Guyana News

Residents of Matthews Ridge, Region One (Barima-Waini) are excited at the economic prospects that the reviving of the manganese project will bring but said they want to meet with the major players; a request Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley said can be facilitated.

Police are still to identify the gang of five men who invaded the home of a manager working at the oil services company, Guyana Shore Base Inc, during the wee hours of Wednesday last.

A new board for the Guyana Prison Service has been appointed which will see as its head, University of Guyana lecturer Dr.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has condemned a recent “study tour” of the National Assembly by a People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) group, saying it blurs the line between government and party business.

Guyana’s government stands behind the Lima Group’s rejection of a decision by the National Electoral Council of Venezuela (NEC) to unilaterally call for presidential elections to be held on April 22nd, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge.

A number of residents of Laluni, Soesdyke/Linden Highway celebrated their 63rd anniversary as a Community Development Council (CDC) on Saturday.

A Regent Street clothing vendor was fatally stabbed this morning during an attack by a Buxton, East Coast Demerara resident.

There is renewed interest in exploring onshore for oil and gas in Guyana’s Takutu Basin, with the United Kingdom’s Tullow Oil being one of two companies expressing interest in the acquisition of blocks in the basin, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says.

It will not be long before the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) takes its first set of cases to court to recover stolen state assets, according to its Director Professor Clive Thomas, who is confident that the evidence gathered and the strong local and international legal support that is being given will ensure successful prosecutions.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is expecting Guyana Stores Limited (GSL) to pay the entirety of its $3.8 billion debt within 30 days, inclusive of interest and penalties, following its recent victory at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

A man and a woman died last night after the motorcycle they were on crashed into a lantern post at the Houston turn, on the East Bank of Demerera.

The Guyana Chronicle’s Board of Directors has deferred action on a decision by the state-run newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief (EIC) Nigel Williams to discontinue columns by political scientist Dr.

The government is still to decide on a new board for the downsized Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Minister of State Joseph Harmon said on Friday.

As the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) looks to expand the cultivation at the Uitvlugt Estate, over 4,200 hectares have been made available to be leased to private cane farmers and over half is already being used.

Government is still studying the security sector reform action plan crafted by British expert Lt Col (rtd) Russell Combe to decide on which of the many recommendations it will utilise, according to State Minister Joseph Harmon.

The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) will be fully capable of conducting DNA testing by year end, thereby making the expansive costs associated with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) having to send samples overseas for analysis and the lengthy wait for the results distant memories.

Following the accident that left her husband a double-amputee, primary school teacher Tena Pyle has found herself in the unexpected role of sole breadwinner for them and their four young children.

Rosalind McLymont is an author, journalist, fitness instructor and a former teacher, but she is most proud of being a mother and a woman who helps others, especially young women, to have pride in themselves and celebrate who they are.

A fire, suspected to be an act of arson, completely gutted a Good Hope, East Coast Demerara house yesterday afternoon.

The site for a $10 million lapidary in Monkey Mountain, in the North Pakaraimas, Region Eight, has been identified and construction is expected to commence soon, according to the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs.