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The Central Housing and Planning Authority intends to shift its focus towards sustainable housing with increase attention on home ownership for the ordinary Guyanese, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, has announced. Speaking at the launching of the 2024 International Building Expo at the Ramada Hotel last evening, Minister Croal said initiatives like the […]
Amid a shortage of foreign currency in the country, the Bank of Guyana has been forced to inject more than US$80M into the foreign currency market, on instructions of the Government. At a press conference on Thursday, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo said he met with the members of the local Banking Sector along with the […]
A 29-year-old Jamaican man, who has been living in Guyana for the past several years, was shot dead on Thursday in the Georgetown community of Sophia during an argument with a taxi driver. The Jamaican man has been identified as Navar George Barton, who sings under the name “Stero Don”. The Police in a statement […]
The Guyana Police Force on Thursday announced that three persons, including a mother and daughter, have been charged in connection with the large gold bust at the Cheddi Jagan Airport earlier this week. 44-year-old, Ian Jacobis, , 52-year-old Shameena Ahamad, and 34-year-old Ashiana Salamaly, appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court today where they were all […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall believes the local judiciary is now in a better position to deal with the headache of heavy case loads, as a number of new initiatives are being introduced. Appearing on his Issues in the News programme, Mr. Nandlall said the backlog of cases in the High […]
With Guyana’s gold declarations, especially from small and medium scale miners, on the decline, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today warned miners who are refusing to sell their gold to the Guyana Gold Board in keeping with regulations, that the Government will be going after them. At a press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said the Government remains […]
By Svetlana Marshall ExxonMobil Guyana raked in more than $1.1 trillion in revenue in 2023, according to its just released Annual Report. The oil giant, according to the report, generated $752.7 Billion in profit before tax, with its total operating expenditures accounting for approximately $356.1 Billion. The company recorded $614.599 Billion in profit. The […]
A 54-year-old sluice attendant attached to the MMA/ADA and who was working at the Farm/Woodlands, West Mahaicony sluice, was found crushed to death this morning. Police investigators have identified the dead man as Leevorn Stanford McGarrel. He was last seen alive on Wednesday evening when he left his home for work. The man never returned […]
Investigators from the Labour Department, the Natural Resources Ministry and the Police are investigating the latest deadly mining accident, which took place on Wednesday in the Region One mining area of Arakaka, claiming the life of gold miner, Timothy Fraser. Fraser was in the mining pit working when the walls of the pit suddenly collapsed, […]
Almost seven months since the brutal murder of 38-year-old accountant, Chooromanie Anita Tulsie, Police investigators have charged a 67-year-old businessman for the crime. The woman was found stabbed to death in her Unity, Mahaica home with knife stuck in her neck on the 22nd November, 2023. In a statement today, the Guyana Police Force announced […]
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