Maxido Adult Self Defence training. The ranks were awarded internationally recognised certificates at a simple closing ceremony held at the Auditorium, Base Camp Ayanganna, Thomas Lands. According to the GDF, the training, which is the first of its…
Everest Cricket Club and Albion Community Centre Cricket Club will face off in a 40-over match on May 26 at the Everest ground, with some of the country’s leading cricketers set to feature in the resumption of an old rivalry. It is themed the Dave West Indian Imports Independence Day Challenge and this annual clash…
POLICE have arrested a 50-year-old woman in connection with the murder of her husband, 43-year-old Felix Henry, a chainsaw operator known as ‘Oldie.’ Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at 10 Miles, Port Kaituma, North West District, between May 19 and May 20, 2022. When the police visited the scene on May 20, around…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Chef Kester Robinson (center) at the Discover Guyana booth at the Agri Investment Forum and expo The first-ever Agri-Investment Forum and Expo wrapped up in Georgetown on Saturday and a large audience of locals and foreigners in Guyana used the opportunity to revive interest in indigenous-based foods with a twist. The…
THE National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS), on Wednesday last, conducted a one-day sensitivity training session on stigma and discrimination associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for Regional Police Commanders. The training took place at the Guyana Police Force Officer’s Training Centre, as part of a national response guided by the National HIV Strategic Plan…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy After seven years and with millions of dollars spent on lobbying and advocacy, the Guyana Hemp Industries (GHI) has welcomed the tabling of legislation in the National Assembly that now paves the way for the production of industrial hemp in Guyana. GHI, the company behind the unrelenting activism for the legalisation…
PRISON wardens, on Saturday, received medals for their long service and dedication to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) during a ceremony held at the National Racquet Centre Tarmac, Woolford Avenue Georgetown. The Prison Service, in a press release, noted that the medals were presented to ranks who had given over 15 years of service, and…
Guyana and the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for renewed and enhanced cooperation that will see heavy political involvement to address among other things the removal of non-tariff barriers and impediments to trade. Within the next three months, a high-level Bilateral Commission will be established…
