A Customs Anti-Narcotic (CANU) officer has been arrested by police for discharging a loaded firearm this morning at a bar in Corriverton, Berbice at which he was socializing.
The Education and Public Services ministries will select awardees of the Guyana Online Academy for Learning (GOAL) scholarships from over 8,500 applications by July.
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.
Minister of Health Frank Anthony has challenged Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon to either provide evidence that the Sputnik V vaccine being used in Guyana is fake or withdraw his call for the suspension of its use and apologise to the public.
The Lusignan heliport, which aims to provide the oil and gas industry with helicopter services, is set for launch in October and would be able to accommodate as many as 20 choppers at a time.
A group of fishermen yesterday met with Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha in the Upper Corentyne area, where they complained that they are being harassed on a daily basis by the Surinamese patrol in the Corentyne River.
The Medical Council of Guyana on Saturday said the decision to use the Sputnik V vaccine to inoculate the populace against COVID-19 is supported by reassuring scientific data.
The residents of the Three Friends and Maria Elizabeth communities in Region Ten have gained some measure of relief from the waste water which inundated their communities following the breach of the tailings pond of the East Montgomery Mines.
Over 30 Guyanese wrote last month to some ExxonMobil’s shareholders to press for the oil major to disclose an updated risk assessment, flaring data and emergency response plans pertaining to the Liza Phase 1 project offshore Guyana.
After his first year in office as Chairman of Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Justice William Ramlal reported open abuse of the constitution by “a substantial number” of police officers under investigation, including the wrongful arrests of members of the public and unlawful searches.
Police found ten juveniles claiming to be Haitians at a hotel in Skeldon, in Region Six last Thursday, prompting the government to alert international agencies that deal with human trafficking and to impose immigration restrictions.
A team comprising representatives from regional and international bodies will be conducting the first detailed assessment of the damage caused by the recent flooding in Guyana.
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago on Friday condemned attacks on Prime Minister Keith Rowley by Guyana’s Health Ministry Advisor Dr Leslie Ramsammy and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
BK Quarries Inc has moved to the High Court to seek an injunction against what it says is a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) decision to award 16,502 acres of land in the Mazaruni Mining District to Hadi’s World Inc.