Trump accepts transition to Biden must begin
(BBC) Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office.
The president said he was recommending a key...
Aurora Gold Mines processing plant recommissioned
Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat on Monday recommissioned the Aurora Gold Mines Processing Plant following its acquisition by Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd last...
Armed bandits break into doctor’s quarters at Skeldon
Two men, armed with a knife, pounced on a medical doctor attached to the Skeldon Public Hospital in the wee hours of Monday and...
PM sworn in as acting President
Prime Minister Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips was on Monday sworn in as acting President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
He will be filling in...
President Ali on official visit to Suriname
See full statement from the Office of the President below:
His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has departed Guyana for an official visit to the...
UG to start prosecution course for LLB graduates, Police
The University of Guyana will soon begin training prosecutors in an effort to strengthen the prosecutorial arm of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
Attorney General...
US$90M upscale Hilton-branded hotel to be constructed in two years
Investors in a Hilton-branded hotel announced Monday afternoon that they have secured the approvals to construct the 289 room project in the Houston/McDoom area,...
Belgium drug bust: Gov’t halts scrap metal trade
As a result of the massive Belgian drug bust, in which cocaine was delivered in a container of scrap metal shipped from Guyana with...
Staff shortage, lack of CCTV coverage contributed to Lusignan prison escape
An investigation into the most recent prison escape from the Lusignan Prison holding bay has found that were was a lack of adequate CCTV...
21 new COVID-19 cases from 241 tests
The Ministry of Health has recorded 21 new COVID-19 cases from 241 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases to 5, 154. Nineteen...