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Guyana has secured US$22 million to strengthen its healthcare research capabilities, a critical step towards advancing patient treatment outcomes, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said at the weekend. The funding includes a US$15 million grant from the Pandemic Fund, facilitated by the World Bank in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), with an additional US$7 million in co-funding from ...

El Dorado Offshore (EDO), Noble Corporation and MATPAL Marine Institute on Monday announced the launch of applications for the Noble Marine Cadet Program. This initiative represents a shared commitment to equipping young Guyanese with the skills, experience, and mentorship needed to excel in Guyana’s burgeoning energy sector. Through the Noble Marine Cadet Program, aspiring Deck Cadets and Engineering Cadets are ...

The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) on Monday said the crime situation in Marudi has deteriorated with the influx of Brazilian miners crossing illegally into Guyana through a back-track route that a number of robbers escaped shortly after abducting and robbing several Guyanese and Brazilians. The Council called for tightening of security in the Marudi Mountains area in the wake ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday vowed that it would not return to the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) unless there is democratic and consultative decision-making. “The APNU will have to convince us that it will become a democratic organisation…We made it very clear that the APNU should not become a a substitute ...

Even as the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) on Monday continued its one-week long silence on its unprecedented dismal sugar output, the opposition assailed the government for pumping billions of dollars into the ailing loss-making industry and called for a new Commission of Inquiry aimed at finding a solution. The corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Cheong, who is an executive ...

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant and two government department Natural Resources officers were among five Guyanese and four Brazilians who were abducted and robbed of gold and guns, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. The items stolen were an undisclosed quantity of raw gold, two Glock pistols and one Movado watch valued GY$140,000. Investigators were told that at about ...

The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) inaugurated the Brava Guyana Open on Saturday, November 2, 2024, drawing an unprecedented 104 golfers from several countries. They include the United States, Canada, Barbados, Trinidad, Fiji, Mexico and Suriname. The LGC says this event has set a new milestone for the club, reflecting LGC’s growing international reputation and commitment to promoting inclusivity, progress, and ...

Four Guyanese and six Brazilians were abducted on Saturday morning in Deep South Rupununi and abandoned after members of Guyana’s Joint Services pursued the suspects, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said Saturday afternoon. “A Joint Services team on the ground pursued the suspects who abandoned their vehicle with the persons abducted, all of whom were rescued unharmed,” police said. Police ...

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Saturday called on several government agencies to take action against retailers and supermarkets for selling poor quality goods and ensure that all tax laws and labour standards are applied equally. “There has been an alarming increase in the presence of counterfeit, expired, and inappropriately labelled goods in the market, which are ...

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Guyana’s Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) and the United States’ Atlanta Black Chambers (ABC) is expected to be the backbone of stimulating Black-owned businesses in noth countries, according to United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot. She said the MoU between the BEA and the Global Opportunities Committee of Atlanta Black Chambers marked the beginning ...