Guyana has taken up its presidency of the United Nations Security Council and at a press briefing on Thursday, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said the South American country remains resolute in its call for a ceasefire in Gaza. “Guyana has called for a ceasefire and Guyana will continue to call for…

After the “wanton destruction” of public properties by contractors, the Government of Guyana is now including contractual clauses that those contracted companies must restore any damaged facility to the state it was prior to the damage or destruction. Failure to do so, a release from the Attorney General’s Chambers noted,…

Sahara dust, which originates from the Sahara Desert in Africa, has blanketed Guyana’s coastal communities and will likely persist until next week. In the meantime, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says individuals with asthma and other respiratory illnesses should wear face masks and take the necessary precautions to prevent any…

A $400 million allocation in the 2024 budget to continue management of the Haags Bosch garbage landfill site was approved by the Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Thursday with Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag telling Parliamentarians that monies will be spent on further upgrading the facility….

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced Shamar Joseph’s upgrade from his current Franchise contract to a CWI International retainer contract. This decision comes in recognition of Joseph’s outstanding performance and invaluable contribution to the recent historic victory against Australia on their home soil in Brisbane, marking Australia’s first defeat to the…

By Lazeena Yearwood lazeena@newsroom.gy    The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is the country’s main referral hospital and last year it had 20 per cent more admissions and 40 per cent more referrals at the Accidents and Emergency (A&E) Department. In 2020 through 2022, the hospital was treating about 35,000 patients…

The start of the third day of the consideration of the estimates for budget 2024 got off to a late start as Parliamentarians, key officials, staff, media and school children were kept on the outside of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal. Initial reports suggested that it was a…

U.S. Air Force Major General (Maj. Gen.) Evan L. Pettus, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Commander, will visit Guyana from January 31 – February 2. As the Air Force component to U.S. Southern Command, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) conducts security cooperation and provides air, space, and cyberspace…

The Ministry of Housing and Water’s $100 billion budget was approved by the Parliamentary Committee of Supply late Wednesday night, allowing the ministry to continue its aggressive housing development programme across the country. There was much scrutiny of the ministry’s funds on Wednesday night as the consideration of the budget…

Apply for the tickets, starting at US$6, at tickets.t20worldcup.com To give the fans a fair and equitable chance to apply for tickets to the world’s biggest T20 carnival, the ICC have kept a public ticket ballot in operation. The ticket ballot for the event is not based on a first-come-first-served…