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President Irfaan Ali, this morning launched a crop insurance initiative which will benefit more than 6,000 rice farmers across the country. The initiative is aimed at providing financial and other support to rice farmers that experience crop damage due to flooding, pesticide or pesticide infestation. During the launch of the initiative in Essequibo, the President […]
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Guyana have signed the agreement for the deployment of the Electoral Observer Mission (EOM) that will observe the Guyana’s upcoming General and Regional Elections on September 1, 2025. The agreement was signed at the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC, by OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin […]
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has rejected the claim that a 35% wage increase is unsustainable. The union believes that a living wage, estimated at $215,000 per month, is essential for a dignified life in Guyana. Presently, the public sector minimum wage stands at $102,346 , falling far below what is required to meet […]
With the nation mourning the death of a young teacher at the hands of her abusive ex-partner, Presidential Candidate of the Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP), Simona Broomes said the Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Human Services must take accountability. Broomes said despite glaring signs of self harm and abusive behavior exhibited […]
The 35th West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference opened on Monday at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus, under the theme “Drivers for Agriculture and Economic Development.” Hosted by the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry in collaboration with the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society (CAAES), and the Ministry of Agriculture, the conference is focusing on […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has commended the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for the decisiveness with which it responded to the rape and sexual violence against a 20-year-old Amerindian young woman at the Raghoo Bar in Soesdyke. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has since arrested several persons in connection to the alleged sexual assault […]
President Irfaan Ali has described the commissioning of the new Brickdam Secondary School as part of the “concrete actions” being undertaken by his Government to transform the Education Sector. The new school building was commissioned on Monday afternoon where the former St. Mary’s Secondary once stood on Brickdam. The new school was built at a […]
A 16-year-old East La Penitence girl who was on her way home from a friend’s birthday party in East Ruimveldt last night was hit to the neck by a stray bullet. She is now in a critical condition at the Georgetown Hospital. The teenager, Reyna Depeazer, was in the company of another friend riding to […]
The Guyana Police Force issued wanted bulletins today for two men, who have been linked to the gunning down of Linden taxi driver, Ron Clarke. Clarke was found riddled with bullets last Thursday night in a drain in the Wismar community of Victory Valley. This after noon, the Police issued wanted bulletins for 20-year-old Seon […]
The family of 26-year-old Linden teacher, Jenel Pollydore, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend on Saturday night, believe the Guyana Police Force failed to protect the young woman, despite her repeated complaints about the man’s threats even after she obtained a restraining order against him. The ex-boyfriend, 21-year-old Shaka Phillips, has since admitted to the […]
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