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The Guyana Water Incorporated has started work on a $130 Million well, which is being drilled in the new LBI Housing Scheme on the East Coast Demerara. When completed, the well will supply water to the more than 3000 house lots that are being developed in the new housing area. During an inspection of the […]
As some residents of Linden pick up the pieces of the devastation left by a freak storm which blew off roofs and downed trees two days ago, the Civil Defence Commission has started to offer assistanc In a statement the CDC announced that acting on the guidance of the government, it distributed 30 food and […]
Citizens of Guyana and the United Arab Emirates will now be able to travel to each other’s country without requiring a visa. On the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd and Minister of State for International Cooperation of the UAE, Reem Al Hashimy, […]
The Guyana Police Force has reported that one of its own senior officers, Superintendent Karl Wilson, is facing two sexual assault charges. Wilson appeared in Court on Wednesday where the sexual assault charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty to the two charges, and was granted bail in the sum of $75,000 on […]
President Irfaan Ali addressed the United Nations General Assembly this afternoon and made it known that Guyana will continue to bank on International Law for the peaceful resolution of the border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. The President told other world leaders gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York that Venezuela has been a threat […]
The Opposition People’s National Congress Reform laid out a 20-point plan today for the oil and gas sector, which party officials say will be implemented should the party be elected to Government in 2025. Opposition and PNC Reform Leader, Aubrey Norton, said that the main aim of his party’s plan is to rid the sector […]
The Government as well as small and large businesses are losing out on billions of dollars annually in revenue due to the smuggling of goods, alcohol, poultry and other items, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Komal Singh complained today. Speaking at a PSC organised seminar on illegal trade, Mr. Singh said Guyana has been […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has once again issued a warning to Permanent Secretaries and Regional Executive Officers that the Government will not tolerate deviation from procurement rules in the award of contracts. The Government has embarked on a massive infrastructure programme that has seen billions of dollars being dolled out in contracts. But many of […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has cautioned members of the Guyana Police Force against locking up persons who are in possession of 30 grams of marijuana or less stating that it is against the law. The statement from the Attorney General follows a report of the Police arresting and locking up a man who was allegedly […]
Heavy thunderstorms and powerful winds blew down trees and damaged several houses across the mining town of Linden on Tuesday night, triggering a call by officials of the town for the Civil Defence Commission and the Government to step in with urgent relief measures. According to officials, at least 25 houses have been badly damaged. […]
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