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The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) has recorded $4.5 Billion in after-tax profit for the year 2025, which represents an 8.2% increase when compared to 2024. The bank convened its 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, and shareholders were told that the bank had a solid financial performance. With another good […]
President Irfaan Ali, today assured rice farmers that the Government will continue to make investments to minimize the impact of global challenges to the local rice industry. Addressing a rice farmers forum this morning, the President said the Government has taken the increased price for fertilizer into consideration along with shipping costs. He said the […]
A draft final report on the deadly helicopter crash that claimed the lives of five Guyana Defence Force servicemen back in December 2023, found that while the helicopter was in “excellent working condition” at the time of the accident, there was a lack of specialized training of the pilots to handle operating the specific aircraft […]
The Georgetown Magistrates’ Court conducted a site visit to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) High Street Office today as the trial into the controversial 2020 Elections continues. It was at GECOM’s High Street Office where the second of two declarations for District 4 was reportedly made by the then Region 4 Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont […]
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is seeking more than $30 Million in damages from the China Railway group for damaging one of its transmission lines which saw widespread blackouts last Sunday. The line was damaged by a heavy-duty machinery that was being operated by the company during road construction works in Dennis Street, […]
The Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force has dragged a number of errant road users before the Courts for various traffic offenses after those offences werre caught on camera. On Wednesday, a number of drivers appeared before the Courts to answer charges of dangerous driving. The Police Force noted that dangerous driving cases continue […]
Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Paraguay have come out in support of Panama’s sovereignty, amid what they have described as “increased economic pressures” from China against the Latin American country. China reportedly detained 70 Panamanian-flagged ships in March in retaliation to a Court ruling that saw a Hong Kong-based […]
Minister of Education, Sonia Parag has expressed confidence that the more than 15,500 students currently writing the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) Examinations will perform well, as she believes the investments made in the Education sector will pay off. Minister Parag visited the Diamond-Grove Primary School on the East Bank of Demerara this morning as […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is encouraging motorists to file lawsuits against Traffic Ranks who solicit bribe payments to avoid being locked up for ticketed offenses. The Attorney General said the authorities are well aware that despite measures being put in place, some Traffic officers are still soliciting bribes from motorists under the pretext that they […]
A 25-year-old man, who was wrongfully arrested, detained, imprisoned and maliciously prosecuted by the Guyana Police Force back in 2023 when he was 22-years-old, has been awarded $8 Million by the High Court. The youth, Terrence Sandy, filed a lawsuit against the Guyana Police Force in 2024 over the 2023 incident. Last Friday, Justice Sherdel […]
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