November 23, 2020

(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 federal agency "do what needs to be done", even as he vowed to continue…

Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat on Monday recommissioned the Aurora Gold Mines Processing Plant following its acquisition by Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd last August. Minister Bharrat in his remarks to management and staff at a…

Two men, armed with a knife, pounced on a medical doctor attached to the Skeldon Public Hospital in the wee hours of Monday and carted off approximately $735,000 in cash and valuables At around 04:00 hrs on Monday, Dr. Edvardo Gutierrez…

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 for President Irfaan Ali who left for a state visit to neighbouring Suriname and will…

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 Republic of Suriname over the period November 23 to 26, 2020. The Head of State will…

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 Anil Nandlall on Monday disclosed that the procurement process is ongoing…

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, East Bank Demerara. The project will cost $90 million and will begin in…

As a result of the massive Belgian drug bust, in which cocaine was delivered in a container of scrap metal shipped from Guyana with a connection in Guadeloupe, the authorities here have put a halt to the trade. “I had a meeting with some…

An investigation into the most recent prison escape from the Lusignan Prison holding bay has found that were was a lack of adequate CCTV cameras and staff, according to Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels. “Two of our major problems…

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 of the new cases were recorded in Region Six, while, Regions Three and Four recorded one new case…