Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2014, 23:17 by GxMedia Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has announced that Shaik Baksh, currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Water Inc., has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco). The Minister said, the board has been appointed by the Cabinet and the letters ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2014, 22:58 by GxMedia The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) on Monday said its lowly-paid forest rangers have been doing a good job in enforcing laws governing concessions and the exports of logs including those by the Chinese company, Bai Shan Lin. “You may have a few officers who may get involved in activities, which ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2014, 17:36 by GxMedia Two men were arrested and a motorcycle seized as police intensified their investigations into the shooting death of a city businessman and injury to his wife Monday afternoon, police said. Ashok Raghu was pronounced dead on arrival shortly after the shooting incident about 1 PM on Vlissengen Road near the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2014, 15:24 by GxMedia A 10-year old student of Hosororo Primary School on Sunday died by drowning at the Wauna Bridge, a popular hangout spot in the Mabaruma sub-region. Dead is 10 Ajay Facktu, a Grade Five student. He had gone to the remote recreational area, along with several of his friends, to swim. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2014, 1:35 by GxMedia Opposition lawmaker, Joseph Harmon has taken up a challenge by the Commissioner of Forests, James Singh to debate the state of the forestry sector especially in light of ongoing criticisms about the role of the Chinese company, Bai Shan Lin (BSL), in the export of large amounts of logs. Harmon ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2014, 1:01 by GxMedia The Management of the Guyana Amazon Warriors Team has decided to contest the outcome of the second Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final played between the Amazon Warriors and the Barbados Tridents on August 16 at Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis, according to a release issued through Guyana Times. This ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2014, 0:30 by GxMedia The Chairman of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Hugh Denbow Sunday night said a number of operators have been fooling passengers that they are scheduled carriers operating to and from this South American country. “These operators present the greatest challenges to the regulatory agency because of their lack of ...