BREAKING: City Councillor Junior Garrett collapses and dies

Georgetown City Councillor, Junior Garrett died this afternoon after collapsing at his office. Earlier today, Council workers said he appeared full of energy as he made a presentation at one of the Finance Committee meetings of the Council as they prepared the budget. He left the meeting just after it ended and reportedly went back […]

Guyana confident that Good Officer’s Process will lead to juridical settlement of border controversy -President Granger

As Guyana awaits word from the United Nations Secretary General on the next step in the efforts to end the border controversy with Venezuela, President David Granger has expressed confidence that the current Good Officer’s Process will lead to a juridical settlement. Guyana has been pressing the UN to transfer the issue to the International […]

Trotman to recommend less powers to Minister and more Opposition and Civil Society representation on Petroleum Commission

As presentations on the Petroleum Commission Bill continue, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman has disclosed that he intends to approach Cabinet to make changes to the Bill which has already advanced to a second reading in the National Assembly. Trotman told reporters on Thursday that the amendments to the Bill, once approved by Cabinet, will seek […]

Govt. presses for increased gold declarations this year despite 2017 shortfall in meeting target

The Ministry of Natural Resources has reported lower than predicted gold declarations, but higher foreign currency earnings in 2017. Despite the lower declarations, the Ministry is maintaining an ambitious target of 800,000 ounces in gold declarations for 2018. At a press briefing today, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman said gold declarations for 2017 stands […]

Brazilian prison escapee captured by Guyana Police in Lethem

Brazilian Prison escapee, Roger Batalha Rodrigues, has been recaptured in the bordering town of Lethem by members of the Mounted Branch of the Guyana Police Force. In a statement, the Police said that some of the ranks of the Mounted Branch stationed in Lethem, were on patrol yesterday in the Takatu River area, when they […]

Press Association chides GDF over shoddy treatment of media workers at Army Conference

The Guyana Press Association today said it is standing firmly behind over twenty media workers who walked out of providing coverage to the annual Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Defence Force. Media workers assigned to cover the conference walked out this morning over what they considered “gross disrespect” to their profession. The private and state […]

Two Life Sentences for man found guilty of raping young girl

A jury worked into the night on Wednesday and returned two guilty verdicts against a man who was charged of raping a young girl between the ages of 10 and 13. The man, Rohan Daniels aka “Shine Buck”, is believed to be in his early 50’s. He stood before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall, and would only […]

Central Housing begins nationwide outreach to clamp down on unauthorized development of land

The Central Housing and Planning Authority on Wednesday said that it will no longer be business as usual, as it moves to address the existing “chaos” that continues to hinder the orderly and rational development of land. In an effort to clamp down on unauthorized development and construction of buildings, the CH&PA has started engagement with the […]