Bel-Air businessman apologizes to Government for “GOINVEST Elsewhere” advertisement

Businessman Siri Persaud, has apologized to President David Granger and the Government over an advertisement that was placed in two of the local daily newspapers, encouraging investors to “GO INVEST Elsewhere”. Today, Minister of State Joe Harmon, told the media that the President received a letter from businessman Sir Persaud, who owns a business in […]

Guyana increases Military presence in bordering communities with Venezuela

The Government has moved to increase the presence of the military in its bordering regions with Venezuela following widespread complaints in a number of communities that they were coming under attack by Venezuelan criminal gangs. President Granegr visited the community of Kaikan yesterday and made known the administration’s support. “I have come here with a […]

Businesswoman remanded to jail for 5-pound marijuana bust

A Durban Street businesswoman who was recently held with over 5 pounds of marijuana made her first appearance in Court today and was immediately remanded to prison. 27-year-old, Aniesha Daniels appeared before Magistrate, Fabayo Azore and entered a plea of not guilty after the charge was read to her. The charge stated that on the […]

Agriculture Ministry no longer has responsibility for Guysuco -Holder

Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder, today announced that responsibility for the Guyana Sugar Corporation no longer falls under his Ministry. Speaking to reporters, on the sidelines of a workshop, Holder explained that “GuySuCo is vested in National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL).  NICIL falls under the Ministry of Finance. In short, GuySuCo has been removed […]

Wales sugar workers protest again over severance packages

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is once again issuing a call on the Government to ensure that Guysuco honors its commitment to pay off those Wales estate workers who were made redundant when that estate closed, but were transferred to the Uitvlught estate. Over 300 former wales estate workers today demanded that […]

Police probing early morning armed robberies in Enmore

Police investigators are probing two early morning armed robberies that were committed on two Enmore families early this morning, allegedly by three masked males, all of whom were armed with handguns. In a statement, the Police Force said that investigations have revealed that about 2 o’ clock this morning, Chatterpaul Persaud and his wife were […]

Guyana to host preliminary round, warm-up matches for ICC Women’s T/20 World Cup

Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, said that he is ecstatic about Guyana’s participation in the upcoming International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s  Twenty/Twenty (T/20) World Cup 2018, which was officially launched on Friday at the Umana Yana, Kingston. This tournament would be the sixth of its kind and the second […]