November 24, 2020
–Sheraton, Best Western, Delta Marriott among other big names expected here CLOSE to US$1 billion (G$215B) will soon be injected into Guyana’s economy in the form of world-class hotels
November 24, 2020
A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MoU) to construct a 289-room, Hilton-branded nine-storey hotel to the tune of US$90M was signed on Monday with the site identified in Guyana’s oil-and-gas hub
November 24, 2020
– task force says 20 issued ‘final warning’ for non-compliance, not just Palm Court THE National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat (NCTFS) discovered that 42 businesses breached the COVID-19 emergency
November 24, 2020
THERE have been 21 new COVID-19 cases recorded from 241 tests, according to the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard released on Monday afternoon. These 21 new cases take the
November 24, 2020
– Professor Misir knocks Guyana’s management of pandemic prior to August THERE have been 102 COVID-19 deaths recorded at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) since March, according to
November 24, 2020
THREE men who allegedly robbed a Corentyne Berbice businessman of over $3M were granted bail when they appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Quacy Fung-A-Fat, 40, a
November 24, 2020
THE Guyana government has put a halt to the scrap-metal trade until there is policy reform to properly monitor the sector. This decision was taken in the aftermath of
November 24, 2020
A 31-year-old woman has been taken into police custody after she reportedly stabbed her 20-year-old brother to death, on Sunday evening, at their Parika Backdam, East Bank Essequibo house.
December 24, 2019
…gov’t promises continued vigilance, strengthening of capacity DAYS after announcing ‘first oil’, ExxonMobil and its partners have discovered more oil offshore Guyana with another strike at the Mako-One well
December 24, 2019
THE Kingdom of Norway has released $393.4M Norwegian Kroner or G$9.1B to the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund. The fund, administered by the World Bank, is used to finance developmental
December 24, 2019
…commits to reliable power supply for festive season THOUGH the aged Transmission and Distribution (T&D) network continues to pose a major challenge, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL)
December 24, 2019
GABRIELLE Mohamed, a 26-year-old poet and playwright, is seeking to lend her efforts to the mainstreaming of Guyanese Creole in literary works to foster the development of an authentic,
December 24, 2019
FOR some time now, it has become an annual norm for independent taxi drivers around Georgetown to double, or even triple, fares during the Christmas season, and “short drops”
December 24, 2019
SBM Offshore, which awarded contracts in relation to the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, has assured its partners and the Guyanese public that it is
December 24, 2019
A labourer, who was hired to construct a veranda, was stabbed to death on Sunday at the construction site at Logwood Squatting Area, Emnore, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Dead
December 24, 2019
A TAXI that failed to yield to a stop sign at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Fifth Street Bartica ‘contributed’ to serious accident on Monday. The two vehicles
December 24, 2019
SOME 82 Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) employees from across seven regions, on Monday, December 23, 2019, graduated as certified first responders, during a ceremony at the company’s head office
December 24, 2019
– says Finance Minister By Navendra Seoraj TRANSFORMATION of Guyana’s economy beckons with the potential wealth which the new petroleum state will start to earn from next year, wealth