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International community agrees to ban use of mercury in mining

– The international community is ready to agree to institute a ban on the use of mercury in the gold mining sector. Government officials...

Dead Brazilian miners were illegal workers – GGMC

(www.inewsguyana.com) The four Brazilians who died on Thursday last when a mining pit collapsed were working illegally in Guyana. In fact, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission...

90-year old mining enterprise switches to mercury-free mining

One of the country's oldest and more established mining companies - Correia Mining Company - is  ending the use of mercury in its gold...

Surinamese investor seeks to cash in on Guyana’s mining boom

A Surinamese is the latest foreign investor to pursue opportunities in Guyana's expanding mining sector. Already a number of Canadian, US, Brazilian, Indian and...

Investigators will not treat TIP Hero any different from others – Police

The Guyana Police Force today made it clear that President of the Guyana Women Miners’ Association (WGMA), Simona Broomes will not be treated any...

Women Miners’ President files official complaint with DPP’s Office

President of the Guyana Women Miners’ Organisation (GWMO], Simona Broomes has filed an official complaint against her arrest at the Chambers of the Director...

Public Works Ministry intervenes in KwakwaniItuni protest

Road users continued their protest today in relation to the state of the roads in the Ituni and Linden mines area. The protesters blocked access...

Coconut is a suitable replacement for mercury in mining – IAST Executive Director

Executive Director of the Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (IAST) Dr. Suresh Narine noted that Guyana could look at the possibility of mercury...

Govt. urges mining sector to clean up image

As Mining Week 2013 gets underway, the government is calling on all stakeholders to focus on cleaning up the image of the sector in...

Historic gold production target set at 500,000 ounces

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is projecting a historic gold production target of 500,000 ounces for 2013 and it is President...

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Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...

11 homeless after fire flattens Angoy’s Avenue houses

  Eleven people are now homeless after fire destroyed two houses at Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. Rudolph Majeet disclosed that...

EPA orders rice farmers to desist from burning fields

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered rice farmers across the country to desist from burning their fields. See full advisory: