See below the full statement from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI): The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) notes, with strong consternation, the attempts by Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to frustrate the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL’s) export of milk and water. This attempt and outright blockage…
Another person involved in Monday’s accident at Long Creek on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway has died, taking the overall death toll to six. Dead is Aubrey Gandi, a passenger who was seriously injured and hospitalized, Police Headquarters confirmed Wednesday afternoon. The other persons who died are Uranie Hall, Rushell Leacock, Rayhum Leacock,…
Education Minister Priya Manickchand has regarded as unacceptable and unreasonable a request by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) for an interim 20 per cent across-the-board payment to be made to all teachers before it calls off the ongoing strike and engages in conciliation talks with education officials. Though surprising, the…
International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have “no fears” over the pitches being used at a temporary stadium in New York for the men’s T20 World Cup. The finishing touches are being applied to the 34,000-seat stadium in Eisenhower Park in Nassau County, east of Manhattan, with the tournament just over…
As the search continues for convicted inmate Jose Awad, his mother-in-law and wife are currently in police custody assisting with investigations. The Officer-in-Charge of the Lusignan Prison confirmed that Awad contacted his wife after he managed to escape from his place of labour. The prison service and the police force…
Specialised vessel monitoring devices are being distributed to all artisanal fisherfolk so that their operations and safety can be better monitored, a move Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said is part of plans to make the fishing industry long lasting. The specialised devices and tracking system were designed by Pelagic Data…
The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has noted with concern reports in the media by one of Guyana’s largest conglomerates, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), where the company’s Executive Chairman reported that “two containers of packaged milk products were denied entry and returned to Guyana, while the bottled water…
Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha is among those looking into the rejection of two containers of Demerara Distillers (DDL) packaged milk in Trinidad and Tobago. When engaged on the matter on Wednesday, Mustapha said he sought clarity from his Trinidadian counterpart on Tuesday night but was told that the…
Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees (VAR) from next season at their annual general meeting next month. Wolves have formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League which will trigger a vote when the 20 member clubs meet in Harrogate on June 6. The…
Two-time winner of the National Women’s Chess Championship, Jessica Callender, is representing Guyana at the Central America and the Caribbean (CAC) 2024 Women’s Chess Championship in Cuba. Callender is slated to play against some of the best female players from the Caribbean and Central America in Santa Clara from May…
