GECOM should hire its own media monitoring unit and drop GNBA – Jagdeo
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo is suggesting that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) should hire an independent media monitoring agency as the Nation...
Decomposed bodies of businessman, worker found in abandoned building
The partially decomposed bodies of a businessman and one of his employees were found this afternoon in an abandoned building which once housed the...
We have some internal issues to sort out, but we are on track for...
Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), this afternoon, met with President David Granger to update him on the agency's state of readiness for...
Parliament to be dissolved next Monday
President David Granger has issued the Proclamations for the dissolution of Parliament and the ten Regional Democratic Councils on December 30, 2019.
This will pave...
Guyana to pursue drafting of legislation to forbid routine flaring of associated gas
Even though the Government of Guyana has made it clear that flaring is not permitted, it will still pursue the drafting and subsequent enforcement...
DDL, farmers meet to discuss increased fruit cultivation for TOPCO expansion
Some 40 farmers who currently supply fruit to Demerara Distillers Limited’s TOPCO juice operations are ready to increase their cultivation of required fruit to...
Guyana’s move to renewables by 2025 highly improbable-World Bank
Despite Guyana’s determination to convert to renewables, the World Bank has found that there have been various setbacks which make it highly improbable that...
“Let the FIU prove me wrong”– Jagdeo on Minister’s alleged “secret” bank account
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has upped his party’s call for the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to investigate a “secret” bank account abroad,...
“Frustrated” youth jailed for two years for attempting to rob Christmas shopper
“Happy New Year in prison,” were the words of Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty to a man who admitted that he attempted to rob a...
Forestry production remained under 400,000m3 for three consecutive years
While the deforestation rates in Guyana post-2015 remain the lowest in 9 years, forestry production reflects the total opposite. In fact, yields during 2015...
