16-year-old boy walks right through the back door; escapes Sophia Holding Centre
A 16-year old boy has reportedly escaped the Juvenile Holding Centre in Sophia. He has been identified as Leon Patterson.
According to sources, the boy fled...
$264M Solar Farm at Mabaruma to be fully operational by month end
The first ever solar farm located at Mabaruma is expected to be fully operational by the end of this month. The government says the...
Essequibians forming group to push tourism
The Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and the Essequibo Chambers of Commerce (ECC) have embarked on a project to form a group to...
Designs for overhauled Vreed-en-Hoop, Stabroek Stellings to be completed this year
After years of calling for better facilities, commuters that utilise the Vreed-en-Hoop and Stabroek Market Stellings, are closer to being at ease, as the...
Green Paper on NRF… It is just a reflection of our thinking, we...
The Finance Ministry’s Green Paper on the Natural Resource Fund has come in for scathing criticisms from several local and international anticorruption advocates.
Oil and...
Guyana to spent $2B phase out mercury in mining
Two major projects targeting the reduction of mercury use in the mining industry will soon be introduced as part of a National Action Plan...
US$31M Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue Road Expansion Programme in jeopardy as Govt. requests termination of...
The Expansion of the Sheriff Street–Mandela Road Programme has been cast into jeopardy as the Government of Guyana (GoG) moves to have the contract...
Porter remanded for robbing money changer at gunpoint
A 23-year-old porter of Lodge Housing Scheme, Georgetown was this afternoon remanded to prison on a charge of robbery under-arms.
Akeem Sinclair appeared before Chief...
One year after IMF recommendation… Finance Ministry makes no effort to build capacity...
In 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pleaded with the government to have its relevant departments trained and properly resourced to report on the...
Ukrainians remanded over threatening, assaulting Guyanese mining ranger
Two Ukrainian nationals were remanded to prison this afternoon after they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and denied that they assaulted and threatened...