The National Assembly yesterday passed an amendment to pave the way for the resumption of international adoptions with greater protections for children from potential abuse and exploitation.
The government yesterday launched the extension of the country’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) at Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD), where a $51 million fire station was also commissioned.
Two Venezuelans perished yesterday morning after a fire, suspected to have been caused by an unattended stove, gutted an Alberttown, Georgetown apartment building.
One week after she was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), a 26-year-old first- time mother gave birth to the country’s third set of triplets to be delivered at the facility over the past six years.
Diagnosed with the largest arteriovenous malformation (AVM) locally, Police Corporal Amit Bacchus is in urgent need of a lifesaving surgery and is seeking the public’s assistance in raising funds to have the procedure done.
Admitting that the company has a number of existing inefficiencies, new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), Damian Blackburn has said $5 billion is being invested this year to fix its network to enhance the services offered to customers and businesses.
A fire of unknown origin destroyed a section of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary yesterday and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has since assured that the education of the more than 500 enrolled students will not be disrupted.
The National Assembly on Monday approved more than $700M to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for the establishment of a new crime-fighting `Regional Joint Support team’.
Just over 300 members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to date, according to the Officer-in-charge of the Welfare Department, Deputy Superintendent Jewel Sullivan, who says 50% of all the law enforcers have so far received at least one vaccine.
Chief Executive Officer (GWI) of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Shaik Baksh has defended the company’s decision to terminate the services of more than 150 employees, one day after his predecessor called for a reconsideration of the move.
Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Brutus, who is acting as Assistant Com-missioner (Administration), is maintaining that the recent election he held for the Guyana Police Association (GPA) was legitimate and that another staged by the then incumbent was not in compliance with the rules.
Saying that measures are being put in place to protect residents against flooding, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday defended the removal of mangroves at Versailles-Malgre Tout, West Bank Demerara, for the development of an oil and gas shore base as necessary while emphasising that “with development comes changes”.
Friday’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent has left some Guyanese in thrall and shock at the ash that has carpeted the island and they hope to ride out the crisis having stocked up on food, water and other supplies.
Rondell Bacchus, the man who was arrested by the police earlier this week in relation to the execution-style killing of gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes, was this afternoon released from police custody.
Today will mark 28 years since Monica Reece was murdered and her body dumped on Main Street and while the killing remains unsolved to date, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has assured that the investigation remains open.
Seeing a light at the end of the tunnel after living with kidney failure for two and a half years, a Kitty man is now seeking the public’s help to cover the cost to determine whether he is a match with a donor he has found.
The operations of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) were boosted yesterday with the addition of four fire tenders to its fleet at a cost of more than $200 million.
Following his recent recovery from COVID-19, television personality and philanthropist Joel Ghansham is now using his experience to educate others about the virus.
Within the past three months, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s 914 emergency hotline received a total of 197 reports, 80% of which were domestic violence (DV)-related.
Potential home owners can now obtain low-interest loans through the Bank of Baroda (Guyana) Inc, which is now listed as a Mortgage Finance Company under the Laws of Guyana.
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