February 2, 2024

The Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Friday evening approved spending in the sum of $44.8 billion for the Ministry of Home Affairs, just under half of the total $90.6 billion allocated to the security sector in 2024. It included sums…

The Ministry of Health’s $110 billion budget was approved without changes on Friday and included in that sum is a $5.7 billion allocation for direct support to patients in need across the country. This $5.7 billion sum is included in the…

Three masked men, reportedly armed with guns and cutlasses, barged into the premises of a family living in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice and robbed them of a quantity of foreign and local currency along with cellphones and jewellery.…

A 31-year-old driver was on Friday placed on $1M bail for causing the death of Port Kaituma resident, Julius Andrew Adams, who was struck down in a hit-and-run accident late last month. Gladwin Joseph called ‘Menty’ appeared virtually at…

More teachers are being trained but their positions are not readily upgraded; as a result, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said the local education authorities will process those promotions much faster in the coming days. Teachers…

West Indies Under-19s have unfortunately missed out on a spot in the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa after their crucial final Super Six match against Australia ended in a no-result on Friday at the Diamond Oval in…

Student/footballers of the West Ruimveldt Secondary School have garnered the support of P&P Insurance Brokers ahead of their participation in the upcoming Milo Secondary Schools Football tournament. The tournament, coordinated by the…

Sean Thomas called ‘Yankee’, a Kitty, Georgetown resident was on Friday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $112 million after he was found guilty of two counts of possession of a quantity of narcotics. The sentence was handed…

Though there are more than 1,000 trained teachers in Guyana’s hinterland regions, Education Minister Priya Manickchand says many more are needed to support learners there. It is for this reason the Education Ministry is on an aggressive…

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who is among the economic masterminds in the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government, has not participated in the last three budget debates. On Thursday, when asked about non-participation…