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President Irfaan Ali on Sunday evening urged citizens to use the upcoming holy month of Ramadan as a time of accountability and self-examination, declaring that blaming other people for one’s wrongdoing is against the teaching of Islam. Addressing the opening of Ramadan Village 2026, the President said there is a culture among Guyanese where instead […]
Career Diplomat and Antigua’s Ambassador to the United States, Guyanese, Sir Ronald Sanders, has been installed as the 11th Chancellor of the University of Guyana. The installation ceremony took place today at the University of Guyana in the presence of President Irfaan Ali, Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, […]
Editor-in-Chief of the Stabroek News, Anand Persaud today said a change in market conditions is among key factors that influenced the decision to close the newspaper with effect from March 15. For almost four decades, Stabroek News has played a key role in Guyana’s media landscape. In an interview with Prime News today, Mr. Persaud […]
Minister of Local Government, Priya Manickchand, has announced plans to close the Haags Bosch landfill site in 2029, as the Government explores new and modern waste disposal. During the consideration of the Budget estimates, the Minister said while the administration will not prematurely close the site, other options are already being explored. She said the […]
With many of them unsure of their next career move, staffers at the privately owned, Stabroek News, shared hugs and tears today after being informed that the newspaper will close all of its operations from the 15th March, 2026. For almost 40 years, Stabroek News has served as the newspaper of record in Guyana, but […]
Noting that this year’s budget allocates resources for the ongoing partnership with the Mount Sinai Hospital of the United States in the area of oncology, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, today said there is now a programme that offers strong support to oncology and he is hoping that more men and women will get […]
The privately owned Stabroek News has announced that it is closing its doors and will cease printing in mid-March. After being in operation for more than 39 years as an independent newspaper, Stabroek News announced today that it will cease printing from March 15th this year and begin the process of voluntary liquidation. In a […]
By Svetlana Marshall Director of the Critchlow Labour College, Lincoln Lewis threatened to bulldoze the fence of the College building in Woolford Avenue this morning to gain access to the premises, which he said has been seized by Dr Stanley Paul of the University of Excellence and Business Administration. Paul rented a section of the […]
Drug Enforcement agents in Beligum and Colombia have informed their counterparts in Guyana about the discovery of two container shipments from Guyana that were nabbed with cocaine in those two countries. One of the shipments contained rice, while the other contained chemicals. In a statement this afternoon, Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit said while the shipments […]
Some 225 small and medium scale miners are set to benefit from 50 acres of mining lands each, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat has announced. Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Wednesday, Minister Bharrat said 100 small miners were allocated lands at Issano in Region 7, where Troy Resources closed its operations. […]
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