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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Eteringbang Airstrip abruptly closes for 3 months

  ...leaves passengers stranded, miners, operators in a quandary Scores of persons were reportedly stranded, while miners and airline operators were left at their wits' end...

Broomes to miners: Gov’t is worthy of your contribution

...says $2B earmarked to map entire country for 40 known minerals Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes has described Budget 2017, during...

Gold miners reject ‘idiotic proposal’ by Govt to accept below-market prices

In addition to removing a range of concessions afforded to the mining industry and increased taxation and regulation that will certainly kill the already...

Concerns grow as SOCU seizes more jewellery

Jewellery traders and other members of the local gold business community are growing worried over what is developing into a consistent raiding and seizure...

Mohamed’s Enterprise copped Top Dealer award – during Mining Week opening and awards ceremony

President David Granger, last evening, attended the opening ceremony for Mining Week activities, a yearly event organised by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission...

Miners in Marudi told to get act together

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman will appoint a facilitator to help guide discussions among Romanex Guyana Exploration, miners and residents in the South...

Govt hikes processing fee for gold declarations

All miners, including small and medium scale miners, will now have to pay a hiked processing fee of $2,500 per ounce of gold they...

Canadian Mining Company fails to pay its Guyanese workforce; employees fear exploited

  By Kurt Campbell – Sacre Coeur Minerals Ltd, a Canadian Mining company which holds 100% interest in approximately 978 square kilometers of mineral concessions...

Land reclamation to be aggressively pursued – Trotman

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said he would petition the Ministry of Finance to set aside a greater portion of the gold royalties...

GGMC to undertake 12 mineral mapping projects in 2017

The Geological Service Division of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will be undertaking 12 projects across the country aimed at mapping Guyana’s...

Recent Articles

High Court dismisses Opposition’s challenge to declare Jagdeo’s seat vacant in Parliament

See statement from the Attorney General Chambers:  Today, the Honourable Justice, Nareshwar Harnanan, upheld the jurisdictional objection made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo disputing...

India outlines seven-point plan to boost CARICOM development

With deep historical and cultural ties to the CARICOM region, India is taking steps to establish itself as a key development partner. Prime Minister of...

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the...

Global Super League announces changes to fixtures

There has been a change to the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) schedule with the final now set to take place on 6...

Ali, Modi advance talks on military defence cooperation, energy, healthcare, infrastructure

President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi have held extensive discussions on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual...

Calvin Brutus files $400M lawsuit against SOCU, senior police ranks

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Calvin Brutus has filed civil proceedings against several senior members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Special...

Antigua PM assures of financial stability as LIAT returns to Guyana

The arrival of LIAT 2020 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri on Tuesday, marked another important milestone in the development of Guyana’s...

PM Modi arrives in Guyana for historic three-day State visit

President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali welcomed the Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi, Tuesday night, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The...

US recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as president-elect

(CNN) The United States has formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the country’s president-elect following the disputed July 28 presidential election, Secretary...

Sheriff St. crash highlights challenge of ensuring compliance with traffic laws – Edghill

Minister of Public Works Statement on the Tragic Accident on Sheriff Street It is with profound sadness that I address the tragic accident that occurred...