Guyana Times

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen relations with the public, police ranks from several regional divisions conducted a series of community outreach exercises between September 12 and 15. On September 13, officers from Regional Division 4 ‘C’ visited communities along the East Coast Demerara (ECD). Led by Inspectors Tyndall, Roop, Stewart-Arthur, Abraham, Singh and Woman Inspector Angoy, the team...

A total of 15 new dialysis units will come into operation in the public healthcare system before the end of the year. This was announced by President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday during his first press conference during his second term in office. He said the stations will be established in Regions Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Five...

Guyana’s first online passport application portal is expected to be launched before the end of this year as part of the Government’s wider digital transformation agenda aimed at easing access to services and reducing bureaucracy. Making the announcement on Tuesday, President Dr Irfaan Ali said the new system will “eliminate the lines that you see at the passport office” by...

President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced that the University of Guyana (UG) will be expanding its programmes into multiple regions in response to a surge in applications following the introduction of free university education. The Head of State noted that applications at UG have doubled, with medicine and engineering seeing the sharpest increases. To meet this demand, the Government...

The Amerindian Heritage Exhibition is once again alive with colour, creativity, and culture – this year featuring more than 35 Indigenous art pieces, each one a window into the stories, traditions, and imagination of Guyana’s first peoples. The works, created by six artists and one craftsperson, are being showcased at Castellani House as part of the annual observance of Amerindian...

An intelligence-led operation at about 07:50h on Tuesday by officers from Regional Divisions 4A and 4B led to the arrest of a businessman at Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Reports are that the motorcar, PAH 6733, was observed parked in front of Lot 97 Nandy Park with 47-year-old Freeman Fordyce, a businessman residing at the location, seated in...

An excavator operator accused of brutally killing a gold miner during a drinking spree at Big Mara Mara Backdam, Middle Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) has been remanded to prison. Dexter Agrian, called “Adrian”, a 41-year-old of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), appeared on Tuesday before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court where the charge of...

Load testing has officially begun on the new US$262 million Demerara River Bridge, marking one of the final stages before its highly anticipated opening later this month. On Monday, engineers conducted the first round of testing on the bridge’s western approach, using heavyweight trucks to assess structural integrity. Public Works Minister Juan Edghill explained that the exercise involves positioning...

The foundation works for the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GtE) Project are expected to be completed within the next 120 days, according to the contractor, LINDSAYCA. This timeline was disclosed during a site visit to the project at Wales, Region Three, led by Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips and the newly appointed Public Utilities and Aviation Minister, Deodat Indar. The...

Minister Oneidge Walrond officially assumed leadership of the Home Affairs Ministry on Monday, following a formal handover by Senior Advisor in Home Affairs and Natural Resources and former Minister, Robeson Benn. Minister Walrond convened her first meeting with the Ministry’s Heads of Department on Monday in the Boardroom, where she was welcomed by senior officials and staff. She emphasised the...