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Friday, May 3, 2024

Exxon contract: Govt to receive US$1M for every year licence remains in force

The incumbent APNU/AFC Administration has this morning released part of the Petroleum Prospecting Licence inked with United States oil giant (ExxonMobil) in 2016. The 75...

PSC stages mini business expo on Christmas Eve

Scores of persons flocked downtown Georgetown today as part of the traditional last minute shopping on Christmas Eve when the Private Sector Commission staged...

Brazil expresses interest in Guyana’s petroleum sector, says Govt

Brazil has responded positively to an invitation, issued by President David Granger, for the South American Economic giant to participate in Guyana’s oil and...

Dismal sugar production no fault of workers, Union- GAWU

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) in its year end press conference on Friday, reflected on 2017 and among other things addressed...

Container scanning site being prepared at GNIC says GRA

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) Inc. and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the construction of...

2am curfew for bars, night clubs to be relaxed for Christmas

The Ministry of Public Security has issued a release advising that their instituted 2:00am business curfew for bars, night clubs and other places of...

Govt should rethink closure of Sugar Estates, says PSC

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it continues to be dismayed at Government’s decision to pursue the closure of sugar estates as the only...

IDB approves $US86.1M for Guyana’s 5 years Country Strategy

...says less loans likely as Guyana transitions to oil and gas production The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says its country strategy for Guyana for the next...

Burger King, latest fast food franchise to open in Guyana

Burger King, the latest fast food franchise to be welcomed in Guyana, officially opened its doors to the public on Monday evening at Camp...

Imported items not labeled in English will be refused entry, removed locally- GA-FDD

The Government Analyst- Food & Drug Department (GA-FDD) is issuing a warning to importers, wholesalers, and retailers to discontinue the importation and the sale...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...