$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
“Embrace” online therapy platform expands mental health support – MHS&SS
Embrace complements, not replaces, in-person counselling
The Human Services and Social Security Ministry’s “Embrace” platform is a free, confidential, and professional national online mental...
Govt pushes for nightclubs, bars to be soundproof to tackle noise nuisance
President Dr Irfaan Ali says entertainment businesses could soon access financing through the Guyana Development Bank (GDB) to invest in noise-proofing materials, with many...
Essequibo teacher dies after car plunges into trench at Lima
A teacher attached to Charity Secondary School lost his life after he lost control of the car he was driving and ended in a...
Regional hospitals record major gains in healthcare delivery
Guyana’s six regional hospitals have demonstrated the impact of major investments in the country’s healthcare system, with thousands of surgeries, more than one million...
Digital procurement system to be fully rolled out by year-end – Pres. Ali
Contractors, suppliers and consultants doing business with the state will soon operate under a single digital procurement system, with the government targeting full completion...
Govt to strengthen long-term support for MV Barima victims’ families
President Dr Irfaan Ali has noted that his government is moving to strengthen its long-term support for families affected by the MV Barima tragedy,...
5th FPSO to push Guyana’s oil production beyond 1 million bpd
Guyana is on track to surpass one million barrels of oil production per day with the arrival of its fifth Floating Production, Storage and...
Duo charged, remanded for robbing miner at Issano Landing
Rondel Richardson, 29, of Craig Village, East Bank, Demerara (EBD), and Ronald Barker, 49, of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, were jointly slapped with a joint...
145 youth graduate from GPF’s Zara Computer Centre in N/A
Some 145 young people on Monday graduated from the Guyana Police Force’s Zara Computer Centre New Amsterdam Campus. The graduates, ranging from six to...
ERC Harmony Tour takes young Guyanese through country’s shared heritage
Eighty-six young Guyanese and their guardians on Monday took part in the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) Harmony Tour of Demerara, visiting a range of...
