Bids now open for $14Billion in road works for G/Town
Residents of Central Georgetown will soon see major infrastructure works commencing in their communities as the Ministry of Public Works opened bids for the...
Guyana moves closer to opening law school
After more than two decades of lobbying for an alternative to the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica, the Hugh Wooding Law School in...
Opposition MP Harry Gill to appear before Privileges Committee for calling House Speaker “bias”
Prime Minister (PM) Moses Nagamootoo earlier today, moved a motion to have Opposition Parliamentarian, Harry Gill dragged before the Committee of Privileges for accusing...
Indian company bidding to construct Northwest ferry failed financial tests in 2016
One of the Indian companies vying for the multimillion-dollar contract to construct a new vessel for the Northwest/Georgetown route failed to clear financial assessment...
Researchers moving closer to human trials for pigs’ kidneys transplant
Have you ever heard of the term xenotransplantation? Well we at Guyana Standard only heard of it for the first time this past week....
Bandit who wanted money for Father’s Day gets 3 years in jail instead
“He who takes the benefit must also take the burden," were the words of a city magistrate before a 22-year-old man was sentenced to...
PPP meets with US Ambassador, swift to solicit support of ABC countries
The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) is making swift moves to secure the support of the international community for early General and Regional Elections,...
Revenue collection increased by $27.4B in 2019
Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Godfrey Statia has reported that the total revenue collection from January to December 2019 amounted to $225.9B. This,...
New Director Genral of MARAD appointed; Rogers “repositioned” as Advisor
At a meeting with the senior management, which was followed by meetings with the staff at the head office and the boat house, Bishop...
Govt. will “eventually” get to what qualifies as Local Content-Minister Harmon
The Government of Guyana is not in a position to say if it agrees or disagrees with ExxonMobil’s interpretation of what qualifies as local...
