Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 7:23 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s rapidly emerging oil sector continues to drive the country’s economic growth, with the Finance Ministry forecasting  an overall 19.5 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2021. According to the Mid-Year Report, which is to be presented to the National Assembly, non-oil GDP will be 3.7 percent. Already, for ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 13:42 by Denis Chabrol A minor fire of electrical origin was Tuesday afternoon brought under control at the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development building on Fort Street, Kingston. When  reporters turned up on the scene, no smoke or fire was seen. Sources said firefighters responded to a call after workers smelled ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 11:13 by Denis Chabrol Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Volda Lawrence on Tuesday issued a stirring appeal for unity at a flag raising ceremony to mark her party’s 64th anniversary. “I wish to affirm today it is clear that political confrontation would lead us nowhere. Our actions must be set ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 7:37 by Denis Chabrol A man has identified the motorcycle and cellular phone that was found in the possession of two men who allegedly shot and killed electrician Joshua Denny,  the Guyana Police Force said The man has identified Quacy Jupiter and David Smith, who police subsequently shot and killed last Saturday evening, ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 7:25 by Denis Chabrol A 13-year old boy from Kamwatta, Moruca, North West District died on Monday, two hours after he received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The Health Ministry says the cause of death is not immediately known and is urging the public not to speculate. The Health Ministry says ...

Last Updated on Monday, 4 October 2021, 14:43 by Denis Chabrol The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday said it was ready to support Guyana’s agriculture proposal for the wider Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The announcement was made by FAO’s Assistant Director General, Julio Antonio Berdegué in his address to the opening of Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2021. Recalling President ...

Last Updated on Monday, 4 October 2021, 13:57 by Denis Chabrol Guyana is among several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states that on Monday inked a declaration to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, even as the region prepares to tap into assistance from Norway to tackle the scourge that experts say is linked to a range of other transnational ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 October 2021, 12:14 by Denis Chabrol A mere few hours after President Irfaan Ali strongly suggested that the burning down  of the Brickdam Police Station might be politically inspired, the Guyana Police Force said one of the 16 detainees confessed to setting the wooden  heritage building alight. The President earlier Sunday sought to link the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 October 2021, 12:26 by Denis Chabrol   President Irfaan Ali on Sunday said he was “bothered” about the fire that flattened most of the buildings in the Brickdam Police Station complex, headquarters of Guyana’s main police division. “Why am I bothered? This is coming on the heels of threats made on the capital city from ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 October 2021, 23:17 by Denis Chabrol Two days after they allegedly robbed and shot electrician Joshua Denny, two young men were shot dead by police in the vicinity of the University of Guyana (UG) Access Road, Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown, the Guyana Police Force said. They have been identified as Quacy Jupiter called ‘Ding Dong’ ...