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69 receive national awards at 2017 Investiture Ceremony
Pride and patriotism reverberated in the National Cultural Centre as riveting cultural performances kicked off the 2017 Investiture Ceremony where 69 persons were rewarded for their outstanding and invaluable contributions to Guyana. Rounds…
Oil falls below $56 on signs of higher output
(Reuters) Oil fell more than $1 a barrel to below $56 on Monday as a rise in U.S. drilling and higher OPEC output put the brakes on a rally that helped prices to register their biggest third-quarter gain in 13 years. U.S. energy companies…
ASP questioned in illegal fuel marker probe
By Leroy Smith An Assistant Superintendent of Police was taken into custody Tuesday evening by agents of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) along Church Street, Georgetown in connection with a quantity of fuel markers. Police sources identified…
$40M well drilled at Diamond
Approximately $40 million was spent on the development of a new well at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in order to supplement water supply owing to the growing population in that community. The construction of a water treatment plant is…
Hugh Hefner: Playboy magazine founder dies aged 91
(BBC) Hugh Hefner, the American founder of the international adult magazine Playboy, has died at the age of 91. Playboy Enterprises Inc said he passed away peacefully at home in Los Angeles, from natural causes. Hefner began publishing…
Bus driver ordered to surrender licence for killing elderly man
A 44-year-old minibus driver was on Monday ordered to post $500,000 bail and surrender his licence for allegedly causing the death of a 66 – year old man while driving under the influence of alcohol. Seekumar Singh of Soesdyke Back Road,…
Family “walk for justice” for Berbice boy
By Royan Abrams Residents of Sisters and Brothers Villages on the East Bank of Berbice held a "walk for justice" for the 12-year-old boy who went missing on Sunday last after leaving his parents' home to visit his sisters at a birthday…
Red Cross appeals for monetary donations for hurricane-hit islands
Guyana Red Cross is appealing to members of the public to make generous monetary donations to the relief efforts being undertaken to help families suffering from the effects of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. Secretary-General Dorothy…
Guyana seeks greater relations with Malta, Costa Rica
President David Granger said high on his agenda at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is to seek deeper relations with countries such as Malta and Costa Rica which have a strong commitment to the environment.…
Guyanese delegation stranded in Antigua
By Devina Samaroo The Guyanese delegation sent to conduct a needs assessment in hurricane-hit islands is presently stranded in Antigua, as Hurricane Maria ploughs its way towards the Caribbean. Maria intensified to a Category 3 hurricane,…
