10,000 allottes awaiting access to lands- Min. Croal
During an end-of-year press conference held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) on Wednesday, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, addressed a...
Guyana on the move – Minister Norton boasts
“The country is moving in the right direction.” At least this was the assertion of Dr George Norton, an Executive Member of...
Govt. to spend $2.9B more on community roads; $12B on housing programme in 2025
Senior Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Ashni Singh recently presented Supplementary Appropriation Bill No 1 of 2025 to the National Assembly...
WCD woman robbed in car on her way home
A 21-year-old woman was robbed in a car on her way home last night around 22:15hrs at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
Guyana Standard understands that...
IDB lending US$11.6 M support to transform Guyana’s Energy Sector
Guyana is set to transform its energy governance with help from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This will translate to an US$11.64 M loan...
2020 Elections: APNU+AFC to provide addresses of ghost voters for probe
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh has forwarded to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the General Register...
Alleged litterbugs charged, granted $30k bail each
Two individuals, 35-year-old Vijai Basraj of Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and 32-year-old Joel Primo, a businessman of Success, ECD were both arrested...
I am not govt.’s advisor on oil and gas
Editor,
My attention was drawn to the Opposition Leader’s press conference on Thursday where he was once again asked by a reporter about his party’s...
Man Fatally Stabs 21-Year-Old Son With Broken Louvre Window
A 21-year-old student attached to the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) was stabbed to death around 21:00 hrs today by his father.
Satesh Sukdeo called Kevin...
National Toshaos Conference moved to October
The 2019 National Toshaos Council (NTC) conference has been moved to October. The conference brings together toshaos and other Indigenous village leaders...
