Month: October 2016

Georgetown: Another appeal is being made to motorists to drive carefully. The call is being made after figures show an increase in road fatalities in ‘A’ Division which spans from…

Georgetown: Guyana through the Global Environment Facility (GEF), will benefit from a US$3M grant to assist the country in reducing its mercury use in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining…

Georgetown: Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally said that religious organisations can play an integral role in fostering social cohesion in their communities and committed to providing technical and…

A route minibus from Mahdia, Region 8, crashed into a parked logging truck in the vicinity of Moblissa on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway in Region 10, on Friday night; and businesswoman…

Georgetown: Government through establishment of the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (NANA), is moving to correct deficiencies discovered in the operations of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and identified in a recent…

Georgetown: A Brazilian-owned Amazonia Swimming Pool Company is leaving Guyana after being harassed by the Mayor and City Council. The company noted on Friday, that the move follows the removal…

Georgetown: President David Granger, Prime Minister, Mr. Moses Nagamootoo and several Ministers of the Government, Friday evening, attended the Indian Commemoration Trust’s Diwali programme, which was held at the Indian…

Georgetown: The members of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), who were sworn in by President David Granger, earlier Friday  have been charged to uphold the sacrosanct tenets of the Constitution…

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved an US$8 million loan for a program to help reduce maternal, perinatal and neonatal deaths in Guyana. According to the Bank, this program seeks…