February 9, 2022
THE Committee of Supply, on Monday, approved $660 million for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to pay for legal fees in the Guyana-Venezuela border case which
February 9, 2022
– Natural Resources Minister NATURAL Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, has announced that $88 million has been approved for a consultancy firm to review the field development plan of Guyana’s
February 8, 2022
WITH multiple major agencies falling under the Office of the President for budget purposes, the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly approved $7.3 Billion on Monday for its
February 8, 2022
— 10,000-12,000 temporary staff to be hired WITH there being a likelihood that Local Government Elections (LGE) will be held this year, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been
February 8, 2022
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Senior Vice-President, Timothy Tucker, makes a point as British High Commissioner Jane Miller (second left) and members of a British trade delegation listen
February 8, 2022
– Justice Ramson resumes role FOLLOWING a bizarre sequence of events under the former A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) government, Justice Charles Ramson Snr
February 8, 2022
HIGH Court Judge, Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Monday sentenced Odingo Emmanuel, called ‘Dingo,’ to 38 years, five months for raping a 36-year-old woman at Imbaimadai Landing, Upper Mazaruni River.
February 8, 2022
A twenty-nine-year-old taxi driver is counting his losses, after a fire, which is believed to be an act of arson, destroyed his possessions. The fire occurred at approximately 19:00hrs
April 20, 2021
ORIN Fernandes, Toshao of Chinese Landing, in the Barima-Waini Region, was robbed of his $4.5 million boat and engine between Sunday and Monday, police have confirmed. Reports indicate that
April 20, 2021
WITH the conclusion of the two-day ‘Dream Realised’ Housing initiative in Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) last Saturday, government has now allocated 3, 950 house lots within
April 20, 2021
THE Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) on Sunday hosted a medical outreach in the community of Saint Lawrence, Parika, which benefited more than 100 persons. The initiative was
April 20, 2021
LOCAL businessman, activist, preacher and Commissioner of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Haji Dr. Roshan Khan has launched a book comprising his speeches, letters to the editor and articles.
April 20, 2021
THE Ministry of Health has recorded 38 new cases of COVID-19 from 233 tests conducted for April 18, 2021. This was shown in the ministry’s daily COVID-19 dashboard for
April 20, 2021
– says Minister Persaud as deadline for logo, tagline and kiosk design competitions extended “LET your creative side loose” is the message that Minister of Human Services and Social
April 20, 2021
By: Indrawattie Natram MORE than 25 policemen and women of Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) on Monday received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Members of the Health Ministry’s vaccination
April 20, 2021
AGRICULTURE Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has expressed his disappointment with the dormant and shabby state of the Guyana Rice Development Board’s (GRDB) Lesbeholden seed paddy facility and noted that rehabilitation
April 20, 2021
THE jury, in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer accused of killing George Floyd last year, has retired to weigh up its verdict. Security has been ramped
April 20, 2021
DERRICK Robinson of Red Road, Sophia, who was allegedly found with 97 grams of cannabis in his possession, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was placed on $50,000