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Interim Board established for Go – Invest with unlimited members

By Fareeza Haniff – Cabinet has approved the establishment of an interim Board of Directors for the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), with...

Small contractors to step in if Puran, Cevons halt services – Solid Waste Director

Following reports that garbage collectors have once again threatened to pull their services from the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for failure to make...

Compliance Commission to be set up for auto sale industry, other unregulated sectors

The Guyana Government will soon be establishing a Compliance Commission that will supervise the operations of agencies and/or sectors in the country that currently...

NRG Holdings Inc. provides $5M for ‘Birding Study’ in Guyana

NRG Holdings Incorporated, the Guyanese consortium that is developing the massive Port of Vreed-en-Hoop Project, has provided $5,000,000 to the Guyana Marine Conservation Society...

Berbice Bridge toll reduction to take effect from September 01

By Fareeza Haniff – The APNU+AFC government has kept its promise of reducing the Berbice Bridge toll, which will take effect from September 01,...

US$9B Payara project is single largest investment ever made in Guyana

The US$9 billion Payara development will target an estimated resource base of about 600 million oil-equivalent barrels and is considered to be the largest...

With $7B loan from World Bank Guyana expected to maintain macroeconomic framework

Guyana is now the beneficiary of an approximately seven (7) billion dollars of Development Policy Credit (US$35M) following the signing of an agreement between...

Electricity, education & housing to be improved in Reg.8

– As consultations continue to make Mahdia a town, residents are not taking lightly the fact that they are paying the highest per...

Closed estates could start producing sugar by “next year” – Mustapha

While not identifying a specific date as to when the closed sugar estates will start functioning again, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, on Tuesday,...

Direct flights between Guyana, France being explored as airline to soon connect with French...

As Guyana and France continue to develop stronger ties, discussions are already afoot regarding a direct flight between the two countries. In the meantime, however,...

Recent Articles

Teens charged with murder of excavator operator

Nineteen-year-old Daniel Badley of Second Street, Mocha Arcadia EBD and Quamina Street, Beterverwagting ECD along with two juveniles were on Friday charged with the...

Teen busted with ammunition during roadblock exercise  

A teenager was taken into custody following the discovery of a magazine belonging to a Taurus pistol and a single live round of 9mm...

Man escapes from Police leaving behind ganja & cocaine

The police have launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly escaped from Police leaving behind 2239.2 grams of cannabis and 41.9 grams of...

CH&PA remains committed to providing affordable housing to citizens but reiterates squatting is illegal...

The Housing and Water Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday stated that it remains committed to peaceful resolution as...

Onverwagt prawns project to yield an estimated $48M per crop

The prawns project being developed at Onverwagt, Region Five is poised to produce 12 tonnes of Vannamei prawns per crop, with each tonne expected...

AFC to hold 8th biannual conference on June 29

FULL STATEMENT: The Alliance For Change (AFC) is pleased to announce its 8th Biannual Conference, which will be held on June 29, 2024, in Georgetown....

GTU not serious about conciliation following series of demands – AG

…says Union using teachers to push other agenda In light of the recent ultimatum issued by the Guyana Teachers’ Union concerning the 20 per cent...

$117M owed in traffic tickets’ payments

…237 drivers fined $18M for drunk driving Drivers in Guyana face a staggering bill of $117 million owed to the Guyana Police Force following a...

“There will be reciprocity” – VP warns countries restricting Guyana’s commodities

Imports from any country that prevents Guyana’s commodities from entering its market will face similar restrictions when its exports are entering Guyana. This is according...

Venezuela Border Controversy: Guyana notifies allies of Venezuela’s threatening posture at border

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo informed media practitioners on Thursday afternoon that the Government of Guyana has informed all relevant international bodies, allies, and other...