Guyana Goldfields has indicated that its move to begin underground exploration for gold at its Aurora mines site has turned out to be a success. Earlier this year, the company received clearance from the Environmental Protection Agency and other related agencies to begin the underground exploration. According to the company’s Senior Vice-President for Strategy and…
IT IS approaching 03:30am, Tuesday, Aug 27, – the day after the PPP’s Presidential Candidate and former Minister of Housing and Water, Mr. Irfaan Ali returned to court to face 19 serious criminal charges. As I begin to write this article, I am almost certain that the late President of Guyana, General Secretary and co-Founder/Leader
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is delighted to announce that Hero MotoCorp Limited has agreed to extend the title sponsorship of the tournament for another three years. The extension of the partnership means Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, will continue their title sponsorship of the Hero Caribbean Premier League until…
While it is pleased with the decision by the Guyana Elections Commission to bring an early end to the house-to-house registration exercise, the opposition People’s Progressive Party is not happy that the data garnered during house to house registration will be merged with the existing National Register of Registrants. In a statement this evening, the…
No major incidents, damage or injuries were reported across Barbados following the passage of Tropical Storm Dorian last night and early this morning. And, the public service is set to resume operations at 10 a.m., while the Transport Board will resume a staggered service from 8 a.m. In addition, all polyclinics and 24-hour services in
The Blairmont Centre Cricket Club (BCCC) last weekend completed its annual summer camp, which forms part of its drive to increase the club’s membership while tutoring youngsters on the fundamentals of the sport. The two-week camp, which attracted over 50 youths between ages 11 and 16, was reported to be a successful one by the…
19-year-old, Imran Persaud will spend the next 18 months behind bars after pleading guilty to robbing his former employer two days after he was fired from the job. Persaud, who was unrepresented, made his first appearance in Court this morning before the Chief Magistrate and chose not to waste the Court’s time. He admitted to…
— President Granger said at East Berbice-Corentyne back-to-school drive PRESIDENT David Granger, on Sunday, told the children of the communities of Hogstye-Lancaster Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) located in the East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) that education is an investment in the future. The President was at the time speaking at a back-to-school drive held at the
An ongoing fraud case against People’s Progressive Party Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali was on Monday morning adjourned to September 27 as the Prosecutor for the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) failed to show up in court. Ali is facing 19 counts of fraud for the sale of land in the ‘Pradoville 2’ Housing Scheme during…
While declaring that no level of crime is acceptable, Citizenship Minister and former Police Commissioner, Winston Felix, is crediting the APNU+AFC Coalition for arresting Guyana’s crime situation over the past four years. At the PNC Reform’s weekly press conference this morning, Mr. Felix noted that serious crimes are down by 25% from 2014. “The PNCR…
