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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...
West Side residents complain of Bee infestation in abandoned land
Residents of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara are calling on the owner of a plot of land to clean the area...
Teen dies two months after accident, family wants justice
Two months after 18-year-old Bariel Hall was injured in an accident on the Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown, he...
Finance Ministry approves $460M for emergency sea defence works at Mahaicony
The Ministry of Finance has approved a contingency allocation of over $400M to undertake emergency sea defence works at Mahaicony,...
Corporate community restores hope to another Berbice family
Salima Wahaab and her eight children have something to smile about again and most importantly somewhere they can call home....
Mayor urges public to donate to City Hall restoration fund
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will soon launch a Trust Fund at local banking institutions to rehabilitate the historic...
No evidence to support claims of bias in House to House registration case- Bar Association
President of the Guyana Bar Association, Attorney Teni Housty on Friday dismissed claims that the Chief Justice (acting) Roxane George-Wiltshire...
Small business owners receive $2M in grants
Nine entrepreneurs in Anna Regina, Region 2 have received over $2M in grants from the Small Business Bureau (SBB). According...
Emancipation Day greetings
People’s National Congress Reform Emancipation Message 2019 The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) joins the Guyanese people in celebrating the 181st Anniversary...
Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali details plans for ‘men and women in uniform’
The People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Presidential Candidate, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has been on the ground, listening to concerns from key...
Command centre for high-tech CCTV system launched
The Command Center for the CCTV Surveillance System has been activated. The initiative is part of the National Broadband Expansion...
Modern Diamond to Ogle road designed to include rail system
The “very modern design” of the road running from Diamond on the East Bank to Ogle on the East Coast...
Rotary Club of Georgetown brings smiles to Toy Library
The Rotary Club of Georgetown recently brought smiles to the boys and girls of the Toy Library, located in the...
$17M maternity waiting home commissioned at Annai
The Yvonne Jacobus Maternity Waiting Home in Annai was officially commissioned and will strategically serve expectant mothers in the North...
$200M bypass road underway in Region Nine
Travel time between Lethem and several communities in Region Nine will be significantly decreased as the Government embarks on the...
Health Ministry tackling suicide, to establish substance abuse ward
The Ministry of Public Health’s Mental Health Unit has recorded a decrease in suicide cases in 2018 when compared to...
Rebuilt house restores hope to traumatized family
By Akeem Greene “I was scared but still had hope that someday [there] must be someway to have back my...
Residents protest proposed chemical warehouse to be built in City
By Bibi Khatoon Several residents of Georgetown are concerned about plans to build a chemical warehousing facility within close proximity...
Gov’t to make a one off payment of up to $50K to Venezuelan families in Georgetown
The Ministry of Social Protection will soon begin a ‘Shock Responsive Social Protection System’ aimed at ensuring that the essential...
