GNBS urges importers, local manufacturers to comply with registration requirement
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) wants importers and local manufacturers to conform to its registration requirement for the selling of commodities monitored...
M&CC exploring other options to house Stabroek Market vendors
In light of Town Clerk Royston King’s announcement of a three month extension to be given to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for...
PSC expresses concern over City Council’s ‘official harassment of business community’
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has expressed concerns over the "manifest approach of the Mayor and City Council to making decisions with regard to...
Public consultations on revised Weights and Measures Act coming soon
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is pushing to have a Legal Metrology Bill passed in Parliament to review the Weights and Measures...
Telephone giants welcome liberalisation of telecoms market
After years of anticipation, Digicel Guyana is now breathing a sigh of relief, saying that it welcomes the passage of the Telecommunications Bill, which...
BIT needs more resources – Chairman
The Board of Industrial Training (BIT), through its National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE), continues to churn out skilled persons, but to ensure...
Jordan says GRA’s re-structuring is for greater efficiency
The re-organisation of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is a matter for the Board of Directors of the revenue collection agency, and is meant...
GCCI calls on businesses to pay outstanding taxes owed to City Council
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has issued a call today for its members, and the business community at large, to honour...
New int’l banks found as replacement for Bank of America – BoG Governor
New international banks from both the United States of America and Europe have indicated their interest in offering their services to Guyana and could...
Caricom leaders hoping to lobby U.S. authorities over banks’ withdrawal
Coming out of the 37th Caricom Heads of Government Meeting held earlier this week in Guyana, regional Leaders have decided to lobby the United...
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Interventions underway to expedite Lamaha, Middleton Streets expansion project – Edghill
The Lamaha Street expansion project aimed at enhancing connectivity between Vlissengen Road and Middleton Street in Georgetown, is facing setbacks due to delayed infrastructural...
‘Just 2 minutes more & they might have been trapped’ – security officer recalls...
An early morning fire of unknown origin wreaked havoc at Golden Grove, Public Road on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), destroying the WuHu...
Opposition MP urges ‘independent investigation’ into alleged police brutality at Mackenzie Station
See full statement from Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira:
As Linden celebrates its anniversary “Town week” the recent emergence of a viral video depicting...
Contract for audit of post-2020 ExxonMobil expenses to be awarded soon
With two audits already completed for oil giant ExxonMobil’s oil and gas exploration activities in the Stabroek Block, the Natural Resources Ministry has indicated...
Senior NDC official accused of issuing receipts from private receipt book
A senior official attached to the Johns-Port Mourant Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has been accused of issuing receipts from a private receipt book and...
32 more Laing Avenue households receive housing vouchers
In a move to assist homeowners in upgrading their living standard, some 32 more households in Laing Avenue, Georgetown, received vouchers valued $250,000 each...
Major rehabilitation work resumes on Parika Market
Major rehabilitation efforts have resumed on the state-of-the-art Parika Market in Region Three, to restore normalcy to the lives of vendors, providing them with...
Update: Sister of survivor from Mahdia tragedy jumps from window during ‘mattress fire’ at...
Though the fire at the President’s College dormitory was quickly extinguished before it escalated into a complete disaster, a terrified student, during the pandemonium,...
PM Phillips calls for collective action to protect ‘Guiana Shield’
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips Monday highlighted the importance of safeguarding the Guiana Shield at the opening ceremony of the third Guiana Shield...
Man stabbed to death during brawl at Bagostown bar
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Division 4B are investigating an alleged murder which occurred yesterday, (April, 28th, 2024) at...