Guyana News

Hazardous and non-hazardous waste produced by Guyana’s fast developing oil and gas sector are being managed according to international standards and best practices, according to Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr Vincent Adams.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday handed over management of six housing areas on the West Bank of Demerara to the Malgre Tout/Meer Zorgen Neigbourhood Democratic Council (NDC).

A businessman was left counting millions of dollars in losses after a fire, suspected to be deliberately set, gutted his Good Hope, East Coast Deme-rara (ECD) home, furniture factory and bond early yesterday morning.

For many persons in the cake-baking and interior design industries, this weekend’s Cake and Décor Exhibition is a rare chance for them to show Guyanese their creativity and talents in their respective areas.

Four University of Guyana (UG) LL.B graduands have been awarded government scholarships to pursue the Legal Education Certificate (LEC) at the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) for the 2019/2010 academic year.

With the permission of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has delegated to Permanent Secretaries the power to appoint persons within the public sector who will be paid between the GS 1 (minimum wage) and GS 3 salary scales ($76,016). 

During a visit to the Bahamas to show solidarity with the country’s people in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated that the international community must take greater action to address the climate crisis. 

The viral disease that killed thousands of ducklings of the Muscovy breed earlier this year is still to be determined despite numerous tests carried out on samples sent to the Cornell University Duck Research Laboratory in United States.

Residents whose homes sustained damage as a result of the freak storm in Linden three weeks ago were able to rebuild after receiving assistance from the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

The remains of Shaniya Persaud, the seven-year-old who was severely burnt in a fire that gutted her Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home more than a month ago, will be flown back to Guyana on Thursday for a funeral service.

MACORP Guyana on Friday launched the Yellowmark line of parts that is expected to give customers both affordable but reliable replacements for their machines.

Children with cleft lip and palate are expected to benefit from a collaboration between the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation (GPHC) and an international charitable organisation, Smile Train, to facilitate surgeries at the medical institution to address their condition.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) on Friday announced that its Mangroves Department has commenced works to enhance the foreshores with groyne structures in Region Two at Anna Regina and Region Four at La Bonne Intention and Beterverwagting.

The unreliable supply of energy remains a significant hurdle to Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) achieving its mission of delivering safe and adequate water to citizens, according to Managing Director Dr.

First Lady Sandra Granger on Friday commended the National Library for making positive steps towards embracing technology.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has added more roads within Georgetown to its list of those that will be rehabilitated, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

The Maria’s Pleasure Primary School on the island of Wakenaam in the Essequibo River was recently gifted a laptop computer by the Ministry of Communities.

GECOM has not yet agreed on a firm timeline for general and regional elections and while it continues to examine whether the polls can be held before year-end, the commission has indicated that costs would go up.

A 15-year-old was fatally stabbed during an argument at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday afternoon and the suspect, who is a relative, has been arrested.

From June 1st to August 31st, Guyanese customers experienced power outages an alarming eight times per day on average, according to statistics produced by electricity utility, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company, at a stakeholders’ forum yesterday.