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Just four months after a devastating fire left hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and losses, Firemen were called once again to the Gafoors Houston Complex on the East Bank of Demerara as a fire ripped through the storage bond of the complex on Monday night. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told News Source that […]
Former Calypso Monarch of Guyana, Malcom “Lord Canary,” Corrica, passed away on Monday afternoon at the Diamond Hospital, where he was recovering from a stroke. Corrica had served as a Minister of Culture and Member of Parliament under the Forbes Burnham PNC government, but it was his infectious calypso pieces that got all of the […]
Five Guyanese manufacturing companies have been given the green light by the CARICOM Secretariat to import raw materials extra-regionally for their products without having to face penalties. According to a statement from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association, the companies, were made aware of the enforcement regulation last April by the Guyana Revenue Authority. The […]
While still refusing to accept its loss at the May 2015 elections, the opposition People’s Progressive Party is now casting doubt on the APNU+AFC coalition government’s ability to govern Guyana. The PPP claims that there is a “crisis of confidence” in in the country, once created by the government’s management of the country. PPP General […]
The government will soon be tabling witness protection and whistleblower legislations in the National Assembly as it continues its efforts to fight crime and corruption in a framework that offers greater protection to persons who volunteer valuable information. Under the direction of Legal Affairs Minister and Attorney General Basil Williams, the Attorney General’s Chambers recently […]
A 22-year-old Barbadian man is in the custody of local police after he was nabbed at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle, with cocaine in women’s undergarments strapped to his body. The man was an outgoing passenger to Barbados when he was pulled over by the Police Narcotics Branch at the airport. Just over […]
Over $300 million have been approved for the rehabilitation of several hinterland runways as the Guyana Government ramps up efforts to tackle the illegal entry of aircraft into the country’s airspace and subsequent landing of those aircrafts at unmonitored airstrips. State Minister Joseph Harmon made the disclosure on Thursday during a Post Cabinet Press Conference. […]
Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes believes there is an increasing global awareness of Guyana as both a gold producing country and as a future oil producing nation. The Minister’s assessment follows her participation in the China Mining Congress and Expo 2016 held in Tianjin, China during the period September 22 – […]
The 5th annual Courts Pee-Wee Boys Under-11 Schools football Championship got underway on Saturday at the Banks DIH Thirst park ground and saw whooping 33 goals being scored from 12 exciting matches. Among those who were apart of the “goal rush” were defending champions St. Angela’s Primary that defeated St. Ambrose 4-0. Angela’s romped to […]
Guyana’s National Football team, the Golden Jaguars’ hopes of qualifying for the prestigious CONCACAF Gold Cup received a major setback as they lost to host Suriname on Saturday afternoon 3-2 in round three of the Scotiabank Men’s Caribbean Cup. The Jaguars would have been brewing with confidence heading into the match, having not lost to […]
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