GK Logistics, a local company affiliated with the Roraima Group of Companies, has partnered with Ramps Logistics – a Trinidadian company that is now a Guyanese major-owned entity – in a bid to establish itself as a new logistics powerhouse in the Caribbean. The joint venture partnership has led to the creation of Arapaima Logistics…

EXECUTIVE member of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Kian Jabour, acting on the advice of his party, has ‘exiled himself’ from political life following allegations of assault from an ex-girlfriend. It was reported on Friday that Jabour, General Secretary of ANUG, was arraigned before city Magistrate Leron Daly for allegedly assaulting a woman. He…

Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud in making good on her promise of delivering the Ministry of Human Services’ key services across the length and breadth of Guyana, trekked 3.3 miles with her small team into the village of Masakenari to deliver pension and public assistance for the first half of the year. Masakenari is a village…

IF I am allowed to tweak V. S. Naipaul’s comment on the academic failing to see what is around him to the politician not seeing what is coming, I would say, that such a politician has no business being in the position of leadership. In a matter of weeks, we will be reminded of how…

Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s Selection Panel has named the 15-member West Indies Women’s squad to participate in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, to be played in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3. Stafanie Taylor, one of the leading all-rounders in the history of the game, will lead the squad, with off-spinner Anisa Mohammed as…

DEPUTY High Commissioner, Ray Davidson and Consular Officer, Anastasia Anthony, from the British High Commission paid a visit to the beautiful town of Lethem on the border with Brazil in Region Nine. According to the British High Commission, during the visit, they met with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Councillors, the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce…

The Guyana/Brazil crossing at the Takutu Bridge at Lethem in Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) is now open from Mondays to Sundays, according to the National COVID-19 Task Force. An advisory from the Task Force, signed by its Director Colonel Nazrul Hussain, was issued on Friday (February 18). A November 15, 2021 notice from…

FALCON Logistics and Stena Carron Drilling Ltd. have reaffirmed their commitment to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) and, by extension, persons with disabilities in Guyana via a joint monetary donation of $8,300,000 which was made on February 14, 2022. According to a press release, beginning in 2019, the two companies – which service the…

(BBC) – The Queen has tested positive for Covid, Buckingham Palace has said. The monarch is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” but expects to continue “light duties” at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” it added in a statement. The…

‘Lil Canary,’ real name Faith Corrica, successfully defended her Calypso Monarch crown on Friday night at the National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara, with her song “Give Youths A Chance,” while Vinel Hinds picked up the Junior Calypso Monarch title and Osei Clarke, called ‘O.K.C,’ was the winner in the Junior Soca Monarch competition. Entering…