June 2017

Written by Leroy Smith 27-year-old Tecona Welcome, the female intoxicated driver who was responsible for an accident on Saturday night (June 24, 2017), causing the death of one person and injuries to several others, has been placed on…

Though no major reforms have been made, Ambassador Jernej Videtič believes the European Union has been making a difference in winning the society on LGBTI and other human rights issues. The European Union has allocated more than GY$2.7B…

Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh is ready and willing to cooperate with the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU). This is according to Former Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney-at-law, Anil Nandlall who submitted a letter to…

The European Union (EU) has released the remaining of its GY$348.5B grant to Guyana for sugar sector reform at a time when the government is moving to privatise the industry and the world-market price for the commodity has tumbled. This…

Pupils across the country sat the 2017 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on Wednesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 13, 2017. The Ministry of Education has disclosed that the results of the assessment which is designed to determine…

A team of officials from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), on Wednesday afternoon (June 28, 2017), paid a courtesy call on Minister of State,  Joseph Harmon for an…

The Guyana Police Force has noted that there is need for a holistic approach to address sexual assault in the mining town of Bartica in Region Seven. Responding to an article published in the Wednesday (June 28, 2017) edition of the…

A Monitoring system that will not only weed out illegal use of Spectrum but also ensure that an acceptable radio and television reception is provided to the Public, was on Wednesday (June 28, 2017) commissioned by the National Frequency…

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman was on Wednesday (June 28, 2017) selected to chair the Special Select Committee on the Petroleum Commission Bill 2017. The other members of the Committee are Minister Ronald Bulkan and…

Riders will be in action on Saturday (July 1) at the inner circuit of the National Park, the venue for the seventh annual Malta Supreme 11-race programme. Set to start at 09:00h, the day’s activities will cater for all categories of riders.…