Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 18:36 by Denis Chabrol A severe earth tremor rocked Guyana, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago at about 5:36 Tuesday afternoon. The United States Geological Surveys says the 7.3 magnitude quake occurred at 5:31 PM  (Guyana Time) 20 kilometers, north north west of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela to a depth of 123.2  kilometers. People were seen running ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 17:02 by Denis Chabrol Hours before the more than 800 delegates marked X on ballots to decide who should become the de facto deputy leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Joseph Harmon was upbeat about romping home to victory but on voting day he emerged as a casualty. The former intelligence ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 22:32 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) on Tuesday said it was ready to end its contractual monopoly on international voice and data, a move it hoped would end the discriminatory corporate tax law that sees it paying 45 percent and competitors 17.5 percent less. “What liberalisation will do, in ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 6:45 by Denis Chabrol Minibus fares on all routes are to be increased by GY$20 from September 1, 2018, even as the Ministry of Business and  the United Minibus Union (UMU) agreed to hammer out a code of conduct for operators, government and the union said in a statement. “The two parties urge ...