700 farmers, agro-processors to benefit from new Fort Wellington processing facility

In an effort to further commercialize value-added production in the agriculture sector, the government has been working to establish several agro-processing facilities across the...

$13M contracts signed for construction of 10 houses in Smith Creek, Region One

Some $13 million in contracts were signed on Saturday to commence the construction of 10 wooden elevated houses in Smith Creek, Region One (Barima-Waini)...

Labourer pinned by log at Mackenzie Sports Club Ground dies 

Police in Regional Division #10 are investigating an incident that resulted in the death of Cledwin Richards, called 'Fatboy' or 'Junior', a 43-year-old labourer...

Chief Justice suspends deportation order against Haitians

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George- Wiltshire on Thursday evening issued a conservatory order suspending the deportation of 26 Haitian nationals, who have been in...

Pandemic recovery gives vital opportunity to attack climate change-UN Secretary-General

Five years after the world marked the adoption of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, which seeks to bring global temperatures down to...

18-year-old charged with assault with intent to commit robbery

An 18-year-old boy was today charged with the offence of assault with intent to commit a robbery perpetrated on Slevin Hercules, a taxi driver...

Guyana heading in wrong direction with high targets for local content –Analyst

Following his perusal of Guyana’s draft Local Content Policy, Senior Analyst at Americas Market Intelligence (AMI), Arthur Deakin is of the firm conviction that...

Water vendor gets bail for malicious wounding charge

Ryan Marks, 31, a water vendor of Lot 86 Plum Park, South Sophia was placed on $40,000 bail after he denied pelting another water...

34,000 doses of single-shot J&J vaccine expected today – Minister

34,000 doses of single-shot J&J vaccine expected today – MinisterHealth Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today that some 34,000 doses of the single-shot Johnson...

Police patrol finds abandoned motorcycles at Light Town

A police patrol, around 01:07hrs this morning found three abandoned motorcycles at Light Town, East Bank Berbice. They are a black and green XTZ 250...

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