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Residents of Mahdia in Region 8 have been granted lands to conduct mining activities through a lottery facilitated by the Ministry of Natural Resources through the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). One hundred (100) mining…

First Lady Sandra Granger has set up a foundation to help vulnerable women and youths. The Anira Foundation, named after the Queenstown, Georgetown Street where she grew up, was launched on Thursday at the Cara Lodge Hotel. “My…

The chemical spill at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) wharf, Lombard Street on Wednesday is “nonhazardous, non-toxic and harmless to human and marine life,” according to a statement from the corporation. In a short…

Hours after the Central Bank threatened to institute penalties against Republic Bank Limited (RBL) for inconveniencing hundreds of customers, the Trinidad-headquartered bank said it is considering compensation for aggrieved customers.…

By Isanella Patoir President of the Tourism & Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) Mitra Ramkumar is lobbying for a ban to be implemented on wild meat trade. Ramkumar told the News Room that the commercial use of wild meat…

 (Reuters) - U.S. producers Exxon Mobil Corp and Hess Corp plan to export the first-ever shipments of crude oil from Guyana between January and February, a milestone for Latin America's newest oil producer, sources with knowledge of the…

Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr Gobind Ganga has defended the Federal Reserve System – the central banking system of the United States of America -as “the safest institution” to hold Guyana’s petroleum revenues. It was recently…

The Bank of Guyana is actively considering penalties against Republic Bank Limited (RBL) for the slothful manner in addressing its concerns of customers following the bank’s update of its systems in early November.  “Republic Bank is…

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure says that the Leguan stelling, Essequibo Islands, will be back in operation by Friday, December 13 as emergency works are ongoing on the section that collapsed on Monday. According to the Ministry, t…

By Bibi Khatoon Dawn Skepmire was born and raised in Georgetown by her grandmother, a woman who she remembers was “always using some bush.” During her teenage years, she began to work with older persons at the Red Cross Society.…