December 15, 2021
(Xinhua) — China has 264 million people aged 60 years and above, accounting for 18.7 per cent of its 1.4 billion population in total, according to the seventh population
December 15, 2021
(Xinhua) — A Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday expressed China’s appreciation for the support shown by relevant countries and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Beijing Winter Olympics
December 15, 2021
(CGTN) China, as the world’s largest developing country, pledged to work with all developing countries to promote the sound development of the international human rights cause, at a forum
December 14, 2021
AS part of its $21.4 billion supplementary budget, the Government of Guyana is requesting some $755 million to implement urgent drainage and irrigation interventions nationwide. The requested funds are
December 14, 2021
— by President at Camp Everard Christmas Luncheon PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali said that his government will make the necessary investments in a number of army bases around the
December 14, 2021
— as amended law promotes use of ‘less lethal’ weapons AMENDMENTS to the Police Act have now paved the way for members of the Guyana Police Force to use
December 14, 2021
THE government has tabled amendments to the law which, if passed, will see fraudsters who dishonestly obtains or dishonestly uses a power-of-attorney, face five years imprisonment and being fined
December 14, 2021
— — for clearance of arrears to GPL, stipend for trainee teachers, cash grant for students, among others THE government has approached the National Assembly for supplementary financing of
March 1, 2021
RANKS of the Guyana Police Force, on Sunday, arrested five persons during a four-hour ‘cordon and search’ operation in several communities in Georgetown. Those arrested are a 44-year-old clothes
March 1, 2021
-main suspect caught with mirrors POLICE have arrested 35-year-old Khemraj Shaffie, of Lot 28-29 Hadfield Street, Georgetown, in connection with the robbery of an East Bank Demerara man who
March 1, 2021
THE Ministry of Health is slated to undertake a ‘comprehensive’ rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in March of this year, which, once successful, may see schools being reopened
March 1, 2021
AN 18-month-old girl, identified as Adena Ramkissoon, is in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after her father reversed his Raum motorcar onto her, on Sunday
March 1, 2021
RESIDENTS of Region Ten are being urged to participate in the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to eliminate filaria. The campaign, which is expected to last for two weeks,
March 1, 2021
COMMUNITY-BASED non-governmental organisation (NGO), Sophia Community Development Association (SOCDA), is seeking help from public and private stakeholders in acquiring funds to establish a sports ground. The association is looking
March 1, 2021
IN keeping with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Ministry of Public Works is moving to conduct an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the
February 28, 2021
— Coalition doled out $2M from MARAD for gospel concerts, Min. Edghill informs House PUBLIC Works Minister, Juan Edghill on Friday informed the House that some $2 million of
February 28, 2021
-10 awarded for outstanding performances THE University of Guyana (UG) in collaboration with the University of Vanderbilt and the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, in 2020, produced a total of
February 28, 2021
THE authorities in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) have launched an investigation into the sudden death of a 31-year-old mother of three, Vanessa Lewis-Sahadeo and her newly born baby girl.