Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A large quantity of cocaine was found in a consignment of rice aboard a ship in the Dominican Republic, but it is unclear whether the narcotic was placed in the grain before it left Guyana. The grain was purchased from a local producer and exported by the Guyana Rice Development ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A 13-year old boy drowned on Tuesday in the Mazaruni River, according to well-placed sources. He was the son of son of well-known shopkeeper, Stephen “Syrup” Scipio of the bauxite mining town of Linden. The boy’s body was expected to be flown out of the area. Preliminary information is that ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia  Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Tuesday said its upgrade of sewerage pump stations and the installation of delivery mains is progressing as planned.  The US$10 million project is being funded under the Government of Guyana/Inter-American Development Georgetown Sanitation Improvement Programme (GSIP) Rehabilitation works at Pump Station P at Regent Street and ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A grievance over money on Tuesday ended up with a youth from Albouystown, Georgetown being stabbed to death, according to sources. The dead man has been identified as  Tadaskie Marshall of 19 Hogg Street. The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) that at 11:20 AM, a28 year old man was taken ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Elevated from Commodore to Rear Admiral, outgoing Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief- of-Staff, Gary Best is one month away from retiring from a force that he said is set for transformation and modernisation, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. Today, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces President Donald Ramotar and Head ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) comes into force on 20 August 2013, inaugurating a new era of decent work for seafarers and fair competition for shipowners in the global shipping industry.  “This Convention is a milestone in maritime history,” said ILO Director-General ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Former General Secretary of the governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Donald Ramotar said a probe could be conducted into open campaigning for elections to the 35-member Central Committee at the recently concluded party congress. “I don’t have any concrete information but that will be the responsibility of this new body ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia United States Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt on Monday urged national consensus to support the construction of the U$860 million Amaila Falls Hydropower plant, as the major opposition party refused to budge. “While the window to prevent such an occurrence is small and closing fast, we call on all political ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia President Donald Ramotar Monday afternoon announced that he has stepped down as General Secretary to give greater attention as leader of the country. “The task of managing the party had become extremely overwhelming in many, many cases and it has caused me not to be able to give all the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A national basketball player is among 22 persons injured in two separate accidents- one a collision between two cars at Mahaicony and the other a smash-up of two minibuses at Agricola. The accident victims at Agricola were robbed  by several persons. The sportsman, 34-year old Royston Silas, was up to ...