The mining industry is making a strong comeback with gold declarations for 2019 surpassing that of 2018, and foreign revenue simultaneously increasing.   The announcement about the improved performance was made by the Ministry of Natural Resources on Tuesday. According to the Ministry, the gold declarations for 2019 reached 634,905 ounces which represent an increase…

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Tuesday evening announced that the 2019 gold declaration stood at 634,905 ounces. The declaration was 18,682 ounces above what was declared in 2018 (616,223). The Ministry said that of the declarants, Guyana Goldfields and Troy Resources stand as two large scale investors which, despite severe challenges and constraints, managed…

The Guyana Rice Development Board is reporting that 2019 turned out to be a very good year for the local rice industry. In a statement, the GRDB announced that over 1 million metric tonnes of paddy was produced in 2019 and that represented the second-highest rice producing year for Guyana, falling only to 2015. The…

Police are awaiting a post mortem examination Wednesday to determine how a man and woman died in the bathtub of the popular Aracari Resort at Versailles, West Bank Demerara (WBD). The couple was discovered Sunday motionless in a bathtub in the room they rented at the hotel. They have been identified as 26-year-old Kevin Singh…

A birthday celebration for a Plaisance shopkeeper turned deadly after she was stabbed to death by her neighbour during a row over her pet monkey. 53-year-old Sharon Burnett of Graham Street, Plaisance was pronounced dead early this morning after being taken to the hospital with stab wounds to her body. Graham was visited by her…

…Constitutional reform to target no confidence motion provision …President says ‘nonsense’ tried by PPP will not happen again By Navendra Seoraj FOR several months Guyana was in political and constitutional gridlock because of ambiguities which exist in the constitution, especially with regard to the Act governing a no-confidence motion, but President David Granger said those

The management of Aracari Hotel and Resort at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara discovered the bodies of a couple in a bathtub Sunday at about 18:00hrs. Regional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean, told the News Room that the couple who lived on the East Coast of Demerara, was both found dead in a bathtub in the…

by Ravin Singh President David Granger launched his re-election campaign this afternoon with a call for the APNU+AFC coalition to remain in office because inclusive governance is what is needed to move Guyana forward.  Mr. Granger shared this view during the launch of the APNU+AFC campaign at D’Urban Park in Georgetown.  “We have put an…