– Agriculture Minister anticipates 1.2M kg target by year end THE Ministry of Agriculture has recorded a successful trial in brackish water shrimp production along the Corentyne coast, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). So far, the month of June has seen 70,000 kilogrammes of shrimp produced, according to information shared via President, Dr Irfaan Ali’s Facebook…
Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal are not part of India’s 18-member squad for the five T20Is in the Caribbean starting later this month. The squad, led by Rohit Sharma, has KL Rahul potentially making a return subject to a fitness clearance. ESPNcricinfo has learnt Kohli, Bumrah and Chahal have been rested, and Kohli, who picked up a “mild groin strain” in…
THE rights and freedom of the Amerindian people will be high on the agenda of Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S.C, when he addresses the National Toshao’s Conference on Friday. The five-day conference is being held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, under the theme ‘Good governance and…
Three gruelling days of individual action in the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships wrapped up on Tuesday afternoon at the Georgetown Club Courts. Compliments of Shomari Wiltshire, Avery Arjoon and Nicholas Verwey, host Guyana, won three out of the 10 gold medals up for grabs However, the proof in the pudding lies in…
– Guyana, Canada recommit to strong trade, development relations PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Wednesday, reaffirmed the importance of Guyana’s development and trade partnership with Canada. The Head of State spoke during the “Canada Day” celebration hosted by the Canadian High Commission here at the High Commissioner’s residence in Georgetown. During his remarks, President Ali…
Chrisgaichan Narine A 19-year-old construction worker was brutally stabbed to death on Wednesday with a pair of scissors by a man who is in hiding. Dead is Chrisgaichan Narine called ‘Boyo’, of Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara (WBD). Police Headquarters in a statement said the incident occurred at about 16:50hrs at Independence Drive in the vicinity…
The Government has made a second withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund, the Ministry of Finance has announced. According to a statement from the Senior Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, a total of G$41.6 Billion has been withdrawn from the oil fund in keeping with the Natural Resource Fund Act. The Ministry said that…
SENIOR Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, on Wednesday, announced that the government made its second draw down from the Natural Resource Fund in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021. According to a release, the minister indicated that pursuant to Section 16 of the NRF Act 2021, a further US$200 million equivalent to…
Two men, a Brazilian and Colombian, were fined a total of $493.5 million each and jailed for several years after they illegally landed their plane with millions worth of cocaine and marijuana at the Mahdia airstrip in Region Eight on Sunday last. Police Headquarters said Mateus Vinicius Pontes Alberto, a 23-year-old Brazilian national, and Rodrigues…
The Colombian and Brazilian nationals who were nabbed when their cocaine and marijuana laden plane made an illegal landing in Guyana have been jailed for 4 years and six months, in addition, to being fined $435.3 million each. The two men, 23-year-old Mateus Vinicius Pontes Alberto, and 43-year-old Rodrigues Canon Dandres Estiven, appeared in Court…
