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Broomes fights off conflict of interest allegations even after relinquishing mining interests

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, on Monday maintained that she has relinquished all her mining interests even as she continues to wrestle against allegations of conflict of interest. The Minister’s involvement in mining has again come under the microscope following reports that she was granted permission by the Guyana Geology and […]

PPP stayed away from Guyexpo to do political work -Rohee

The leadership of  the opposition People’s Progressive Party is defending what appears to be its boycott of  Guyana’s largest Trade Fair and Exposition, GuyExpo. The event started on Thursday and ended on Sunday night at the Sophia Exhibition site. It focused on promoting Guyanese businesses and creating links for international trade.  The PPP has been […]

Man stabs cousin to death during drunken row

Police investigators have found themselves probing another murder involving family members. A late night Saturday hangout between two cousins at Lodge in Georgetown turned deadly when the two got into an argument and one was fatally stabbed. Dead is 51-year-old Lennox Norton. He was stabbed to the abdomen by his cousin Aubrey Clerk. The two […]

Directory.gy App seeks to bring entire Guyana to your hands

Local technology solutions and marketing company, IntellectStorm, has rolled out its new Directory.Gy app and website, which aims to bring all information about Guyana to the palm of your hands. At the launching of the App at the Pegasus Hotel on Friday evening, Minister of Public Telecommunications and Tourism, Cathy Hughes, announced her Ministry’s partnership […]

Baishanlin dismisses employees at Providence due to “financial difficulties” and “unjustified state action”

Chinese logging company Baishanlin International Forest Development (BSL), on Friday issued letters of termination to employees attached to its Providence Head Office. The letter which served notice of immediate termination outlined that the decision was as a result of financial difficulties brought about by economic conditions. The company also blamed “negative publicity” for its difficulty […]