— President Ali tells MERCOSUR about plans to hold mini-summit to discuss energy corridor PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali, has told members of the South American trade block MERCOSUR that Guyana intends to bridge the gap between the continent and the Caribbean and function as a new ‘energy pole’. In his address to the 59th Summit…

Three women, ages 44, 22, 15, have been left traumatised after five bandits held them at gunpoint and ransacked their Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown house early Wednesday morning. Chelsea James, the 22-year-old, told the News Room that the men entered the house through the back door at around 03:00 hrs. First, two of the…

Outgoing Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Former President David Granger used his final message as Party Leader to urge his party comrades to unite among themselves and “change your attitudes”. Mr. Granger who is currently in Cuba on a medical visit delivered a recorded address to the party delegates during their morning…

PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that $30 million each has been set aside for community projects at Port Mourant and Chesney, Corentyne, Region Six, during separate meetings with residents of the two communities on Friday. The President told the residents that the aim of the meeting was to listen to their concerns and to…

WORKS on the 40 housing Units at Amelia’s Ward Linden are progressing as planned and are scheduled to be completed by February 2022, according to Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal. He said that the units are all at various stages of completion and each measures 600 square feet and includes two bedrooms. The…

HOME Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has said that a modern 11-storey police station complex will be constructed at Brickdam, Georgetown. Minister Benn made this disclosure during brief remarks at the Thanksgiving and Awards Ceremony for Regional Police Division ‘4’ A on Friday. On October 2, 2021, fire flattened the complex which used to house the…

The corporate community continues to play it part in ensuring the success of the ongoing GFF/K&S Super 16 Cup powered by KFC-Guyana. Joining the list is C-Mobile Online Shopping and Electronics, formerly Cell Phone Shack, and located at 176 Middle Street (Plum Building). Making the presentation of cell phones to President of the Guyana Football…

THE government was forced to terminate $1.58 billion in contracts in 2020 due to the poor performance of contractors, according to the recently tabled Auditor General’s report. “During the period under review, and based on the sample of projects examined, it was discovered that five contracts totalling $1,580,028,056 were terminated as a result of poor…

The Local Content Bill can be seen as the “perfect Christmas gift” for Guyana and with that critical piece in place, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Timothy Tucker has called on locals to “tighten their belts” and increase their standards to reap the benefits brought on by oil and gas.…

Recognising the potential for advancement in the local economy, which is being driven by a new impetus in the form of petroleum, a Trinidad and Tobago company, United Independent Petroleum Marketing Company Limited (Unipet), plans to construct a US$4.9 million fuel import, storage and distribution facility at Land of Canaan, on the East Bank of…