November 7, 2019

(The Financial Post) The Bank of Nova Scotia has scrapped the sale of its holdings in two Caribbean countries and will continue to run the operations for the time being after running into regulatory and political pushback. Scotiabank…

The mother of an 8-year-old student of the Mon Repos Primary School, East Coast Demerara is calling for a full investigation into an incident which has left her son in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The child,…

Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) Lenox Shuman on Thursday said the party plans to remain independent heading into the upcoming general elections. The revelation came during the party’s press conference at the Duke Lodge in…

The Guyana Police Force has recorded 21 cases of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) for 2019 thus far. This number accounts for 144 victims of which 12 were Guyanese, four were Dominicans, three Cubans and 124 were Venezuelans, according to…

The Indian High Commission in Georgetown has doubled the number Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Training Slots allocated to Guyana from the current 24 to 50 with immediate effect. The decision of the Government of India…

USA-based Guyanese Elton Dharry will fight for the interim World Boxing Association (WBA) World Super Flyweight title on November 15 against Australian Andrew Moloney. The fight will take place at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne,…

The country’s Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has indicated that the country’s public servants will not receive any Christmas bonus this year. “There's no provision for bonus this year or foreseeable future,” Jordan told News Room.…

The sixth annual Junior Indoor Hockey Championships got off to an exciting start on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with the SHC Silencers and the GBTI GCC Spartans being the big winners of the night. In the Farfan and Mendes…

Two men who were nabbed in Suriname for the high seas murder of four fishermen were on Wednesday afternoon handed over to local law enforcement authorities. Police said the men, O’Brian Fraser and Anonth Boodrage, were deported and are…

President David Granger Thursday said he was saddened to learn of the death of veteran medical doctor and friend Dr. Carl Alton Hanoman. Dr. Hanoman died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a city hospital. “Undoubtedly, Dr.…