Guyana News

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday signed a Climate Resilient Debt Clause (CRDC) Agreement with the World Bank along with an agreement for the activation of the World Bank’s Rapid Response Option (RRO).  

-amid ongoing road construction By Khamisi Slowe Residents of North and South Ruimveldt were plunged into darkness on Thursday night when multiple utility poles along a section of Aubrey Barker Road collapsed, cutting off  electricity and water services.

The owner of Cyril’s Transportation Service (CTS) Muishankar ‘Sunil’ Persaud, was last week arrested by police after he opened fire on one of his vehicles assigned to transport an ExxonMobil executive.

A fire of unknown origin yesterday afternoon damaged the interior of Magic City, a  night club located on Garnett Street, Georgetown.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday defended his $1.8 million monthly salary following Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s charge of hypocrisy over the recent increase granted to public servants.

The Government of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) with its sale of carbon credits based on  its stewardship of its forests was referenced at an IMF forum as a mechanism for vulnerable regional states to fund critical energy transition initiatives.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) in a release on Thursday, announced the election of Mario Hastings of Kako Village, Upper Mazaruni District, Region Seven as its new president, during the Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Wednesday, at the Mirage Banquet Hall in Georgetown.

The Bishops’ High School (BHS) has earned the recognition of being a model institution for the implementation and delivery of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) programme by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), a Ministry of Education (MoE) release announced on Thursday.  

The Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman Nigel Hughes yesterday called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to recall the certificate issued to Dr.

The Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on December 11, 2024 and elected Guyana’s Peter Ramsaroop as its President.

P&P Insurance Brokers Limited made its annual Christmas donations to several deserving organisations as it has been doing over the past 18 years, according to a statement from the company.

Police are investigating the discharging of a loaded firearm with intent, committed on Kordel Assanah, a 41-year-old driver employed with ExxonMobil, which occurred at about 16:30hrs yesterday  at the corner of Drury Lane and Lamaha Street, Georgetown, by Muishankar Persaud, a 54-year-old businessman and owner of Cyril Transportation Service.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) today said that it and the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) have arrived at a consensus on various enhancements for the employees represented within the Union’s bargaining unit including one-day menstrual leave.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips last night visited the site where emergency repairs were being carried out by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Aubrey Barker Road between Congress Drive and Kaikan Street in Georgetown.

Farmers across the country will now see a further $2 billion being invested into the agriculture sector, in an initiative announced by President Irfaan Ali yesterday,  which doubled the previous allocation and aims to address rising costs, enhance livelihoods and expand production.

The three-year wage deal that GAWU and GuySuCo signed on December 11 envisages a monthly minimum of $100,000.

`I can still hear the screams of my daughter’ “I can still hear the screams of my daughter, as medical personnel pulled out a still born female, from her seemingly lifeless body.

-criticises Campbell’s arguments Addressing recent criticisms on the structure of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the only time a direct breakdown of funds spent will be given for withdrawals, is when a national emergency is activated, as provided for by the law.

Following the expiration of the exploration licence of joint venture, Canadian company CGX and Frontera Energy in the Corentyne Block, government yesterday said that it has ruled out going back to the table for renegotiations and if the company isn’t satisfied with that stance they can go to court.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters)  – Two Democratic senators and a host of environmental groups have called for investigations and accountability following a Reuters report that a lobbyist for Exxon Mobil XOM.N had