THE Region Three Private Sector Inc. (R3PSInc) has said that ExxonMobil’s recent announcement of two more oil discoveries will strengthen Guyana’s global position and attract more commerce and business investments, which the country needs to rapidly evolve. This is according to Head of the R3PSInc, Halim Khan, who noted that more than 3,200 Guyanese now…
THE capital works component of the 2021 Budget Estimates has been successfully implemented. According to Public Works Minister Bishop Juan Edghill, roughly 85 per cent of the programme has been completed. This is indeed a commendable performance especially when seen against the devastating flood situation and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the combined effect of which…
A RIVERSTOWN Essequibo mother is asking the Government to assist her 29- year-old daughter, Rafena Kumar, to return home. The mother claimed that her daughter and her two children, ages six and four, are trapped in Syria. The grieving mother, Bibi Faziela Kumar, reportedly of Riverstown, Region Two, related that she has been suffering from depression since…
THE Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department of the Ministry of Labour has said that it has recorded a 16 per cent reduction in the number of workplace fatalities in 2021, when compared to 2020. In a press release, issued on Monday, the ministry stated that, 32 workplace fatalities were recorded in the year 2020…
GUYANA continues to see a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, with the latest figures from the Ministry of Health showing that 1,019 new cases were recorded within the past 24 hours. This was according to Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, during Wednesday’s edition of the COVID-19 update. With the country recording a…
–Housing and Water Minister says CLOSE to 1,000 housing units are being constructed by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) for low to moderate income earners, as well as young professionals. This is in keeping with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)’s manifesto promise to improve the living standards of Guyanese through the provision of…
–ECLAC report shows, projects further 46 per cent growth for this year –Dr. Singh says positive prospects no surprise but reflects confidence in Guyana, hard work by authorities COMING out of a “rocky” period in 2020, Guyana managed to remain resilient against internal and external shocks in 2021, recording Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth…
The Head of a prominent Trinidad and Tobago business corporation has claimed that Guyana’s historic Local Content law violates some provisions of the Treaty of Chaguaramas but these claims have resulted in much outrage from the Guyanese business community and even citizens. In a screenshot of an email that was sent by the company’s head,…
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man identified only as ‘Bolo’. The man was found motionless on Wednesday at about 08:30hrs in a businessman’s yard at Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown. The businessman, Zaimel Mohamed told police that Bolo was lying on his back with injuries to his head and left…
Police are on the hunt for a male soldier who is accused of raping a girl under the age of 16. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) on November 17, 2020. According to the report, the victim alleged that the soldier took her to a house where he committed the…
