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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)...
Dawn’s Story: A school dropout to the most powerful woman in government
By Neil Marks Unassuming. Humble. Charming. But make no mistake, Dawn Hastings Williams is no ordinary woman. A proud Akawaio...
Guyana to send over $40m to the Bahamas; 23 more Guyanese to return home
Guyana will be sending over $40 million to the Bahamas to help the island recover from the devastation caused by...
Several city streets to be rehabilitated
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has added more roads within Georgetown to be rehabilitated. According to the Department of Public...
NDC takes over Parfaite Harmonie Housing Scheme
The La Parfaite Harmonie community has been officially handed over to the Malgre Tout/Meer Zorgen Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) from...
Facial recognition technology not installed on CCTV cameras in city
The Ministry of Public Telecommunications has addressed concerns raised about the possible facial recognition and tracking technologies used by cameras...
Arrangements in place to fly home body of 7-Y-0 burn victim
The body of seven-year-old Shaniya Persaud who sustained 97% burns to her body during a fire at her Mon Repos,...
Govt accelerates hinterland development
Imagine travelling by road, from Georgetown to the one million acres of a pristine rain forest, to Guyana’s gift to...
Mahdia storm highlights need for building codes, better weather alerts
Following heavy winds which flattened houses and tore off the roof of the primary school in Mahdia, Region Eight, the...
Guyana signs historic Amazonian pact to protect tropical forest
Guyana joined six fellow Amazonian countries on Friday in Letecia, Colombia to sign a pact to protect the world’s largest...
Pregnant woman, toddler in stable condition after house collapses in Mahdia
The pregnant woman, Clarice Ferrera and her toddler are in a stable condition after the house she was in collapsed...
Hundreds flee chaos in storm-ravaged Bahamas
[BBC] – Hundreds of Hurricane Dorian survivors have fled the Bahamas as thousands more anxiously await evacuation from the devastated...
House collapses with pregnant woman, toddler in Mahdia
A pregnant woman and her toddler are seriously injured after the house they were in collapsed during a storm late...
Storm hits Mahdia; roofs blown off, power lines damaged
The town of Mahdia in Region8 was surprised by a gust of high winds Friday about 16:00hrs. The Civil Defence...
Repairs continue to damaged Harbour Bridge
The Demerara Harbour Bridge remained closed to vehicular and marine traffic Tuesday morning, more than 24 hours after a barge...
Residents of Kimbia receive health relief
The residents of the Berbice river village of Kimbia on Sunday morning received some much-needed healthcare in the form of...
Young entrepreneurs, groups receive National Youth awards
Young entrepreneurs and youth groups were last weekend recognized and awarded for their contribution to youth development across Guyana at...
Speedboats will work till 10 p.m. as bridge repairs continue
Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has announced that speedboats will operate between Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop until 10 p.m. as...
Harbour Bridge could be fixed by tonight – Patterson
Emergency works have begun on the Demerara Harbour Bridge and could be completed by sundown today, Minister of Public Infrastructure...
