December 15, 2021

SBM Offshore, a Dutch-based global group of companies selling systems and services to the oil and gas industry, has opened its Corporate Office on Sheriff Street, Georgetown. It comes as the company which was key in the construction of…

Preparations for Budget 2022 is in full swing and according to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, the government has held “intense” engagements with the private sector in this regard. The Senior Minister, responding to questions…

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that Sharon Hicks – Permanent Secretary of the Amerindian Affairs Ministry – is charged with the offence of ‘Corrupt Transaction by agent’. Crime Chief Wendell…

An unvaccinated 68-year-old woman died from COVID-19 on Wednesday increasing the country’s death toll to 1,025. The Ministry of Health reported that the woman resided in Region 10 (Upper Demerara - Upper Berbice).  December’s death toll…

Chaos broke out at the Route 44 minibus park at Commerce Street, Georgetown on Wednesday after a minibus conductor was stabbed to death during an argument with a ‘tout.’ The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Morven Nurse who…

The Linden Electricity Company Inc. has been called out by the Auditor General in the 2020 report for its failure to file tax returns. The report, which was made public two days ago, observed that no returns were filed with the Guyana…

By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy The communities of Karawab and St Monica in the Upper Pomeroon River of Region Two were on the way to recovery following the massive flood they experienced six months ago, but today, they are…

Goals rained as the Guyana Football Federation/Kashif and Shanghai Organisation Futsal tournament kicked off Tuesday evening in what was a return of the sport to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The biggest win of the night came at the…

The long-overdue increase in the minimum wage for private-sector workers to $60,000 from $44, 200, has been approved and is expected to be instituted before December ends, the Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton revealed on Wednesday.…

The iconic Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) is currently undergoing significant rehabilitation works in order to meet the mandatory requirements to host practice matches at next month’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 50-Over…