The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) in an update on Thursday said testing of engines, fuels and metering have been completed in efforts to successfully connect the Karpowership to the national grid where the country will benefit from the injection of additional power. “We are making great progress,” GPL said…
While civil works are yet to commence at the site for the construction of a government complex of four towers, all preliminary works have been completed, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill told the National Assembly. The Minister provided the update in response to questions posed by Opposition Parliamentarians Annette…
Stakeholders attached to the Task Force on Guyana— a body established by the United States (US) Bilateral Chamber of Commerce—convened at the Amegy Bank Tower in Houston, Texas on Tuesday to discuss key investment opportunities in Guyana. The message was clear: investors should not miss the next massive wave of…
Crews from the Regional Assistance Team West (RBTW) in Suriname arrested 47-year-old Sasenarine Sankar at a tire shop in the Nickerie district on Wednesday. Sankar of the #69 Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) was placed on the wanted list in Guyana back in June 2023 after he attempted…
A delegation of more than 50 Guyanese attending the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas on Monday toured the facilities of US-based consortium, Lindsayca-CH4 (LNDCH4). Representatives of the business community in Guyana under the leadership of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), along with the US Embassy, the …
The Guyana Police Force On Tuesday, May 07, 2024, officially welcomed twenty-four (24) newly graduated constables into the Immigration Department. The ceremony was held at the Officers’ Training Centre, Eve Leary, Georgetown. Course 1/2024 was coordinated by Sergeant Hoosein. The newly enlisted ranks came from various regions across the country…
Owners of mining camps and their employees are encouraged to take advantage of the Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) distribution campaign recently launched by the Ministry of Health. The exercise is focused on minimising malaria, which seems to exist primarily in mining areas. Director of the Vector Control Services, Dr Reza…
See below the full statement issued: U.S. Marine Corps Major General (MajGen) Julie Nethercot, U.S. Southern Command Strategy, Policy, and Plans Director, visited Guyana May 6-8. The Strategy, Policy, and Plans Directorate at U.S. Southern Command oversees strategic planning, policy development, and security cooperation coordination for Latin America and the…
Two days after they were arrested, three of four friends who behaved disorderly after they were stopped at a police roadblock along the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara were on Wednesday charged. The men: Paul Daby, Sherwayne De Abreau and Alpha Poole appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the…
As civil works on a new crossing over the Demerara River are accelerated, so too are the government’s efforts to relocate private property owners currently living within the area set aside for the new bridge. On Tuesday, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill was forced to issue and hand-deliver eviction…
