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By Bibi Khatoon Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Thursday expressed confidence that the Coalition administration will retain the seat of government at the 2020 General and Regional elections. Harmon said: “Based on how we see…

A 40-year-old woman was sentenced to 54 months jail and fined $7.1M after she admitted to trafficking cocaine, while the charge was dismissed against her 19-year-old daughter today. Last week, Kavita Persaud and her daughter, Rachael…

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) says that the contributions for retrenched sugar workers are up to date. General Manager, Holly Greaves told the media today that the payments were settled by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)…

Having recorded a deficit over the past years, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is re-examining its investment in the Berbice Bridge Corporation. The NIS has $950 million in preferred shares in the Berbice Bridge, which was…

As the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) beefs up its presence in villages in close proximity to the border with Venezuela, a 24-hour security has been implemented in the village of Kaikan, located in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven), which a…

Days after a senior official of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) reasoned that an increase in water rates could be avoided, the company is maintaining that the request for a higher tariff is necessary to finance investments.…

The Government is working to establish a facility known as an Electronic Single Window (ESW) which is a platform used to make international trade with countries more efficient. The ESW platform helps to fast-track the process of trade…

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union (GAWU) is calling for the High Court to urgently deal with the injunction it filed against the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) so that sacked sugar workers of the Wales Estate on the…

Fourteen-year-old Danika King, who disappeared shortly after leaving her Seaforth Street, Campbellville Georgetown home at about 19:30hrs on February 9, returned home on Tuesday morning, hours after a woman was taken into custody for her…

An electrical contractor of Enmore/Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is in a stable condition at a city hospital after he was shot and robbed of some $600,000 on Wednesday at Foulis, ECD. News Room understands that 38-year-old Terry Chand…