33 New Peace Corps Volunteers sworn in

After ten weeks of technical training in the Essequibo Islands on adolescent health and well-being, education and environmental programmes, 33 new Peace Corps Volunteers...

“Big” City businesses owe City Hall more than $4B in property tax – Town...

The limping cash-strapped City Hall is in a pickle to find its footing now that the accumulative amount of property taxes owed to the...

Nandlall to file Contempt of Court proceedings against AG for pussyfooting on JRA

Former Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall has threatened to file Contempt of Court proceedings against his successor, Basil Williams...

US$31M Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue Road Expansion Programme in jeopardy as Govt. requests termination of...

The Expansion of the Sheriff Street–Mandela Road Programme has been cast into jeopardy as the Government of Guyana (GoG) moves to have the contract...

Govt. identifies privately-owned land to establish homestead settlement for fleeing Venezuelans

Government's exercise to secure a plot of land for the establishment of a homestead for immigrants fleeing economic crisis in neighbouring Venezuela has seemingly...

US$5,000 oil money pay-out to citizens has merit; must be examined – Lincoln Lewis

The suggestion that poor Guyanese households should benefit from a US$5,000 pay-out from the oil proceeds, has merit and should be examined, says Trade...

Despite US sanctions on RUSAL…Bauxite Industry records highest production in five years

Despite sanctions imposed on RUSAL by the United States Government, the bauxite industry has seen a 21 percent increase in bauxite production recorded for...

Guyana records 50 reported cases of suicide in six months

Guyana has recorded 50 reported cases of suicide for the period January to June, of this year. While this figure has caused some concern, it...

$63.5M awarded to rectify collapsed Indian Immigration Monument in Palmyra

Following its collapse more than a year ago, government has awarded two contracts totalling $63.5M for the construction of the supporting structure for the...

Govt.’s Green Paper on Natural Resources Fund takes Guyana back to square one –...

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, is not impressed with Government’s Green Paper – “Managing Future Petroleum Revenues and Establishment of Fiscal Rule and...

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