Guyana

Georgetown:  Guyana has been officially blacklisted by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) as a result of the non – enactment of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing…

Georgetown : The Development of Land Use Planning Project [DLUPP] has come to a promising close. It was executed by the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) with financial support…

Georgetown : In the wake of the media revelations and in the context of its recent execution of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Natural Globe Guyana Inc., Government has…

Georgetown: Guyana Water Incorporated ( GWI) has increased its country-wide disconnection activities for outstanding water service charges. According to Customer Services Manager Jeanette Thomas, while the disconnection campaign launched in…

Georgetown: The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) successfully conducted its annual Disaster Preparedness and Response exercise – EXERCISE FLOODGATE 2013 during the period October 30-31, 2013.  International evaluator, Brigadier General (retired) Earl Arthurs…

Georgetown : The rice industry hitting an all time high this year, surpassing the fixed targets, as well as the 2012 figure by over 107,000 tonnes. Rice production for 2013…

 Georgetown:  Cocaine seizures across CARICOM Member States, training of police personnel and the provision of fast boats to help curtail maritime criminal activities are among the successes of the Caribbean…

Essequibo : Miner Michael Morris, 42 years, of Sophia, was involved in an altercation with some other miners at West Park Backdam, Cuyuni, during which one of them is alleged…

 Georgetown : The Guyana Government in the move for a green economy will be banning Styrofoam products from June 2014.   According to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert…

Georgetown : President Donald Ramotar met Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for talks while on a visit…