Sixty-three women are now in the position to become entrepreneurs or perfect their craft with support from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security. The women received sewing machines, gas stoves, and accredited certificates for their participation in the ministry’s – Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) culinary and…
ExxonMobil Guyana is pleased to announce that the Prosperity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, utilised in the Payara project, has achieved background flare in 39 days, well within the 60-day target outlined in the project’s environmental permit. This accomplishment marks a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to…
As part of the club’s long-term development plan, the Saints Hockey Club (SHC) accepted an invitation from the Ventures Hockey Club to participate in their 19th International Invitational Indoor Hockey Tournament. Having participated for the first time in 2023 with the boys’ team, the SHC Committee also decided to expose…
In a bid to assess the performance of local courts and improve in keeping with international standards, the Supreme Court of Judicature on Tuesday launched a seven-year strategic plan. The plan features reforms and guidelines intended to improve the delivery of service and supported in large measure by the use…
West Indies’ batting frailties were exposed after stumbling against an inexperienced Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide. One week out from the first Test against Australia, the tourists’ batters made several starts but all failed to go on with it on a dry Karen Rolton wicket. Made up entirely of players…
Steven Smith has been named as Australia’s new Test opener, with Cameron Green slotting in at No.4 for the first Test against West Indies as the team begins life after David Warner. Barring injury, Australia’s selectors confirmed Green will come into the XI as the only change for Warner for…
Australia’s chair of selectors, George Bailey, expects David Warner will be available to play in three T20Is against West Indies in February despite the series clashing with the ILT20 tournament, where he is contracted to captain Dubai Capitals. Warner has retired from Test and ODI cricket for Australia but is…
Sandeep Lamichhane has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a Kathmandu court for rape, the Kathmandu Post has reported. A single-judge bench of the Kathmandu District Court had last month found the Nepal legspinner guilty of of raping an 18-year-old woman, and the sentence was announced on January…
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs is actively working to clear the substantial backlog in the approval and distribution of Amerindian land titles with some 25 titles to be distributed by the first half of 2024. Subject minister Pauline Sukhai on Tuesday told reporters, during a press conference held at the…
The Government of Guyana through the Small Business Bureau (SBB) on Tuesday distributed grants to 398 entrepreneurs from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica). Distribution of these grants were done at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Liliendaal, where Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond reminded of the government’s effort…
