Malathion which is being used in the fogging of mosquitoes is not harmful to the public, according to the Head of the Vector Control Unit, Dr Horace Cox and in the wake of the growing concerns over the Zika virus the campaign is being stepped up countrywide.
A re-evaluation of the University of Guyana (UG), its needs and strengths, is set to begin today when its Transformational Task Force (TTF) meets for the first time.
Region Nine is bracing itself for food shortages as the persistent dry weather is depleting what is left of the region’s usable water sources, according to Region Nine’s Regional Executive Officer (REO) Carl Parker.
Minibus drivers have expressed mixed views about the government’s plan to ban the importation of used tyres in keeping with its vision to promote a green economy.
A young boy takes charge by carefully maneuvering the boat towards the docks at the Charity Stelling on the Essequibo Coast.
“Our limits with photography are boundless. We can create as far as we can see,” says local photographer Brian Gomes, who has been known to break the mould and stir things up.
Almost four months have passed since the launching of the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs is determined to extend it to an additional 100 villages after the 2016 budget allocations are made.
This week we asked the man/woman in the street how they would be spending Christmas this year and what were their plans for the New Year.
When the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) found David,* he had already been taking care of his two younger sisters for close to two weeks after their mother had walked out on them.
Whenever Norma Adrian visited the La Grange Police Station to make reports against her husband, she was often met with either accusations—“Wah yuh do he?”—or
Photos by Keron Bruce Twenty-five-year-old Shauna Ramdyhan can now scratch beauty queen off her bucket list as having fulfilled that two Sundays ago when she was formally crowned this year’s Miss Guyana Universe at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel.
Lack of support, including access to funding, marginalisation, and bias are just some of the challenges that hinder women’s participation in politics, according to several parliamentarians.
Having undergone a multi-million dollar technological upgrade courtesy of Samsung Electronics, the North Ruim-veldt Multilateral is now the local pilot school for Samsung’s Smart School Project.
A six-year-old was struck and killed by a speeding car on the Westminster Road, at La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, as he was making his way to school early yesterday morning.
Roy Jacobs, one of the four men charged with the murder of 72-year-old Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris, admitted to recruiting the men who carried out the hit, according to a caution statement that he gave the police and which was read at his trial yesterday.
Land of the giants, the breathtaking Kanuku Mountain range and the annual Rupununi Rodeo, among other things, Region Nine for the first time managed to take the much coveted Miss Indigenous Heritage Queen title two Saturdays ago.
The Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs’ Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme kicked off in Paramakatoi on Thursday with more than two dozen young people registering for the skills’ development scheme.
Story and photos by Mariah Lall and Arian Browne Nestled on white, sandy hills and surrounded by contrasting flowing black water, the village of Santa Mission is the perfect example of how beautiful Guyana is.
By Mariah Lall With photos by Keno George Whether it’s relaxing with old friends on a cool afternoon or playing a friendly game of draughts with someone from another generation, life in Little Diamond is laid back.
An early morning fire gutted a two-storey building at the corner of Regent and King streets yesterday, leaving millions in losses in its wake.
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