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A total of 450 persons who are living with disabilities, particularly those who are blind and visually impaired, will soon be taught independent living skills, as a partnership between the Guyana Council of Organization for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) and ExxonMobil Guyana continues to blossom. Phase 5 of the Independent Living Skills Programme was launched […]
Truck operators have received a warning from the Ministry of Public Works that their trucks will be impounded if they continue to operate above the approved 15-tonne load limit. The Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill has explained that a number overladen heavy-duty trucks are traversing the country’s roadways and causing significant damage to […]
Local Government Minister, Priya Manickchand, today announced that approval has been granted to increase the stipends of various Local Government representatives, with the payments to be made in the coming days. The move was first announced in the 2026 National Budget. In a statement, Ms. Manickchand said that stipends for Regional Councilors on the Regional […]
Minister of Public Utilities, Deodat Indar, has indicated that the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has almost concluded negotiations with Karpowership on their continued presence in Guyana to support the national electricity grid with power. Questioned about the particulars of the new agreement, the Minister said the negotiations are 99% complete. He would offer no […]
The Government has been ordered to pay the outstanding subvention to the International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPADA-G) for the year 2022. The ruling was handed down by Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Roxanne George, who has been overlooking the matter since her previous position as Acting Chief Justice. In a statement, […]
Emergency response teams have been working on the ground across the Essequibo Coast following yesterday’s heavy winds and rainfall yesterday, which left more than one hundred homes and government buildings badly damaged. Overnight, tarpaulins were installed on the roofs of Riverstown Primary School and Richmond Nursery, while repairs have been completed on the roof of […]
The search for a missing Cuban woman ended on Wednesday with the discovery of her partly decomposed body in a clump of bushes along the East Coast of Demerara. A Police Constable has since been arrested for the woman’s murder. The dead woman has been identified as Dailen Paneque Gomez. She was reported missing last […]
Pensioners and other persons accessing the services of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) can now receive their pensions and other benefits through MMG, Bill Express, and Money Gram, the Insurance Scheme announced today, as it launched the introduction of the three new payment methods. Pensioners and other citizens usually encash their vouchers at NIS offices […]
An emergency assessment team led by President Irfaan Ali hurried out to the Essequibo region this afternoon following heavy winds and torrential rainfall moved through a number of communities, ripping roofs off a number of buildings, including the recently constructed Anna Regina Stadium. Many residents across Anna Regina and surrounding communities said they have never […]
Four years after the passage of the Condominium Act, several agencies and other stakeholders are still finding it difficult to operationalize the legislation, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has said. Mr. Nandlall on Tuesday met with the Guyana Association of Bankers, Registrars of Lands, Commerce and Deeds and Commercial registry and other stakeholders to address concerns […]
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