January 2020

Still reeling from the brunt of criticisms over his government's decision to shut down four sugar estates in the country, President David Granger has promised to set up a State Land Resettlement Commission if he is voted back into office at…

The second lift of Guyana’s light sweet crude, which ExxonMobil is entitled to, is expected on February 3 - 4, 2020, according to Lancelot Wills, Deputy Commissioner General, Customs of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). At a press…

A Timheri, East Bank Demerara man on Thursday stabbed his reputed wife to the neck in a church yard and then attempted suicide, Police headquarters has reported. Police said bank teller Sheria Khalil called Sherry, 22, and her reputed…

After a meeting on Friday between Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) and the Department of Labour, company representative Vladimir Permyakov said they would be “happy” to reinstate all the workers if they unblock…

A 45-year-old machine operator of Citrus Grove, Port Kaituma was on Friday charged for raping a 20-year-old woman. Alvin Robinson called "Big Joe" was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that between January 26 and January…

As the new coronavirus spreads, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering shutting down the embassy in Beijing, China and get Guyanese there out of the country. But it’s a complicated process, given restrictions on travel imposed by…

Eastern Airlines, rebranded from Dynamic Airways, will commence flights from Guyana to New York from March 05. According to a statement from the company, it is starting “non-stop flights to underserved markets around the globe.” With…

President David Granger believes several duties assigned to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) including immigration and issuance of firearm licenses should be outsourced to allow for more ranks to be available for crime fighting. “The Force…

Guyana Fitness Games will hold the sixth edition of the Caribbean Fitness Challenge on Sunday, February 9, at the National Park Tarmac. It is the third year Kares Engineering is the title sponsor and according to organisers, this year will…

The government is seeking to bring home two Guyanese students who are studying in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, where the outbreak of the new coronavirus began in China. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Karen Cummings told the…