Last Updated on Thursday, 27 August 2015, 23:19 by GxMedia Industry figures and government officials from across the Caribbean fishing industry Tuesday wrapped up two days of talks here acknowledging they were at the very early stages of introducing a new regime for safe seafood for local and international consumption, according to the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM). The two-day ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 August 2015, 23:15 by GxMedia It was described as a history making moment when the University of the West Indies (UWI) planted its first legal marijuana plant on university property April 20 last. According to information, the plant would have also been the first to be legally soiled in Jamaica; home of the academic agency. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 August 2015, 23:03 by GxMedia The University of Guyana (UG) has appointed a new Council, but without a representative so far from the main opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC). At its first formal meeting held Wednesday night, the governing body agreed to establish a Gender Institute and consider the appointment of a Chancellor. The ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 August 2015, 21:47 by GxMedia France’s Honorary Consul to Guyana, Pierre Saint Arroman died in Paris after a period of illness. He was 69 years old. Saint-Arroman, who was born in Dordogne, France, moved to Guyana in 1983 where he founded Amazon Caribbean Guyana Ltd. (AMCAR),Ermina Guyana Inc. and International Standard Systems Inc.  He served ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 August 2015, 21:28 by GxMedia The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has dubbed the new government “extravagant” and “lavish” and says that it was displayed in their 2015 budget estimates. The opposition party has reiterated however, that it will not be cutting those “extravagant” items noted in the estimates but will basically leave the government to ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 August 2015, 21:17 by GxMedia The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday vowed to crack down on gold smugglers, adding that Guyanese could be on the international radar to ascertain whether they were accumulating and washing ill-gotten gains. “With pressure from the international community for countries to strengthen its legislations to guard against money laundering ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 August 2015, 14:26 by GxMedia At about 2035h. last night Wednesday August 26, 2015, two men armed with firearms held up two female cashiers at the Popeye’s Restaurant, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, and took away a total of $212,000.00. During their escape, the perpetrators damaged a glass door to the building and discharged shots. Ian Jupiter ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 22:01 by GxMedia Opposition member and President of the Guyana Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU), Komal Chand cried “discrimination” in subvention allocations to local unions. The Member of Parliament, during scrutiny of the sums for the Ministry of Social Protection, pointed out that Minister of Finance Winston Jordan announced  in his budget speech weeks ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 17:23 by GxMedia The Ministry of Public Security Gun Amnesty Programme, which provides for persons to hand over unlicensed firearms and ammunition to the authorities without facing prosecution, will take effect from September 1, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. Contrary to what is being reported, Second-Vice President and Minister of Public Security, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 17:18 by GxMedia Guyanese and United States (US) authorities have uncovered a money laundering and gold smuggling racket that has so far fleeced the country of more than US$200 million (GUY$42 billion) worth of the precious metal over a four-month period. Top officials of the Guyana government said a number of Guyanese gold ...