June 15, 2022

By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has rejected assertions that Guyanese owe oil companies millions of dollars for the debt incurred to fund oil production offshore, stating instead that expected…

Justice Claudette Singh, the chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), on Wednesday declared that there will be no investigation of the 2020 general and regional elections by GECOM, saying it is outside of the Commission’s mandate…

The government is spending at least $5 billion to provide part-time jobs to more than 10,000 Guyanese across the country as part of efforts to cushion the rising cost of living, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has said. Dr. Jagdeo,…

Do it Best - an international hardware and building materials brand - is now available in Guyana following the launch of a mega-store by its local affiliate, National Hardware Ltd. It is located opposite the National Hardware supercentre…

A police detective sergeant attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force was granted $100,000 bail for the offence of larceny by a public officer. The charge, which was filed by the Special…

A 49-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and a 68-year-old man from Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) are the country’s latest COVID-19 deaths. The Ministry of Health reported that the men died on Monday. The 68-year-old…

By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy After about two decades of operating in Guyana, ExxonMobil, through its local affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), recorded some GY$132 billion in earnings last year…

The National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) on Wednesday received its certificate from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to use the ‘Made in Guyana’ certification mark on its Maid Marian self-rising flour and Thunderbolt…

Kemar Roach has been included in the West Indies squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The experienced fast bowler passed a fitness assessment and was added as the 13th player ahead of the…

Test cricket is back in the Caribbean and it features two teams on different plains- a depleted Bangladesh side is up against a West Indies unit, buoyed by a fighting a series win over England earlier in the year. Through personal…