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Dear Editor, I have just returned from the funeral service for the late Robert H O Corbin, CCH, a grand Guyanese who served with distinction from his early teens.
A businessman shot and injured a suspected bandit during an alleged armed robbery at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, on Wednesday evening, while police are also investigating raids on three mining camps at Toroparu Backdam, Lower Puruni River, during which gunmen stole gold, cash and a security guard’s rifle.
The Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) yesterday called on regional governments to work with the private sector to modernize intra-regional trade protocols.
By Dr. Nand C. Bardouille The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc is increasingly divided over how to manage U.S.
The Guyana Fire Service distributed 15 hampers during visits to the Palms Geriatric Home and Uncle Eddie’s Home in Georgetown, where staff were also taught how to use fire extinguishers and evacuate residents in an emergency.
Recent events involving the Guyana Police Force raise serious questions about its leadership, the reliability of its public statements and its ability to investigate matters involving its own senior officers.
Women undergoing major gynaecological surgery need counselling before and after their procedures to help them prepare and cope with the emotional effects, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) midwife Debbie Haley has said.
A new recreational park at Number 63 Beach includes a football pitch and volleyball courts, with Public Works Minister Juan Edghill urging that the facility be developed into a major tourist attraction.
A suspected substance found at the warehouse holding seized Guyanese rice in Suriname was pest-control tablets rather than drugs, police spokesman Michel Elskamp has said, according to D-TV Express.
Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman Shaikh Moeenul Hack has called for consideration of the commission’s investigative powers during constitutional reform, saying the absence of a general mechanism to compel attendance in certain circumstances can hamper investigations.
WWF-Guianas has signed two community grant agreements worth $30.7 million to support timber processing in Kwakwani and an eco-tourism venture in St Deny’s/Tapakuma.
The Ministry of Public Works says road repairs are underway at the Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara, following complaints about deteriorated conditions affecting motorists and commercial transport.
The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) has recognised the Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) for supporting a programme which provided cancer screening services to approximately 2,000 women and girls, particularly in Indigenous, hinterland and underserved communities.
Guyana’s constitutional commitments to health and environmental wellbeing must be translated into funded programmes, measurable targets and equitable access to care, Professor Daniel Dawes told the opening of the Bethune Round Table 2026.
Education Minister Sonia Parag has urged UNESCO to measure educational progress by how effectively countries reach children facing the greatest barriers, while calling for financing that recognises the higher cost of providing schooling in remote communities.
