The Guyana Fire Service says there is a spike in fires across the country after responding to several incidents over the past week, with five of them occurring on Saturday alone. At approximately 02:00 hrs on Saturday, a crew responded to a building on fire at ‘C’ Field Sophia Reserve,…
A post mortem examination conducted on the body of Junior Clifton Thompson revealed that he died from ‘Subdural Hemorrhage as a result of Blunt Trauma to the Head’, resulting from a possible fall. Thompson was a 47-year-old contractor from Grove, East Bank Demerara; at the time of the incident, he…
Police are on the hunt for a 36-year-old gold miner/businessman who reportedly stabbed a 29-year-old man to death on Saturday night following an argument over a cellphone. Dead is Otis Andey Haimchand, a labourer of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, who was stabbed to his upper left side chest at about…
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has disclosed that the government is in no rush to sell Guyana’s remaining carbon credits although it is hoping to move forward with a second agreement. Dr Jagdeo was at the time responding to questions posed by the Department of Public Information (DPI) during his weekly press…
The modern and holistic Family Violence Bill is complete and will be tabled on the floors of parliament this year to further address violence comprehensively thereby leading to its mitigation in society. When approved, the Family Violence Bill will replace the current Domestic Violence Act. Minister of Human Services and…
Within the coming weeks, the community of Kitty in Georgetown, Region Four will benefit from intense drainage and road works, proper sewage, enhanced security and other critical social services as the government aggressively works to improve the living conditions for all. These prevalent issues were highlighted by residents themselves as…
With keen emphasis already placed on the health and safety of employees at their workplace, the Ministry of Labour will this year roll out a programme geared at promoting safety and health in households. “We are to launch a programme this year targeting residents because as much as we deal…
From 2021 to 2023, a total of 21, 442 persons benefitted from the Guyana Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship offered free of cost by the Government of Guyana. And more than 50 percent of the beneficiaries are women, majority of whom are single parents. This revelation was made by Minister…
Jamaica’s Minister of Sport Olivia Grange has pushed back at critics, as she insists that the ministry did its best to give support to the Jamaica Tallawahs. Her response in a statement on Thursday, follows widespread condemnation about the Government’s lack of support for the Tallawahs, which inevitably resulted in owner Kris Persaud moving the…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Promotional Playoff final between Slingerz and Monedderlust football clubs has been rescheduled to January 7 at the Ministry of Education Ground located on Carifesta Avenue in Georgetown. Once more, fans are in for a thrilling double-header with the inaugural Women’s League Division One…
