Guyana’s health sector will continue to see massive expansion with the injection of additional funds to transform infrastructure to enhance the delivery of services, as the National Assembly on Tuesday approved an additional $3.6 billion. This sum will help to further aid in the expansion of modern healthcare infrastructure throughout…
Georgetown emerged champions of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-15 Inter-Association 50-over competition after defeating East Coast in the fifth and final round on Tuesday at the DCC ground, Queenstown. The seven-wicket victory secured the city boys an unblemished record of four wins from four matches, with the defeat meaning…
See the full statement issued below: ExxonMobil Guyana has once again offered its full support for the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo billed for the Marriott Hotel from February 19 – 22, 2024. The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo is delighted to announce ExxonMobil Guyana as…
The National Assembly on Tuesday night approved $25.9 billion in supplementary funding to help the government advance its development agenda. The sum is expected to complement work ongoing through the $781.9 billion 2023 National Budget and the previously approved $31 billion and $61 billion in supplemental funding sought before. See…
See full statement from Ministry of Finance: More than 54,000 public servants, teachers, members of the disciplined services, and government pensioners have received their 2023 salary increase representing payment of the 6.5 percent retroactive salary increase announced by Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on December 10. This increase was…
Phil Salt’s second successive century helped England hit their highest T20 international total in a chaotic 75-run win over West Indies to level the series. Salt’s astonishing 119 – the highest score by an England men’s batter in the format – came from just 57 balls and included 10 sixes…
(BBC) Colorado’s Supreme Court has removed Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot, citing an insurrection clause of the US Constitution. The court ruled 4-3 that Mr Trump is not an eligible candidate because of the 14th Amendment, in a landmark ruling that upends the White House race. But the…
See statement from Demerara Bank Limited: Demerara Bank wishes to inform our VISA cardholders about a valuable service offered through VISA International to allow for enhanced monitoring of transactions done on your Visa cards. Introducing Visa Purchase Alerts, a valuable and practical feature enabling users to receive instant email notifications…
The body of a man who left his home last Thursday to go on a fishing trip with two friends was discovered on Tuesday. The body was identified as that of Gowcharran Persaud, 37, of Grant 1809 Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne, Berbice. According to the brother of the deceased, Pravesh…
Guyana’s agricultural sector has been particularly hard-hit by the prevailing El Niño conditions which resulted in droughts. Even so, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has said Guyana is producing as much food as it planned to this year because of government interventions and resilience demonstrated by the country’s farmers. “… I…
