In what has been seen as one of Guyana’s biggest narcotic exercises, Police Officers and Coast Guard ranks on Friday destroyed $2.5 billion worth of cannabis at De Veldt, Berbice River. Police Headquarters said the eradication exercise was conducted between 05:00 hrs and 12″30 hrs. Ranks discovered a suspected “stash…
The decisive second Test, which initially seemed set to end in three days, has now been returned to some semblance of normalcy as South Africa took charge of proceedings on day two to leave West Indies in a familiar position at Providence in Guyana on Friday. After securing a 14-run…
After more than a year of work which was stalled on several occasions after facing numerous challenges, Cemetery Road in Georgetown in fully operational and on a daily basis hundreds of vehicles are utilising the road, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said Friday. “The road is complete. The hundreds…
The Guyana Fire Service has confirmed that the fire which devastated a home in Bartica on July 24 was caused by an overheating electrical fan. The fan’s malfunction led to a blaze that rapidly spread through the upper flat of the building. According to reports, the Bartica Fire Service Station…
The Ministry of Natural Resources has launched its Mineral Mapping Resource Allocation Map and its Forestry Resource Allocation Map that are expected to significantly expected to boost the work and management of the sector. The launch was announced by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources Joslyn McKenzie when…
Neighbouring Guyana and Suriname are supporting each other’s development and Dr. Peter Ramsaroop believes this collaboration presents more opportunities for investors seeking to do business in either country. Dr. Ramsaroop is the Guyana’s Chief Investment Officer. He heads the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest), a government agency that facilitates ventures…
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is currently upgrading its services with the use of technology and later this year, the company will be implementing a smart meter programme. The programme, GWI Chief Executive Officer Shaik Baksh said, will kick off with the procurement and installation of 10,000 smart meters in…
A 24-year-old labourer of Block ‘F’ North, Sophia, Greater Georgetown was arrested just after midnight on Friday with an orange improvised firearm and three 9mm rounds of ammunition. Anthony Bumbury was at a street party on Pike Street, Sophia when he was arrested. He was questioned by ranks from the…
The Kriya Yoga Institute brought its work to Guyana recently, providing a free lecture to the public on the ancient and scientific path of kriya yoga meditation by Swami Purnatmananda Giri. Kriya Yoga International is organised into regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Each region has…
Jamal Halley, a 19-year-old security guard of Sophia, Georgetown was sentenced to six years imprisonment on Thursday after being charged with escaping from lawful custody and break and enter and larceny. Halley was arrested on August 13 and is accused of breaking and entering Onessa Gibson’s home at First Street…
