The Special Purpose Unit (SPU) under the National Industrial & Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), yesterday announced that 100 cane cutters have been contracted to harvest cane in the fields at the former GuySuCo Rose Hall Estate.
The High Court on Wednesday ruled that the revocation of 35 gun licences that were granted to miner Saddiqi Rasul, owner of SRS Security Services, was lawful.
The University of Guyana (UG) yesterday signed a grant with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for just under US$150,000 ($31m) to begin the process for a new library while government has provided US$26, 000 towards the project.
Contractor Elton Carter, the man charged with the D’Urban and Smyth streets accident that claimed the life of cricket coach Daniel Richmond last year, was yesterday handed a 12-month sentence.
The construction of a high-rise building in Duke Street, Kingston by city businessman Rizwan Khan has upset residents of Barrack and Duke streets who are now grappling with damage to their properties and other problems.
Twelve Guyanese will be boarding the drill ship Noble Bob Douglas next week for the ExxonMobil well sites after they completed training with the company and logistics company JSL International.
The government will be forging ahead with the US$31.03M Sheriff Street-Mandela Avenue Road Enhancement Project and works are scheduled to begin this month.
Charged with burning a 15-year-old with water, which he claimed was an accident, Compton Sealey was spared from prosecution yesterday when the victim indicated he did not want to pursue the case.
The Director of the Guyana Deaf Mission, Lawrence Hallahan believes his movements were being carefully observed by a man who attacked him at gunpoint on Wednesday morning and relieved him of more than $100,000 in cash and other valuables shortly after he had returned to his Vlissengen Road office from a city bank.
Mark Greaves, the accused in the 2015 Christmas Day murder of Winston Fredericks, was discharged yesterday after Justice Navindra Singh upheld a no-case submission made by his attorney.
The preliminary trial of the two police officers accused of the murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio, called ‘Sagga,’ yesterday commenced before Magistrate Fabayo Azore.
Contrary to a report in yesterday’s Stabroek News entitled `Finance Minister proposal on GuySuCo Chair draws opposition at Cabinet’, Finance Minister Winston Jordan was not present at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting when the proposal in his name for a new Chairman of GuySuCo was presented.
The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday held a farewell parade in honour of its 31st Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud, who is retiring after serving the force for 33 years.
Banks DIH Limited made financial donations to 27 organisations on February 28th, 2018 to the tune of $4.3 million during a ceremony at the Company’s Corporate head office at Thirst Park, a release from the company said yesterday.
Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Trevor Benn has announced that the Commission is developing a Code of Ethics to guide and police the work of Land Surveyors across the country.
The Private Sector Com-mission will next Tuesday host an oil and gas seminar to assist local businesses to prepare themselves for first oil come 2020 and beyond.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – CARICOM leaders will meet with the International Cricket Council next month in London to discuss their recently adopted position on the future of West Indies cricket, as they step up pressure on embattled Cricket West Indies to restructure its governance.
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday apologised to the media for using abusive language in their presence at a farewell parade on Wednesday for Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud.