Follow INews Guyana, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/inews-guyana Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:32:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HlGfOd6r09-Jsqq6eZJzUh9 Two persons have been arrested following the discovery of a quantity of marijuana during an operation on Monday at Charity Street, Charity, Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), in a statement, explained that its officers intercepted motor vehicle HD 1880 and a search within revealed 12 brick-like parcels. The two […]]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:00:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HlGfOd6r09-Jsqq6eZJzUh9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hm4FNNMtZLovM4HQhe4ZUzd The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has announced that the Blairmont Sugar Estate, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and the Uitvlugt Sugar Estate, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), have exceeded their weekly production targets. In a statement Monday, the corporation congratulated employees at both estates, noting that sugar workers at the locations will benefit from the weekly production […]]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:27:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hm4FNNMtZLovM4HQhe4ZUzd https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HnlwF7ewrHgTFRpWVnEcNkS Massy’s Sweetheart Promotion winner is Greg Hrinsin, and, Barbados is his destination of choice for the prize of a free trip for two. The prize also includes accommodation costs for both persons. Hrinsin had a choice between Barbados and Trinidad. When asked how he felt when he got the news that he won the prize, […]]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:11:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HnlwF7ewrHgTFRpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkPkMDJybEQNVe5jCclomp- Following the hosting of the Mashramani 2023 float parade in the Ancient County of Berbice earlier this month, several floats were dumped along the roadways at various locations around the town and remained there 15 days after the event. Several of the floats which were on display during the Mashramani float parade in Georgetown on […]]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:42:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkPkMDJybEQNVe5jCclomp- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkPkMDJybEQNe9WSSr4-0sP On his third visit to Pakuri (St Cuthbert’s Mission), President Dr Irfaan Ali has made it clear that he would continue to work directly with the people on the ground to develop communities throughout Guyana, all while dismantling intellectual racism from the bottom up. The President’s comments come more than a week after the firestorm […]]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:38:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkPkMDJybEQNe9WSSr4-0sP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmptW7lHhisSWZMehmtHS8- Some 20 overseas healthcare professionals including doctors, surgeons, respiratory therapists and nurses are volunteering their services to perform 10 life-changing, open-heart surgeries on children over the next week. The Guyana Government, through the Health Ministry, has expended some $60 million to procure needed equipment, supplies and specialised medications that will be used. Chief Executive Officer of […]]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:41:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmptW7lHhisSWZMehmtHS8- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hn4crCggc7bPum6srrLMsqK Joshown Goddard, a 20-year-old mechanic, is now dead after a tyre, which he was pumping air into, exploded and caused significant injuries to his neck. The incident occurred today at the Johnson Vulcanizing Shop at Kara Kara, Linden, Region Ten (Upper Demeara-Berbice). Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton confirmed to this publication that his Ministry is looking […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:11:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hn4crCggc7bPum6srrLMsqK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hkah_8sRm4XWX-fx8LWuXng Installation of the new Linden Synthetic Track is expected to be completed in approximately 30 days. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr who visited Linden, Region 10 over the weekend to inspect ongoing works at Bayrock, where the installation of the synthetic track has begun. Speaking with the […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:39:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hkah_8sRm4XWX-fx8LWuXng https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hkz02v4Iy1By0FW8UNEQjUn Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, has directed a “formal investigation” into the fatal accident involving Mr. Neptrid Hercules who was employed by BOSAI Minerals Group Guyana, Republic Avenue, Linden, Upper Demerara River. The formal investigation will commence on Monday, March 27th, 2023, and will last for six weeks. This action is in keeping with Section […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:13:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hkz02v4Iy1By0FW8UNEQjUn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmhcIJC7oMVwSxhxzpi7FpJ A family of six is now homeless after their Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast (Pomeroon-Supenaam) house was this afternoon destroyed by fire. The fire was reportedly started by a child who was playing with matches. INews will provide more details as it becomes available.  ]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:08:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmhcIJC7oMVwSxhxzpi7FpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmhcIJC7oMVwXtuT6pSmY81 On March 20, 2023, Deputy Assistant Attorney General the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Richard W. Downing, accompanied by Cybersecurity Program Manager from the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, Organization of America States (OAS), Ms. Kerry-Ann Barrett, and a team of Department of Justice (DOJ) cyber experts visited Guyana to discuss cyber security […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:57:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmhcIJC7oMVwXtuT6pSmY81 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmhcIJC7oMVwSoxzwoq1nFt See full statement from the Guyana Fire Service:  At 14:58 p.m. yesterday, the Fire Service received a call and was alerted to a fire at Lot 101, Third Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara. Firefighters from the Eccles, Central, and West Ruimveldt fire stations were immediately dispatched to the location. The structure involved was a two-storey […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:35:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmhcIJC7oMVwSoxzwoq1nFt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HnAd-lSK5k-284HQhe4ZUzd Guyana will soon commence cultivation trials for millets production in Regions Four, Nine, and Ten to support the transition to large-scale production of the seed locally. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the announcement Saturday last, during a virtual address at the Inauguration of the Global Millet Conference in New Delhi, India. Highlighting the instrumental […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:11:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HnAd-lSK5k-284HQhe4ZUzd https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkVMwzl2Z8WUkoy9CZgXDJO The application portal for the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) undergraduate programmes is open and offers more than 90 study options to Guyanese who wish to further their tertiary education. The programmes are from reputable institutions across the world, including the International University of Applied Science (Germany), UNICAF Universities (Zambia, Suffolk, Malawi), and JAIN […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:41:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkVMwzl2Z8WUkoy9CZgXDJO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hk9y_99Q9Kd0wp41t9tiERU The University of Guyana has introduced a Graduate Diploma/Master of Laws in Legislative Drafting programme, to be offered in the Department of Law at the Turkeyen Campus. The course, which begins in September 2023, will last for one year for the Graduate Diplomat and two years for the Masters of Law; and it will be […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:23:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_Hk9y_99Q9Kd0wp41t9tiERU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmbI9e5Z3vLg4vmyuk5fxzE One day after a fire gutted his Agricola, East Bank Demerara (EBD) house, the burnt remains of the occupant was found in the debris of the building. Dead is Kevin Trotman, 45, formerly of Lot 101 Third Street, Agricola. The fire erupted at the building at around 15:00hrs on Sunday but when firefighters finished dousing […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:55:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmbI9e5Z3vLg4vmyuk5fxzE https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmP4AtTPqnddABC78OgjhDM The Government has launched Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to build the Guyana National Control Centre (GNCC), an important component in the overall gas-to-energy project. The tender for the contract was issued by the Office of the Prime Minister and it invited eligible bidders to submit proposals for […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:43:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmP4AtTPqnddABC78OgjhDM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmP4AtTPqnddFLv-B9hV9S2 While oil giant ExxonMobil is adamant in its plans for the 35-well drilling campaign that an oil spill is unlikely due to the plethora of preventative measures, it does cater for this “unlikely” event with the establishment of a Claims and Remediation process to ensure anyone affected by a potential spill is adequately compensated. According […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:41:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HmP4AtTPqnddFLv-B9hV9S2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkqQqkTnWN9zApx5_w21kha Arson is suspected as an Agatash village, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni) home was severely damage by fire. The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said they received a call at 10:02h on Thursday and immediately dispatched a water tender from the Bartica Fire Station to the scene. The one-flat timber and concrete building, owned by 57-year-old […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:13:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkqQqkTnWN9zApx5_w21kha https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkqQqkTnWN9zIeLGixeGJZp Over the weekend, seven vehicles were damaged in separate accidents along the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). In the first accident on Friday night, three vehicles with licence plates PYY 8083; PZZ 956, and PAB 252 were involved in a collision at Bush Lot village. No injuries were reported, and the three drivers are currently […]]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:11:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xFs-7XGS_HkqQqkTnWN9zIeLGixeGJZp