March 16, 2017

By Treiston Joseph  Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) on Thursday launched its 12th edition of the National School Basketball Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, and will tip off action later this month with the regional conferences.…

Guyana’s top badminton player Narayan Ramdhani has broken into the top three in the Men’s Singles division in Canada, after campaigning just seven months in the country.  Ramdhani, Guyana’s Sun Burst and National Men’s champion, who is…

The Private Sector Commission today (Thursday, March 16, 2017) met with the International Monetary Fund Mission team currently in Guyana. According to the PSC, discussions ranged over a broad spectrum of issues which currently engage the…

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Guyana- Thursday, March 16, 2017) Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, has emphasised that a zone of peace is at risk of destabilisation if the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy is…

Guyana and the Mexican Institute of Petroleum (IMP) signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to build capacity in the emerging oil and gas sector. The MOUs were signed yesterday (Wednesday, March 15, 2017) by the Ministry of…

The Energy and Petroleum Commission of Venezuela’s National Assembly approved an agreement rejecting the oil operations being undertaken by the Government of Guyana. This comes with less than a year left for the countries to meet a…

By Stacy Carmichael-James The Social Cohesion Strategic Plan 2017-2021 Validation Workshop was held today (Thursday, March 16, 2017) under the theme “Building a Unified Guyana” and according to Project Coordinator Sharon Patterson, the…

The Guyana Senior National Women’s Football Team, commonly referred to as the ‘Lady Jags’, have improved their standing in the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking, moving four places up to 79. This is their best move yet and comes at a time…

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) said it has received reports of persons posing as staff of the body and the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), demanding monies from taxpayers. GRA said reports were received from taxpayers…

By Leroy Smith The Police Office of Professional Responsibility has recommended departmental charges be instituted against Deputy Commander of the Police ‘B’ Division, Errol Watts. Senior Superintendent Watts was the subject of an…