Last Updated on Thursday, 2 January 2025, 22:57 by Writer The Ministry of Public Works on Thursday said British Airways passengers, who were stranded in St Lucia, arrived in Guyana. The ministry, which is responsible for the aviation sector, said passengers who were originally scheduled to travel from Georgetown to London’s Gatwick Airport, departed Thursday evening. Sources said that a ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 2 January 2025, 22:14 by Writer Government cash grants would in the medium- to long-term be deposited into Guyanese bank accounts after the now stalled new Electronic Identification (e-ID) Card system is implemented, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday. “That’s what I would like to see happen. Once you can prove you’re Guyanese and you’re eligible…that ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 2 January 2025, 20:41 by Writer Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Thursday said the new Demerara Harbour Bridge would be completed by August 31, 2025, a six-month delay of his previously given deadline of March 31, 2025. “We have some construction that needs to be done that you just can’t shorten the time because you ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 2 January 2025, 11:11 by Writer Two persons were killed in separate incidents at Kumung Kumung Backdam, Puruni River at Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder in Corentyne, Berbice, with both assailants telling investigators that they acted in self-defence. At Kumung Kumung, Reinsford Kenny was stabbed to death allegedly by 28-year-old Alpha Osafha McPhoy, also known as ‘Bat’, ...