Saturday, June 6, 2026
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Environment
Building expertise for energy efficiency: Energy audit training underwayA three-day energy audit training workshop commenced at Cara Lodge in Georgetown, bringing together stakeholders to build capacity under the…
GGDMA, Gov’t ink 2-year agreement for vehicles, spares to boost sectorSee below full statement from the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA): The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association…
GWI completes relocation of transmission main on Aubrey Barker RoadResidents for months were subjected to water woes even as the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) has been doing its best…
Waste receptacles strategically placed at high traffic spots in GeorgetownThe Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown has placed 10 waste receptacles at strategic points along bus stops on…
President Ali receives prestigious Wilson AwardPresident Dr Irfaan Ali received the prestigious Wilson Award from the Wilson Centre for his unwavering dedication to climate change…
New species of fish found in GuyanaLocal fish researcher Devya Hemraj couldn’t be more excited to reveal her findings from a recently conducted expedition which revealed…
New species of plants, animals found in Guyana after largest- ever local expedition Thirty-nine Guyanese experts, along with 17 from overseas, conducted an expedition in the Acarai-Corentyne Corridor, located in southern Guyana and…
‘We understand what is coming for us’: The Caribbean outlook after the UN Climate SummitBy Danielle Swain danielle@newsroom.gy In the brightly lit corridors of the convention centre in Baku, Azerbaijan, a senior Caribbean climate…
From eyesore to asset: How a smelly seaweed could fuel cars[BBC] - When large swathes of invasive seaweed started washing up on Caribbean beaches in 2011, local residents were perplexed.…
At UN Climate Summit, Guyana hailed for ownership of national climate plansBy Danielle Swain in Baku, Azerbaijan danielle@newsroom.gy At the ongoing UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, Guyana has been encouraging…
Guyana’s Green Gold: The Iwokrama Forest’s success showcased at COP29By Danielle Swain in Baku danielle@newsroom.gy As developing nations hold a collective breath on the New Climate Finance Goal at…
Forest carbon toolkit launched at COP29The Commonwealth Secretariat launched its Forest Carbon Market toolkit at COP29, providing a roadmap to accessing funding through the voluntary…
With limited resources, Small States face uphill battle with climate plansBy Danielle Swain in Baku, Azerbaijan danielle@newsroom.gy Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are grappling with the immense challenges of designing…
Almost 30, 000 plastic bottles collected by students in plastic pollution competitionIn a bid to help with the issue of waste management, especially regarding the use of plastics and aluminum cans,…
Samples sent for further lab testing in Crane seepage – EPASee below full statement issued by the Environment Protection Agency: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken note of an…
Earthquake monitoring capacity improved in Region 9The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), in conjunction with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), National Data Management Agency (NDMA),…
Guyana plans mega increase in energy productionBy Vishani Ragobeer in La Jolla, San Diego vishani@newsroom.gy Guyana, the small South American country of 83,000 square miles, is…
