Legendary and well-known Guyanese actor and comedian Henry Rodney passed away this afternoon at a New York Hospital following a period of illness. Rodney, who was known for his presence on the local theatre stages and in local sitcoms and movies, was surrounded by his family when he took his last breath. He is being…
AHEAD of the May-June rainy season, the Mahaica-Mahaicony, Abary – Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are advancing works to reduce the chances of flooding in the agriculture scheme and surrounding areas. In an agriculture special report on Monday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that heavy rainfall cannot be…
–Religious leaders welcome President Ali’s call to fellowship together on Friday RELIGIOUS leaders representing the three main faiths in Guyana have commended President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s call for religious bodies to fellowship together under the ‘One Guyana’ banner. The President has designated Friday the National Day of Fasting and Prayers. Speaking during a programme…
–170 hampers distributed to persons along the ECD IN a bid to support several East Coast Demerara (ECD) fisherfolk who have been faced with economic hardships because of low catches, the Ministry of Agriculture, on Wednesday, donated some 170 hampers. Persons from the communities of Mon Repos, Lusignan, and Annandale gathered at the Lusignan Community…
(United Nations) AMIDST the growing number of development crises facing the world, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Wednesday, announced Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada as new Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocates group. “The Sustainable Development Goals are the world’s blueprint to build a…
Nicolette Fernandes exemplified that age is truly just a number as she rolled back her years of excellence to win gold for Guyana at the ongoing Pan American Squash Championships in Guatemala. Facing the tournament’s number-one seeded player, Laura Tovar, the 38-year-old Fernandes swept the Colombian 3-0 on Wednesday evening. With no medals in the…
CHIEF-OF-STAFF of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Godfrey Bess, is currently representing Guyana at the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) 2022 in Barbados. CANSEC is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored annual regional security forum aimed at encouraging defence and security leaders to strengthen ties of cooperation, discuss regional issues, examine challenges, share lessons learned, and…
Chairman of the Bartica Easter Regatta ‘Bounce Back’ 2022 Committee, Regional Chairman Kenneth Williams has expressed thanks to the principals of Mohamed’s Enterprise/Team Mohamed’s, who have made a substantial contribution towards the successful hosting of this year’s event, set to take place from April 11-18. A longtime supporter of the event, Mohamed’s Enterprise/Team Mohamed’s did…
–adolescents to be targeted THE Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education is finalising plans to roll out a vaccination campaign across the country. The ministry will be celebrating World Vaccination Week from April 24 to 30 and as part of efforts to commemorate this, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, said…
In the coming weeks, Guyana will commence the trial stage of 15 varieties of wheat to determine the best quality that can be produced here. Local scientist Dr Mahendra Persaud will be leading the project, according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha. “We are in contact with our counterpart, especially in Mexico, we are looking…
