President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali hosted yet another community meeting on Wednesday along the East Coast corridor, residents of Victoria Village were told that the community will not be left behind as residents too will benefit from projects to enhance development. Residents raised various issues during the community meeting Wednesday…
West Indies Test hero Shamar Joseph could force his way into the T20 World Cup calculations this year despite not playing in the two limited-overs series against Australia, with coach Daren Sammy admitting he has created a selection headache. Joseph sent shockwaves around the cricket world last Sunday when he took 7-68 to inspire…
Residents of Ann’s Grove and other surrounding communities on the East Coast of Demerara were reassured on Wednesday afternoon that several developmental projects will be undertaken shortly in their communities. This assurance was provided by President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali during a community engagement in Ann’s Grove, where residents highlighted…
Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Hamilton’s current contract with Mercedes is due to expire at the end of 2025 but he will depart the team after this season and replace Carlos Sainz at Ferrari, Sky Sports News understands. The seven-time world…
Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton on Wednesday night said private sector companies have raised concerns about the loss of their workers to the public sector. Hamilton was tasked with defending his ministry’s $1.2 billion allocation in the 2024 National Budget during the consideration of the budget estimates. That allocation was…
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will be digitising its operations even in rural and hinterland regions as part of efforts to deliver faster, improved services to people in need. This ministry got a $48 million budgetary allocation this year and as the Parliamentary Committee of Supply engaged…
The Parliamentary Committee of Supply Wednesday night approved $10 billion for the rehabilitation of the Linden-Soesdyke Highway in 2024; this is part of a larger $30 billion improvement to take place over a period of 36 months. Though information on the upgrading of the decades-old roadway is already in the…
Guyana will this year spend about $300 million for land reclamation and reforestation purposes, a venture that promises to help restore swatches of trees on mined out patches in the country’s forests. This sum is just a small portion of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ $3 billion 2024 budget but…
A woman deliberately set a Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown house on fire on Wednesday at about 06:40 hrs. According to a release from the Guyana Fire Service, the building was owned by the late Carlton Holder and occupied by Tinesa Lewis and fourteen others. It was noted that neighbours spotted…
The Parliamentary Committee of Supply Wednesday night approved $73.2 billion, budgeted in 2024 to continue the government’s programme of constructing, rehabilitating and maintaining community roads. This is in addition to $204.1 billion that was approved to upgrade and expand the country’s roads and bridges network. And while the allocations were…
