Gold mining company, Mohamed’s Enterprise Limited has landed a $614 million contract for the construction of the new headquarters of the Guyana Fire Service. The new Fire Service headquarters is to be constructed along Homestretch Avenue close to Durban Park. The contract for the construction of the Fire Service headquarters was signed today by the…

(BBC) – Children as young as 11 are learning about sex from pornography, sexual health experts have said. They say they are seeing an increasing number of young people who believe sex needs to be violent as a result. Dr Kate Howells is concerned a lack of detail in plans for a new relationship and sex…

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday destroyed 60,000 cannabis plants and 600 pounds of dried cannabis which were discovered in Ebini area in the Upper Berbice River. Police Headquarters revealed that during the course of the day, a party of police from the Region Six Division conducted the eradication exercise where four fields…

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll reached 980 today as the Ministry of Health reported on the death of a fully vaccinated 55-year-old man from the East Berbice Corentyne region. The Region Six area has seen a sudden increase in COVID-19 related deaths over the past few weeks, triggering concern of health officials. Meanwhile, the country recorded…

SOME 60,000 cannabis plants and 600 pounds of dried cannabis were destroyed by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) earlier Wednesday afternoon as the agency concluded yet another successful eradication exercise. A police statement said ranks from the Region 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne) Division discovered four fields covering 10 acres of land in the Upper Berbice River…

A 54-year-old security guard of Church Street, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara was robbed by two bandits of his electric bike valued $100,000, two smartphones and $20,000 cash on Wednesday. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred between 03:30hrs and 03:50hrs while the security guard was entering his yard. Police said the security guard was confronted…

Local conglomerate, Banks DIH Limited has signed a new three-year agreement with the General Workers Union (GWU) for a new wages package and other benefits for employees of the Company. Under the new agreement, employees of Banks DIH Limited will now receive an initial nine percent across the board increase for the first year and…

While the country continues to see a decline in new and active COVID-19 cases, which Health officials believe is a result of the vaccination campaign,  there is still concern that the country can regress as a result of vaccine hesitancy in some areas. Health Authorities are particularly worried about the situation in Regions Two, Eight,…

While the country continues to see a decline in new and active COVID-19 cases, which Health officials believe is a result of the vaccination campaign,  there is still concern that the country can regress as a result of vaccine hesitancy in some areas. Health Authorities are particularly worried about the situation in Regions Two, Eight,…

GAVIN Gill, who had confessed to the brutal murder of his wife, Omwattie Gill, called Anjalie”, has moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge his life sentence. The 33-year-old taxi driver of Whim Village, Corentyne, was sentenced by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Berbice High Court for the capital offence and will become eligible…