Kumaka leverages carbon credit funds for sustainable development
By Danielle Swain
danielle@newsroom.gy
Overlooking the lush rainforest of Region One, a worn-out wheelchair faces what seems like a thriving farmland.
Ernest Abraham emerges from the forest...
Chinese supermarket owner robbed of cash, phone cards
Police are investigating an incident in which a 22-year-old Chinese supermarket owner was held at gunpoint and robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash...
Re-migrant electrocuted while tampering with GPL connection
Sixty-three-year-old re-migrant Shri Maan Somraj called “Loch” was electrocuted on Thursday as he tampered with a GPL meter from which he was accessing electricity...
OPR investigating incident with cop ‘scolding minors’
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating a complaint against a member of the Guyana Police Force stationed at the Mabaruma Police Station....
40 medical professionals complete ‘rigorous’ training to tackle chronic illnesses
With knowledge gained over the past two weeks, 40 local medical professionals are now better equipped to treat and respond to patients with chronic...
First pediatric liver resection done at GPHC
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Friday announced that it has successfully performed the first child liver resection in Guyana. The groundbreaking surgery was...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with GPL pole
Twenty-three-year-old Vickash Singh died on Friday morning after he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) post.
Police...
Fisherman, 56, dies after car driven by brother crashes into light pole
A 56-year-old fisherman died after the car in which he was travelling reportedly crashed into a light pole on the Crane Access Road, West...
JAIN Group of Institutions pledges US$1.2M to support start-up by GOAL graduates
JAIN Group of Institutions (JGI) has pledged to invest US$1.2 million to support start-ups by graduates of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL).
JGI...
Gov’t to develop 500 acres to expand cassava production in Mabaruma communities
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced plans to develop 500 acres of land to expand cassava production for Mabaruma communities in Region One...