Leonora Market Old Road to get $69.3M upgrade – Minister

  Some $69.3 million will be expended through the Ministry of Public Works for the upgrade of the Leonora Market Old Road i n Region...

“Teachers’ voices will not find resistance in the Ministry of Education” – Minister Manickchand

  The Guyana Teachers’ Union opened its 2nd Triennial Delegates Conference last evening in the Bertram Hamilton Auditorium at the Union’s headquarters on Woolford Avenue. Minister...

Ali just can’t decide when we’ll meet; it must be a mutually agreed date,...

President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced his intention to meet with the newly elected Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton within a fortnight. His disclosure comes against...

$45M worth of ganja destroyed

  Police in Regional Division 6, on Wednesday, between 04:00hrs and 15:30hrs, conducted a successful drug eradication exercise at separate locations along the Berbice River. Led...

Guyanese women still being paid less than men, denied equal access to labour force-...

  How many investors, be it local or foreign, ensure that women are targeted for training and receive equal access to employment opportunities? Furthermore, are...

Woman, 51, dies in Bachelor’s Adventure fire

  A Bachelor's Adventure, East Coast Demerara fire has claimed the life of 51-year-old, Nicola Jacobs. Guyana Standard understands that the fire occurred sometime around 13:00hrs...

Loss of correspondent banking will pose serious threats to the Region —PM Phillips

Guyana's Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips on Wednesday stated that the loss of correspondent banking and disruption of the flow of remittances will...

Austrian company awaits EPA approval to build Guyana’s first ultra-modern Pediatric and Maternal Hospital

  VAMED Engineering, one of the world’s leaders in delivering healthcare projects, is awaiting approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to build the country's...

GFF meets with Education Ministry to discuss Football for Schools programme

  The Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Wednesday met with representatives of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to discuss the implementation of a FIFA-sponsored...

Two-thirds of people in Latin America, Caribbean now vaccinated against COVID-19-PAHO Director

  Over two-thirds of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have now received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine while some countries have yet to...

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