A new offshore vessel support and logistics services company that boasts 100 percent Guyanese ownership is hoping to play a part in seeing that more Guyanese are employed in the oil and gas industry. The company, InterTec Incorporated, was launched at the Georgetown Marriott Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday by one of its directors, Hannah…
Failure to periodically remove the names of dead people from the voters’ list could soon be punishable by law, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall said on Tuesday. The measure is part of the amendments proposed through the ongoing process of electoral reform. The Representation of the People Act (RoPA), Guyana’s main…
Proprietors whose land will be utilized to construct the new Schoonord, West Bank Demerara to Crane, West Coast Demerara four-lane highway have pledged their “unwavering support” for the acquisition of their land to execute the project. Farmers and other stakeholders whose lands are in the path of the new $11.8 billion highway expressed their support…
A 35-year-old businessman of Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara was reportedly abducted and robbed of $3.6 million worth of gold and diamond jewelry on Monday night. Police Headquarters reported that Jagdesh Mangal was made to sign a note that he owed the two suspects $900,000. Investigations by the Police revealed that Mangal knew the suspects…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kebra Nanton as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. Nanton, a national of Antigua and Barbuda, officially joined the organisation on September 1, 2022 and is based at the new CWI headquarters at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua. Ms Nanton brings to the role…
By Akeem Greene in Trinidad akeem@newsroom.gy In the world of cricket, Level III coaching status is essentially the pinnacle of a team’s head tactician. Though some coaches may opt for additional high-performance programmes, Level III is usually the ticket to the big leagues, but accomplishing the latter, experience and a winning formula become vital. The…
A 27-year-old man of Evan Street, Charlestown is nursing a stab wound to his neck following an argument with his girlfriend over another man who called her. Linden Davidson, a labourer, is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The girlfriend was later arrested and is in Police custody assisting with the investigation,…
An injured robbery suspect managed to evade police officers on Monday night in Alberttown, Georgetown, after a hostile crowd hindered the officers from nabbing the man. Police Headquarters stated that officers were in the Sussex and Cooper Streets area in search of a suspect involved in the GTT Giftland Mall robbery when they received information…
Treasurer of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) and Chief Financial Officer at the Zarc Group of Companies, Gavin Ramsoondar was appointed as finance director of CIC Insurance Brokers Guyana Inc. CIC Insurance Brokers Guyana Inc., a full-service insurance brokerage, which is majority owned and controlled by the ZARC Group of Companies, chaired…
THE first person to be diagnosed with monkeypox in Guyana has been released from hospital. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, on Monday, said that the patient was released late last week and is now non-contagious. “Our first patient is now back at home and that patient is non-infectious and can resume work and we had…
