Person selling live Flamingo in cruel manner could face heavy fine, jail
The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission is probing a case where a live flamingo was strung upside down and put up for sale at the Port Mourant market in Berbice.
All species of Flamingos are listed in the appendix of…
Guyana records decrease in maternal deaths
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence said Monday that there has been a reduction in maternal deaths in Guyana.
She was speaking at the opening ceremony of a meeting on the Maternal and Child Health/Expanded Programme on Immunization…
Over 5,000 persons registered during claims and objections
Over 5,000 persons have registered during the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) ongoing claims and objections, according to GECOM’s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward.
November 04, 2019 is the final date for claims while citizens…
Bandits retreat after Berbice businessman opens fire; one wounded
Six armed bandits staged a daring attack on a businessman and his family in an attempted robbery at their Number 69 Village, Corentyne Berbice home just after midnight on Sunday.
The bandits were unable to steal anything after the…
Students get grants to start businesses
Jameel Jacobs, a student of the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) on Monday received $100,000 from the Small Business Bureau (SBB) to launch his furniture repairs workshop.
Jacobs along with another student, Taariq Collymore, was…
NAREI restricts importation of Romaine Lettuce over E. Coli outbreak
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) on Monday issued a notice to all importers that it has temporarily restricted the importation of Romaine Lettuce owing to an outbreak of E.Coli in the United States.
In a…
St. Agnes Primary crowned Courts Pee Wee champions
Since the 2016 heartbreak of a 0-1 loss to neighbours St. Angela’s Primary, the lads of St. Agnes Primary have played every match in the Courts Pee Wee tournament with a desire to make amends.
Three years later, they can breathe a sigh…
V-Net Communications boosts Savory ahead of Super50
Guyana Jaguars newbie Kemol Savory has gotten the assistance of V-Net Communications ahead of his departure from Guyana on Monday for the Colonial Medical Insurance Regional Super50 in Trinidad and Tobago and St. Kitts.
The satellite…
India Women beat West Indies to level series
India levelled the three-match Colonial Medical Insurance (CMI) One Day International (ODI) series when they defeated the West Indies Women by 53 runs in the second match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua.
Mithali Raj won the…
Outrage as live Flamingo strung upside down for sale
There has been public outrage over a video circulating on Facebook of a live Flamingo strung up for sale at the Port Mourant Market, Region 6 (East Berbice/Corentyne).
The authorities in Guyana have not yet responded to the actions of…