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...
New unit to be set up with wardens to police Guyana’s extractive sector
Some 30 persons are to initially make up the corps of wardens to police the extractive sector.
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said the...
Mercury free project to advance sustainable mining practices
Conservation International Guyana, is leading a civil society gold mining initiative to shift towards mercury free practices by 2025. The project was launched on...
US company buys 320 acres local land for gold exploration
United States mining company Ensurge has completed the purchase of a 320 acre island property near the mouth of the Cuyuni River, in Region...
Miners urged to take precaution during rainy season
Acting Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Newell Dennison is urging miners to be extremely cautious during the rainy season.
Dennison told...
700,000 ounces of gold targeted for 2017
690,000 ounces of gold declared this year
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said, yesterday, that his ministry will be aiming for 700,000 ounces...
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...
Stop the pressure, “betrayal” of miners – Jagdeo urges Govt
Following Government’s decision to first remove a range of concessions afforded to the mining industry and increase taxation and regulations, and its more recent...
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...
DUBBED ‘THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL’: GGDMA, Govt clash over planned removal of mining concessions
Government and the representative mining association of Guyana are at loggerheads over purported plans to rescind widespread concessions granted to the industry.
The concerns were...
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Starlink seeking licence to provide internet service in Guyana
Starlink is seeking a licence to provide internet service in Guyana, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed.
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated...
Joint Statement on State Visit of PM Narendra Modi to Guyana
JOINT STATEMENT
State Visit of the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
His Excellency...
Govt condemns Opposition’s misinformation campaign on $100,000 cash grant initiative
See statement from the Government of Guyana
The Government of Guyana categorically condemns the disinformation campaign orchestrated by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) and...
Govt to update law to impose fines, revoke licences for illegal use of sirens,...
President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that the Guyana Government will be updating its laws to introduce provisions for the imposition of fines and...
Pres. Ali announces suspension of licences among tougher measures to clamp down on road...
President Dr Irfaan Ali today announced that law enforcement officials will be moving to suspend licences of drivers who have been caught speeding more...
Guyana has an important role in India’s energy security – PM Modi
The Indian Government, which has been long eyeing Guyana’s burgeoning oil and gas industry especially the light sweet crude being produced here, is now...
‘India ready to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Guyana’ – Modi as he receives highest national...
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening conferred Guyana’s highest National Award – the Order of Excellence – on Prime Minister of India, Narendra...
India ready to share nanotechnology, space technology with CARICOM countries
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Guyana for a three-day state visit, on Wednesday proposed during the second Caricom-India summit that his country share...
India to build Jan Aushadhi Kendra – to provide affordable healthcare – in Guyana
With the aim of becoming a vaccine manufacturing hub in the Caribbean and Latin America (LAC) region, Guyana will be turning to India to...
Modi offers to supply C’bean with passenger, cargo ferries
In an effort to boost the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) ocean economy potential, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched a proposal for India to...