The inaugural Regional Agriculture Investment Forum and Expo opened here in Georgetown this morning with President Irfaan Ali indicating Guyana and the region’s readiness to address food security and the region’s agriculture potential head-on. “I am very humbled by this opportunity to join with my dear brothers and sisters in not only launching and participating…
Suraj Dhaneshwar, a father of one, fell overboard while fishing off the coast of Bath Settlement, Berbice on March 16 and on April 12, a badly decomposed body washed up at the Dantzig, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara foreshore. Dhaneshwar’s family suspected it may be him but one month later, they are still waiting on the…
The inaugural Regional Agriculture Investment Forum and Expo opened here in Georgetown this morning with President Irfaan Ali indicating Guyana and the region’s readiness to address food security and the region’s agriculture potential head-on. “I am very humbled by this opportunity to join with my dear brothers and sisters in not only launching and participating…
For the first time ever, the Independence flag-raising ceremony, a staple part of Guyana’s Independence Day celebrations, will be held at the Damon Square in Anna Regina, Region Two, on the Essequibo Coast. “This year’s ceremony will be historically held for the first time out of the capital city of Georgetown,” a notice from the…
Mobile Money Guyana and the Demerara Habour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) joined forces today as they launched Guyana’s first-ever automated Bridge Tolling System at the Demerara Harbour Bridge. Thousands of commuters who travel between Regions Three and Four daily will now be served with the automated system which will be more convenient and faster. General Manager…
Caribbean countries are united in the Guyana-led thrust for increasing regional food production and as part of this thrust, Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that Guyana and Dominica will soon start collaborating on pushing the production of corn and some vegetables. Skerrit, while speaking at a press briefing held at the agri-investment forum at…
Facing a mountain of criticism and public backlash over the decision to discontinue the private criminal charge that was filed by Police Constable Shawnette Bollers against Attorney Nirvan Singh, the Office of the Director of Prosection today sought to explain its decision. Bollers had filed a charge under the Racial Hostility Act against Singh who…
The Governments of Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), providing for economic cooperation in eight areas, including tourism, financial services, agriculture, air transportation and energy. The MoU was signed at State House in Georgetown by Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne. The…
The Alliance For Change today signaled its intention to support a proposal by Opposition Commissioner on the Guyana Elections Commission, Vincent Alexander to include a biometrics method of verification at polling place for elections. In an earlier statement, Commissioner Alexander said while there are currently no moves to sanitize the bloated list of electors, he…
With thousands of vacancies existing for its various cruise ships around the world, Royal Caribbean Cruiselines through its recruitment company Cast-Away Hiring has moved into the Guyana market and has already hired hundreds of young Guyanese on the spot for various cruise jobs. Over the past four days, the recruitment team held interview and hiring…
