Three young siblings, ages 8,7, and 3 died tragically this morning in a fire that ripped through their small wooden house in Barnwell North, behind the village of Mocha Arcadia. The children were left alone at home by their mother who was working the night shift as a security guard. Police investigators believe the fire…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
WITH the aim of promoting a greener Guyana, Chuku Liana Adams birthed ‘Green Dreams’, a growing business that offers Guyanese a unique and organic twist to gardening and landscaping. Adams, a former School of Nations nursery school teacher, grew up around many plants and took a liking to gardening in her early teens. She intimated…
More than 130 residents of Region (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) are being housed in four shelters in various parts of Lethem as the region continues to grapple with flooding caused by heavy rainfall. See below full press release issued by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC): Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips visited Lethem, Tabatinga and…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
FOR Lucretia Bradford of Cullen Village in Region Two, this year is a very special one as she has made it to age 105 and will also get the chance to witness Guyana’s independence anniversary celebration being held in her region for the first time. Bradford, popularly known as “Sister Baby” was born on May…
Kwakwani in Region Ten (Upper Demerara – Berbice) is once again flooded after days of heavy rainfall. Several families had to relocate while others chose to remain in the upper flats of their homes, the Neighbourhood Democratic Council Vice Chairman, Cort Simeon told the News Room on Wednesday. In 2021, Kwakwani experienced unprecedented flooding that…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
A MIXED 12-member jury was, on Wednesday, empanelled before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court for the trial of Phillip Suffrein, who is accused of killing two elderly women during a home invasion in 2017. Suffrein, 28, denied that, between October 2 and October 3, 2017, at Lot 243 South Road and Albert…
