CARICOM to send humanitarian aid to Cuba

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, following a decision announced by CARICOM Chairman, Dr Terrance Drew at the...

Home Affairs Ministry launches probe as man dies in Cove & John lockup

The Ministry of Home Affairs says it is aware of the incident that occurred at the Cove and John Police Station and is actively...

SBM Offshore gets early contracts for Exxon’s Longtail production vessel

Dutch company SBM Offshore has secured front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts from ExxonMobil Guyana for the Longtail floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO)...

Birth of ‘Ruth’ marks start of enhanced sheep breeding programme

The lambing season for the first phase of evaluation of offspring from Barbados Black Belly ewes, sired by imported Dorper rams, has officially commenced. On...

Onion pilot in Rupununi shows strong yield potential ahead of April harvest

The first pre-harvest activities have commenced for a five-acre onion pilot project at Manari in the Rupununi, Region Nine, being implemented through a partnership...

Parliamentary opposition wants COI into death of raped teen mom

WIN and the APNU are calling for an immediate and formal Commission of Inquiry (COI) into death of 14-year-old Aleena Preetam, alleging that "systemic...

Guyanese, Barbadian Agriculture Ministers meet to discuss collaboration to advance regional food security agenda

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met with a delegation from Barbados, headed by Minister of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security, Hon. Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight,...

ExxonMobil aims to accelerate Hammerhead oil and gas project to 2028 start

ExxonMobil is seeking to accelerate the start-up of its Hammerhead offshore oil and gas project in Guyana by one year, to 2028. This was...

Moving with the times in an era of transactional politics

By Abena Rockcliffe  My first job was at Kaieteur News. I spent nine years there. That is where I fell in love with journalism. With...

Just a Show”: Vilvoorden Residents Slam EPA Inaction as Rice Mill Dust Persists

Frustrated residents of Fairfield and Vilvoorden on the Essequibo Coast are accusing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of "abandoning" them. The say that despite...

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