Agriculture Ministry launches Food Security Institute
Guyana will soon reclaim the title of “Bread Basket of the Region”. This journey was accelerated with the opening of an institute for food...
Police Inspector Beaton On Mission to Teach Combat To The Vulnerable
Police Inspector Keith Beaton is a Karate Master and he certainly isn’t taking his expertise lightly. Inspector Beaton got his training from the Association...
Draft Code Of Conduct For Minibus Operators Gaining Business Ministry Attention
The adoption of a draft Code of Conduct for minibus operators is currently under consideration by the Ministry of Business. The Code of Conduct...
Missing woman found dead in trench
The body of a 73-year-old woman was fished out of a trench yesterday afternoon at Albion, Corentyne Berbice—one day after she went missing.
The deceased...
Agreement finally inked for teachers’ salary increases
“It has been a long haul,” said President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Mr. Mark Lyte, after finally inking an agreement with the Ministry...
Green Paper on Natural Resource Fund has strong points but fundamental weaknesses-NRGI Official
Guyana’s Green Paper on the establishment of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) has some strong points. But there are also some fundamental areas of...
Joint Services salary available-Finance Minister assures
The Ministry of Finance says that salaries for the Joint Services and other agencies under the Ministry of Public Security are payable.
In a statement...
Successful prosecution of cases of rape and domestic violence infrequent-UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is not satisfied with the way cases of rape and domestic violence are being handled by the local...
Ex-cop, 53, found guilty of raping girl, 3
After about two hours of deliberation, a 12-member mixed jury this afternoon found 53-year-old Deon Aaron guilty of raping a three-year-old girl. Between March...
Local Companies To Help GPHC Sustain Orthopaedic Surgeries Programme
The high cost associated with orthopaedic surgeries has caused the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation to scale down on how many are done annually. But,...
