Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 17:27 by Denis Chabrol Hours after a French Guiana-based Guyanese man was gunned down at Craig, East Bank Demerara, one of several suspects was arrested, the Guyana Police Force said. Lawmen nabbed he 21-year old man of 14th Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara at about 2 PM. He is being questioned in connection ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 22:15 by Denis Chabrol A prisoner, who allegedly called 911 and threatened to kill President David Granger when he is released, was Wednesday arraigned on a terror charge. Aleem Ally, 22, was charged with one count of causing publc terror and three counts of making use of threatening language. He pleaded not guilty ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 11:37 by Denis Chabrol SBM Offshore on Wednesday confirmed the successful financing of its Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading FPSO Liza, totaling US$720million. The ship will be stationed offshore Guyana to produce, collect, store and offload crude oil from ExxonMobil’s fields to tankers that will take it to refineries. The company said the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 9:39 by Denis Chabrol The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection of Guyana, launched a comprehensive study report  titled “Skills for Green Jobs Study- Guyana”. The‘Skills for Green Jobs Study-Guyana’ highlights policies, programmes and emerging opportunities  in the green economy as Guyana sets it eyes on transitioning ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 9:33 by Denis Chabrol The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in announcing its approval of Guyana’s four-year country strategy, has cautioned that the country would eventually not be eligible for a lot of international concessional financing when it becomes an oil-producer. “As Guyana transitions to oil and gas production by mid-2020, it is expected ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 6:51 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Police Force says it has launched a massive search to tecapture three prisoners who escaped from the Golden Grove Police Station lockups, East Bank Demerara. Investigators said the men bolted through an opening on the western wall. “A piece of metal believed to have been broken off ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 21:04 by Denis Chabrol Brazil  on Tuesday donated a large quantity of Measles, Mumps and Ruebella (MMR) vaccines Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana, Lineu Pupo de Paula handed over the 10,000 vaccines to Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence, Director of Family Healthcare Services Dr. Ertenesia Hamilton and Focal Point for Adolescent Health Dr. Oneka ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 20:33 by Denis Chabrol A still-born girl with two heads was delivered at the New Amsterdam Hospital on Saturday, creating history in the Ancient County of Berbice. The baby, which completed its full nine months term and the first-born for the teenage mother, was delivered via caesarian section by a team of doctors ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 13:35 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) on Tuesday said it is collaborating with relevant agencies to ensure that dirty money is not laundered to lease large tracts of State land, even a it works towards fast-tracking the processing of land applications down to three months. Chief Executive Officer ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 December 2017, 23:15 by Denis Chabrol One hundred and twenty inmates of the Sibley Hall / Mazaruni Prisons graduated with technical and vocational skills on Monday to help prepare them for reintegration into the society and reduce the number of repeat offenders. The course of training focused on imparting skills to inmates with the aim ...