Bandits return gun to bound guard after robbing NIS
Police are hunting for three bandits who robbed National Insurance Scheme (NIS) at Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara (ECD) this morning.
The men carted off...
Hasten efforts to develop, strengthen economic policies, institutions – IDB consultant urges
Given the 2018 performance of the economy, and particularly the encouraging developments by ExxonMobil in the oil sector, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has...
Father of eight tells court the devil told him to steal cigarettes
“I was under the influence of alcohol and the devil told me to break into the shop and steal the cigarettes," were the words...
Food and Drug Dept. issues alert for fake Daflon tablets
An alert has been issued by the Government Analyst –Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) for fake Daflon brand tablets currently being circulated on the...
Region 4 embraces HFLE to help reduce social ills
Through the promotion of Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) in the public school system, social ills are expected to be significantly reduced. At...
Corruption did grave harm to Guyana’s fiscal position-IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently shared with the Government of Guyana concerns about the effect corruption has had on the nation’s fiscal position.
In...
‘Brave’ to stand trial for rape of teen passenger
A 41-year-old minibus driver accused of raping a 14-year-old passenger has been committed to stand trial during the next sitting of the Georgetown High...
Irfaan Ali barred from pleading to land fraud charges
One month after Former Minister of Housing, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, was slapped with 19 charges in connection with the Pradoville Two case in which...
Guyana must urgently improve capacity in EIA monitoring – World Bank urges
The World Bank has noted that a serious shortcoming of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is its lack of adequate monitoring and follow-up capacity...
Govt. failed to implement laws to stimulate FDIs- Business Research Group
Prior to assuming office, the Granger-led administration made several promises about attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In fact, this was one of its manifesto...
