Guyana News

The financing deal announced by GBTI on Friday for the Munesh-wers group covers a total of US$14m for expansion of cargo handling and other areas, according to a release yesterday from IDB Invest.

Wanted murder accused, Shawn Thomas called ‘Troy Richards’ was arrested by the Police on Friday.

IDB Invest and Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited have partnered with Texila American University (TAU) to expand the university’s campus with new housing facilities for staff and students.

Two men who were last month found guilty of the murder of Rose Hall Town grocer, Lomenzo Johnny in February 2020, were given life sentences last week at the High Court in Berbice.

`We are not waiting on everyone. Those who are willing to start an innovative project will go ahead, and the others will join when they are ready’ President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the regional ferry service which involves Guyana, Barba-dos and Trinidad and Toba-go is slated to begin operations within three months.

Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has expressed this country’s disappointment at the failure of a resolution at the UN Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Dominican Republic Chamber of Commerce in Guyana (DRChamGuyana) was inaugurated during the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo 2024” at the Marriott Convention Centre in Georgetown, Guyana.

Yesterday, Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Brigadier  Omar Khan decorated the recently promoted Senior Officers with their new badges of rank at a ceremony held at the Officers’ Mess, Base Camp Ayanganna.

The High Commission of India and the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) in Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday organised a Shraddhanjali to pay tribute to legendary Guyanese singer  Mohan Nandu.

Infrastructure works at the Enmore/Foulis Industrial and Commercial Zone on the East Coast of Demerara are moving along, a release from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) said.

MACK Developers, Inc., a real estate company headquartered in Guyana, has unveiled an apartment project it is engaged in on the East Bank of Demerara.

The $250,000 Laing Avenue Housing Grant was disbursed to approximately 30 households on Tuesday, a release from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) said.

(IDB) GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) today signed six new agreements with Guyana, including two operations with the government of Guyana that focus on improving the country’s education sector by enhancing education quality and infrastructure and an amendment to a current operation to strengthen Guyana’s energy matrix diversification and reliability.

Teon Holder, a 41-year-old of Duncan Street, Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown, died today at around 5:10 am, at the intersection of Robb and Alexander streets after he was shot during a dispute.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has embarked on a new drive to boost its petroleum cost recovery department and petroleum revenue department.

CANU on Thursday  held two men at the CJIA, Timehri with a large amount of cocaine which was intended to be loaded on a British Airways flight.

In his Republic anniversary address on Thursday, President Irfaan Ali zoomed in on protecting the territorial integrity of the country and outlined a vision for Guyana  in 2030 even as he pleaded for patience in improving the standard of living of the people.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) will provide financing for the Muneshwers Group expansion through a partnership agreement with IDB Invest.

By Mia Anthony The Mashramani celebration yesterday saw a magnificent turnout, with people flooding the streets in a kaleidoscope of colours and energy, embodying the very essence of the word itself – “celebration after hard work.”

Substantive Major in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF),  Gordon Nedd heads a list of 30 officers who have been promoted.