— cushion burden of high commodity prices, says bank in latest report — optimistic that country’s oil resources could fortify economy to absorb shocks, address infrastructure gaps, human development

THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has reiterated that allegations of unlawful acts during an election can only be determined by a court of law. The commission in a release

MINISTER of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, on Wednesday, welcomed the country’s first tourists from Qatar, Dr. Nasser Saqr Al-Mohannadi, and his wife, Galyiah Al-Mohannadi. Dr. Al-Mohannadi was his

THE Guyana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists recently honoured two of its members who turned in outstanding performances at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and the Caribbean Examinations

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— Minister McCoy tells ITU conference in Romania THE government is fully committed to transforming the information and communications technological landscape of Guyana into a knowledge-based digital society. This

THE Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development opened a three-day consultation process on the draft Solid Waste Management Bill, which makes provision for a Solid Waste Management Authority.

DR. BARBOSA DA SILVA Jr., a national of Brazil, will be the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). He was elected on Wednesday by PAHO Member

-says former President Donald Ramotar REFLECTING on India’s journey from colonial rule to independence, members of the Guyana Peace Council and the administration of the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre

A NEW Board of Directors at the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) has been appointed by the cabinet to effectively manage Guyana’s National Protected Areas System (NPAS). In a press