December 6, 2016

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan and Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobind Ganga have both debunked an article appearing in today’s edition of the Kaieteur News headlined “Major foreign currency crisis looms”. “There is no…

By Avenash Ramzan A home for local hockey is in the pipeline, as the Guyana Hockey Board is in preliminary discussions with the relevant authorities to make such a facility a reality. For decades, the sport of hockey has been…

By Leroy Smith The Police in ‘A’ Division is recording a decrease in serious crimes since the rolling out of the Christmas Security plan back in November. During an invited comment on Tuesday, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton…

(Ministry of the Presidency) President David Granger, Monday, called on the servicemen of the country, particularly those posted in the Eteringbang and other western Guyana locations to not only be watchful and on their guard, but to also…

By Royan Abrams A Berbice restaurateur was granted $75,000 bail when he appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrates Court for beating an 18-year-old dog food vendor unconscious outside of his place of business on November 29, 2016.…

As the Budget Debate continues in the National Assembly Education Minister, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine highlights improvements and new measures to be implemented in 2017, on the other hand Opposition Member, Dr. Frank Anthony found the…

By Royan Abrams A Corentyne fisherman was on Monday remanded to prison for killing his friend, 25-year-old Ravi Kumar Sharma on November 29, 2016. The accused appeared at the Whim Magistrates Court to answer a murder charge on Monday,…

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has requested $175M from the Ministry of Communities to settle outstanding debts to its contracted garbage collectors. Recently, Puran Brothers Disposal Service and Cevon’s Waste Management…

The Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club (ECCCC) will be hosting a 20-team knockout double-wicket cricket competition for teams on East Coast Demerara on Sunday (December 11) at Enmore Community Centre Ground. Teams will battle for several…

A 29-year-old male supervisor was at about 12:55hrs today robbed and shot to his right thigh by one of two bandits in the vicinity of the Ministry of Finance. According to police reports, John Brian was walking on Urquhart Street, North…