$5B set aside for Sheriff Street upgrade – Indian Gov’t to build new road...
The Government has announced that more than $5B will be invested for the “reconstruction” of Sheriff Street in Georgetown.
It also announced that a US$50M...
Gov’t unveils $230B budget – proposed measures include increases in Income Tax threshold,...
Making his second budget speech since the APNU+AFC Government took office, Finance Minister Winston Jordan - just moments ago - announced that this year's...
GuyOil to reduce fuel prices with effect from February 1
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan in his 2016 Budget presentation in the National Assembly this afternoon has announced that with effect from February 1, Guyanese...
Meagre GY$1200 increase for Old Age Pensioners
The APNU+AFC coalition has presented in its 2016 budget, a meagre increase of GY$1200 per person who receives old age pension payments.
Previously pensioners benefited...
Two more wanted for Bank of Baroda robbery
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has issued wanted bulletins for two more persons in connection with the Bank of Baroda (Mon Repos, ECD branch)...
No salary increase for public servants announced in Budget – Gov’t proposes...
Government, in its presentation of the 2016 Budget this afternoon, said any salary increase for public servants for this year “has to await the...
Pakistan cricket fan faces 10-year jail term for hoisting India flag
Reprinted from the Indian Express
A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the...
U.S. Ambassador, Minister Ally discuss possible social cohesion partnerships
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Perry Holloway, this morning, met with Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, to explore areas for partnership,...
Pre-feasibility study for new Demerara River Bridge set to begin
The new board for the Demerara Harbour Bridge Inc., (DHB) was constituted on Thursday. At that ceremony at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, its...
Hundreds to benefit from “D” Division crime prevention programme
The Social Crime Prevention Programme in “D” Division is off to a good start with scores of youths in many communities benefitting from various...
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Govt to soon engage farmers on solutions as fertiliser prices climb to $12,000 per...
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday announced that the government will soon begin discussions with farmers to explore possible solutions in response to...
Oil tanker seized by US not registered to Guyana – MARAD
See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD):
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has been advised of the seizure of oil tanker
Majestic X, by...
28-Y-O man remanded for shooting former partner
A 28-year-old man who allegedly shot and injured his former partner at Islington, East Bank Berbice, has been remanded to prison on charges of...
Corentyne woman turns 103
More than a century after her story began in the quiet village of Fyrish on the Corentyne Coast, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Loise Millicent Lambert, affectionately...
Investors from Spain explore opportunities in Guyana
Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, recently received a courtesy call from a commercial mission from the Kingdom of Spain, led by...
Self-testing health centres to be established in communities – Pres. Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that self-testing centres will be established in communities across the country, in order to improve preventative healthcare.
He...
Brackish-water shrimp project launched in Reg. 2
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Wednesday launched the brackish-water shrimp project on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
While addressing those gathered, Minister Mustapha pointed...
$33M Bartica Police Boat House commissioned
The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday commissioned the Bartica Police Boat House in Region Seven, marking another important step in strengthening policing capacity and...
US military seizes sanctioned tanker transporting Iranian oil
US forces have seized a Guyana-flagged tanker transporting Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the War Department confirmed Thursday.
The Pentagon released footage of...
Massy Foundation launched
The Massy Foundation was officially launched on Wednesday afternoon at its Montrose location on the East Coast of Demerara, with Minister of Human Services...
