29-year-old arrested for attempted arson on Arakaka Police Station

A 29-year-old man has allegedly confessed to setting the Arakaka Police Station on fire on Friday last. According to information received, at about 02:30 hrs...

Guyana taking lead to tackle costly pesticide poisoning risks

Based on a 2012 study conducted by the United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP), “poisoning from industrial and agricultural chemicals are among the...

President sends sugar workers’ pay increase petition to GuySuCo for advice – GAWU GS

Not only has President David Granger acknowledged receipt of a petition signed by almost 3,500 sugar workers calling for increased pay, but he has...

Govt, NGO team up to tackle drug misuse among adolescent population

The Government and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) have teamed up this week in a training programme to help tackle drug misuse among the nation’s...

Titans Table Tennis Club quartet in the USA to compete at Joola Championships

Four of Guyana’s brightest young table tennis talents have departed these shores and are in the United States of America (USA) where they will...

Second COVID-19 victim from Linden identified as female from Wismar

The second positive case of COVID-19 from Linden, Region 10, has been identified as a 29-year-old female. Earlier today, Medical Superintendent (MS) of the Linden...

Ministry beefs up measles, yellow fever surveillance

Although symptoms such as a cough, sore throat, runny nose and even a fever may be easily classified as symptoms of a cold or...

Update: Linden clothes vendor’s death was not robbery related

Investigators probing the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Glenroy Chapman which occurred last night in Wismar, Linden, have revealed that the motive of the killing...

Exxon begins preparation for installation of FPSO at Lisa Phase 1 area

ExxonMobil and its partners today began preparations for the commencement of installation activities for the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel,...

Guyana, World Bank sign US$44M agreement for human capital development

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh today re-emphasized government’s commitment to ensuring every Guyanese is able to participate in the economic transformation the country...

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