COVID-19 Update: One new case confirmed; three more persons recover

Guyana has reported one new case of the COVID-19 virus; taking the overall number of persons infected to 159. This was according to the...

M&CC offers amnesty on general rates for 2020

Residents of Georgetown are now being offered amnesty on interest on general rates for the year 2020. This offer is in light of the current...

Major increase in rice exports – First Crop report

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has reported a 13 percent increase in rice exports between January and May 2020 when compared to the...

Chinese refiner bags Guyana Goldfields for US$237M

After receiving a superior purchasing offer from Zijin Mining Group Co., Guyana Goldfields Inc. announced today it has accepted the proposal and entered into...

Boutique owner gets four years, fined $5M for trafficking 4lbs cocaine

Three years after being charged with trafficking cocaine, a 39-year-old woman was today sentenced to four years behind bars and fined $5,667,228 for the...

Mismanagement of the economy another hallmark of the Coalition – FITUG

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is casting blame on the coalition government for the deplorable financial state of the Guyana...

Mainstream Media should cut ties with David Hinds, Lincoln Lewis and Henry Jeffrey

Opinions vented after Guyana's March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections by columnists Dr. David Hinds, Mr. Lincoln Lewis and Dr. Henry Jeffrey, demonstrates...

UG verifying documents online for admissions to 2020/2021 academic year

Given the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Guyana (UG) this week announced that applicants for the 2020/2021 academic year will...

Berbice man accused of raping woman at knifepoint gets $100,000 bail 

A man who is accused of placing a knife to a 23-year-old woman's throat and raping her was yesterday charged and released on bail...

CMO calls on parents, guardians to educate children preparing to write NGSA on COVID-19...

The nation’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud is calling on parents and guardians to educate children preparing to write the National Grade...

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