Guyana News

Police are investigating an accident which occurred at about 7.30 pm on Thurs-day on the Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), public road and resulted in the death of 76-year-old pedestrian, Eton Levans.

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday said that there has been no extradition to the US for this year so far but that three fugitives from justice had voluntarily chosen to return.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Ltd  (GBTI) yesterday handed over $1m to each of three winners in its auto loan promotion.

Assistant Commissioner Simon Mc Bean yesterday spoke to the Impact Base ranks of Regional Division #4A at the Guyana Fire Service Head-quarters, Georgetown, as the country prepares for the forthcoming CPL T20 cricket tournament, a release from the police said.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General On 22 and 23 September, Guyana’s senior leadership, which one expects will be headed by His Excellency President Irfaan Ali, will participate at the United Nations in a Summit for the Future and will, in all likelihood, join in adopting a Pact for the Future, which has been under negotiation over the past months.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has added five new local manufacturers to its certification programmes.

The Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), held a two-day National Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) issued a release yesterday informing the public that emergency repairs are scheduled to begin on the bridge at Beterverwagting Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara.

Team Supreme of the Supreme Court of Judicature has announced that yet another participant has successfully completed all of the phases of its drug rehabilitation program and graduated on Friday, August 16.

Customers at Eve Leary and Young Street will experience an interruption of electricity supply tomorrow,  Sunday, September 1, 2024, from 09:00hrs to 13:00hrs, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said.

Seventeen promising young artists have benefitted from a recently-concluded Visual Arts Mentorship Programme designed to bolster their artistic abilities in both painting and sculpture as they prepare for their Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in Visual Arts.

Seventeen young adults have received certificates from the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) for completing the Student Work and Internship for Tourism (SWIFT) programme.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd (right) on Thursday met with  Paul Chikawa, non-resident Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Guyana.

President Irfaan Ali today hailed the late Sir Shridath Ramphal and memorialised him as a “A giant among men”.

Former Commonwealth Secretary General and international statesman Sir Shridath Ramphal has passed away at the age of 95.

By Marcelle Thomas There will be no tolls for crossing at the country’s three main bridges – the new Demerara River Bridge, the new Berbice River Bridge, and the new Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge, Upper Demerara River – when they are completed, President Irfaan Ali last evening announced.

President Irfaan Ali has fired back at former Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr Bertrand Ramcharan on the criticism that the PPP/C operates in a seemingly autocratic way, contending that most academics target his administration although it is the most inclusive.

Collaboration and knowledge sharing are essential for  growth, and necessary in driving sustainable economic progress and development within the Caribbean region.

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, announced yesterday that Sébastien Sigouin is to be the new High Commissioner to Guyana and CARICOM.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, in collaboration with the Guyana Tourism Authority, yesterday announced the official launch of the Coursera Tourism, Entrepreneurship, and Competitiveness Training Platform.