The Guyana Fire Service is stepping up efforts to strengthen its firefighting capacity, with plans to install more fire hydrants across the country. 

Fire Chief Officer Gregory Wickham says some five thousand hydrants are already in place, with additional installations planned to improve access to water, during emergencies.

Chief Fire Officer Gregory Wickham

The Fire Service is working to complete its targeted hydrant installations by the end of 20

The government is advancing efforts to build a national Care Economy, offering services such as childcare and elderly care. 

Oversight Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud says 1.2 billion dollars will be invested over a two-year period to transform unpaid care into sustainable employment opportunities.

Minister Persaud says the National Care Economy initiative aims to expand access to affordable childcare and elderly care across the country. 

She, however, clarified that the elderly

Nursing Wellness Education Prog. to Guyana

-by Shamiah Grant

Guyanese-born Dr. Amalia Misir is introducing her Nursing Wellness education program in Guyana, drawing on her experience teaching and leading workplace wellness initiatives in New York.

She is now returning to listen to local leaders; and explore partnerships that complement existing nursing education and help students prepare for the pressures of clinical practice.

The nursing wellness education program integrates clinical scena

Ten survivors of the MV Barima were rescued within minutes of Roraima Airways pilot Captain Learie Barclay pinpointing the location where the vessel had sunk and relaying the coordinates to authorities, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry heard on Thursday.

Following an emergency signal and three distress flares, Barclay and his crew identified the location at 2:09 am on July 19. On their return flight to Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Barclay received word that two survivors were rescued, f

Vice President and General Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has paid tribute to former Opposition Leader and People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader Robert Corbin, describing him as a political figure who was willing to challenge longstanding divisions in pursuit of national unity.

Speaking at Corbin’s Night of Reflection on Wednesday evening at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Jagdeo recalled their efforts to build trust an

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards is working on new legislation to address the use of domestic weighing scales in commercial markets. 

The Bureau says some scales being used are not intended for trade and can create challenges in ensuring consumers receive the correct quantity of goods they pay for.

When consumers purchase goods by weight, they expect to get what they pay for. But the use of domestic weighing scales in markets remains a challenge for the Guyana National Bu