Monthly Archives: January 2024
With first $10B approved, ‘significant improvement’ expected along Linden Highway
The Parliamentary Committee of Supply Wednesday night approved $10 billion for the rehabilitation of the Linden-Soesdyke Highway in 2024; this...
Guyana spending $300 million to replant trees in mined out areas this year
Guyana will this year spend about $300 million for land reclamation and reforestation purposes, a venture that promises to help...
Woman sets Wortmanville house on fire
A woman deliberately set a Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown house on fire on Wednesday at about 06:40 hrs. According to...
Weight limit regulations for large trucks coming as damage to roadways persists
The Parliamentary Committee of Supply Wednesday night approved $73.2 billion, budgeted in 2024 to continue the government’s programme of constructing,...
Proposed teachers’ strike not legal, Manickchand says gov’t focused on supporting teachers
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has threatened to take industrial action from next Monday over its disappointment over talks on...
Guyana takes up Presidency of UN Security Council
One month after taking up its seat on the United Nations Security Council, Guyana will from February 1 take up...
Police Academy building to be completed by Friday
Top Cop Mr Clifton Hicken, along with Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ Mr Calvin Brutus, and Force Training Officer Superintendent Sonia Herbert,...
UPDATE: Presence of Sahara dust plume to persist until Feb 07
See below the statement issued by the EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an update on its advisory posted...
Benn sees crucial role for Community Policing Groups in fighting crime this year
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has placed heavy reliance on the National Community Policing Group (CPG) to track down...
AJM Enterprise ‘Mash It Up’ cricket tournament set for February 24
AJM Enterprise will host a one-day T20 tournament, dubbed ‘Mash It Up’, at the Bush Lot Sports Complex Ground, West...
No overnight structures- M&CC seeks breathing room for Water St vending
Despite a High Court Order mandating vendors who ply their trade outside the Muneshwers Limited Building at Water and Commerce...
Spending on pump stations draws scrutiny before 2024 agriculture budget approved
Pump stations are needed all across the coast to help with drainage and irrigation but there was much scrutiny over...
