Housing Ministry engages contractors on $2.3B Eccles-Mandela four-lane highway
As works move apace on the construction of the $2.3 billion four-lane highway from Eccles to Mandela, the contractors were engaged by the Minister...
290,000 packs of improperly labelled cigarettes destroyed by GNBS
The Product Compliance Department of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) ordered the destruction of 290 cases (290,000 packs) of imported cigarettes in...
Govt announces free online courses through Coursera, Udemy, Grow with Google
The Ministry of Education and the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) are partnering once more to provide free online training to Guyanese. This will be...
Region Ten communities flooded
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) dispatched an assessment team to the impacted areas of Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice (Region 10) during the past week.
After comprehensive...
Troy Resources faces delays in Guyana’s first underground mine
Troy Resources' (TRY) share price has dropped today after updating the market on its Karouni Gold Project in Guyana.
The company has seen bittersweet exploration...
Employee steals almost $1M from Port Kaituma businessman
A 43-year-old foreign national has been arrested for allegedly stealing almost $1M in cash and valuables from his employer, a businessman of Port Kaituma,...
Mechanic shoots carpenter during row over game of pool
A 43-year-old carpenter is currently hospitalised after he was shot to his abdomen by a mechanic during a row over a game of pool.
The...
SASOD announces 2nd virtual Pride Parade for June 7
The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has announced the second virtual pride parade for June 7.
It will be a week-long festival celebrated under...
Guyana’s non-oil economy shrunk by 7.3% in 2020 – IDB
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in its Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin for 2021 has said that Guyana is the only country in the region to...
Use 15 years’ jail time detox – Judge tells convict
Eustace Abrams, the 34-year-old father of four who was found guilty of manslaughter, was on Monday sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by High Court...
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Govt examining innovative ways for the working class to get more money in their...
Even as the government is building out an ecosystem where every citizen prospers, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali revealed that his government is examining...
Couple jumps through window as fire flattens house at Fyrish
A fire of unknown origin has flattened a two-storey wooden and concrete house located at Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice, leaving three persons.
The incident occurred...
No progress without the working-class – GAWU
GAWU’s President, Seepaul Narine Labour Day address 2024
Comrades, on this momentous occasion of Labour Day, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) extends...
GPF acquires modern ‘crime scene’ vehicle to improve crime-solving efforts
With the recent acquisition of a cutting-edge crime scene vehicle, the Guyana Police Force has taken a monumental step towards fortifying its crime-solving prowess.
This...
Opposition’s case to remove Jagdeo from Parliament “premature” – Nandlall
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Tuesday criticised legal action filed by Opposition Members of Parliament to remove Vice President...
$4.1B money laundering case against father, son discharged
Money laundering charges against Kenneth Kellawan Ramnarine and his son, Damian Brandon Ramnarine were dismissed by Magistrate Rhondel Weaver after she upheld a no-case...
GRA’s false declarations scandal: ExxonMobil cuts ties with brokers, taking steps to avoid reoccurrence
Days after reports emerged that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) had flagged false declarations on oil well equipment imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the...
Soesdyke Junction to Timehri Road to be upgraded into 4-lane
The government is planning to upgrade the two-lane road from the Linden/Soesdyke Junction to Timehri Police Station into a four-lane carriageway.
This initiative was announced...
Labour Day 2024: More than 23% in across-the-board salary increases paid to public servants...
On the occasion of Labour Day 2024, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed that more than 23 per cent in across-the-board salary increases have been...
Edghill leads Guyana delegation at ICAO’s symposium in Punta Cana
A delegation from Guyana comprising Minister of Public Works, Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill, and Mr. Saheed Sulaman, Deputy Director General of the Guyana Civil...