Guyana News

Despite bumper production countrywide last year, rice farmers in Wakenaam say that the industry is not profitable anymore due to the rising production cost but are hopeful that it would be revived when Guyana starts to benefit from oil revenues. 

To Region 10 where especially youth unemployment continues to be of concern, President David Granger last evening promised to not only bring a swift solution should he be re-elected at the March 2nd General and Regional Elections, but also empower youths across the country with entrepreneurial and technical skillsets among others.

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) presidential candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday said that Region Three will undergo massive infrastructural transformation if he is elected to office.

Specialised health care, attractive salary packages for nurses and doctors, an e-registry of patient data and holding physicians accountable for malpractice are among the plans being mulled by Change Guyana should they be able to win or get into Parliament at the March 2nd elections, says Prime Ministerial (PM) Candidate, Mishka Puran.

Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) yesterday said that it will observe the  March 2nd, 2020 General and Regional Elections with a 50-member team.

Is this jubilee month pre-election day campaign an oily, slippery affair?

Soca fever filled the Linden/Georgetown Municipal Bus Park on Saturday evening as nineteen contestants battled for a place in the 592 Soca Monarch finals and fifteen moved on.

Sacked workers of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and residents of Aroaima, Berbice River, are calling on the government to prevent the company from resuming operations here in light of its treatment of workers.

Former national cyclist and well-known biker Jude Bentley was killed early yesterday morning after he was struck while cycling along Clive Lloyd Drive by a vehicle driven by former army Chief-of-Staff Gary Best, who police say later failed a breathalyser test.

With Guyana set to receive unprecedented revenues as a result of the start of oil production, constitutional attorney Professor Harold Lutchman says it is imperative that citizens push for power sharing or lose out to foreign companies.

Local economist Dr Desmond Thomas on Friday launched his new book, titled, ‘Electoral System Reform for a Diverse Nation, The Case of Guyana.’

Desiree Edghill, the Executive Director of Artistes in Direct Support, was last evening conferred with the Commonwealth Points of Light award for her work to raise awareness and educate persons about the Human Immunode-ficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Edghill was presented with the award at a ceremony at the residence of British High Commissioner Greg Quinn.

As Elections Day draws nearer, members of the public are being urged to check the Official List of Electors (OLE) to ensure not just that they are included but to be sure just where they are registered to vote as some have been unable to have their addresses updated.

Charles Ramson Jr, a candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), has been sent a lawyer’s letter on behalf of international cricketer Chris Gayle, who has asked that he retract statements made about him at a political campaign meeting.

President David Granger on Friday announced that Bartica can expect the establishment of a technical institution if the incumbent APNU+AFC coalition is re-elected at the March 2nd elections.

With an increasing number of complaints made by consumers to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the agency is looking to improve its capacity to effectively investigate all matters.

The grant agreement for the expansion and renovation of the Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC) youth centre was signed on Friday by Japanese Ambassador Tatsuo Hirayama and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VYC Goldie Scott.

A driver and loaders of a Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. garbage truck were robbed and physically assaulted by two gunmen while working the vicinity of Warlock, East Ruimveldt last Wednesday morning.

British chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay is in Guyana for a planned project. 

The National Sports Commission today said it was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of national cyclist and sports philanthropist Jude Bentley.