Govt. gets millers to agree to pay rice farmers $4000 minimum per bag
Rice farmers countrywide can finally breathe a sigh of relief as government has been able to secure an agreement from millers to pay nothing...
COVID-19 Update: Two more die; 149 new cases recorded
Two more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the death toll to 419. The latest fatalities are...
Harmon wants batch of 200,000 Sputnik V set aside until ‘authenticity’ is verified
Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon at a press conference today, called for the suspension of the use of the batch of 200,000 Sputnik...
Over $600k of uncustomed goods seized in police raid
Acting on information received, police in Regional Division 9 earlier this morning went to two homes in Tabatinga, Central Rupununi where a quantity of...
44-Y-O dies in Massara accident
Commander of Police Regional Division Nine, Raphael Rose has confirmed the occurrence of a fatal accident at Massara Access Road in the North Rupununi,...
Govt. tables bill to return $1.7B to mining community
The Fiscal Enactment Amendment Bill No. 2 of 2022 was today presented to the National Assembly by Senior Minister in the Office of the...
Absence of opposition reps. on State Boards contradicts govt.’s “One Guyana” push – Coalition
While the government continues to advocate for a "One Guyana", several State Boards are without opposition representatives, the main Parliamentary Opposition, A Partnership for...
Auditor General to conduct special investigation into SOCU improprieties
Auditor General Deodat Sharma revealed to the Guyana Standard today that he will be conducting a special investigation into the Special Organized Crime Unit...
GCCI President calls for investment incentives to be accessible to foreign and local companies...
Even though the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) welcomes Foreign Direct Investors (FDI), it remains resolute in its position that any incentive...
16,174 Amerindians now have land security since 2020
For many years, the Machushi Amerindians of Karasabai in the South Pakaramais have longed for legal ownership over the vast savannahs and forests they...
