–President Ali says THROUGHOUT this year, the Government of Guyana will be distributing a minimum of $300 million to at least 220 Amerindian communities across the country, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali. Delivering the feature address at a Regional Toshaos’ Meeting in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), the Head of State said that the…
Police have captured one of three suspects who reportedly stole $1.4 million in jewellery, $300,000 in local currency and belts valued $100,000 from a jewellery store in the Stabroek Market early Saturday. The stall is owned by a 47-year-old businessman and the name of the store was not released by the police. According to a…
Schools across the country will reopen on Monday but students of secondary schools who are currently being targeted for vaccination against COVID-19 will only return to their classroom when they are fully vaccinated against the virus. Officials at Secondary schools across the country have been told by the Education Ministry that their reopening will be…
–fee increased from US$30 to US$45 per tonne of carbon emitted EXECUTIVE Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Kemraj Parsram, has said that the agency has received approximately $400 million in “flaring fees” from US oil giant, ExxonMobil. Those fees were paid as a result of an amendment to the Liza Phase One environmental…
A couple was on Friday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge in relation to the discovery of 152 lbs of local and foreign cannabis which was allegedly found inside three barrels at their Norton Street, Georgetown home. Mervin Glen and Nicola Williams appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court; they…
The Members of Parliament for Region 10 along with the Regional Chairman and the Mayor’s Office are in full support of the ongoing protests by healthcare workers and teachers in the region against the government’s vaccination policy, which has seen scores of health workers being locked out of the Linden Hospital. In a joint statement,…
–over 10,000 houses across Guyana to be outfitted with new ‘GTT fibre’ THE Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be investing an additional $2 billion to upgrade and expand its fibre-optic capacity in an effort to boost the quality of internet services being offered locally. This announcement was made on Thursday by the company’s…
A 40-year-old cook identified as Ricky ‘Swank’ Persaud, was killed during an accident with an excavator at Big Hope Backdam in Waini River. Police Headquarters reported that Persaud of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast was employed with a mining company and on Thursday he and an excavator operator, 34, of Friendship Lower Pomeroon River, were heading…
Opposition parliamentary spokesperson on Health, Member of Parliament Dr. Karen Cummings issued a call on the government today to reconsider its vaccination strategy since it may be turning off persons who might have eventually considered taking the vaccine shots. While declaring that the Opposition is not against vaccination, Dr. Cummings said the current situation does…
— at commencement of activities for Education Month 2021 EDUCATION Month commenced on Wednesday with the Ministry of Education launching its five-year Education Sector Plan (ESP) 2021- 2025 at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal. The strategic plan, which aims to eliminate Illiteracy, enhance tolerance and modernise education, is guided by five main priority areas,…
