GCCI’s AGM: State Minister pleads with business owners to employ more Guyanese
...as they seek to capitalize on incoming oil sector
State Minister, Joseph Harmon on Thursday asserted that business owners should consider the country’s high unemployment...
Measures critical to overall growth of manufacturing sector still outstanding- GMSA President
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) on Wednesday held its Annual General Meeting where concerns were raised over measures implemented for the growth...
Nothing sinister about release of US$18M oil bonus – Trotman
While evidence now points to a possible release or transfer of a US$18M signing bonus that Government received from ExxonMobil and a court matter...
‘Unholy insistence’ to continue with SCSI parking meter contract highly suspicious- Jagdeo
Although the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is moving ahead with the reintroduction of paid metered parking in the City of Georgetown under the...
SPU Head says $30bn syndicated bond secured for GuySuCo estates
Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited’s (NICIL) Special Purpose Unit (SPU), Colvin Heath-London told the media today that they have secured...
American Airlines to begin flights to Guyana on December 20, 2018
...Good for business, tourism, says Minister Gaskin
American Airlines has announced that it will begin serving the Guyana market on December 20, 2018 as it...
Parking meters: Vote on amended by-laws deferred
During its Monday Statutory Meeting, City Hall deferred voting on the amended by-laws proposed by the Re-negotiation Committee after a heated debate between the...
Scrap metal trade to be reopened on a limited basis again- Business Minister
After several months of delays, Government has decided to reopen the scrap metal trade next month on a limited basis to facilitate the clearance...
Govt says, it will issue commemorative stamps for former Presidents
Taking umbrage with the reporting on its statement over the commemorative stamps that were to be issued to the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC)...
US ban on catfish: Expect more protectionist measures IDB warns Caribbean, LAC
In the wake of the recent steps by the United States (US) Government to ban catfish imports from countries including Guyana, an Inter- American...
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Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest
Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...
QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students
An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College.
According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...
Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja
A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...
Guyanese among 2 killed in Upstate NY head-on collision
A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York.
Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...
Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M
Fifty-three-year-old Eusi Wilson, a taxi driver who was interception with 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on April 21, 2024, along High Street,...
2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge
A two-year-old was among three persons injured after the motor lorry in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete bridge along the Glasgow...
8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA
The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...
T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana
claims importer returned goods to DDL
The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...
Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum
…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable
The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...
Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes
Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...