Mining industry has to do more to regulate itself – Minister Trotman
The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will review its management and organisational structure to deal with the many challenges it faces, Minister of...
Anti-gold smuggling laws need to be enforced – Allicock
Gold exports are one of the main sources of revenue that adds significantly to the Guyanese economy. The associated industries of the precious commodity...
Guyana Goldfields Inc. pours 75,000 ounces of gold within six months
The Aurora Mines of Canadian company, Guyana Goldfields Inc. has produced an estimated 75,000 ounces of gold for the first half of this year,...
Guyana seeking membership in extractive industries global body
The Ministry of Natural Resources aims to submit its application for membership to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in November.
Ana Maria Rodriguez, a...
CDC announces emergency response teams for mining communities
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will be creating systems in mining communities to be first responders in the event of mining related accidents, according...
Minister Trotman receives CoI report into recent mining pit collapse
disappointed by continued negligence leading to loss of life in the mining sector
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, today received the final...
Feeling frustrated and blindsided, miners question ‘sinister’ motives by Gov’t, GGMC
- in making ‘sudden, high-handed and authoritarian' policy changes without consultation
Miners are venting their growing frustration over what they described as the “sudden, high-handed...
Four Miles, Region 1 land issues to be resolved in three months
Residents of Four Miles Community in Port Kaituma, Region One, were assured that their outstanding land issues would not only be investigated but, completed...
More mining lands to be opened for Port Kaituma residents
Residents of Port Kaituma, Region One, will be able to sustain their livelihoods, as new mining lands will be opened for miners to operate...
Venezuelan air force troops searching for 28 gold miners who ‘disappeared’
(BBC) Venezuelan air force troops have been searching for the bodies of 28 gold miners who are reported to have been killed by a...
Recent Articles
Linden Electricity Company in talks with supplier to boost generation capacity to address shortfall
Residents and businesses in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) have been complaining about the prolonged power outages and unstable electricity supply – something which...
CPL & WCPL announce start time changes for two Guyana Amazon Warriors fixtures on...
See the statement below:
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Limacol WCPL wish to advise of start time changes to two fixtures...
Bus driver dies after crashing into utility pole on Essequibo Coast
A 63-year-old minibus driver, Felix Thorman, was killed on Saturday night after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a utility pole on...
Government Service Centre launched in Lethem
The Government of Guyana has brought essential public services closer to residents of Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), with the establishment of a Government...
CANU wary of heightened attempts to use Guyana as transshipment for narco trafficking
With an increase in the amount of drugs intercepted in Guyana during the first half of this year, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has...
Pomeroon man dies after colliding with boat operated by 11-Y-O
A mishap along the Pomeroon River, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), on Saturday has claimed the life of 28-year-old Ron Jacabus, a miner of Kabakuburi, Upper...
Linden chef killed in 3-vehcile collision along Linden Highway
A chef has become Guyana’s latest road fatality following a three-vehicle collision on Friday evening in the vicinity of Loo Creek, Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
The dead...
“Game changer” Regional Food Hub on schedule for completion – Mustapha
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has described the Regional Food Hub currently under construction at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway as a major investment that...
“Delays will no longer be tolerated” – Min. Ramraj orders assessment on way forward...
Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Madanlall Ramraj, has ordered an immediate review of the Hague Back Road Project following serious complaints from...
Govt advancing land regularisation efforts in Regions 2, 4 & 5
Attorney General & Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall SC MP, and Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning, Keoma Griffith, convened a meeting...
