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Construction of the Corentyne River Bridge which will link Guyana and Suriname is expected to commence soon as representatives from the two countries met today in Paramaribo for the signing of the feasibility study and design of the bridge. Guyana was represented by Public Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill, while Surinamese Works Minister Riad Nurmohamed […]
37-year-old Civil Engineer Roberto Narine was today granted $200,000 bail after he was charged with causing the death of squash player Ian Mekdeci by dangerous driving. The accident occurred early in the morning on the 1st May. Narine appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the charge was read to him. […]
The Guyana Power and Light company recorded 103 power outages last year, exceeding its 90 targeted outages. The company is however blaming the COVID-19 pandemic for the increase in power outages. The information is contained in a report from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) which reviewed GPL’s Operating Standards and Performance Targets for the year […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, today said the Government is creating an environment for ordinary citizens not to benefit from the country’s oil and gas resources. His comments came in response to statements made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo last week, while addressing an outreach in Berbice. At the outreach, the Vice President said inadequate revenues […]
President Irfaan Ali opened a national media conference this morning and gave the assurance that his government is not spying and will never spy on journalists or any other citizen. The President gave the assurance after the Guyana Press Association warned media houses to guard themselves against spyware that could be used to track their […]
All schools in Guyana are now fully opened after being closed for almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But even as students are back in the classroom the Education Ministry is seeking out ways to bring students up to date with the curriculum and to counter the learning loss. Speaking on the reopening […]
Today is World Press Freedom Day and in a message to mark the day, the Guyana Press Association urged the government to assure journalists and media houses that it does not and will not utilise spyware to monitor their work and activities in the digital space. The Association said journalists are also be urged to […]
As Guyana joins the rest of the World in celebrating World Press Freedom Day today, the western diplomats from the US, Canada, the UK and the EU believe media attention to accountability has never been more important in Guyana. In a joint statement, the Diplomats said that media attention to accountability is especially important now […]
Union leaders called for unity in representing the rights of workers as they pressed the government for not doing enough to tackle the rising cost of living and still not budging to increase the minimum wage for the private sector. Hundreds of workers marched through the streets yesterday in observance of Labour Day. General Secretary […]
Police investigators in the Rupununi region are investigating the murder of a farmer from the Deep Rupununi village of Bashaizon. The body of 59-year-old Cedric Jones is currently in the morgue at the Lethem hospital awaiting a post-mortem examination. According to information gathered by the police, Jones was involved in a fistfight with a 27-year-old […]
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