Month: December 2021

Georgetown: The proposed 1.5-megawatt (MW) hydropower plant at the Kumu River in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), is expected to last 30 years, once a rigid maintenance programme is employed.…

Georgetown: The sculpture of Guyana’s Father of Trade Unionism, Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow, located in the compound of Public Buildings, Georgetown, was rededicated Thursday evening, 57 years after it was first…

Georgetown: The Ministry of Health is seeing a favourable increase in the administration of the COVID-19 booster shots to the adult population here following its roll-out last week. Minister of…

Georgetown: Forty Amerindian leaders from Regions Four, Five, Six and Ten, on Thursday completed a two-day mediation training programme at the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia. Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline…

Georgetown: National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Manager, Dr. Tariq Jagnarine has reported that 55 per cent of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Guyana has been vaccinated against the deadly Coronavirus.…

Georgetown: Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan was arrested Thursday by agents of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) in connection with lands in Kingston purportedly sold to BK International proprietor…

Georgetown: Several residents of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni) on Monday, received their certificates of titles for lands they have been occupying for many years. The titled documents were handed…

Georgetown: Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips has applauded the historic decision by Barbados to become a Republic. The Senior Government Official is in Barbados as Guyana’s representative for the…

Georgetown: The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Natural Resources has received bids from several international firms to conduct the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) baseline studies. According…