Production begins at Mohamed’s US$25M quarry
Production has commenced at Mohamed Enterprise’s quarry, located in the Upper Mazaruni District of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), and it is on course to produce 500,000 tonnes of stones and aggregates by year-end.
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...
MNRE to meet with Baramita residents
A team from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment and related agencies will engage in discussion with the Amerindian community of Baramita...
Miner buried alive as pit caves in
A miner was on Thursday last buried alive after a mining pit caved in at Ominaik Village, Upper Mazaruni River.
The dead man has been...
Guyana looks to US for support in environment sector
Guyana and the United States of America are exploring the possibilities of further development between the two countries for support by the US in...
Chinese Landing urges gov’t to swiftly implement IACHR’s recommendations
The Chinese Landing Village Council has called on the government to swiftly implement the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Precautionary...
Symbolic walk commence Mining Week activities
Mining Week 2013 activities kicked off this morning with the symbolic Annual Mining Walk to raise awareness of the mining sector, highlighting challenges...
Nearly US$1B earned from gold in 2024 as large-scale producers restart, expand operations
Guyana recorded a sizeable increase in gold production last year, with Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat revealing that gold brought in earnings to...
Japan pledges support to Guyana for phasing out use of mercury
- Guyana has once again demonstrated its commitment internationally to control mercury emissions by signing on to the Minamata Convention on Mercury at...
Gov’t makes gold standard obligations compulsory
By Kurt Campbell
– The non – enforceable gold standards obligations which Guyana voluntarily adopted in 2010 are now compulsory and legally enforceable,...
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New Wismar-MacKenzie Bridge in Linden 97% completed
The Ministry of Public Works has announced that physical works on the New Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge in Linden, Region Ten, are now 97% complete.
This update...
2 persons missing as molasses barge sinks in Atlantic Ocean
See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department:
At approximately, 01:00 hours, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) received a distress signal concerning the sinking of...
Govt urges house lot allottees to begin construction
The government, through the Ministry of Housing, is urging land allottees to take possession of their house lots and begin construction as it accelerates...
Tuschen labourer chopped to death
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Division # 3 are investigating an alleged murder which occurred between Sunday March 8,...
Housing Ministry demolishes unlawful bridge at Eccles
The Ministry of Housing’s Enforcement Department, on Sunday, March 8, 2026 supervised the demolition of an unlawful bridge that provided access from property 1211...
Development Bank key to bringing people out of poverty -Teixeira
Recognising the importance of access to financing, Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Minister, Gail Teixeira, has said that the Guyana Development Bank (GDB) will be...
Mother of 6 stabbed to death by reputed husband
A man was caught trying to turn the knife on himself after brutally stabbing his common-law wife multiple times early Sunday morning at Long...
UG begins search for new Vice-Chancellor
Statement by Sir Ronald Sanders, Chancellor and Chairman of the Council
University of Guyana:
On 16 February 2026, the University Council decided to establish a Search...
Toddler drowns at Upper Pomeroon River
A two-year-old girl, Samirah Evans, of Kabakaburi Mission, Upper Pomeroon River, drowned on Saturday.
The incident occurred between 12:30 hours and 17:30 hours in the...
Relocation efforts at Zeelught Sea Defence advancing
The relocation of persons occupying the Zeelugt Sea Defence and Zeelugt Drainage Reserve, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is...
