Guyana News

The Ministry of Education yesterday launched EDpal, an innovative application which it says is set to revolutionize the way learners from across the country access educational content.

President Irfaan Ali last evening met with the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Muhammed Sulaiman Al-Jasser at State House.

Fifty-four-year-old Linden Isaacs, a City Constable, appear-ed before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with firing a gun at a colleague and her friend and he was remanded.

Chief Citizen Alfred Mentore and the mayors of Rose Hall, Anna Regina and Lethem are among specified persons in public life who have failed to submit their returns  to the Integrity Commission for the period July 1st, 2021 to June 30th, 2022 and they have been warned to do so by October 23rd or face prosecution.

Dredging of the Pomeroon River Mouth will recommence by October 5, 2023, a statement from GAICO said yesterday.

A man identified as Akeem Fletcher (age and address unknown), was on Monday afternoon killed in an accident along Independence Boulevard in Albouystown.

The family of five-year-old Jai-Devi Gurdyal is seeking answers regarding their daughter’s tragic passing and they have expressed dissatisfaction with the Post-Mortem Examination (PME) results which listed the girl’s cause of death as asthma.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday praised China for its “exceptional achievements and outstanding developments” over several decades.

With the last quarter of the year approaching, neither the Public Service Ministry nor the GPSU appear to be keen on pushing for free collective bargaining for public servants.

By Abigail Headley Birthed from an idea that floated between a couple during the pandemic, Blackwater Adventures, a small family-owned business in Berbice, is the only licensed tour operator in Region Six.

Approximately 200 households in Kumu and Quarrie – satellite villages of St Ignatius, Central Rupu-nuni, Region Nine, will now have first-time access to reliable electricity, after receiving solar photovoltaic (PV) home systems through the government’s Solar Home Systems Project.

The Cricket Carnival that took to the streets of Georgetown yesterday  created confusion for commuters, leaving hundreds of workers stranded for transportation, which in turn led to price gouging as transportation service providers sought to capitalize on the chaos in the wake of the disorganized parade.

The Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with Global People Services and Management (GPSM) Consultants Inc.,

At about 11.44 pm on Saturday, water tenders from the Leonora fire station responded to a call about a house on fire at Lot 22 East Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.

As the probe into the $50m robbery committed at the Regional Democratic Council of Region Six on September 13 continues, the Guyana Police Force’s investigators are now narrowing down their questioning to the injured suspect.

Eleven students from eight regions here have been awarded Guyana Shore Base Inc.

Surinamese insurance company Assuria has launched its Christmas promotion and a car is the top prize on offer.

Over the past week, 1,738 cases were made across all Regional Police Divisions in Guyana.

Attorney Charrandass Persaud has been summoned by the Legal Practitioners’ Committee (LPC) to appear before it on October 12 in relation to a complaint against him.

Some 13 people were rescued on Saturday night after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of the Ramada Princess Hotel and Casino at Providence, which saw firefighters sustaining minor cuts and one guest suffering from smoke inhalation.