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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...
Proposed designs for Hospitality Institute presented to Education Ministry
The consultancy firm Deen + Partners Architects in association with Consulting Engineers Partnership (CEP) and Leverage Consulting Engineers through its...
State Minister commits to resolving ‘Chinese Landing’ land issues
Minister of State Dawn Hastings-Williams has given assurance to Toshao Orin Fernandes and members of the Chinese Landing Village Council...
Police, Child care officers, others trained to interview abused children
Police and officers of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) along with health officials this week participated in a...
Holy month of Ramadan begins Tuesday
The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) has announced that the crescent for Ramadan has not been sighted, therefore fasting...
5.4MW power plant commissioned at Anna Regina
Residents of Essequibo can now look forward to a continuous and reliable supply of electricity with the commissioning of the...
Mother still in shock, struggling to cope with 10-year-old’s suicide
Darshanie Roopnarine remains in a state of shock and has more questions than answers following the suicide of her 10-year-old...
Fisherman struggles to pick up pieces one year after tragic piracy attack
After surviving a brutal piracy attack a year ago in Suriname, a fisherman is struggling to make ends meet as...
‘Easter, the most sacred of Christian observances’ – President Granger
President David Granger along with his daughter, Han Granger-Gaskin attended Easter Sunday service at St. Matthew’s Parish church, Providence, East...
‘Easter celebrates our diversity’ – President says in Easter Message
(Message from the President on the occasion of Easter) Easter is the single most sacred festival in the Christian calendar....
Students, instead of soldiers, will raise flag on Independence Day
Guyana will be celebrating 53 years as an Independent nation on May 26, and the Ministry of Social Cohesion has...
Orealla eyes major benefits from six internet hotspots
The village of Orealla, in the easternmost part of Berbice, now has six internet hotspots. These hotspots are located in...
High Tides Alert
(Ministry of Public Infrastructure) The Ministry of Public Infrastructure would like to advise the general public to take all necessary...
Differently-abled persons urged to set up their own businesses
Differently-abled persons are being urged to pursue business ventures to “become economically independent.” The call was made by Minister of...
Shaheed’s Girls Orphanage rebuilt after fire, includes a nurse station
There are plans to have a nurse station at the Shaheed’s Girls Orphanage in Oleander Gardens, East Coast Demerara. The...
High suicide rate still plagues Baramita
Baramita is one of the largest indigenous settlements in Guyana and suffers from a number of societal problems that contribute...
Social Cohesion, ERC join forces to arrest divisions in society
The Department of Social Cohesion will be collaborating with the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to promote a unified nation and...
Nations Director says teen who shot him was flown out of country
A youth empowerment solutions campaign called Say YES has been launched as a result of the shooting of School of...
Damian Fernandes named to head Conservation Int’l in Guyana
Conservation International-Guyana (CI-G)has announced the appointment of Damian Fernandes as its new Executive Director, saying he will lead the program...
