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BREAKING: Small vessel found in Guyana’s waters with dead bodies; Coast Guard dispatches investigation team

The Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard is preparing to dispatch a team of investigators to probe the discovery of a small boat in Guyana’s waters with a number of dead bodies aboard. A senior military official has confirmed that the Guyana Defence Force and other agencies are probing the reports. The vessel was reportedly spotted […]

Government fires Chief Works Officer

With more than fifteen years of service to the Ministry of Public Works, the Government on Friday fired the Coordinator/ Chief Works Officer of the Works Services Group, Geoffrey Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn’s termination will take effect from March 12, 2021. The termination letter, which was signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Vladim Persaud instructed Mr. […]

Homestretch Ave. accident claims 2nd life

An 18-year-old young woman from La Penitence has become the second victim of the early Sunday morning accident along Homestretch Avenue. The young woman, Tonika Halley, passed away at the Georgetown Hospital this morning as Doctors lost their battle to save her life. She was rushed there last evening with two others who are still […]

Festival City youth dies in Homestretch Avenue accident

A 20-year-old Festival City man who was having a night out with friends died in an early morning accident along Homestretch Avenue. His friends have been hospitalized with serious injuries. At least three of them are listed as being in a serious condition. The dead young man has been identified as Dakera Gittens. He was […]

24 left homeless after Castello Fire

A Saturday afternoon fire in Castello Housing Scheme that swept through three houses, completely demolishing them and scorching two others, has left a total of 24 persons homeless. The Fire Service was summoned to the scene just before 12 noon on Saturday as an alarm was raised when the fire was first spotted in two-story […]

$383.1 Billion Budget focuses heavily on education, health and infrastructure

Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh unveiled the government’s $383.1 Billion budget that is heavily focused on education along with infrastructure and other development initiatives. On the Education front, a total of $60.7 Billion has been allocated to that sector with just over $5 billion of that amount going towards the construction and rehabilitation of schools. […]

GuySuco to receive $2 Billion to aid its recovery

Having received a total of $7 Billion last year in the national budget and the supplementary budget, the Guyana Sugar Corporation is set to receive another $2 billion in this year’s budget. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced this afternoon that the state-owned sugar company will continue to undergo a restructuring and revitalization plan. The […]