January 2025

One of the biggest programmes under the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ budget remained the Community Service Officers (CSOs) programme which has engaged some 2,759 youths for 2024. The youths are between the ages of 16 and 35 years old, and about 10 to 15 are selected from one village. “The investment is $1.3 billion in
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Recognising that the first few minutes of a fire are critical in preventing loss of life and minimising damage, new volunteer firefighting groups in every Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) should be up and running by the end of January 2025. These groups will consist of persons employed under the government’s part-time job initiative. And President
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See below the full release from the US Embassy in Georgetown:  Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis will visit Georgetown, Guyana January 9 – 12, 2025 to highlight the EXIM Board of Directors’ recent approval of $527 million in financing to support a gas-to-energy project that will double
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Guyana has condemned the latest action of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in asserting claim of the Essequibo, rejecting his plan for the election of a governor to the region. Guyana plans to alert the international community, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth, CARICOM, on Maduro’s latest overture. “The people of Guyana’s Essequibo region are Guyanese
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One day after a 26-year-old man was involved in an accident along the Land of Canaan Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he succumbed to injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Dead is Steve Chan of Friendship, EBD. Chan was reportedly speeding in his motor pickup when he lost control and crashed into
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An investment of more than $369 million was made in land and water transportation for Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples last year, a sum Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai said is a big investment that plays a huge role in their economic activities and social life. At a press conference Wednesday to review the work of
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Moonie Ramnarine, a 65-year-old businessman from Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder, Region Six is on $1 million station bail after allegedly shooting and killing 29-year-old Yognand Chaitram. Chaitram is a cane harvester from Alness Village. He died on New Year’s morning. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told the News Room that Ramnarine is required to report to
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With $800M allocated in 2024 for Amerindian land titling, the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs on Wednesday reported that one of its key achievements for that year is being able to allocate a whopping eight more titles. This carries the total to 21 titles handed out since the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government took office in
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) is targeting an April 18 to May 11 window for the upcoming Regional T20 tournament, according to Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe. He made the statement Tuesday evening on the popular Barbadian radio programme Mason and Guest. While the blueprint of the tournament is still to be finalised, Bascombe indicated the
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A half-day sensitization workshop aimed at advancing energy efficiency standards and labelling in Guyana was held on Wednesday at Cara Lodge in Georgetown. The event brought together importers, retailers, and other stakeholders in the energy and manufacturing sectors to discuss the country’s evolving standards for electrical appliances. The workshop is part of the “Mainstreaming Low-emission
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