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Egyptian-born, American Billionnaire, Ramy El- Batrawi, who had submitted the leading bid twice to purchase the Guyana Marriott hotel under his company, has died suddenly, according to close relatives and friends. He was in the process of finalizing the purchase of the hotel and had complained about the length of time it was taking for […]
Explaining to Senior Officers of the Guyana Fire Service that the country is facing challenging times, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today said human activities continue to be the primary cause of fires across the country, as he ruled out spontaneous combustion. He noted that those actions have resulted in deaths, injuries, and […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill made it clear today that while vending will be allowed along the Georgetown Seawall, there will be no room for lawlessness to be tolerated, as he reaffirmed that all fixed structures, including containers and sheds will be removed. “The law is the law. So, I am making it […]
The Georgetown Hospital is seeking to locate the relatives of a number of patients who have been discharged, but continue to be housed in the wards of the hospital since no one has returned to pick them up. The majority of the patients are elderly persons. In a statement, the GPHC said it has observed […]
With the rainy season settling in, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council is taking stock of all public infrastructure projects, in particular road and bridge projects, to ensure that they do not contribute to flooding in the capital city of Georgetown. During Monday’s statutory meeting, Mayor Alfred Mentore ordered the City Engineer Colvern Venture to […]
The Ministry of Housing and Water, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), has set out to distribute 1,000 house lots along the East Coast of Demerara. The allottees, whose applications have been in the system since 2019 and before, are being allocated lands in Non Pariel and Enterprise on the East Coast of […]
As part of its efforts to ensure safer waterways, the Ministry of Public Works has announced that boat operators who provide water taxi services will soon face random drug and alcohol tests. The move forms part of the measures to get boat operators to be much more disciplined with their work. During a meeting with […]
Demolition teams from the Ministry of Public Works were on standby today awaiting the Government’s green light to remove a number of food caravans, and prefab structures, which house mini restaurants and bars lining the Georgetown Seawall. The move comes just one day after the Ministry of Public Works and the Sea Defence Board informed […]
The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) together with the Muslim Youth Organisation of Guyana (MYO) and the Guyana Islamic Trust today presented President Irfaan Ali with a cheque totaling $110.8M for the people of Palestine. Since October 2023, more than 34,000 people – most of them women and children – have been killed in […]
Senior Petroleum Coordinator at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Bobby Gossai Jr. has indicated that the Petroleum Production License, and its accompanying Environmental Permit issued to Stabroek Block operator – ExxonMobil – for its sixth development offshore Guyana at Whiptail, offer greater reporting mechanism, and environmental safeguards. In a recent interview with the Energy Perspective […]
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