GPL, GUYOIL sign pacts for salary increases, better conditions for workers

The Government continues to play a key role in fostering improved workers welfare and industrial relations between several Government entities and workers unions and today was no different. Overseen by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with …

‘Oil Spill’ Bill passed in the National Assembly

Championing the newest piece of legislation regulating the operations of oil extraction, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, MP, declared that the new oil spill bill is necessary for the protection of Guyana’s economy. The bill, which has the …

Trio charged with robbing 8 persons at Corentyne supermarket

Last Updated on Friday, 16 May 2025, 18:52 by Writer Three men, including a resident of Suriname, have been charged with robbing eight persons of more than GY$6 million in cash and valuables at a supermarket at Number 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice earlier …

CELAC-China Forum provides a roadmap for collaboration – Min. Todd

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd yesterday attended the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC), held in Beijing, China. The meeting was held under …

East Ruimveldt Community Centre gutted by fire

SBM Offshore unveils tertiary education support for Guyanese women and girls

Last Updated on Friday, 16 May 2025, 18:32 by Writer SBM Offshore Guyana has launched its Education Support Programme, an initiative aimed at supporting Guyanese women and girls in advancing their tertiary education. The programme provides assistance to …

Govt to compulsory acquire properties along ECD for GtE project

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall this morning met with over 70 persons whose properties/occupation will be affected on the corridor along where the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) transmission cables will be run under the Gas- …

Man dies days after accident on Strathspey Public Road

  A 31-year-old man who sustained injuries during an accident along the Strathspey Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Monday, has died. He has been identified as Jermaine Walcott-Waldron, a resident of Lot 33 South Haslington, ECD. The accident …

“Day of reckoning” coming for any corrupt GRA staff, police – VP

– as High Court judge rejects GRA’s new affidavit of evidence supplied by United States Dept of Justice   The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday filed a criminal charge against embattled United States (US) sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohammed, …

Guyanese selling foreign currency to Trinidadians spiking local demand – Jagdeo

    Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday noted that the issues in the foreign currency market in Guyana may be as a result of Trinidadian businessmen purchasing US dollars from Guyanese cambios and businesses. “Some of the cambios and the banks, to …