$70M funding available to youths with innovative projects
Young persons with pioneering solutions to issues in their communities can apply to receive grants of as much as a million dollars through the Department of Culture, Youth and Sports’ Youth Innovative Project.
Some $70 million has been…
IPL: RCB pip Kings XI to record first win
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) got their IPL campaign underway with a tense four-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in Bangalore. After defeat in their opening game, Virat Kohli's men got home in the dying stages on Friday's game.
Opener…
Gold production “major disappointment”; Guyana records low growth rate
Guyana recorded a growth rate of 2.1 percent at the end of 2017.
“The economy did not perform as robust as we expected during last year…at the end of the day it turned out to be worst than we expected,” Minister of Finance, Winston…
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Baird fails to make final of Men’s Javelin
Guyanese Leslain Baird was unsuccessful in making it to the final of the Men’s Javelin, failing to get out of the Qualifying Round on Friday at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Baird, the national record-holder with a…
Gov’t considers high-security facility for Gold Board lab
Amid concerns about the “above normal” levels of mercury emanating from the Guyana Gold Board’s (GGB) laboratory, the Government is mulling the idea of setting up a highly secured facility to burn raw gold.
Concerns about mercury…
Cyclists face busy weekend on track and road
Local riders are set to put in the miles this weekend when national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed stages back-to-back events that are sure to test the local wheelsmen.
On Saturday, the riders will compete on the inner circuit of the…
South African firm to visit Guyana as Gov’t explores possibility of gold refinery
Representatives of a South African firm are expected to visit Guyana in the coming days to “strongly” explore the possibility of setting up a gold refinery here, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman announced Friday.
The…
Canada invites CARICOM leaders to G7 Summit
Canada has invited the current and former heads of the regional trade and integration bloc CARICOM to the powerful G7 Summit in Quebec, Canada in June.
The Group of Seven (G7) consist of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,…
Signing bonus invested in US, Canadian bonds
By Bibi Khatoon
The Government of Guyana has invested the US$18M signing bonus from ExxonMobil in United States and Canadian bonds in order to gain interest, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan announced at a press conference today.…
Heavy winds rattle Essequibo, several buildings destroyed
The entire Region 2 community is said to be without power after heavy winds damaged several buildings this morning at around 10:10hrs in Lima, Essequibo.
Residents recalled seeing wood and zinc ripped off of houses and the destruction of…