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 The latest Guyana news from Stabroek News including oil and gas coverage, crime, politics, culture, business and more.

NIS now accepting contributions via MMG

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is the latest local entity to utilise Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), and employers or the self-employed can now pay contributions through the app, directly into the NIS bank account According to an advertisement published in the Sunday edition of this newspaper, employers who desire to use the MMG option for paying directly into NIS bank account can write a letter to the finance controller, National Insurance Scheme, 6 Camp and Bent streets, Werk-en-Rust or email fc@nis.org.gy.

Cop injured in motorcycle crash

A 25-year-old police constable is now hospitalised in a serious condition after he was injured in a serious accident yesterday on Kingston access road Number 79 Village, Corriverton, Corentyne Berbice.

Cabinet ministers, government officials, a team from the United Arab Emirates, representatives of the private sector and members of the diplomatic community at State House yesterday

Govt, UAE delegation hold talks

President Irfaan Ali and members of his cabinet yesterday held discussions with visiting United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy and her team.

The 9 mm pistol and 15 live 9 mm rounds that were found

Sophia man nabbed with gun, ammo

A 39-year-old Sophia man was on Sunday found with a 9mm pistol and 15 9mm live rounds of ammunition during a search by police on mobile patrol in the vicinity of Main and Church streets, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Frans Timmermans

European Commission Vice President to visit on Wednesday

Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, will visit Guyana on Wednesday, June 14 and Suriname on Thursday, June 15 to discuss with government representatives, stakeholders and civil society the path towards the upcoming COP28 UN Climate Change Conference.

Reem Al Hashimy (right) with President Irfaan Ali (Office of the President photo)

UAE minister on visit

President Irfaan Ali and members of his Cabinet today held discussions with the United Arab Emirates’  Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem Al Hashimy and her delegation at State House.

Some of the fund managers at the meeting at the Office of the President (Office of the President photo)

Major fund managers eying oil $$

The government on Wednesday met with a delegation of major US and Global Fund managers and discussed among other issues, the potential investment power of this country’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) but said that it would not be ready until sometime between 2028 and 2030.

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