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Recover Guyana and Scotiabank Guyana deepen investment in green and youth entrepreneurship
Recover Guyana, in partnership with Scotiabank Guyana, successfully hosted the ENGAGE 2.0 Green Entrepreneurship Graduation Ceremony at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel, marking another significant milestone in its national youth development and sustainability efforts. The event celebrated the successful programme completion of 110 young people from Regions 2 and 4, bringing ENGAGE’s cumulative impact to...
‘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...
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)...
GAWU urges peace and tolerance in Eid-ul-Fitr message
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) wishes to extend warm greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters and...
Sophia Primary School students to benefit from literacy tablets
Kupanda Sisters Inc. has partnered with Sun Books of the World Literacy Foundation to launch a pilot programme, geared to...
COVID-19: $20M in food, supplies to CDC
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, under its Humanitarian Project, donated $20M in food and supplies to...
June pension payment to begin on May 28; Persons to wear protective masks
See full statement below: The Guyana Post Office Corporation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection, continues to implement...
NCTF approves conditional re-entry of 300 Guyanese stranded overseas
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) on Friday approved the return of 300 Guyanese stranded overseas as a result of...
Guyanese stuck overseas continue plea to return home
Guyanese stuck abroad as result of the closure of the airports to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus are...
US Govt donates supplies to CDC
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Tuesday afternoon received a donation of several items from the government of the United...
Virtual commemoration of Guyana’s 54th Independence
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commemoration of Guyana’s 54th Independence will be hosted virtually. This was disclosed by Director...
UK Gov’t charters flight for 91 British nationals to return home from Guyana
The UK Government chartered an Air Europa flight on Thursday to transport 91 UK nationals who were stuck in Guyana...
Feroze Mohamed, former Home Affairs Minister, dies
Former Home Affairs Minister in the PPP Government Feroze Mohamed has died, the party’s Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali confirmed Friday...
Rights of workers to be evaluated differently post COVID-19- Lincoln Lewis
With workers now forced to work from home to stop the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), veteran Trade...
NIS to pay pensions on different days according to last name of pensioners
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has issued the following release detailing days on which persons can uplift pensions: The National...
West Ruimveldt house destroyed by fire; owner suspects arson
A wooden and concrete two-storey building was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday night at Lot 27 Shoppers Lane, West...
COVID-19: Increased reports of child abuse for April
The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) has recorded an increase in child abuse reports just for the month of April...
Bar Association mourns passing of fmr. Chancellor of the Judiciary Keith Massiah
Statement from the Bar Association on the passing of Keith Stanislaus Massiah, S.C. It is with a sincere sense of...
NGO offers free counselling during lockdown
Cognizant of the impact of the lockdown on persons’ mental health, Critical Response Guyana -a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) ––is providing...
29-Y-O Canal No. 2 resident missing
The relatives of 29-year-old Lalbachan Bhagwandat known as ‘Jagan’ who has been missing since April 18, are asking the public’s...
Relief on the way for Reg. 6 communities affected by COVID-19 measures
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is in the process of providing much-needed relief to communities on the West Bank of...
