Moon not sighted for Ramadan; fasting starts on Sunday – CIOG
The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) on Friday night revealed that the moon to commence the holy month of Ramadan was not sighted...
Free blood tests, medicine in addition to $600k for kidney patients
By Fareeza Haniff
fareeza@newsroom.gy
In addition to receiving the annual $600,000 grant from the government to help with the cost of dialysis treatment, the Ministry of...
Gov’t, Esso sign Production License for Yellowtail; hailed as largest single investment to date
See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:
The Government of Guyana and Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) earlier today signed the...
GMR&SC issues apology for incomplete Drag Meet
The Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club issued a statement on Friday, apologizing for the incomplete meet they hosted on March 27 at the...
NSC supports PanAm badminton team with $1.6M
The Guyana Badminton Association on Friday benefited from the National Sports Commission’s generosity when they received $1.6M for their participation at this year’s Yonex...
BK driver strangled to death in Mazaruni River – autopsy reveals
A 69-year-old driver employed with BK Quarries was strangled to death sometime between 18:00hrs on Wednesday and 07:30hrs on Thursday.
Dead is Pitamber Sharma of...
Ticket sales underway for Lady Jags World Cup qualifier
Fans can snap up in-demand tickets for the Lady Jags crunch home FIFA World Cup and Concacaf W Championship qualifier against Nicaragua from MVP...
Guyana gets full endorsement to host regional agri conference in 2024
Guyana will host the 38th Food and Agriculture (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024 after it received full support...
Education Minister wants children with autism, disabilities in regular classrooms
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday said children with disabilities must be incorporated into the regular classrooms and be given opportunities as an...
Man shows up in court claiming ownership of over $12M in drugs; others bailed
Five persons were Friday released on $500,000 bail each for the recent cocaine and ecstasy bust at Prashad Nagar, Georgetown.
They are 62-year-old Lena Narine...