-fuelled by construction boom; further expansion projected AMID growing demands, the Government of Guyana has already begun to notice significant improvements in the area of local quarry production, especially in the cases of sand and stone. Figures provided by Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat shows that for 2021, the production for sand surpassed 1.65 million…

EARLIER this month, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, announced that the country’s 2021 overall fish production had increased by more than 10 per cent from 2020, and exports for the fisheries sector surpassed GUY$4 billion–a positive sign that should help ease concerns over the state of the industry. Despite recent worries about reduced fishing opportunities,…

–potential contractors, including Chinese firm, vetted by multidisciplinary team AS the government moves to build world-class infrastructure such as a new Demerara Harbour Bridge, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has affirmed that rigorous and transparent processes will be employed at all times. “This government is…

PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali says that the new polymer $2,000 banknote that will soon start circulating in Guyana tells a story of Guyana’s prosperous, dynamic and sustainable future. He made the remark while examining two encased notes that were presented to him on Saturday at State House by the Governor of the Bank of Guyana,…

Guyana Harpy Eagles have gotten their Regional Four-Day campaign off to a winning start after a tense one-wicket victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad, on Saturday. Set 203 for victory, Eagles were cruising at 89 without loss compliments of a fluent 60 (7x4s; 2x6s from 72 balls) from Chandrapaul Hemraj…

ELEVEN new homeowners, on Saturday, received the keys to their new houses as the Ministry of Housing expands the Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara Housing Development with another 100 houses available in the new month. Each unit measures 20 feet by 30 feet (600 square feet). Approximately 190 homes are currently being built in the…

A Corentyne family of 14 is now homeless after their dwelling house was completely destroyed by a fire on Friday. The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) noted on Saturday that “a slack connection of overhead wires resulting in arcing and sparking” caused the fire. According to the press release, the sparks caught a window curtain and…

COGNISANT of the ongoing developments in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, a supplier of petroleum-based products and services, Trillium Energy Inc., plans to capitalise on the potential and existing opportunities by establishing a fuel-bunkering operation at Friendship, on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD). “It is the intent of Trillium Energy Inc to supply petroleum-based…

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh has assured that the government is following a “rigorous and transparent” process to construct world-class infrastructure in Guyana, chief among which is the new Demerara Harbour Bridge. Dr. Singh’s assertions comes on the heels of comments by the Alliance For Change (AFC) and former Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson insinuating…

Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Saturday, commissioned a 15-bed Infectious Unit in the compound of the New Amsterdam Hospital, East Berbice-Corentyne, (Region Six). The unit contains male, female wards, maternity and pediatric wards. It is expected to aid in the fight against Covid-19, which is now in the fourth spike since the pandemic began.…