Corentyne man slashed to death at Wedding House fight

A Corentyne Berbice man was knifed to death early Sunday morning during a fight at a Williamsburg Corentyne Wedding House. According to a police report, 29-year-old Surendra Nauth died after he was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital nursing stab wounds to his abdomen. He and his brother-in-law got into an argument and fight with […]

Prime Minister’s office slams Guyana Times’ “wicked, malicious and false” article about PM’s portfolio

In a strongly worded statement on Sunday afternoon, the Office of the Prime Minister has slammed a report in the Sunday edition of the Guyana Times about the Prime Minister losing line responsibilities in the government. The Prime Minister’s office dismissed and rejected “the malicious, wicked and utterly false article” and issued a call on all […]

New trade union formed for mining workers

A new workers’ union, claiming to represent the interest of employees in the mining industry, has been formed and is already promising to take stern action against ill-treatment of all categories of workers in the mining sector, both by their employers and the government. The newly formed National Mine Workers Union of Guyana held an […]

First Lady is new Patron of Guyana Foundation

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger called on the charitable organisation, The Guyana Foundation, and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to play a greater role in addressing the scourge of suicide, noting the need for all sectors in society to get involved in arresting the root causes of the issue. The First Lady made these comments when […]

Republic Bank Guyana to invest more in social projects during 2016

Republic Bank Guyana Limited is expected to play a greater role in supporting social projects this year through its “Power to Make A Difference” social investment programme. Speaking at a media cocktail on Friday night, the Managing Director of Republic Bank Guyana, Richard Sammy, announced that during 2016, the bank’s social project will be extended […]

Lands, Commercial Registries to enhance competition, investment and smooth functioning of market economie

President David Granger said that the thrust to develop greater economic independence demands investments and an increase in the volume and rate of business transactions, which can only be achieved if “the impediments to investment and other forms of economic exchange are removed,” in his feature address, Friday morning, at the commissioning of the Lands […]

GGMC urged to offer better lands to small scale miners

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Raphael Trotman sternly instructed the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Closed Area Committee on Friday to move urgently to release lands with known occurrences of minerals and accessibility to small scale miners, as complaints in this regard dominated a miners’ forum. Trotman along with Junior Natural Resources […]

First case of Zika virus detected in Guyana -Public Health Minister

Guyana’s Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton on Thursday disclosed that the first case of the Zika virus has been detected in Guyana. Addressing the National Assembly, Minister Norton explained that the virus was confirmed by the Caribbean Public Health Agency in Trinidad and Tobago. The agency detected the presence of the virus in […]