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Thursday, January 16, 2025

$2B education grant could have been used to increase teachers, police salary – GCCI

    By Kurt Campbell – President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling said his membership is particularly pleased with the...

Shipment of rice, paddy to Venezuela to begin soon

  - The long wait to begin the 2014 shipment of paddy and rice to Venezuela is almost over. Guyanese representatives from Guyana Rice...

Urling divided on ‘tax free’ Budget; desired drop in corporate taxes, PAYE

  By Kurt Campbell – More incentives that would have increased consumer spending and provide savings for the private sector to reinvest into the economy,...

GCCI criticizes annual subvention to GuySuCo; says underperforming estates should be sold

  By Kurt Campbell – Outgoing President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling, while delivering a comprehensive overview of the...

Clinton Urling’s Presidency of GCCI ends – ‘it was a great two years’

By Kurt Campbell – Clinton Urling’s presidency of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) will come to an end today (Thursday, March...

UG gets EU funds to provide renewable energy courses

  - The University of Guyana in partnership with the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium...

Pre – Feasibility study of Hydropower in Mazaruni to begin in April; Residents assured...

By Fareeza Haniff – Guyana and Brazil have embarked on a pre – feasibility study of the Upper and Middle Mazaruni areas to determine...

Tourism Sector affected by non – passage of AML Bill – Min Ali

– Guyana’s Tourism Sector is already being affected by the country’s non – passage of the Anti – Money Laundering and Countering the...

GOG, CDB launch US$34.2M road project; West Coast Demerara vendors to be removed

By Kurt Campbell - Thirty one kilometers of road from Vreed – En – Hoop to Hydronie, East Bank Essequibo will soon benefit from...

March 24 – Budget Day!

  - Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, will present Budget 2014 in the National Assembly on Monday, March 24. The official announcement was made on...

Recent Articles

GNBS urges importers, manufacturers to get registered

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is urging all importers, manufacturers, and dealers to register with the agency. Head of Corporate Communications Lloyd David...

WWF supports Guyana’s position as a global leader in biodiversity conservation

A team from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) earlier today paid a courtesy call on Mr. Robert M. Persaud, Foreign Secretary and Chairman of...

My endorsement of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali

Dear Editor, This year, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will complete his first term in office, having served as the President of the Co-operative Republic...

2 dead, several injured in Mahaicony attack

See below for a statement from the Guyana Police Force on an incident at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, which left two persons dead and...

$86M cutting-edge equipment to clear backlogs, deliver efficient results at Forensic Lab

The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) marked a significant milestone today (January 15, 2025) with the unveiling of its state-of-the-art Zeiss Sigma 360VP Scanning...

Benn hints at stronger penalties for gun-related crimes

As part of its crime-fighting strategy, the Ministry of Home Affairs is currently having consultations with the Legal Affairs Ministry on increasing the penalties...

Over 25,000 Guyanese employed as investors grow in forestry sector

Guyana’s forestry sector has attracted several new investors and expanded to employ more than 25, 000 Guyanese over the past few years due to...

Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel, Hamas; truce to begin Sunday

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar said, after...

14-17 Years Old who registered during 2019 H2H exercise have to re-register – GECOM

See below for a statement from the Guyana Elections Commission:  Persons who were 14-17 Years Old During House-to-House Registration 2019 are Reminded to Apply for Registration,...

2 SWAT ranks under close arrest after ganja found in car

Two ranks attached to the Guyana Police Force's SWAT Unit are currently under close arrest after a quantity of marijuana was found in the...