Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 9:16 by Denis Chabrol At least 125 of the 300 BEV shrimp processing workers, who will be laid off next month, are likely to be employed by another seafood production company, Head of BEV Processors Inc; Bruce Vieria said Tuesday. He said if Noble House Seafoods purchases  BEV’s plant and acquires trawlers owned by ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 6:54 by Denis Chabrol Reproduced from Barbados Nation by Sherrlyn Toppin MY MID-JUNE, the schooner Ruth should be making its maiden voyage to Guyana to purchase the first set of produce and possibly seafood for sale on the local market. For almost a decade, the massive vessel was a landmark behind the old ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 8:06 by Denis Chabrol More than 300 workers of the privately-owned BEV Enterprises will be laid off next month, leaving them with few choices to earn a daily living. A number of the workers said their last day of work will be July 15, 2018. At least 17 trawlers owned by individuals and ...

Last Updated on Monday, 4 June 2018, 18:45 by Denis Chabrol Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) on Monday defended the acquisition of its own aircraft to shuttle between the coast and its mines site at Cuyuni, in the face of ongoing criticisms about the fact that the Twin Otter plane still bears a Canadian registration. The civil aviation registration marking on ...

Last Updated on Monday, 4 June 2018, 17:23 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger raised the possibility of a “social compact” as part of wider call for greater cooperation between government and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU). “We need to establish among ourselves some form of social compact, particularly between the State and the servants of the State. We ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 June 2018, 18:12 by Denis Chabrol Armed, masked foreign language-speaking bandits shot and injured a guard before carting off 50 ounces of raw gold worth GY$13 million, two guns and other items from a gold mining camp at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, police sources said. Investigators said when the bandits opened fire, the guard ...

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 ...