The police have arrested two men for questioning in connection with the murder of Dhroowah Ramnauth, the elderly shopkeeper whose bound and gagged body was discovered at his Triumph, East Coast Demerara home on Friday afternoon following a suspected robbery.
Guyana and the European Union (EU) have concluded a six-year process of negotiations to promote trade in legal wood products and ensure the sustainable forest management.
It was during his formative years, living and travelling through the Caribbean that Zubin Deyal’s love for its varied beauty and nuances developed and he recognised the improvements that sustainable development could yield for the region.
The opposition PPP/C’s no-confidence motion against the government will not be debated in the National Assembly before mid-December, according to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who maintains that it has no chance of succeeding.
Venisha Sukhnandan, the teenager who was injured over two months ago in an accident on the Ogle Public Road which claimed that life of her younger brother, has finally been discharged from the hospital.
Following years of physical abuse at the hands of those closest to her, 17-year-old Aba Crawford decided to end it all by dousing herself in kerosene and scratching a match.
Auditor General Deodat Sharma has declared that the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars by the Guyana Lotteries Commission cannot be verified given the absence of financial statements for the years 2015 to 2017.
Weeks after signing an agreement with the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), vendors from the Stabroek Market Wharf have started constructing their stalls in preparation for their relocation.
Five youths are now the holders of certification in Artificial Intelligence Competency Engineering, having successfully completed a three-month paid apprenticeship programme with Version 75 Solutions and Clinc Inc.
While oil will generate revenue and key foreign investor interest, modernised agriculture, responsible mining and quality construction for key sectors will be the real drivers of Guyana’s development, according to United Nations Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka, who has called on the private sector to consider aligning their business interests with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
City Magistrate Judy Latchman will rule tomorrow on whether Wayne Griffith and Andrew Blackman, the two men accused of stealing almost $9 million during an armed attack on the Ramada Princess Hotel casino in April last year, are guilty of the crime.
Guyana has been nominated to serve on the Bureau of the Conference of Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury 3 (COP 3) and Ministry of Natural Resources Project Officer Marisica Charles has been elected as one of the two Vice-Presidents from the Group of Latin America and Caribbean countries (GRULAC), the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced.
In keeping with its mandate to provide training, the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) recently held a two-day “Procurement Planning” Training Workshop with staff of procuring entities at the Roraima Duke Lodge.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – A mesmerising display of spin bowling from Taijul Islam sent the West Indies crashing to an embarrassing 64-run defeat inside three days in the opening Test of their two-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here yesterday.
Official results declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the November 12th local government polls have confirmed a major win for the opposition PPP/C, which secured 61% of the votes, while APNU, the main partner in the governing coalition, managed 34%.
An elderly shopkeeper was discovered dead yesterday afternoon in his Triumph, East Coast Demerara house, where he was found with his hands bound and a wound to his head in what is suspected to be a robbery.
The Integrity Commission is continuing to identify public officials who have failed to submit declarations of their assets and liabilities as required by law and its Chairman Kumar Doraisami yesterday said many of those named so far have since complied with their obligations.
This year members of the Public Service will not be paying income tax on their retroactive wage increases which were recently announced by the Ministry of Finance.
Saying that City Hall cannot manage the municipality’s garbage collection, the city’s two largest disposal contractors yesterday called on central government to intervene to avert a potential crisis.