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Sections of Georgetown, East Coast and Berbice still without powerHigh winds in the wee hours of Wednesday has resulted in a countrywide blackout. The Guyana Power and Light (GPL)…
Scotiabank closes Bartica branch, to transfer all operations to ParikaScotiabank on Tuesday announced that it will be closing its Bartica branch effective November 27, 2020, and will consolidate all…
Residents of COVID-19 hotspot Santa Rosa protest lockdownResidents of Santa Rosa in the Moruca sub-district, Region One have taken to the streets in defiance of a Government-imposed…
Sugar, livestock, forestry sectors contract in 2019; manufacturing, services, construction expandDespite Guyana’s non-oil real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increasing by 4.3 per cent in 2019, several of the country’s major…
Cuba to repatriate citizens from Guyana and T&TChairman of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA) Lieutenant Colonel (rt’d) Larry London said the Cuban Government will be using…
Partial lock down in Region 7; COVID-19 screening point placed at Sherima crossingOfficials of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) have taken the step to implement more stringent measures to deal with and monitor the…
Beauty salons, barbershops can now re-openAfter being closed for over three months, beauty salons and barbershops can now re-open under the Government’s stage two of…
Persons who purchased commercial tickets to fly to Guyana should ask for refunds Persons who purchased tickets with airlines to travel to Guyana over the next few weeks are being advised by the…
Gov’t incurs additional $16.6B in debt since 2015 Between March 2015 and the end of the last fiscal year, the Government incurred an additional $16.6B in external public…
Scotiabank Robb Street branch re-opensScotiabank's Robb Street, Lacytown branch will re-open on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, following its temporary closure in April in light…
Police Force to implement restrictions against movement of container trucks, lorries during peak hoursThe Guyana Police Force will soon roll out a new strategy which will see motor lorries and container trucks being…
PSC disappointed with Govt’s management of COVID-19 crisisThe Private Sector Commission on Friday issued a statement in which it criticized the Government’s approach to dealing with the…
Mining operations suspended in Reg. 1, 7; curfew, COVID-19 measures extend to July 16The Emergency COVID-19 measures have been extended to July 16th with additional restrictions for Regions One and Seven which have…
First repatriation flight from Canada scheduled for July 9; 195 more return from U.SA WestJet Airlines chartered flight will finally be bringing home about 150 Guyanese next week from Canada, according to Director…
43 persons receive COVID-19 relief vouchers from Gov’tA total of 43 persons who have suffered financial losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have received vouchers…
67 more Guyanese return from MiamiWednesday’s Eastern Airlines repatriation flight from Miami saw the return of 67 Guyanese due to an approval granted by the…
Phase 2: Manufacturing, public sector construction, medical schools can operate from FridayFrom Friday, July 3, the manufacturing sector, public sector construction and medical schools will be permitted to operate between 6am…
Gov’t postpones re-opening of airports due to increased COVID-19 casesGuyana's increasing cases of COVID-19 has forced the authorities to postpone the phased re-opening of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport…

