Rice mills to reopen following disbursement of sums owed from 2018 Panama shipment
By Abena Rockcliffe
The effects of the Panama deal that went sour in 2018 were far reaching. At least five rice mills were forced to...
Minister urges escapees to surrender; says persons who aid, abet can face jail time
Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn has issued a call to prison escapees to surrender to lawful custody.
"I wish to call on all persons who...
Man found dead in abandoned Victoria building
The body of 42-year-old, Woodrow John Lepps was found in an abandoned building in Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara, on Monday police said.
Enquires disclosed...
Chainsaw operator collapses, dies at Aurora Grant Backdam
Ronaldo Morris, a 52-year-old chainsaw operator of Lake Mainstay, Essequibo Coast collapsed and died at Aurora Grant Backdam, on Wednesday around noon.
Guyana Standard understands...
20-Y-O electrician fatally shot at Festival City
A 20-year-old electrician, Joshua Denny was shot this morning around 07:20hrs at Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
The victim’s sister reported to police that shortly...
Region Two residents can weed out allegations of police corruption by reporting ranks –...
Improving police/public relationship in Region Two is proving to be a challenge, Commander Denise Griffith says. This distrust possibly persists from alleged acts of...
Govt. , UNICEF to host workshop to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will be hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Workshop on...
Greater collaborative efforts needed to tackle corruption in the Caribbean- Commonwealth SG
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland QC has called for greater collaboration among Caribbean member states in the fight against corruption.
She made this urgent appeal at...
$4B approved to resolve GPL’s “cash flow crisis”
The National Assembly on Monday approved $4 billion to bail out the troubled Guyana Power and Light (GPL), a state-run utility company plagued by...
Kato, Monkey Mountain farmers benefit from $32M in equipment to boost agriculture
Through the Ministry of Agriculture’s Rural Agriculture Infrastructure Development Project (RAID), farmers from the villages of Kato and Monkey Mountain in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni)...
