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Residents of Chinese Landing – an Indigenous Carib village in Region One – have blocked a number of heavy duty machines from entering their village as they confront the issue of unapproved mining on their lands. In 2023, the Government temporarily halted all mining activities in Chinese Landing in direct response to a series of […]
The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce today called for greater clarity regarding the status of remedial work on the docked MV Canawaima ferry that traverses the Guyana-Suriname route. The ferry was taken out of service by the Surinamese authorities, leaving hundreds of persons stranded in both Guyana and Suriname. In a release today, the Chamber said […]
The Guyana Police Force and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be working together to tackle noise nuisance across the country. Representatives of the EPA met with the Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two agencies, which will focus on improving the Police Force’s capacity to […]
The Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed together with a delegation from We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) today met with a delegation from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), headed by its Chairman, Aubrey Norton. The meeting took place at the Brandsville Suites, where it was proposed that a framework should be established to facilitate […]
A fire on board the Liza Unity FPSO vessel, which is operating offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block, temporarily halted operations aboard the vessel as emergency systems were activated earlier today. In a brief statement, the ExxonMobil company described the fire as a “small fire”, which was quickly extinguished. The company explained that “heat detectors […]
Police investigators have launched a probe into a Friday afternoon accident along the Fairfield Public Road in Region Five that has left an electric motorcyclist nursing multiple injuries. The injured man has been identified as Prakash Persaud. Persaud was riding his small electric motorcycle when he was hit down by a 4×4 vehicle that was […]
With a parade and the inspection of the Guard of Honour, the Georgetown City Council officially kicked off the city’s 184th anniversary on Friday. On Sunday morning, the celebration will continue with an anniversary service at the St. George’s Cathedral. The historic milestone is being observed under the theme “Georgetown 184: Rooted In Heritage, Growing […]
The ten elected Councillors of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party in Region 10 have filed legal proceedings in the High Court, seeking an order compelling the Regional Executive Officer (REO) and Clerk of Council for Region 10 to fulfill his statutory duties and reconvene the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) meeting for the election […]
After six weeks of training, 25 young men graduated today from an Electrical Installation and Life Skills Training Programme, which is an initiative of Youth Challenge Guyana with support from ExxonMobil Guyana. The men – ages 16 to 30 – have been equipped with practical, market driven electrical installation skills, complemented by essential life skills […]
Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is now leading the race for the Secretary General position, according to the second straw poll conducted by the UN Security Council. Ambassador Rodrigues-Birkett is among eight candidates vying for the position of Secretary General. According to the results from today’s informal poll, eight council […]
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