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More than 20,000 National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensioners are now receiving their payments directly through their bank accounts, up from just over 11,000 in 2020, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said on Wednesday.
Dear Editor, A solid editorial on Thursday “GPL and presidential bluster” (KW, Sept 17-26). Probing, comprehensive, revealing.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it has taken note of allegations circulating on social media that several Police and Immigration ranks operating along the Lethem Trail and in Lethem have been receiving payments to facilitate the movement of foreign nationals.
A 38-year-old Bartica dispatcher was on Wednesday granted $900,000 bail after being charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
More than 500 primary and secondary school children in Bartica received backpacks and school supplies on Saturday as the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) continued its nationwide back-to-school support programme.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday handed over essential materials to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security to support the continued training of members of the Guyana Police Force in addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases.
Dear Editor, At the risk of being tedious I cannot help expressing disgust at the way Captain Price of the MV Barima, Roberts and Granderson employees of the Transport and Harbours Department have been held for murder.
Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) will launch its first mobile-banking application and an upgraded online-banking platform tomorrow, allowing customers to register and access more than 20 services without visiting a branch.
Persons allocated house lots at Great Diamond Block 7, East Bank Demerara, have begun identifying their spots following delays in completing infrastructure works.
National junior women’s cycling champion Tandeia Noel has been given a major boost in her sporting journey after receiving a Pinarello Dogma F racing bicycle from Four Points by Sheraton.
An international group of female match officials will oversee the inaugural New Amsterdam Secondary Schools Girls’ T10 Cricket Tournament, which is scheduled for September 18–20 at the Berbice High School Ground.
Waste To Wealth Caribbean Inc has approached Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Priya Manickchand for government support in expanding a household composting programme which it says could reduce the volume of biodegradable material reaching landfills.
Fifty healthcare workers on Wednesday graduated from three specialised training programmes offered by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Dear Editor, As Canada strengthens its partnership with the European Union, we too as a nation must also pursue a similar strategy to diversify and strengthen our trade partnerships.
On Monday, President Irfaan Ali announced that his Government had disbursed $123 million to some 750 persons affected by the MV Barima tragedy and that twenty turnkey houses would be provided to affected families.