By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2024
News, Politics
The growing number of deaths in the workplace has triggered another call by the Minister of Labour, Joe Hamilton, for employers, particularly those in the mining and construction sectors, to strictly adhere to occupational safety and health regulations. In a statement this morning, wherever people work, they must be safe, and they must be able […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2024
News, Politics
With more than 600 Venezuelan migrants now settling in the town of Linden, the town’s Mayor, Sharma Solomon, is once again calling for closer collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local leaders to address the possible burden that the migrants will place on the community. He reminded that Linden is already strained of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2024
Business, News
The Guyana Government is eyeing the construction of a deepwater port, a project which President Irfaan Ali has said will significantly enhance the country’s role as a major trans-shipment point in the region. Addressing local and international delegates at the International Business Conference which is currently underway, the President explained that the proposed deepwater port […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2024
Business, News
The TotalEnergies Consortium, which includes Qatar Energy and Petronas, is among four companies that have accepted the new Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), the Ministry of Natural Resources has disclosed, while providing an update on the process of awarding eight of the country’s lucrative offshore oil blocks to the six successful bidders. The International Group Investment […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2024
Crime, News
Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus, who has been under investigation for money laundering and other alleged financial crimes, has turned to the High Court, seeking a number of reliefs and declarations, and contending that the investigations against him have been tainted and the move by the Government and the Acting Police Commissioner to send […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2024
News, Politics
Mayor of Linden Sharma Solomon continues to express worry over the suspected health risks associated with the Noitgedacht Access Road in the town, which is to be used as a main road while the new Mackenzie-Wismar bridge is under construction. At a press conference today, the Mayor said for more than two and a half […]
By News Source Guyana on October 16, 2024
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali in an address to the nation this afternoon announced that instead of the one-off $200,000 per household cash grant, the Government will now be giving every Guyanese 18-years and over a one-off cash grant of $100,000 each. The President in his address said to be eligible for the grant, a person will […]
By News Source Guyana on October 16, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority has announced that construction will begin soon on a parking facility for sand trucks and other large vehicles in Great Diamond on the East Bank Demerara. This Ministry said the move to establish the parking facility aims to address the issue of sand trucks and other […]
By News Source Guyana on October 16, 2024
Business, News, Politics
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has proposed the expansion of training opportunities available to Guyanese to address the issue of labour shortage in the country. In a statement, the Chamber of Commerce said having recognize that the country continues to grapple with a labour shortage, while navigating the need for a stronger Health, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 16, 2024
News, Politics
A 65-year-old driver from Cotton Tree Village on the West Coast of Berbice lost his life on Tuesday afternoon in a smash-up involving his truck and a tractor along the Lichfield Public Road in Berbice. The Police report explained that 65-year-old Gokaran Lackram was driving his canter truck along the northern side of the roadway […]