— investment to create some 450 jobs A LOCALLY-LED consortium of businesses, on Wednesday evening, officially launched a new company, Pipe Coating Guyana Inc. (PCG) that will create over 400 jobs and cater to the local oil and gas industry. This was disclosed during the launch at the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Kingston. PCG Inc…
Relatives and friends are mourning the death of Nareshwar Arjune, known as Ryan, a 26-year-old rice farmer and welder of Quakers Hall, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) who died in an accident Thursday morning at Bushy Park, Mahaicony Public Road. The News Room understands that Arjune was driving his Nissan Laurel (PCC 5219) when another…
GTT will be collaborating with its parent company ATN international to launch a call centre service in Guyana which will serve local and international clients. The company is hoping to commence operations next month, and its 214 member Customer Care team that was hired and trained last year will be part of the new Company,…
Months after the local health authorities indicated that young children could start getting their special Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says that some vaccines are expected in country soon. These special vaccines are needed to immunise children aged five to 11 years old against the novel coronavirus. Local authorities have been trying…
The University of Guyana (UG) estimates that the local workforce may need thousands of workers over the next few years and it has positioned itself to help meet that growing need. This is according to the university’s Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed, who spoke during the Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit & Exhibition (GIPEX) on…
(The Washington Post) The prime minister of the eastern Caribbean island of St. Kitts and Nevis has had the royal governor-general dissolve its Parliament and has fired several top officials including the deputy prime minister. Tuesday’s announcement by Prime Minister Timothy Harris came as he was facing a no-confidence motion from a coalition that includes…
Kellorn Crighton, aged 22 of Byderabo Road, Bartica, was charged with the murder of Alston Seon, a miner of Potaro Road, Bartica. According to Police Headquarters, Crighton appeared at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert on Wednesday where the charge was read to him. He was not required to plead and was remanded…
A mother in Region Two is currently under investigation by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Child Care Protection Agency for luring her teenage daughter into sexual activities for money. The teenage girl is said to be having sexual affairs with older men to get money to give her mother. Information reaching the…
Several “known characters” who are wanted for a series of armed robberies were on Wednesday arrested following a police raid in ‘D’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that ranks from Regional Division 4 ‘A’ (CID Special Patrol) along with ranks from Special Branch and Brickdam Impact Base carried out a…
Less than a week after being convicted for attempting to extort $10 million from her ex-boyfriend, a 20-year-old East Bank Demerara woman is facing a charge of escaping from lawful custody. The woman, Princess Williams appeared in Court today before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs and pleaded not guilty to the charge of escaping from lawful custody.…
