Govt’s Forest Inventory Project leaves more questions than answers
The Parliamentary Opposition seeking details on the consultant carrying out the Forest Inventory Project, which received a further allocation of $244 million, in the...
$38.5B for Public Infrastructure Ministry approved
...close to $200M allocated for renting buildings
The $38.5billion which was allocated to the Public Infrastructure Ministry was on Tuesday approved during the consideration of...
No legislation in place to protect online shoppers
Although the number of persons now rushing to the online markets have increased significantly in Guyana, the country is still dragging behind as it...
Govt working towards lifting US ban on Guyana’s catfish exports, says Holder
Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, was on Tuesday questioned about what government has been doing to secure a lifting of the ban on the...
Exxon gifts UG $8M to replace lab equipment destroyed by fire
The University of Guyana (UG) Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics (MPS) has received equipment purchased with a gift of...
“Looseness” in gaming and betting industry to be addressed- Harmon
Government will be looking to better regulate gaming and betting, as it is concerned over "looseness" in the sector. As a consequence, new legislation...
Expect power outages during line maintenance, says GPL
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) will be conducting line maintenance from Monday December 10 to Sunday, December 16, within the perimeters of Georgetown...
‘We not responsible for you bringing no BMW in this place’, says Jordan in...
Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Friday used some of his time during the budget debates to defend the new tax credit system that will...
Cevons, Puran Brothers to resume collection after meeting with Central Govt, M&CC
Cevons Waste Management and Puran Brothers Disposal are expected to resume garbage collection in the city, after assurances that they will be paid outstanding...
‘Spending power of the people reduced by 18%’- Opposition Chief Whip
'Naked with nothing for the people of Guyana' is what the 2019 Budget was described by the Chief Whip of the Opposition, Gail Teixeira...
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Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo
Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...
Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL
Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...
Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million
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Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...
Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August
Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...
Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River
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Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...
Cyclist hospitalised after Sheriff Street Roundabout ‘hit and run’ accident
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Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating a report of a hit and run serious accident which...
Pedestrian dies after being struck down by truck at Enmore
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Police in Regional Division 4C are investigating a report of a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday...
PM Phillips Commends CIUG for a Decade of Chinese Cultural Exchange at 10th Anniversary
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering...
GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases
Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...
Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG
The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...