Despite its efforts to assure that the operation of a radioactive (RA) source storage and calibration would cause no harm, a group of residents of Houston and nearby communities yesterday adamantly told oil and gas company, Schlumberger Guyana Inc that they do not want the operation in their community.
The Government of Guyana is not opposed to entering into mediation with the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) over its subvention, Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday said.
Former Skeldon Estate Manager, Vishnu Panday, and Manager of Special Projects, Dwarka
Bahadur, have returned to the executive management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) as part of government’s reshuffling plan for better production.
From a distance, rice farmer Jagdesh (only name given) stands pointing at lands that were once bountiful and suitable for rice cultivation on the island of Leguan in the Essequibo River.
Close to a year after the government issued an ultimatum to the Indian supplier of the nine non-performing drainage pumps, the matter is still to be resolved, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has said.
Though a formal plan is yet to be made public, Guyana has made advances in its commitment to reduce its food import bill by 25% by 2025 and 13 items have been identified, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha.
Anthony Charles, aka ‘Skiddle’, of Leopold Street, Georgetown was yesterday gunned down and police are currently searching for a silver-grey Allion motor vehicle which was used in the getaway.
What has been heralded as a historic carbon credits deal for Guyana is now the source of a pitched battle between the government’s climate office and some Amerindian activists over whether adequate consultations were held.
-contractor given six more months
Four years on, rehabilitation of the Leguan ferry stelling is still to be completed and the original contractor – who had been sued by the state – has now been given another six months to get the job done.
Justice Nareshwar Harnanan yesterday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) breached its statutory duty by issuing environmental permits to Schlumberger-Guyana Inc.
Food and water are now in great demand as communities in the Upper and Middle Mazaruni continue to battle devastating flooding as a result of torrential rain over the last week.
Seeing a need for the documenting of history through photography, photojournalist Keno George has published a new book chronicling the passage of the 2018 No-Confidence Motion.
After a series of setbacks, Troy Resources Limited is aiming to return to gold mining and production at its Smarts Underground Site in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the company is currently in the preparatory phase of its resumption timeline.
What seemed like a routine cholecystectomy (gallstone removal surgery) at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for a 45-year-old East Coast Demerara (ECD) teacher ended tragically and her family is calling for a comprehensive investigation into the post-operative care given to patients at the facility.
Next weekend sport fishing fanatics will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an adventure of a lifetime as they set out to catch river monsters from the Essequibo.
The passage of amendments to the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act now paves the way for drunk drivers to be charged with motor manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm.
The passage of the Suicide Prevention Bill in the National Assembly on Monday now means that attempted suicide is no longer a criminal offence and it lays the foundation for the establishment of the National Suicide Prevention Commission.
Solar power generation via photovoltaic (PV) farms is leading the way in the government’s multi-pronged efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions and transition Guyana to sustainable sources of alternative energy.
Thousands of commuters yesterday crossed the Demerara River in boats, grappling with various challenges and anxieties as they await the conclusion of critical repairs to the bridge which was knocked out of service early Saturday morning.
Parents and teachers yesterday staged a peaceful protest outside the Santa Rosa Primary School, in the Moruca Sub-Region, of Region One, calling on authorities to urgently fix the deteriorating school building.