Edu. Ministry wants end to teachers’ strike for conciliation to proceed in good faith
See below the full statement issued by the Ministry of Education:
The Ministry of Education (MoE) initiated the conciliation process in keeping with the grievance procedure as documented in the 1990 Memorandum of Agreement signed by…
$62B transferred to gov’t coffers as second withdrawal from oil fund for 2024
See the full statement issued below:
Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act 2024, Parliamentary approval has been granted for US$1,586,150,331 (equivalent to…
Releasing the Giants: Saving Guyana’s endangered Arapaima
Article by Alex Arjoon, photos by Victoria Arjoon
The 14ft aluminium boat chugs its way up the river under the raging sun with four plus hours left until we reach camp for the night. I am delegated to the bow so that the boat is well…
Pedestrian dies after running into path of truck – Police
Forty-year-old Rooplall Haindarsan died on Sunday after he reportedly ran into the path of a truck on the Enmore Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The accident occurred around 19:50hrs.
Police Headquarters, in a statement, said…
Andre Russell: The Ultimate Fighter who knows just how good he is
There are fragile things in this world. Hopes. Dreams. Glass. Andre Russell's 35-year old body in IPL 2023. He didn't bowl at all for the first three matches of the season. But when he did he started with a wicket. He had two by the time he…
Drawings underway for Mumbai Indians’ cricket academy in Trinidad
Architectural drawings for the Mumbai Indians cricket academy, which will be built in Trinidad and Tobago, have already been conceptualised.
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley first announced several weeks ago that the team, owned by the…
Williams, Hetsberger and Wilson named Best Lifters as records tumble
While the rains carried out the works of mother nature, lifters competing at the 2024 edition of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation 2024 Intermediates and Masters Championships reigned down records and commendable individual…
Body of missing woman, 71, found floating in Essequibo River
Police investigators are probing the death of 71-year-old Philistine Franci called ‘PI’, a pensioner of Karrou Village, Essequibo River who is believed to have drowned.
Police Headquarters, in a statement, said the incident occurred…
Int’l runway, hotels could transform Lethem into ‘huge growth pole’ – Jagdeo
Lethem, the capital of Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo), could be further developed and solidified as a major commercial hub with new investments mulled for the region, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said recently.
“In…
GNBS could verify tint, sound level meters by next year
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) routinely conducts the verification of measuring instruments and equipment, be it speed guns, breathalyser kits or tank gauges, and the body has been developing local capacity to verify tint…