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‘Monstrous act’ – Human Services Minister condemns gruesome Zeelugt attack, pledges unconditional support
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, has pledged unconditional support to the family of seven-year-old Adriel Aftab Mohamed, who was brutally killed during an attack at his Zeelugt New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo home on Friday morning. Dr Persaud visited the scene of the tragedy and met with relatives and...
Pensioners’ electricity subsidy to be reflected in June bill
See below the full release from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL): The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL)...
ExxonMobil Guyana hosts capacity building session for SHOUT4Challenge finalists
Read full statement from RECOVER Guyana here: On May 23, 2026, ExxonMobil Guyana hosted an in-person capacity building session for...
500 jobs to be created from US$9.5M investment in former Barama concessions
Over 500 employment opportunities are expected to be created following the award of two lots approximately 800,000 hectares of concession...
Cash grants more beneficial than President’s 3Bs – Opposition Leader
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has noted that the $10,000 per child cash grants are more beneficial than the...
$4.2M water improvement project for Reg.8
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Paramakatoi Village Council, is in the process...
Citizens are living in constant state of fear – PSC tells Ramjattan
Guyanese citizens are now living in a constant state of fear, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) told the Minister of...
GPL launches Whatsapp Meter Reader
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) recently added an additional customer service feature called “Whatsapp Meter Read” to better...
GPL offers compensation to customers suffering financial losses from blackouts
Customers who have suffered losses as a result of electricity fluctuations stand a chance of receiving compensation from the Guyana...
Generation shortfall causing blackouts; normalcy expected tomorrow – GPL
By: Devina Samaroo A shortfall in the generation of electricity is the reason for the widespread blackouts across the country...
45 persons to lose job after City Hall ends contract with Cevons, Puran Bros
Forty – five persons will now be plunged into the unemployment bracket after City Hall terminated its contracts with two...
Essequibo residents benefit from improved water quality
Residents of Lima Sands in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region will be the newest beneficiaries of improved water quality, following steps by...
Minister Valerie Patterson ties the knot
Georgetown, Guyana, Ministry of the Presidency – (August 16, 2017) President David Granger, today, attended the wedding reception of Minister...
Guyana records 92.57% pass rate at CAPE; Education Ministry to announce CXC results on Aug 22
851 candidate from 9 Secondary Schools and Four Private institutions sat the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in May- June...
Students receive school supplies from Minister Broomes
Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes today paid a visit to the Community of Better Hope on...
AFC youths pushing for reform of ganja laws
The Youth For Change (YFC) arm of the Alliance For Change (AFC) is lobbying the party’s leadership to push for...
40 students across Guyana to participate in Youth Parliament
The Parliament Office officially launched its Youth Parliament which is expected to see the participation of 40 students from both...
70 single houses to be built for the Lombard St squatters
Seventy single houses will be built to relocate the Broad and Lombard Street squatters, each costing $1.2M, with funding provided...
Honour your ancestors by preserving their legacy – President Granger
President David Granger has called on the pastor and congregation of the Glory Light Tabernacle to ensure that the community...
90% of juvenile delinquents without legal representation
The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) has reported that about 90 percent of children at holding centres across the...
Bartica to benefit from installation of solar photovoltaic system
The Ministry of the Presidency (MotP), through the Office of Climate Change, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme...
