January 17, 2018
OVER $12M in assistance for victims and survivors of Trafficking in Persons was spent by the Ministry of Social Protection during 2016 in an effort to combat the crime,
January 17, 2018
THE Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has embarked on another round of sensitisation with key trade stakeholders in the lead-up to the official launch of the Automated System for Customs
January 17, 2018
MINISTER of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, last week, handed over computer supplies to the Village Chairman of Aranaputa Village, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine), Mr. Adon Jacobus. The handover
January 17, 2018
–Food & Drugs to investigate A MANDARIN-LABELLED Fernleaf powdered milk has entered the Guyana market and is sparking concerns about where it originated, and whether it was approved for
January 17, 2018
FIRST Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, was on Tuesday given a guided tour of the new and improved Doobay Medical Centre, located at Annandale, East Coast Demerara, which is known
January 17, 2018
A 35-YEAR-OLD miner was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for a spate of armed robberies which were committed in the North Ruimveldt area. Nigel
January 17, 2018
A 43-YEAR-OLD Corentyne painter was charged with sacrilege when he appeared before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Monday. It was the first appearance of Romel
January 17, 2018
A 17-YEAR-OLD youngster accused of snatching a man’s phone while in a minibus was on Tuesday charged and remanded to prison. Akeem Grandville appeared before Magistrate Annett Singh and
May 14, 2016
VICKY Persaud, 17, of Back Street, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara was scheduled to sit the upcoming Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) examinations, but he drowned on Thursday after he
May 14, 2016
The services of Baishanlin International Forest Development (BSL), located at Providence, East Bank Demerara, were on Friday terminated due to financial difficulties, the company said.The letter, signed by Managing
May 14, 2016
By Navendra Seoraj GUYANA’S healthcare system has, over the past 50 years, been significantly elevated from the level of ‘bush medicine’ to the stage where professional healthcare is quite
May 14, 2016
By Michel Outridge CRIME sleuths reported on Friday that six youths, including two teenage girls, are in custody for the murder/robbery of former University of Guyana Professor Parietdeau Mars,
May 14, 2016
THE countdown to Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations is on, and both the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) and Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited have made donations, on
May 14, 2016
MINISTER of State, Joseph Harmon, on Friday received a courtesy call from a visiting delegation from South Florida USA, which is here to explore possible opportunities for business investments
May 14, 2016
AFTER one year as Finance Minister for the coalition Government, Winston Jordan has described his tenure as ‘challenging but rewarding.’Speaking with the Government Information Agency (GINA) on the first
May 14, 2016
By Svetlana Marshall ATTEMPTS by Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira to have the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Report sent to a Parliamentary Special Select Committee for further
May 14, 2016
A TEAM from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently visited Guyana, during which they held talks with Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes and provided her with technical briefings
May 14, 2016
TINNINBEN Animation and E-Networks on Friday announced that Guyana’s first episodic animated television series, ‘Nancy’s School Daze’, is in production and will be premiered on E1 in September 2016.The