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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...
Gov’t to acquire private lands for Venezuelan settlement area in Region One
The Government of Guyana has identified a plot of land, which will be used to establish a settlement area for...
Guyanese scholar who died suddenly in Peru was ready to serve country
Guyanese scholar Yogeeta Persaud, who died suddenly while on a volunteer medical outreach in Peru, was planning to return home...
Two GDF officers promoted to Colonel
Lieutenant Colonels Trevor Bowman and Godfrey Bess have been promoted to the rank of Substantive Colonel, the Army announced Thursday....
Brazil briefly closes border with Venezuela
(BBC) Brazil has re-opened its northern border with Venezuela to those fleeing economic and political turmoil there, after briefly closing...
Sita Panchu – the only female boat captain in Mahaicony River
Sita is the only female who captains a passenger boat in the Mahaicony River. She relocated to the Mahaicony Creek...
“Our basis of lawmaking is not the Bible” – SASOD lashes back at Christian Ad
Some members of the Christian Community have published full page advertisements in three of the local dailies calling for the...
$6.2M from UNICEF to help Venezuelans in Guyana
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is assisting the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) with relief items value US$30,000 (GY$6,226,562) to...
NOTICE: Temporary road closure
This is a Public Service Advisory from GTT for Sunday, August 5, 2018. This advisory serves to inform road users...
Edward Shields, mining stalwart, dies
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association is mourning the loss of Edward Shields, its former executive secretary and founder...
Emancipation Day Greetings
African Cultural and Development Association “Freedom Day” or Emancipation Day, a national holiday is upon us once again on August...
23 receive life-saving heart surgeries
Twenty-three persons have received some form of cardiac intervention over the course of two weeks when a delegation from the...
KFC donates to initiative against suicide, abuse
KFC (Guyana) is contributing to a nationwide initiative against suicide and abuse led by Caribbean Voice, a Non-Government Organisation. The...
SASOD renews calls for teacher code of conduct to protect LGBT students
Guyana’s leading gay rights activist group has renewed its calls for the Teachers’ Code of Conduct to be updated to...
Inmates graduate from training programmes
Sixteen inmates of the Timehri Prison graduated on Tuesday from several training programmes, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said as...
Lack of Infrastructure hinders work of Peace Corps in Reg. 8
The Ministry of Education and the United States Peace Corps Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise an arrangement...
Food hampers for Venezuelan migrants in Region 1
With household and sanitation items already distributed to hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants who have settled in Guyana’s border regions, the...
Gov’t approves $17.3M for Emancipation Day celebrations
The Government has approved the spending of $17.3 million for Emancipation Day celebrations countrywide, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced...
High winds destroy house at Skeldon
A house at Lot 77 Housing Scheme, Skeldon, Berbice has suffered several damages after a roof from a nearby pavilion...
