Mar 19, 2025
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Over 200 workers added to expedite work on New Demerara Bridge
President Dr. Irfaan Ali visited the construction site of the new Demerara River Bridge this morning, where he engaged in discussions with the engineers overseeing...
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Prank call forces evacuation of NIS Camp Street office
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has warned the public against making prank calls to its emergency numbers following a false bomb threat at the National...
Guyana, Brazil seek to deepen trade, economic ties
Guyana and Brazil are seeking to deepen trade and economic ties as part of ongoing efforts to improve cross-border relations between the two countries. This...
Sir Clive Lloyd joins One Communications as brand ambassador
Sir Clive Lloyd, the legendary Guyanese cricketer and celebrated former Captain of the West Indies Cricket team, has joined One Communications as an ambassador for...
Guyana to enhance radiation safety capabilities
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, met on Monday with a representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ms. Saskia Frater Smith, to discuss...
New learning avenues being explored for GOAL achievers
The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) is seeking to collaborate with new overseas universities as it confirmed the discontinuation of its online learning partnership...
Majority of Guyanese women have access to social aid programmes
Sixty-three per cent of Guyanese women have increased access to social assistance programmes, according to Dr Cona Husbands, Manager of the Ministry of Human Services...
Motorcyclist dies in Garrison Road accident
Laikram Bandine, 43, of Lot 499 Fort Ordinance, East Canje, Berbice, died in an accident on Sunday. Police in release said the accident occurred around...
Son of former minister dies in accident
Ronald Lall, 17, the son of former People’s Progressive Party Executive and Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall, died in a fatal accident on the Eccles...
Benn reminds cops: Public can record police, stop using indecent language
Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has said that members of the public have the right to record police officers while they are carrying out their...
Elections will be within constitutional timeframe, says President
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has made it clear that a date for this year’s elections will be determined within the constitutional timeframe. According to...
Nationwide prostate cancer screening to begin soon
The government will soon launch a large-scale national initiative in collaboration with one of its international partners and Men on Mission (MoM) to screen males...
No more visa-free entry to UK for TT nationals, after asylum surge
The UK Government has announced today that with immediate effect, all nationals of Trinidad and Tobago will need a visa before travelling to the UK,...
Thousands to receive land titles for properties under defunct co-ops
Thousands of land titles will be issued to citizens whose properties are tied up in defunct co-op societies, said Attorney General Anil Nandlall. The Ministry...
Challenge police promotions in court, Nandlall tells detractors
The legitimacy of the recent police promotions continues to be debated in some quarters, and Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall is advising that those who...
Regional leaders push back against policy targeting Cuban medical missions
At least two prominent Caribbean leaders have expressed reservations about US President Donald Trump’s policy targeting the overseas operations of Cuba’s medical missions. Earlier this...
Guyana considers plan to refine oil in US, import fuel
Guyana is considering a plan to export crude oil to the United States for refining and to bring back fuel for domestic supply and possibly...
Counsellor: mother abusing child a ‘cry for help’
With a growing number of cases such as child abuse and family violence recently, seasoned counsellor Linden Swaving believes that more emphasis should be placed...