With Guyana leading CARICOM in its ambitious goal of reducing its import bill by 25 per cent by 2025, the National Agricultural and Research Extension Institution (NAREI) has launched a hydroponics project in collaboration with private-owned company Victoria Greens. Hydroponic farming is a cutting-edge, efficient method that allows vegetables to…
Police ranks from the Mackenzie, Aroima and Kwakwani Police Stations in Region Ten on Friday discovered 43 pounds (19,504 grammes) of suspected cannabis at an unfinished wooden at Wiruni Creek. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that the ranks were conducting river patrol at the time of the discovery. At…
An event that has been in the planning stages for weeks now, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday night officially declared open Essequibo Expo 2023. And as various stakeholders committed to working with the government in achieving a massive eco-tourism hub along the Essequibo River, the Head of State assured…
As Guyana’s economy transforms, there is a greater demand for workers with technical skills and the Government Technical Institute (GTI) is now better equipped to continue responding to this demand with a new $200 million state-of-the-art building. The facility, named the Ken Subraj- Zara Technical Centre, was constructed through a…
Several Berbicians became homeowners today, as they received keys to their new low-income homes at the Hampshire Housing Scheme in Region Six moments ago. Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Sherwyn Greaves presented the keys to the beneficiaries. The Hampshire scheme encompasses a total of…
A pedal cyclist died early Friday morning after he reportedly rode into the path of a motor car at Meten-Meer-Zorg Public Road, West Coast Demerara. Dead is Cesar Olivares, a 40-year-old Venezuelan national who was living at Meten-Meer-Zorg. Police said a 25-year-old Leonora, West Coast Demerara woman was driving the…
South Africa clung on to beat Pakistan by one wicket in the best game of the World Cup so far. Chasing 271 in Chennai, the Proteas were in charge while Aiden Markram was at the crease, only for Markram to fall for 91 in a slide from 235-5 to 250-8….
Local automotive company and paint distributors Bumper to Bumper Services has teamed up with Starlet Cup and Group Three competitor Nyron Maraj ahead of the ENet Caribbean Clash of Champions on November 5 at the South Dakota Circuit. Maraj, who is in the running for the B.M. SOAT sponsored Starlet…
The Sheriff Group of Companies on Friday held a ceremonial sod-turning ceremony to mark the start of construction for its $1.3 billion mall at Palmyra, Berbcie. Managing Director Ameir Ahamad said the mission of the company is to contribute to the growth and development pf Guyana. The project, he said,…
A teenager was on Friday remanded to prison to await sentencing after confessing that he watched a woman buy a gold chain, trailed her, and then snatched it from her. Keino Pluck, 18, appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly and admitted that on October 25, 2023, at Commerce Street, Georgetown,…
