High tides cause flooding in Georgetown and on the West Coast of Demerara
Extremely high tides have caused several communities along the Rupert Craig Highway to be inundated. Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn said this morning’s tide was not expected to be so high, as it measured More...
Strategic plan for water sector
A strategic plan has been developed for the water sector that would allow the company to break even within four years. Housing & Water Minister, Irfaan Ali says the objective is to reduce non-revenue water More...
No new cases of gastroenteritis in Region One – RHO
There are no new cases of gastroenteritis in Region One, according to Regional Health Officer, Shamdeo Persaud. Speaking with this newscast, Dr. Persaud says consultations were held with residents on proper More...
Festival of colours observed by Guyanese from all walks of life
Guyanese from all walks of life joined in observing the festival of colours yesterday. This newscast visited several areas in Georgetown, where persons were seen playing with abeer and water. Many expressed joy, More...
$2.7B allocated to improve water sector
Wells are to be constructed and completed at Cotton Tree, Hope, Sparendaam and Lochaber, under the 2.7 billion dollars allocated to the water sector in this year’s national budget. Service connections on the More...
High level team educates Port Kaituma students on proper hygiene
A medical team yesterday engaged Region One students on proper hygiene in an effort to control the gastro outbreak there. This comes as the ministry sets up a task force to address the situation. A high level team More...
Task force set up to tackle gastroenteritis
The Ministry of Health will be setting up a task force to handle the gastroenteritis situation in Region One. Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran say his ministry is on top of the issue In light of the recent More...
Kingston koker collapses, engineers working to prevent further flooding
The Ministry of Public works says it is working assiduously to prevent further flooding in Kingston and in other sections of the city. This is as a result of the koker door at Kingston that collapsed during More...
Disruption in service for residents served by Cornelia Ida well – GWI
The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) says customers served by the Cornelia Ida well station will see a change in the service schedule to facilitate maintenance works from Wednesday 13 March to Monday 1 April 2013. Customers More...
NDIA working to decrease possibilities of Crop flooding
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is working to drain accumulated water in areas to decrease the possibility of flooding as a result of the recent change in weather. During an interview with More...