City Chamber elects new council; Kester Hutson to serve as President
Following the hosting of its 133rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually last Wednesday, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) elected a new...
“Pooh” charged with drug possession
Reon Speede, called “Pooh,” a 25-year-old taxi driver of Lot 807 Five Miles Housing Scheme, Bartica, has been charged in connection with Possession of...
Proof of NIS contributions no longer mandated for UG student loan write-off- VP Jagdeo...
Proof of contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will no longer be mandatory for University of Guyana (UG) graduates seeking to benefit from...
Hire Car driver, passengers injured during collision at Rose Hall
Hire car driver, Chaatram Sukhu, 55, of West Canefield, East Canje Berbice is now a patient of the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he...
$182M for Albouystown, Castello Housing Scheme roadworks
Contracts to the tune of $182 million were on Thursday signed to advance phase two of rehabilitative works on a number of roads in...
CARICOM leaders vow to intensify efforts to address crisis in Haiti
In a resolute stance against the ongoing crisis in Haiti, CARICOM Chair, President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening underscored the need for concerted action....
Caretaker status limits govt.’s ability to issue land titles to Indigenous communities – Teixeira
Opposition Executive, Gail Teixeira, is querying the legitimacy of government’s move to issue grants of land titles to several Indigenous communities.
The move to issue...
Legal proceedings will be filed against contractors who fail to deliver on gov’t contracts...
Legal Affairs Minister and Attorney General, Anil Nandlall says that contractors, who stray away from what is contractually required of them, will be subjected...
Guyana’s public debt is well managed’- Minister Harmon
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan has in recent weeks, signed off on several multimillion dollar loan agreements with various nations. While these loans will go...
Released Renaissance Papers to be linked to UG’s public intellectual engagements
The University of Guyana (UG) Press recently released the first six editions of The Renaissance Papers, its online occasional paper.
The first one, “Petroleum and...
