La Jalousie businessman robbed by gun-toting bandits

A 32-year-old businessman was on Tuesday robbed of cash and other values by two gun-toting bandits. The victim is Junior December of Gap Road La...

Guyana receives almost US$1M from Japan to aid early warning system for floods

The Government of Japan has made approximately US$1 million available to boost Guyanaโ€™s National Flood Early Warning System. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister...

EU allocates โ‚ฌ150k in support of victims of recent floods in Guyana

The European Union is allocating โ‚ฌ150,000 in humanitarian fundingย in support of people affected by the recent wave of intense floodsย that hit communities across Guyana. The...

Granting entry to only fully vaccinated, COVID-19 negative visitors is keeping with CARICOM decisions...

Apart from providing negative COVID-19 tests, the Nationals of Trinidad and Tobago visiting Guyana, must also provide proof of vaccination, says Guyanaโ€™s Health Minister,...

Youth released on $150,000, each, for armed robberies

A Guyhoc Squatting Area, youth who claims police beat him up, was slapped with two armed robbery charges and released on $300,000 total bail. Twenty-one-year-old...

COVID-19 death toll climbs to 1006 as two more deaths recorded

The Ministry of Health (MOH) disclosed on Sunday that two more persons died of the novel Coronavirus, taking the death toll to 1006. The...

GCCI “extremely pleased” with govt.’s tabling of Local Content Bill

See full statement from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI): The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is extremely pleased at the...

Venezuelan national killed in EBC accident

A 35-year-old Venezuelan national, Francisco Simosa of Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was killed in an accident yesterday in his village. Enquiries disclosed that...

Min. Dharamlall, Mon Repos market vendors meet agreement

ย - Contracts to be awarded shortly for vendors to construct their stalls Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, on Tuesday met with...

GTA aiming for 100 percent licensed tourism businesses by 2020

Attempts to revise and put in place new regulations for tourism licensing have not been granted approval by the relevant authorities. Director...

Recent Updates