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Sugar woes: President promises severance, says ‘we won’t sell off the family jewels’

President David Granger has made a promise that dismissed sugar workers will receive the balance of their severance payments when Parliament reconvenes, next Thursday. The...

Sod turned for new CDC building in Linden

The construction of a new Community Development Council (CDC) office, at Washerpond Road, Mackenzie Linden, will commence within the next three weeks. The one-storey modern...

Guyana sees export growth in rice, other commodities to Cuba

Guyana’s Ambassador to Cuba, Halim Majeed, has disclosed that the amount of rice exported in 2018 has more than quadrupled when compared to last...

Part of Sheriff Street to be closed on Sunday- MPI

Motorists are being advised that traffic on Sheriff Street between the Rupert Craig Highway to First Avenue Subryanville, will be closed on Sunday October...

Black Bush Polder family robbed of millions by heavily armed bandits

Six heavily armed men invaded the house of a Black Bush Polder, Berbice family terrorising and robbing them of over $6 million in cash...

Digicel to take Suriname regulator to court over shutdown of trans-border link

Digicel has launched legal proceedings against Surinamese regulator, Telecommunications Authority Suriname (TAS) over the shutdown of its trans-border link which has since been disrupting...

Madhia miners protest Govt after equipment seizure

Scores of small miners on Wednesday took to the streets of Madhia to protest the seizure of their mining equipment by the incumbent APNU/AFC...

Mahdia miners lament closure of operations as Jagdeo condemns latest move as ‘unconscionable assault’

...says President Granger should reverse Govt's decision Miners in Mahdia, Region 8, are up in arms over what they say is the move by the...

Bauxite workers feel abandoned by Govt, says Union

With the impending downsizing and possible closure of the Rusal bauxite operations in Guyana, the trade union representing these workers say they feel abandoned...

NEW GPC donates fire prevention materials to Fire Service

NEW GPC Inc. in fulfilling its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has once again contributed to ongoing efforts by the Guyana Fire Service's to sensitize...

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New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname

The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Berbice Chamber of Commerce...

Ameena Gafoor Institute goes global

The Ameena Gafoor Institute (AGI) was created from scratch in March 2020 under the directorship of Professor David Dabydeen. The Institute was formally launched...

Guyana expresses solidarity with Brazil following devastating floods

In the wake of devastating floods in Southern Brazil that have claimed the lives of over 80 and displaced over 120,000, President Dr. Irfaan...

Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC

Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation’s oil assets in Guyana likely will not be resolved until...

4 friends arrested, to be charged for disorderly behaviour at police roadblock

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 ----relative to a video uploaded on social media (Facebook) On May 6, 2024, at approximately 21:15 hours...

Minister Indar leads Guyana’s delegation at OTC in Houston

  Minister Deodat Indar is leading a delegation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas where several Guyanese companies and Government stakeholders are...

Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year

The Ministry of Education has distributed over 49,500 meals, including breakfast and lunch to over 15,000 pupils countrywide who sat the National Grade Six...

Power-sharing requires trustworthiness – Jagdeo says APNU cannot be trusted

General Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday said his party is not against power-sharing, but this requires attributes including...

Mahaica man suffers skull fracture after being hit by car

A 31-year-old man from Mosquito Hall, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD), is recovering after being hit by a car on the Unity Old Road...

Man found dead in Lethem Police Station lockups

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: The Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is currently investigating a hanging that occurred on Monday, May...