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Joseph Harmon resigns as Opposition Leader

APNU's Joseph Harmon has resigned as Opposition Leader. His resignation letter was submitted this morning to the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs. Harmon will,...

Boat captain shot as armed bandits storm EBB house

A 54-year-old boat captain of New Glagsow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice (EBB) was last evening shot to his right arm after two armed...

Process begins to select nominees for NRF Board of Directors

The process has been launched for the National Assembly, through the Parliamentary Committee of Appointments, to select one of the nominees for the Natural...

Probe launched into fire at GPL power plant in Anna Regina

Authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fire which erupted at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. Power Plant at...

Guyana gets new technology for malaria sequencing

Guyana is continuing the fight against malaria with the procurement of new technology that will facilitate the sequencing, the genomes of parasites found in...

Jamaican arrested after CANU finds ganja, guns & ammo at ECD backlands

A Jamaican national was on Tuesday arrested by agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) during an operation at Nabaclis backlands, East Coast Demerara...

Police Constable charged for perverting the course of justice

Police Constable Mario Parasram, 28, of B Field South Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was on Tuesday arraigned for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Parasram,...

Oil and Gas sector key to Guyana’s transformation – President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali said the oil and gas sector remains the key to Guyana’s transformation.  He made the statement during a curtain-raiser address...

Rising cost of living to be addressed in Budget 2022 – Pres. Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali said Tuesday that Budget 2022 will set aside “resources” to directly deal with the global surge in the cost of...

STEM robotics programme launched for children with disabilities

The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) in partnership with ExxonMobil Guyana today launched Phase Two of their Science Technology Engineering...

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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...

GMSA urges T&T authorities to resolve ‘breach’ swiftly    

Full statement below: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has taken note of the recent denial of entry into the Republic of Trinidad and...

Guyanese exporters have been subjected to unfair treatment by T&T for decades – GOGEC

say latest development is blatant violation of free trade embodied in the Treaty of Chaguaramas The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has...

GCCI calls for removal of NTB following T&T’s refusal to import milk, water from...

Full statement below: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) notes, with strong consternation, the attempts by Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to frustrate the...

MoA procures 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices for fisheries sector  

The Agriculture Ministry through its Fisheries Department recently procured 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices (VMDs) as part of its monitoring strategy for artisanal fisheries in...

CARICOM Trade Ministers meet in Georgetown for 58th COTED

CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for trade began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister of Trade and...

MoE issues warning letters sent to 9 contractors for failing to meet deadlines, substandard...

The Education Ministry has issued several warning letters to nine contractors for breaching their stipulated contractual deadlines as well as for producing substandard work. This...

Security officer shot dead after allegedly opening fire on Police

A security officer attached to Kalibur Security Service was on Tuesday shot and killed after he opened fire on a team of police officers...

Long Creek smash-up claims 6th victim

A sixth person has succumbed to his injuries following the horrific smash-up at Long Creek Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Monday which has already claimed the...

High Court throws out BK’s challenge of quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World Inc.

An application made by BK Quarries Incorporated, challenging the quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World – a company owned by businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed...