New rice variety, which promises record yields of 60 bags per acre, launched
Earlier today, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha officially launched Guyana’s newest rice variety, the GRAND 16, at the Burma Rice Research Station in Mahaicony.
While addressing...
First Lady lobbies for jobs for differently-abled persons in oil and gas industry
See below full statement issued by the Office of the First Lady:
First Lady Arya Ali, on Friday toured Guyana Shore Base Inc.’s (GYSBI) facility...
Illegal miners open fire on Iwokrama forest protection team
A team from the Iwokrama International Centre for rainforest conservation was met with open fire a week ago when the team came upon an...
Bulkan Timber Works says capable of restoring City Hall, opens showroom for local market
Local wood manufacturing company Bulkan Timber Works is confident that it has the resources and skills necessary to restore City Hall, the Neo-Gothic colonial...
Two more COVID-19 deaths push October total to 44
Two additional COVID-19 deaths were recorded on Saturday, pushing the overall death toll to 126. The Ministry of Health reported the latest fatalities are...
19 new COVID-19 cases recorded
As of October 31, 2020 Guyana recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases after 258 tests. This brings the total known cases to 4, 162.
There are...
New four-lane highway from new Demerara Bridge to Parika will open lands for housing,...
A new four-lane highway in Region Three, running from the new Demerara Harbour Bridge to Parika, will open thousands of acres of land for...
US approves sale of four helicopters to Guyana
The US State Department has approved the sale of four helicopters and related equipment to Guyana at an estimated cost of US$256 million.
The Defense...
Schools to reopen on Nov.9 for CSEC, CAPE students
By Isanella Patoir
Approximately 21,000 students in grades 10, 11 and 12 along with practical and technical vocational students will be returning to school from...
IPL 2020: Holder stars as Sunrisers keep playoff hopes alive
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) kept their playoff hopes alive after they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by five wickets in Match 52 of the Dream11...