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Dolphin Secondary School teacher, 30-year-old Tineka Hicks, lost her life tragically this morning in a smash-up involving a mini-bus along the new Diamond Interlink Road on the East Bank of Demerara. Several other persons were injured in the accident, including four teenage students. The accident occurred at around 8:30 am. According to reports, the mini-bus […]
The Guyana Fire Service has enlisted 107 persons from across the country to join its ranks and the recruits were celebrated during its first graduation exercise for 2026. 33 of the new recruits are women. Chief Fire Officer, Gregory Wickham noted that the government continues to support the upgrading of the Fire Service not only […]
The Ministry of Finance has announced that some $42.5 Billion has already been distributed in the $100,000 cash grant initiative since it started in March. Based on the figure, more than 424,000 citizens, including Central Government employees, and those who self-registered using the portalas well as those who have been processed for cheque payments have […]
The Office of the Prime Minister this morning announced that Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL) and its local partner, GuyGas Inc., have been identified as the first-ranked firms for the operation and maintenance of the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Phase 1 Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Plant. In a release, the Prime Minister’s office explained that the […]
Member of Parliament for the WIN party and former GuySuCo Executive, Vishnu Panday, was today elected Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir convened a series of meetings to elect Chairpersons for 8 of the 13 parliamentary committees. The meetings took place in the Chamber of […]
A number of certified Statements of Poll (SOPs) from the 2020 elections were tendered into evidence today as the trial into the allegations of attempted fraud during those elections resumed before Acting Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The tendering of the SOPs saw the return of Police Inspector Nigel Stephens to […]
The Central Immigration and Passport Office has rolled out the e-appointment and e-passport application system. Guyanese citizens can apply for and renew their passports online through the official Guyana Passport Appointment System or by accessing portals via the Ministry of Home Affairs website. The digital system allows you to fill out applications, upload necessary documents, […]
A multi-agency investigation has been launched into the death of two miners following another mining pit cave-in at St. Elizabeth Backdam in the Potaro, Region 8 area. The two dead gold miners have been identified as 32-year-old Franky Hussain of North West District and 38-year-old Brazilian national, Neunes Da Silva. The two men were among […]
Three houses in Sophia were gutted by fire last evening in a suspected case of arson. The Guyana Fire Service was summoned to the scene in North Sophia just after 7 pm when one house was noticed going up in flames. Within minutes, the two nearby houses, which were located in the same yard, were […]
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Housing has enlisted the help of Interpol and the US Federal Bureau of Investigations in its efforts to locate Housing Contractor, Omar Malik of the DreamVu homes company, which has scammed several young professionals out of millions of dollars. The Ministry in a statement said it remains […]
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