By News Source Guyana on January 15, 2025
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Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today commissioned an $86M Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory. The equipment is expected to significantly boost the Forensic Lab’s analytical capability, and would fast track the processing of samples, including gunshot residue. At the commissioning ceremony at the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory, Minister Benn […]
By News Source Guyana on January 15, 2025
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Faced with the resignation of a Board member and a barrage of questions from many parents and students over the sudden decision to begin rehabilitation works on a large section of Queen’s College, Education Minister Priya Manickchand has turned the issue into a political one and is now blaming the “Granger faction” for the controversy. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 15, 2025
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One day after he was arrested at a checkpoint to the Mazaruni Prison with over 800 grams of marijuana in his possession, Prison Officer Joel Johnson appeared at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. With the guilty plea, the 21-year-old was sentenced […]
By News Source Guyana on January 15, 2025
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Two Police ranks, including one who is serving on the SWAT unit of the Force, were busted on Tuesday with more than three pounds of imported marijuana in a car. According to reports, the car was intercepted in Georgetown at the corners of Camp and New Market Streets and was being driven by 39-year-old Police […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2025
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The Ministry of Education has been forced to suspend classes for the remainder of the week at the Charlestown Secondary school after scores of pigeons have taken up residence in the classrooms. In a statement, the Education Ministry described the situation as an infestation and said it remains committed to providing a safe and healthy […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2025
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There were 225 lifts of crude oil from Guyana’s Floating Production and Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels in the Stabroek Block in 2024, with 28 of those lifts going to the Government of Guyana. Each lift entails one million barrels of oil. Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat made the disclosure during a press conference […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2025
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Guyana recorded a slight increase in gold production in 2024 as the country continues to battle illegal raids, gold smuggling, and labour shortages in the industry. Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat disclosed today that in 2024, the country produced 434,067 ounces of gold – just 1,954 ounces more than it did in 2023. In […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2025
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Guyana issued almost 14,000 work permits to more than 20 companies last year as the country continues to grapple with a labour shortage as the oil and construction industries grow, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has reported. The figure for 2024 has more than tripled the number work permits issued in 2023 when only 4,795 […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2025
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A chemical tanker, which the Guyana Maritime Administration Department says is fraudulently bearing Guyana’s flag, has been detained by the authorities in neighbouring Venezuela for unauthorized entry into Venezuelan waters. The Maritime Department said the vessel is not registered in Guyana and is therefore not authorized to fly the flag of Guyana or claim Guyanese […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2025
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President of the Bar Association of Guyana, Kamal Ramkarran, has issued a blistering call for Acting Chancellor, Justice Yonette Cummings and Acting Chief Justice, Justice Roxane George, to be confirmed in the top judicial positions. The two Judges have been acting in the positions since 2017. During his remarks at the opening of the 2025 […]
