Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Monday said there are new measures and laws in place to help reduce the alarming number of road deaths locally. The country lost a whopping 178 persons by road deaths in 2023, even as the figures had dropped in the preceding years. At the…
New measures, laws in place to help reduce road deaths – Benn
Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Monday said there are new measures and laws in place to help reduce the alarming number of road deaths locally. The country lost a whopping 178 persons by road deaths in 2023, even as the figures had dropped in the preceding years. At the…
Three local fabricators to help build newest oil platform
In a bid to ensure opportunities are provided to locals, three Guyanese fabricators will be producing the fixtures for the Jaguar floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). A steel strike ceremony was held at Guyana Shorebase Incorporated (GYSBI), Houston, East Bank Demerara on Tuesday to mark the start of…
India’s PM Narendra Modi for historic visit to Guyana next week
See below the full release from the Office of the President: At the invitation of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi will pay a State Visit to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from November…
India’s PM Narendra Modi for historic visit to Guyana next week
See below the full release from the Office of the President: At the invitation of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi will pay a State Visit to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from November…
Abduction an increasingly ‘disturbing’ trend- Benn
With four cases recently and two victims yet to be located, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has expressed concerns about the rise in what appears to be a “disturbing” trend in abduction. To address this, he said he has urged Head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Wendell Blanhum…
Termination, liquidated damages & blacklisting for errant contractors
In an early Tuesday morning meeting at State House, Georgetown, President Dr. Irfaan Ali chastised both errant contractors and government workers whose shortcomings may be impacting the execution of projects countrywide. The President made it clear that contractors whose projects will be incomplete by yearend and four months or more…
Two-year-old boy among four children who perished in fire with mother
Hemwatie Singh, a 34-year-old housewife, and four of her five children perished in a Tuesday morning fire of unknown origin at the No. 64 Village, Corentyne. The children who died with their mother are Kelvin Ramjatan, 14; Brandon Ramjatan, 10; Tomesh Ramjatan, 2; and Cindy Ramjatan, 11. Only the woman’s…
Mother, four children perish in Corentyne fire
A mother and four children perished in a massive fire that destroyed two houses in the No. 64 Village, Corentyne Berbice on Monday night. The News Room understands that the family was trapped inside the wooden structure as it went up in flames. Investigators have found the bodies among the…
After deadly 2023, road fatalities on the decline
The year 2023 was one of the most grievous years for road fatalities, but statistics show that there has been some improvement in 2024. Even so, authorities are urging motorists to desist from the usual ‘culprits’ that claim lives: speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving while being…
