More than two dozen residents of Rupununi are to be evacuated and at least 20,000 others across Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) have been severely affected by floods caused by heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers in recent days, officials said Sunday night. Region Nine Chairman, Bryan Allicock said 26 persons would be evacuated Monday because their homes have been inundated ...

A 64- year old security guard was Friday night shot and killed with his firearm by two identifiable male bandits while he was on duty. He has been identified as Gerald Henry of ‘C’ Field, Sophia. The Guyana Police Force said he was stationed at a supermarket located at Lot 8 Block X, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara where the incident ...

President David Granger has decided to order a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the alleged assassination plot against him. Minister of State Joseph Harmon made the announcement during a post Cabinet press briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency. The Minister said that, within two weeks’ government will make public those who will conduct the Commission of Inquiry. The President ...

Guyana on Friday began shipping US$17.7 million (GYD$3.8 billion) worth of paddy over the next two months, the Ministry of Agriculture said. The shipment is being made through the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB). This initial shipment which totalled 17,000 tonnes is the first batch of paddy from a contract that will see 60,000 tonnes shipped over the next two ...

Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) parliamentarian, Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall on Friday announced that he would next week ask the High Court to scrap a search warrant because there is an existing order blocking the search of his premises and seizure of several Commonwealth Law books. “I can file proceedings to quash the warrant…I am going to do that. It’s invalid ...

Long-serving General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Oscar Clarke on Friday retired from that position, paving the way for the appointment of another veteran party member, Amna Ally to take over that chief executive officer position. “The Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), His Excellency David Granger, has appointed Ms. Amna Ally MP to serve ...

The results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) written on 12 and 13 April 2017 are being released to schools. Thirteen thousand three hundred twenty-nine candidates wrote this assessment. The results being released give a report on the candidates’ performance at National Grade Six Assessment. You can read some of the results here:  The NGSA results are available on ...

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The Guyana government has suffered a serious shortfall in the collection of current taxes compared to last year, but the Revenue Authority has raked in more arrears in recent months, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said. In a move aimed at rejecting concerns by the business community that their operational costs have spiked because of increased taxes on water and electricity, ...

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan Thursday night ruled out international financing for the construction of hydro-power stations, in response to concerns by Guyana’s private sector that government was foot-dragging on developing that renewable energy source. “We will love to have as many hydro facilities in this country as we can, but it is going to always fall on capacity, technology and ...