In the wake of yet another piracy attack on Berbice fishermen the government in a statement late yesterday said it had now confirmed that the pirates were using Suriname as a safe haven after committing their attacks on Guyanese vessels in the eastern sector of Guyana’s maritime space.
Fishermen from the Number 66 Fish Complex are frustrated that the piracy situation is “getting out-of-hand” and are convinced that even though they are being attacked in Suriname, it is Guyanese who are committing the crime.
A Colombian national who is wanted by the US for allegedly conspiring to launder drug trafficking proceeds was on Monday nabbed in Trinidad after arriving there from Guyana.
The increase in the global demand for grain pushed rice earnings to US$68M from the export of 247,111 metric tonnes (MT) at the end of November compared to US$49M earned from the export of 183,000 MT for the same period last year.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is exploring the possibility of a parliamentary censure or reprimand for Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Kellawan Lall who was involved in a rumshop brawl and gunplay with a teenager three weeks ago.
A newly opened Business Clinic aims to provide a service to entrepreneurs, business executives and corporate enterprises that will allow them to assess their viability.
Barama Company Limited (BCL) will temporarily close its plywood mill at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara this week due to the insufficient supply of peeler logs which are required for plywood processing, a company release stated.
The Ministry of Education continues to focus on its Technical and Vocational Education (Tech-voc) programme to ensure that more skilled persons are entering the work force.
General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) William Joseph passed away on Monday at the age of 49 after a brief illness.
The Immigration Department says it has added more officers to its staff at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) to ensure smooth and timely processing of passengers during the Christmas season.
The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has announced the closing dates for the posting of local and overseas mail intended for delivery in time for Christmas.
As the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company continues with its quest to provide quality coverage, a 200-foot cellular tower was last week ‘powered up’ at Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara.
The police traffic department says it has recorded 196 deaths for this year from 159 road accidents.
There is a need in Guyana to raise the level of awareness among citizens, especially young people, to help them better understand aviation operations, security and management.
Commerce minister Manniram Prashad has commended the Linden Chamber of Industry and Commerce for seeking to expand its business horizons by considering opportunities that may be available in Brazil.
Guyana has been ranked at 97 in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) for 2007-8, ahead of Jamaica at 101 and Haiti at 146 out of a total of 176 countries for whom data was available.
Police were up to last evening grilling eight soldiers suspected to be involved in the theft of a single AK-47 rifle from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) headquarters, Camp Ayanganna last week Monday even as the army confirmed that they had made little progress in recovering the weapon.
President Bharrat Jagdeo pledged to give the Salvation Army $5M to boost its drug rehabilitation programme when the charity launched its Christmas appeal on Monday.
An East Coast family received an early Christmas gift on Monday when MoneyGram International Money Transfer and Habitat for Humanity presented their house to them on Monday.
Three protocols to modify the provisions for extending the tenure of judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in special circumstances are among amendments to the Agreement Establishing the CCJ Bill 2007, laid in the National Assembly recently.