April 2017

By Leroy Smith  A passenger on a boat in distress in the Essequibo River earlier this week is calling for boat operators to be better trained. Speaking with the News Room on condition of anonymity, the passenger expressed the view…

Today, (April 28, 2017) Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Country Representative, Wilmot Garnett, handed over the Rupununi survey working document titled, "The effects of El Nino in the Rupununi (Region 9)-…

The Kolkata Knight Riders firmed up their place at the perch of the VIVO IPL 2017 standings after they defeated the Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets on Friday evening. After opting to chase, KKR did well to restrict the visitors to 160-6.…

The University of Guyana and MovieTowne Inc have signed to MOUs paving the way for the development of a solar farm project and the construction of student housing complex at the Turkeyen Campus. The proposed solar farm project will allow…

The National Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health this morning held its 2017 National Occupational Safety and Health Workplace Awards ceremony and lecture. Companies, which have shown concerted efforts to ensure that their…

Essequibo and Berbice recorded wins on Thursday when the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board’s Igloo Ice Cream sponsored Under-17 Inter-County 50-over tournament was played. At the GCC ground, Bourda, defending champions Demerara…

The University of Guyana (UG) will host its inaugural Diaspora Engagement Conference from July 23 to 28, 2017, in Georgetown, Guyana, under the theme: Dreaming Diaspora Engagement, Doing Diaspora Engagement and both President David Granger…

President David Granger believes that his overwhelmingly successful engagements over the past few days in London is a clear indication that there is renewed interest and investors’ confidence in Guyana and noted that while there is still a…

ExxonMobil First Quarter 2017 vs. First Quarter 2016 Upstream earnings were $2.3 billion, compared to a loss of $76 million in the first quarter of 2016. Higher liquids and gas realizations increased earnings by $2.3 billion. Lower…

Guyana could soon see the operationalization of the Green State Strategy with the assistance of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) of which the country is a founding member. Dr. Frank Rijsberman, Director General of the Institute…