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The Government has temporarily lifted the restrictions on chicken imports to meet local demand. Agriculture Minister, Zulficar Mustapha, confirmed to News Source that the ban has been temporarily lifted following a request by local chicken producers. He said the importation of chicken will be allowed for the next few weeks as requested by the producers, […]
Two Berbice men died from stab wounds this morning in the Water Street area after allegedly confronting and attacking another man. The dead men have been identified as 23-year-old Junior Brown and 35-year-old Tyron Captain. The circumstances that led to the deadly confrontation remain unclear. However, according to reports, the two men were armed with […]
Minister of Public Utilities, Deodat Indar, met with representatives of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and key stakeholders in Guyana’s bottled water industry over the Government’s planned entry into the bottled water business. During the meeting, private sector representatives and representatives of some of the companies involved in the bottled water industry raised a number […]
The Opposition party, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), today said it opposes and strongly condemns the Government’s decision to establish a state-owned bottled water plant, through the Guyana Water Incorporated to compete with local manufacturers. At a press conference today, APNU Member of Parliament, Dr. David Hinds, said a closer examination of the initiative, […]
One of the Caribbean’s leading conglomerates, Ansa McAL, has announced strong financial results for the first half of 2026, crediting its success to standout growth from its Guyana operations. The company said its revenue rose 3% to TT$3.790 billion with growth across every geo‑market except Barbados and the USA. It explained that its operations in […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton, today hailed the contributions of the party’s Founding leader, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, as the greatest leader that Guyana has ever produced. The party today commemorated the 41st death anniversary of its leader and the first Executive President of Guyana. In honouring the life and […]
President Irfaan Ali continued public consultations on model-villages today in Melanie Damishana on the East Coast of Demerara. He began the consultations earlier this week at the Leonora Primary School in Region Three, and has since held consultations along the East Bank Demerara corridor. Through the Model Village initiative, the Government is hoping to create […]
The Pegasus Hotel has announced that the Pegasus Suites, and the under contruction new Pegasus Tower, have joined the world renowned Hyatt Chain of Hotels as an Affiliated Hotel under the name Atlantic Suites Hotel. In a statement, the company said the 80 Suites Hotel located at Pegasus Corporate Centre would now be marketed as […]
A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway lost his life tragically last evening along the Coverden Public Road after he was hit down by a motor van that was being driven by a Chinese national, according to the Police. Police have identified the dead youth as Christopher Thomas. Another youth, who was the […]
In wake of the Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association raising concern about the Government’s decision to enter the bottled water business through the Guyana Water Incorporated, President Irfaan Ali today defended the move and said local manufacturers ought to be asking themselves why there’s so much of imported bottled water in the marketplace. The President […]
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