The National Youth Debating Competition, which was started in 2021 by Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir, is now billed as an annual event with this year’s contest set to kick off on Friday April 08, 2022. Some 16 youth groups from across the country will participate in the event, which will cost the…
President Irfaan Ali has indicated that while he is not fully informed of all the details surrounding the accusations of improper conduct and indecent proposals by his Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall, he believes that the young woman who has made the allegations, should file a Police complaint so that the claims could be…
AS National Autism Awareness Month began, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has said that new classrooms are being prepared to cater for children with special needs. The Health Minister made these remarks during a recent COVID-19 update when he noted that Autism Spectrum Disorder which is commonly called Autism, is a developmental disability that affects…
Guyana’s forests, almost the size of England and Scotland combined, help protect the earth by storing gigatons of harmful gases and to keep these forests intact, President Dr. Irfaan Ali highlighted that Guyana is sacrificing billions in potential revenue. “If the world is to work in a fair manner, forget about oil and gas…Our forests…
Occupational Safety and Health is being observed throughout this month and the Minister of Labour has indicated that the Occupational Safety and Health Department will be stepping up monitoring in a number of key areas, with a specific focus on the construction and mining industries. The mining industry continues to record the highest number of…
COUNTRIES of Latin America and the Caribbean have established the priorities that will guide the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the region during the next two years and have chosen Guyana to host the next regional conference in 2024. The FAO 37th Regional Conference for Latin America and the…
Almost two years after he was shot twice by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and was left paralyzed, 30-year-old Winston Fraser has died. Fraser was shot to his stomach and back. His wife, Detra Walters known as ‘Nikita’, told the News Room that Fraser died in her arms at their Freeman Street, East La…
Local telecommunications company, GTT is teaming up with the Guyana Fire Service to clamp down prank calls to the Fire Service’s emergency lines. GTT will now be providing the Fire Service will a monthly list of all of its incoming calls which will also track calls from blocked numbers. It is unlawful to perform a…
— VP Jagdeo tells residents of Region 10 THE government is working to significantly improve the standard of living of all Guyanese by making available more opportunities to residents throughout Guyana by investing in long-term projects in education, health care and public infrastructure. This is according to Vice-President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, who was at the…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali is calling on religious bodies to unite under the banner of ‘One Guyana’ for a National Day of Fasting and Prayers on Friday, April 8, 2022. The day of Fasting and Prayers is being called at this time as three significant religious observances are overlapping this month – the Muslim community…
