Miner jailed 12 years for manslaughter
A 34-year-old miner who admitted that he chopped another man to death was this morning handed a sentence of 12 years after pleading guilty...
New discovery on Orinduik Block proves again Guyana is a world-class petroleum province
The latest discovery by Tullow Oil and its other partners, Eco Atlantic and Total, on the Orinduik Block proves once again that...
GCC Thunderbolts to defend Sunshine Snacks Junior Hockey Championships
When the sixth Annual Junior Indoor Hockey Championships runs off from tonight to Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, more than one hundred...
Forestry sector sees shift in trend with small and medium-scale loggers contributing more to...
Production in the forestry sector is experiencing a shift in trend with more small and medium-scale operators upping their role in the sector. In...
Cops hope hotel owner’s phone record can help crack double murder
Investigators are hoping that the phone record of murdered hotel owner—Vivekanand Brijbassi, who along with one of his workers, was brutally murdered in an...
U.S donates additional US$1.7M to COVID-19 fight
The United States Government today has committed an additional US$1.7 million to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Guyana and the rest...
Troy Resources gave $8M in compensation to relatives of deceased geologist
The Guyana Standard was able to confirm yesterday that Australian mining company, Troy Resources, gave the relatives of the late Ryan Taylor, $8 million...
Gov’t., GMSA to establish joint working group to address issues in the extractive, forestry...
Following a meeting yesterday between Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat and a delegation from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), a Joint...
Non-oil economy neglected; growth shrinks by 4.9 percent- Jagdeo
As the new government buckles down to get a clear picture of the financial health of the economy so as to prepare the 2020...
IDB, IRENA sign major agreement to drive renewable energy transition in Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a critical partnership agreement that will help drive the transition...
