Coconut farmers residing in the Pomeroon region in Region Two will soon benefit from planting materials from the Ministry of Agriculture to boost coconut production. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha made this disclosure over the weekend while in the region spearheading a series of community meetings. He told those in attendance…
As Mashramani 2024 draws closer, the Ministry of Education on Thursday launched its Mashramani Band 2024 under the theme, “Blazing the Trail of Knowledge with Transformative Technology and Inclusive Education.” Delivering brief remarks, the Head of the Ministry’s Unit of Allied Arts, Nicholas Fraser stated that this year, the ministry…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) transfer window closed on January 31, and five budding talents opted to move to Slingerz Football Club, who are back in the Elite League after not featuring since winning the inaugural tournament in 2015-16. Curtez Kellman, Darron Niles, Marcus Wilson, Shemar Fraser and Marcus Tudor…
By Neil Marks neil@newsroom.gy A monumental project, valued at US$3M (or over G$600M) was Wednesday evening launched to help indigenous communities across the country prepare village plans that will detail development projects for their communities over the next decade. The project is monumental for four main reasons. (1) The small…
A vessel named Gulfstream has capsized off the coast of Canoe Bay in Tobago and officials from Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) are trying to contain and clean up the oil and fuel spilling from the vessel. Trinidad and Tobago authorities have not yet been able to confirm the origin of…
Three persons are now homeless after a fire, which was allegedly intentionally set, ripped through an Industry, East Coast Demerara (ECD) just after midday Thursday. The fire started around 12:15hrs at Lot 19 7th street, Side Line Dam, Industry. The single flat wooden building was owned by 46-year-old Hemwantie Singh…
Police in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) are on the hunt for a motorcyclist who escaped on Monday after dropping a haversack containing 34 pounds of marijuana along the Ituni Trail. Police Headquarters reported that two ranks were performing traffic duties along the trail at around 13:30 hrs when they saw…
Four days into a planned two-week strike by teachers across the country, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday broke his silence and sought to demonstrate why requests for higher salaries were unreasonable. He said too that the daily protests that accompany the strike are opportunistically supported by the APNU+AFC…
Noting that surveillance is not only on Guyana’s borders but also its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), President Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday said the country remains “vigilant and militant” of all threats. “Guyana is committed to the principle of non-aggression but we remain vigilant and militant in face of all…
Rain in St. Kitts on Thursday prevented any play between Guyana Harpy Eagles and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force on day two of their first round match in the West Indies Four-Day Championship. The players were kept indoors all day at the Conaree Sports Club due to persistent rainfall, with…
