Month: August 2014

Georgetown: The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) has assisted 33 victims of fire and high winds during the first half of the year. The GRC in a release said the families…

Georgetown: Activities for this year’s Education month observance will start off with a grand interfaith church service in Region Seven on August 31st while the official launch will be held…

Georgetown: Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud has confirmed that Guyana has recorded a total of 76 cases of the Chikungunya disease from approximately 250 samples that were sent to…

Georgetown: Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) General Manager Jagnarine Singh said moves are afoot to further amend the Rice Factory Act to deal with millers who owe farmers outstanding payments.…

Georgetown: The CARICOM Secretariat is actively pursuing enhancements to systems and procedures required of organisations to be entrusted with resources and budget implementation tasks under protocols designed by Development Partners.…

Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Ian Chang, S. C. last Friday granted 19 petitioners a total of $6, 050, 000 bail, pending the hearing of their cases. Following is a list…

Georgetown: Agriculture Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy said trawler owners will be denied a fishing licence unless they are in possession of a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), while in 2015, artisanal…

Georgetown:  The Guyana Foundation announce the appointment of Mr. Byron V. Garrett to its Board of Trustees. He will serve a two-year term commencing on September 1, 2014, and brings…

Georgetown: Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy announced on Saturday that Shaik Baksh, current CEO of the Guyana Water Inc., has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors…

Georgetown: The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has indicated its willingness to actively support diversification of small- and medium-scale mining activities into rare earth minerals, such as platinum and…