A 43-year-old man was Thursday killed after he reportedly fell from a bicycle onto steel rods protruding from a culvert construction project at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The man has been identified as Troy Anthony Ponton. Troy Anthony Ponton. Police reported that Ponton, of the Diamond Housing Scheme, was riding his pedal cycle in the…
Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and host of the popular “In The Ring” talk show, Sherod Duncan was arrested by the Police this morning following a complaint by an official of the Guyana Elections Commission, Aneal Giddings over statements Duncan allegedly made on his social media talk show. According to the Police, Mr. Giddings complained…
–with payment for eighth oil lift GUYANA’S rapidly growing Natural Resources Fund (NRF) has closed off 2021 with a balance of US$607.8 million, which is in excess of G$126.9 billion. This was according to Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, who, in an invited comment on Thursday, said that this increase is owed to payments…
Five persons were on Thursday charged for severely beating a Black Bush Polder man identified as Gregory Bhola of Johanna South. Those charged with causing grievous bodily harm were: 22-year-old fisherman Zameer Alli called Rayan; 23-year-old labourer Ameer Alli called Marlon; 30-year-old construction worker Devindra Nandlall called Buddy; 28-year-old rice farmer Balraj Sakichand called Ravin;…
Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and host of the popular “In The Ring” talk show, Sherod Duncan was arrested by the Police this morning following a complaint by an official of the Guyana Elections Commission, Aneal Giddings over statements Duncan allegedly made on his social media talk show. According to the Police, Mr. Giddings complained…
— CPSO’s contention that local content legislation violates regional treaty ‘amusing’ — says local business community, reiterates legislation ensures Guyanese duly benefit from O&G sector SEVERAL members of the business community on Thursday took to social media to voice their outrage following a leaked e-mail from CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) Chairman and President/Chief Executive…
The government is expected to make more funds available for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) in its 2022 budget but there will be a significant reduction in dependency on government support by 2026, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has said. The Minister spoke at the Parliamentary Economic Services Committee where he was grilled extensively on the…
Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and host of the popular “In The Ring” talk show, Sherod Duncan was arrested by the Police this morning following a complaint by an official of the Guyana Elections Commission, Aneal Giddings over statements Duncan allegedly made on his social media talk show. According to the Police, Mr. Giddings complained…
Guyanese farmers, many of whom faced major losses due to floods in 2021 as climate conditions worsened across the world, will soon benefit from crop insurance that deals specifically with the agriculture sector. The Guyana government has already engaged a regional company – Grace Kennedy – to provide the service seen as a major step…
Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and host of the popular “In The Ring” talk show, Sherod Duncan was arrested by the Police this morning following a complaint by an official of the Guyana Elections Commission, Aneal Giddings over statements Duncan allegedly made on his social media talk show. According to the Police, Mr. Giddings complained…
