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...
‘We have no authority on our own land’ – Tasserene Toshao … as miners...
An influx in the reckless and environmentally unfriendly mining activities in the Akawaio Village of Tasserene, Upper Mazaruni in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) is generating...
Largest diamond ever found in Angola is 404 carats – and nearly flawless
An astounding 404.2-carat diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered in Angola , was recently unearthed. This diamond, at almost 3 inches wide is the width...
New GGMC Board to address challenges in Mining Sector
Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, today, charged the newly inducted Chairman and Board members of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)...
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...
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Citibank open to establishing office in Guyana
The Government of Guyana in 2023 commenced talks with US-headquartered Citibank and other international financial institutions.
On Thursday, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo noted that...
Jagdeo supports “severe penalties” for businesses that tamper with expiry dates on products
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday strongly condemned businesspersons who are involved in tampering with the expiry dates of products and then offering...
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...