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Finance Minister urges job seekers to embrace construction sector opportunities

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh is urging job seekers to broaden their outlook and consider jobs in the construction and technical trades, which he says continue to offer steady employment and competitive wages amid Guyana’s expanding infrastructure sector. Speaking during the recent Tain Campus Job Fair, Dr. Singh addressed recent graduates and members of […]

‘Critic’ out, Gaico in: New contractor takes over Belle Vue Pump station project

The $865 million Belle Vue pump station project, long mired in controversy, is now being steered by Gaico Engineering under a subcontracting arrangement, though the original contract remains unchanged. The project was initially awarded in 2022 to Tepui Group Inc., a firm with no prior experience in major civil works and headed by Mikhail Rodrigues, […]

Minister Edghill’s family unharmed after gunshots fired outside their Ruimveldt home

Gunshots were fired outside the residence of Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, in South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown, on Saturday night. The incident occurred at approximately 22:00 hours, and authorities reportedly recovered at least 15 spent shell casings from the scene. However, the Guyana Police Force’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) has not yet provided further […]

Buddy’s to break ground on US$25M shoreline Mall in Enmore

Buddy’s Housing Development has announced a US$25 million investment in Shoreline Mall, a sprawling new commercial and lifestyle centre set to redefine shopping and leisure on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). Read the full press release issued by Buddy’s Housing Development: Buddy’s Housing Development is pleased to announce a US$25 million investment to its […]

Six homeless after West Berbice fire

Six persons are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their home on Saturday morning. Rawle Thomas, a butcher and farmer from Lot 2 ‘D’ Edwards Village, West Bank Berbice, told reporters that he lived in the three-bedroom wooden house with his mother, wife, and their three children. Thomas said he was at […]

Teacher in shock after fire destroys D’Urban Backlands home

A Saturday afternoon fire has left Jason Wills, a long-time Durban Backlands resident and teacher at Richard Ishmael Secondary School, reeling after the sudden loss of his home and belongings. The blaze erupted at Lot 209 Durban Backlands, where 54-year-old Wills has lived for over forty years. He recounted that he had just returned from […]

Three arrested over double murder at New Star Backdam

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has arrested three individuals as the investigation intensifies into the double murder of Mark Thomas, 24, and Wendy James, a resident of Barama River, Baramita, North West District. The suspects identified as Kizzian Baird, Junior Richmond, known locally as ‘Po-Pal,’ and Ewart Wilson, are believed to be involved in the […]

N/A businesswoman was imbibing before fatal crash – Police

Police in Berbice have released details into the death of 22-year-old Stacy Walton, the New Amsterdam businesswoman whose body was found after her car ended up in a trench along the No. 7 Public Road. In a statement on Saturday, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported that the incident occurred around 1:50 hours on Friday […]

Police silent on death of New Amsterdam businesswoman

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has not provided information regarding the death of 22-year-old Stacy Walton, a businesswoman from Alexander Street, New Amsterdam. Sheriff News Network understands that Walton was driving a motor vehicle along Number 19 Public Road sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning when she lost control of her motor vehicle and […]

ANUG mulls court action over unresolved joinder of lists issue

Leader of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Dr. Mark Defrance, is contemplating legal action over what he described as the prolonged failure by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to resolve critical issues. These issues relate to the joinder of lists mechanism—a key provision that allows smaller political parties to combine electoral strength. Speaking out […]