Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn yesterday said that he is “fairly” happy with the Guyana Fire Service’s (GFS) performance last year but he cited challenges such as being prepared for fires in the oil and gas sector.
A 49-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with the murder of truck driver, Pitamber Sharma who was strangled allegedly during a misunderstanding at his workplace last week.
Although more than nine years have passed and there has been no sign of missing Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) field manager, Levoy Taljit, his father remains hopeful that he is alive somewhere and believes that the police should have solved the case already since he said they have sufficient information.
After trying numerous weight loss programmes for years without any results, a 32-year-old man was able to lose 55 pounds within six weeks after the country’s first-ever laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken to act as the country’s Commissioner of Police as Nigel Hoppie who was holding the position in an acting capacity heads into pre-retirement leave.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken has been appointed to act as the country’s Commissioner of Police as office holder Nigel Hoppie heads into pre-retirement leave.
A doctor and a retired Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer were arrested by the police yesterday afternoon as the probe into the alleged theft of an undisclosed amount of pharmaceutical products and other medical supplies from the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) drugs bond in Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) continues.
Life has begun to return to normal for Police Corporal Amit Bacchus, who recently underwent a lifesaving surgery to remove the largest arteriovenous malformation (AVM) diagnosed locally.
A former prison inmate on Wednesday became the first recipient of the government’s “Fresh Start” Initiative, through which she has received support to reopen her business.
Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, retired Justice Cecil Kennard passed away yesterday morning.
The Ministry of Labour’s Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CRMA) yesterday officially launched the National Job Bank, an online platform aimed at improving the access to employment opportunities for jobseekers.
Saying that the country’s security needs to be boosted, President Irfaan Ali yesterday charged the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to “up its game” particularly as it relates to crime fighting to meet the needs of the country in light of the economic expansion and transformation that is occurring.
A fire of unknown origin last night destroyed a Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) building and quick action by the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) prevented the blaze from engulfing nearby structures.
The Ministry of Health, through its Chronic Disease Programme, is aiming to expand screening for kidney disease, according to Nephrologist Dr Hemchand Barran.
As Russian forces continued to pound Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine, forcing thousands of citizens to flee their homes, a Guyanese man remains hopeful for the safety of his Ukrainian wife and seven-year-old daughter who remain in their homeland while he is thousands of miles away.
Some 11 Guyanese students are currently in Russia on scholarships and while they are not directly affected by the ongoing war which was launched on Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud has said local authorities are closely monitoring the situation.
Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell and two major telecommunications providers today signed a declaration which will soon allow Caribbean nationals travelling within the region to benefit from a significant reduction in roaming charges.
After being leased acres of agricultural land in 2019, former sugar workers from Belle West on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) are facing removal by state holding company, NICIL and they are considering taking legal action.
Stating that the country has no interest in seeking confrontation or conflict, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the Government plans to transform the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) into an intelligence- and technology-driven institution to safeguard the nation’s resources and protect against threats and challenges that may arise.
Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie has assured the families of Christopher Bhagwandat and his girlfriend, Sheereda Persaud that there will be an impartial investigation into the accident which claimed their lives on the Mahaica Bridge on Wednesday.
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