Last Updated on Saturday, 2 June 2018, 21:55 by Denis Chabrol Guyana held its first gay pride parade, with the country’s gay rights activists accusing the three-year old government as well as the opposition of breaking their election campaign promises to outlaw discrimination against vulnerable groups. “We are saying enough of the rhetoric, enough of the promises. It is time ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 June 2018, 22:43 by Denis Chabrol The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) officially issued a US$ 150 million equivalent bond facility, arranged by Republic Bank Limited exclusively through its Investment Banking Division, the holding company for government’s assets said in a statement. The local law firm London House Chambers, headed by Devindra Kissoon,  ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 June 2018, 13:57 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Public Infrastructure on Saturday deployed a team to the South Rupununi to assess damage to a key bridge that collapsed under the weight of a flatbed truck that was carrying an excavator. The assessment would focus on the “severity of the damage and cost to rehabilitate ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 June 2018, 14:26 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has said it continues to promote savings especially among youths, and gives an incentive to those already doing so to encourage others to join the bank;s Early Savers Club. “GBTI continues to promote savings. The bank believes that an early start ...