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Two GDF officers promoted to ColonelLieutenant Colonels Trevor Bowman and Godfrey Bess have been promoted to the rank of Substantive Colonel, the Army announced Thursday.…
Brazil briefly closes border with Venezuela(BBC) Brazil has re-opened its northern border with Venezuela to those fleeing economic and political turmoil there, after briefly closing…
Sita Panchu – the only female boat captain in Mahaicony RiverSita is the only female who captains a passenger boat in the Mahaicony River. She relocated to the Mahaicony Creek…
“Our basis of lawmaking is not the Bible” – SASOD lashes back at Christian AdSome members of the Christian Community have published full page advertisements in three of the local dailies calling for the…
$6.2M from UNICEF to help Venezuelans in GuyanaThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is assisting the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) with relief items value US$30,000 (GY$6,226,562) to…
NOTICE: Temporary road closureThis is a Public Service Advisory from GTT for Sunday, August 5, 2018. This advisory serves to inform road users…
Edward Shields, mining stalwart, diesThe Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association is mourning the loss of Edward Shields, its former executive secretary and founder…
Emancipation Day GreetingsAfrican Cultural and Development Association “Freedom Day” or Emancipation Day, a national holiday is upon us once again on August…
23 receive life-saving heart surgeriesTwenty-three persons have received some form of cardiac intervention over the course of two weeks when a delegation from the…
KFC donates to initiative against suicide, abuseKFC (Guyana) is contributing to a nationwide initiative against suicide and abuse led by Caribbean Voice, a Non-Government Organisation. The…
SASOD renews calls for teacher code of conduct to protect LGBT studentsGuyana’s leading gay rights activist group has renewed its calls for the Teachers’ Code of Conduct to be updated to…
Inmates graduate from training programmesSixteen inmates of the Timehri Prison graduated on Tuesday from several training programmes, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said as…
Lack of Infrastructure hinders work of Peace Corps in Reg. 8The Ministry of Education and the United States Peace Corps Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise an arrangement…
Food hampers for Venezuelan migrants in Region 1With household and sanitation items already distributed to hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants who have settled in Guyana’s border regions, the…
Gov’t approves $17.3M for Emancipation Day celebrationsThe Government has approved the spending of $17.3 million for Emancipation Day celebrations countrywide, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced…
High winds destroy house at SkeldonA house at Lot 77 Housing Scheme, Skeldon, Berbice has suffered several damages after a roof from a nearby pavilion…
Region One asking for donations for persons arriving from VenezuelaThe Region One administration has reported an influx of persons from Venezuela, from the Warrau tribe into the Barima/Waini Region.…
First Lady expects bigger win for STEM team at Global ChampionshipsFirst Lady, Sandra Granger has expressed her optimism that the Guyana STEM team will perform better than it did last…

