Daily Archives: February 4, 2025
BCA and GCB feel ‘disrespected by CWI Directors’; both set to attend special meeting
In a joint statement on Tuesday (February 4), the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) expressed a...
Mammography to soon be available in more regions
Before the end of this quarter, mammography – an x-ray imaging method used to examine the breast for the early...
GPHC’s Pathology Lab receives GYS 170 Certification
Following its commissioning by President Irfaan Ali last year, the Pathology Lab of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has...
‘Calli’—the artist who chose simplicity over fame
About 70 years ago, Derrick Michael Callender dropped out of school when, for some reason, his parents could no longer...
Businessman, fisherman robbed at Corentyne Chinese restaurant
In a harrowing incident that transpired late at night, a businessman Lakraj Singh and fisherman Virvash Ramdharry were robbed at...
Ken Corsbie, pioneering Guyanese theatre icon, dies at 94
Ken Corsbie, the celebrated Guyanese actor, storyteller, and broadcaster, whose work helped shape theatre across the Caribbean, has died at...
President Ali’s recent book in Qatar National Library
See below the full release from Guyana’s Embassy in Qatar: Guyana’s Ambassador to Qatar, HE Safraaz Ahmad Shadood presented the...
Business startup grants, cultural revitalisation & housing support among St. Cuthbert’s yearly development plan
The St. Cuthbert’s Mission, also called Pakuri, has unveiled a yearly plan aimed at developing the Indigenous community. Several projects...
Online immigration form to be introduced at all ports by end of February
To align with the digital era, authorities are moving to introduce online embarkation/disembarkation (ED) forms for all of the country’s...
New Guyana passport coming soon; to be valid for 10 years
To ensure the Guyana passport aligns with international standards, the Central Immigration and Passport office will soon be introducing a...
Taxi driver charged with abducting wife, breaching protection order
Days after a wanted bulletin was issued for him and he was captured, taxi driver Ronald Balgobin was on Monday...
With $38.3 billion approved, Minister Parag details plan for market upgrades and waste disposal
On Tuesday morning, the Parliamentary Committee of Supply approved a substantial $38.3 billion budget for the Ministry of Local Government...
