Mining, quarrying sector records a 2.9 percent growth rate for 2018

The mining and quarrying sector recorded a growth rate of 2.9 percent in 2018, reflecting a 5.2 percent increase above the previous forecast. This was...

Gov’t, PPP reps to meet this afternoon to discuss nominations for GECOM Chairman post

Representatives of both President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo will meet this afternoon...

ExxonMobil’s Local Content plans, reports have not been made public for four years

One of the requirements for securing a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) is to provide the Minister of Natural Resources with a detailed local content...

GCCI to undertake US$134,000 project to improve standards of agro-processors

With the help of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) will launch a USD$134,000 project which aims...

GCCI joins PSC in calling on Carter Centre to clear the air on reduction...

As a Local Observer, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has become concerned about the situation it sees developing between the Guyana...

Accused in 2016 Haslington killing switches plea to not guilty

Les Charles Critchlow, 64, who was expected to be sentenced for unlawfully killing his brother-in-law, Terrence Adams yesterday, has changed his plea to not...

President commits to improving the lives of persons with disabilities

International Day for Persons with Disabilities 2020 is being held under the theme “Building back better: towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19...

Gov’t will keep administering Sputnik V first dose despite scarcity of second shot

As thousands of Guyanese await their second Sputnik V jab, the Government has no plans to suspend the administering of the first dose. Guyana...

Moruca man charged with murder of miner

  Ovid Williams, 33, a miner of Moruca Village, North West District (N.W.D) was charged yesterday with the murder of Brian Melville, 42, also a...

Pillion rider critical after Annai accident

  Police say that 23-year-old pillion rider, David Kenford of Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi Region Nine, is now in a critical condition at the Lethem...

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