–several high-powered LED lights also donated to Co-op to improve security MEMBERS of the Three-Door Fishermen’s Co-op Society have signed an agreement with the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) that allows for the use of land, and the river shore in the vicinity of the bridge on the western side of the Berbice River. According…
An 69-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, as reported by the Ministry of Health. The woman reportedly died on December 22. With this new death, a total of 1,040 people have reportedly died from the disease COVID-19 since March 2020. As such, the death toll for December has…
A #77 village Berbice resident is to be charged for possession of cocaine after agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit found just over 163 grams of cocaine in his possession. In a statement, CANU said some of its agents were conducting an operation in the Berbice area on Tuesday when a man riding a…
THE Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has commenced the installation of a new water supply system in the village of Kaibarupai, North Pakaraimas, Region Eight. Once completed, the new system will benefit 1,000 residents of the Patamona Amerindian Village. This was announced by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, during a recent outreach to the…
There will be wide consultations across the local private sector to select the single private sector representative expected to sit on the newly-proposed Board of Directors of Guyana’s Natural Resources Fund (NRF). This was the assurance given by the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Paul Cheong, at the sidelines of a recent event.…
Setting off loud jubilation by soldiers at Camp Ayanganna this afternoon, President Irfaan Ali announced the return of the one month’s salary tax-free bonus for members of the Joint Services. During his address to members of the GDF who are based at the headquarters of the Force, the President said members of the Joint Services…
STARTING from 2022, teachers in Guyana will have to be licensed on an annual basis, and will need to engage in continual professional development and satisfy other criteria to merit the renewal of their licences. Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle, several teachers said that they would welcome such a development as a means of keeping…
–in honour of late women activists Kowsilla and Sakina Mohamed TWO distinguished women, Kowsilla and Sakina Mohamed who dedicated their life to social and political activism in the 60s and 70s, were honoured on Monday when President Dr. Irfaan Ali opened the Kowsilla Community Park and Sakina Mohamed Computer Lab at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.…
–Minister Persaud hands over new home to mother of six MINISTER of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, on Monday, officially handed over a spanking new house to a mother of six. The 16 feet by 20 feet house is valued at over $1 million and is located at Matthew’s Ridge, North-West District,…
BUILDING on its progress throughout the year, E-Networks Inc., Guyana’s only locally owned telecommunications provider, has expanded its 4G, 5G and ‘OnFiber’ internet services to the mining town of Linden. This announcement follows the build-out of a fiber optic cable from Georgetown to Linden in September. According to a press release from the company, over…
