–Home Affairs Ministry to procure, distribute 3,000 fire extinguisher balls, smoke detectors AS government continues to invest heavily in the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, has underscored the importance of fire-prevention systems in minimising the number of fires. On Thursday, he disclosed plans for the GFS to embark on a…
The introduction of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) e-services – OPTIMAL Revenue Management System – has eliminated the hassle of taxpayers having to physically deliver their returns to the agency. Since the introduction of the website, which can be accessed at eservices.gra.gov.gy, GRA has seen a significant decrease in physical submissions, Fabian Clowes, Communication Officer…
–interfaith meeting to mark National Day of Fasting, Prayers A GRAND interfaith meeting will mark the National Day of Fasting and Prayers today at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). The meeting, which will begin at 15:30 hours, will see presentations, prayers, songs and reflections from the three major religious groups and will also feature…
The list of promotions for firefighters is waiting on the approval of Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn, according to Fire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham. “The Fire Service promotion, we are expecting that we should have it soon, currently that is at Minister’s disposal for him to give his confirmation of that list and we are…
— staffers to increase from six to 25, says Minister Mustapha STAFF members of Morning Glory Inc., popularly known as the Anna Regina Cereal Plant, on Thursday went home satisfied knowing that they will receive full employment. Currently, six persons are employed at the factory on a part-time basis. Its total staff complement is expected…
By the end of 2023, the new state-of-the-art packaging plant at Albion, Berbice should be operational, helping to usher in the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)’s sought-after return to profitability. This is according to GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sasenarine Singh, who told the News Room that the creation of this packaging plant is part of…
Police in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) are investigating the death of Chatterpaul ‘Quarry’ Budhiprasad, a 68-year-old homeless man. Budhiprasad was discovered dead with burn scars about his body early on Thursday at Wales, West Bank Demerara, Police Headquarters reported in a statement. The man was last seen alive at about 20:00hrs on Wednesday when…
The Guyana Fire Service is reporting a 22 per cent decrease in fires within the past year and according to the Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn, this is a result of ‘re-energised’ leadership. Plans are now underway for each community across Guyana to benefit from fire and emergency response services. “I want to recognise…
Richard Mohammed was on Thursday sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for the brutal chopping of a pregnant woman in 2021. Last month, Mohammed was scheduled to go on trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Essequibo High Court after pleading not guilty to the offence of attempted murder. However, he opted to plead guilty to…
Lucknow Super Giants moved to number two on the IPL points table after a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in Match 15 of the IPL on Thursday. Click to view full scoreboard Set a target of 150, Super Giants got home with two balls to spare with South African wicketkeeper/batsman Quinton de Kock leading the…
