17,522 bags of seed paddy in first crop – Burma Research Station
Georgetown: During the first crop over 17,522 bags of seed paddy were produced at the Burma Rice Research Station, the research arm of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB). The…
Month: May 2019
Police sergeant charged with sexual assault of woman who visited station
Georgetown: A woman who visited Alberttown Police Station to make a report was sexually assaulted by a 48-year-old Police Sergeant. The Sergeant, Norris Henry of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank…
NAREI’s turmeric factory to process 1,000kg turmeric in seven days
Georgetown: The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI)’s turmeric factory situated at Hosororo, Region One, is now more efficient thanks to the installation of a solar dryer. This green…
Liza Unity will be designed to produce 220,000 barrels of oil per day
Georgetown: Dyna-Mac, a company which is headquartered in Singapore with its presence in the Philippines, China and Brazil, will be working on the topside modules for Liza Unity floating production…
UN agencies being consolidated at ‘One UN House’ formerly the Eddy Grant House
Georgetown: The move was described as part the drive to consolidate and “really work together and tackle the issue that are complex and integrated in nature” to help the countries…
Police run for cover in armed assault as bandits continue their rampage.
BANDITS OPEN FIRE ON POLICE FORCING THEM TO RUN FOR COVER IN ALBION LAST NIGHT. Police around 10 last evening came under heavy gunfire when they responded to a robbery…
Locally based oil and gas giant hosts career fair
Georgetown: Working in the emerging oil and gas sector is a dream that will come to fruition for several young qualified Guyanese youth as Schlumberger Guyana hosted a career fair…
Resident-student nurses benefit from new $49M Berbice housing facilities
Georgetown: Student-nurses who come from as far away as Region Nine, or communities in the Berbice and Corentyne rivers and even way up the Corentyne Coast, can now be housed…
City still struggles with solid waste despite an MOU in place.
On May 3rd the Mayor and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry(GCCI) signed a memorandum of understanding to deal with key areas such as rates and taxes and the…
Public Health Minister launches Tobacco Control Council
Georgetown: As part of the Ministry of Public Health’s mandate – in accordance with Act 17 of the Guyana Constitution – the Tobacco Control Council was established today in the…
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