Govt inks deal with GMIN to bolster mining sector workforce
The Government of Guyana, through the Guyana Mining School and Technical Training Centre (GMSTCI), recently signed with GMIN Ventures Guyana Inc. (GMIN) a Memorandum...
Crackdown on gold smuggling will intensify – Minister Bharrat
Urging persons with information on gold smuggling to come forward, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has assured that the crackdown on gold smuggling...
1.7 million tonnes of bauxite produced in 2024
Guyana’s bauxite industry is experiencing a significant resurgence. The 1.7 million tonnes of bauxite that was produced in 2024 represents a 225 per cent...
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...
Gold sector projected to grow by 2.1% for remainder of 2024 amid Govt’s clamp-down...
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government’s efforts to clamp down on gold smuggling and non-declaration of gold have started to bear fruit, with President...
Miners must adapt to new technologies to increase gold recovery rate – Min. Bharrat
With modernisation taking place in each sector, miners are encouraged to adapt to the new technologies to help increase the country’s gold recovery rate.
This...
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...
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.
Bank loans to agriculture sector grew by 34.9% since PPP’s return to office –...
Capital investments are the lifeblood of private sector expansion and as such, the banking industry plays an important role in this.
On Friday, Demerara Bank...
GFC reclaiming mined out forestry areas in Regs 1, 7 & 10
Both the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) are involved in reclaiming forests and lands which have been...
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Govt tables Development Bank Bill 2026 to expand financing access for small, medium enterprises
As part of Government’s broad agenda to improve access to credit and empower citizens, Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh on Friday tabled in the...
Balance in Natural Resources Fund stands at US$4.1B
Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh on Friday presented Notification of Receipts to the National Assembly of all petroleum revenues paid into the Natural Resource...
Govt tables Former Presidents Bill in National Assembly
Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh on Friday reintroduced in the National Assembly the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Bill for consideration.
The legislation, passed...
Govt seeks $54.9B in supplementary funding from National Assembly
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Friday presented Supplementary Financial Paper Number 1 of 2026, totalling $54.9 billion, to the National Assembly. The Minister...
WI Women triumph in Evara Int’l Tri-Series
West Indies Women were crowned winners of the 2026 Evara International Tri-Series involving Ireland and Pakistan on the back of dominant wins in their...
David Rose Special School incident: TSC to complete disciplinary hearings within 10 days
Full statement for Education Minster Sonia Parag
I wish to provide the nation with an update on the actions thus far taken by the Ministry...
Henry cousins murder trial: Case enters final phase as murder accused deny involvement in...
The trial of Anil Sancharra and Vinod Gopaul, accused of the 2020 murders of West Coast Berbice cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry, is now...
Pensioners electricity subsidy takes effect this month
The annual $30,000 electricity subsidy budgeted for pensioners will begin to be applied to their electricity bills from this month end, according to a...
Porter dies after canter crashes into bridge at Long Creek
A porter reportedly lost his life on Thursday evening after the motor canter he was driving crashed into a bridge along the Long Creek...
Helena businessman injured during the discharge of a loaded firearm
A 64-year-old businessman from Helena, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was reported injured on Thursday following the discharge of a loaded firearm along the Unity...
