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
Man shot dead on North Road during early morning scuffle
A man is now dead after he was shot to his head during an altercation early this morning (Sunday, April 26, 2026) along North...
Engineer arrested after construction equipment triggers widespread GPL power outage
The Guyana Police Force has arrested the engineer at a road construction site in Georgetown after heavy-duty machinery made contact with the Guyana Power...
G Mining Ventures to hire 2500 workers for Oko West Gold Project
G Mining Ventures, a Canadian-owned gold mining company, has announced plans to hire up to 2500 workers as construction advances on its Oko West...
Collapsed 2-storey building: Assessment of building materials to be done as part of investigation
Investigations into the recent collapse of a building under construction at Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara (ECD), which claimed the life of a worker,...
$181M Lethem Business Incubator Centre and Agro-Processing Facility commissioned
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Hon. Susan Rodrigues, today officially commissioned the Lethem Business Incubator Centre and Agro-Processing Facility in Lethem, Region Nine,...
Education Minister outlines long-term strategy to improve Maths performance
To ensure stronger outcomes in Mathematics over the next five years, Minister of Education Hon. Sonia Parag has outlined a strategic plan which prioritises...
VP Jagdeo calls for Commonwealth countries to adopt new thinking in addressing Climate Finance...
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today urged Commonwealth countries to make the most of new opportunities to access climate finance and advance development.
The Vice President...
Man fatally shot at Blackwater Backdam, 1 in custody
Police in Regional Division #7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) are investigating the murder of Moses Chapelle called “Bizo” (only information given), who was recently shot dead.
The incident...
Duo busted with over 45 lbs of marijuana
Police in Regional Division #5 (Mahaica-Berbice) have arrested two males following the discovery of a quantity of suspected cannabis in a vehicle they were...
Campbellville man shot, robbed while in yard
A 37-year-old bodywork technician of Delph Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, is now hospitalised after he was shot and robbed in the wee hours of today...
