Chilean funding is being made available to help finance the development of small businesses in countryside areas, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Irfan Ali announced on Thursday. “The objective of the project is to enhance the livelihood or rural entrepreneurs,” he said. Ali explained that under the project, 10 rural Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will received grants of ...

Acting Police Commissioner, Leroy Brumell looks set to be confirmed as the country’s top cop because Opposition Leader, David Granger has not opposed his nomination, Granger’s office said Thursday. “The Opposition Leader did not express any opposition to the confirmation of Mr. Brumell,” Granger’s office said in a brief statement. Constitutionally, the President is empowered to appoint a Police Commissioner ...

President Donald Ramotar has been defending senior government employees who are being harshly criticized for their performances and roles. Among them coming under intense fire from the opposition and critics Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram and Financial Analyst, Ramon Gaskin over several projects including Amaila Falls Hydropower project, Marriott Hotel, Berbice River Bridge as well as the the Guyana Energy Agency ...

As the decline in manufacturing continues, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) Wednesday night called for the re-establishment of a development bank. Addressing the GMSA’s 50th anniversary dinner at the Pegasus Hotel, President Donald Ramotar lamented the decline in manufacturing. “Over the years, we have seen as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), it has not grown. In ...

A motorcyclist, who avoided hitting a dog and slammed into three pedestrians, is to be charged with causing death by dangerous driving, police said. The dead man has been identified as 33-year old Neberne Charles of 11 Amelia’s Ward, Linden. Police said that around 8:45 Tuesday night,  Charles and 13-year old Henry Belgrave of 337 One Mile Wismar, Linden were ...

Former Police Commissioner, Winston Felix  and Private Sector Commission (PSC) executive member, Gerry Gouveia on Wednesday welcomed moves to establish a Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team but cautioned that it should be governed by clear rules. Felix was reacting to government’s announcement that Cabinet has approved the establishment of the team and has enlisted the services of a United ...

In the face of escalating violent gun crimes, government on Wednesday announced that it has given green light for the establishment of a Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team. “With a SWAT Unit, the Guyana Police Force would be better placed to make specialized interventions, thereby, ensuring law and order is maintained, and prospective threats are neutralized,” said the Home ...

President Donald Ramotar attended a University of Guyana (UG) 50th anniversary caucus Tuesday afternoon calling for an end to the politics that is trying to ruin the image of what is supposed to be the country’s premier tertiary institution. Tuesday marks the beginning of weeks of planned activities to commemorate the Turkeyen Campus’s Golden Jubilee even as it continues to ...

Ogle Airport Inc. (OAI) and Air Services Limited (ASL) are locked in a bitter dispute over the requirements for the start-up of the carrier’s US$1 million fuel farm that has been lying idle for almost one year now. ASL has accused OAI of deliberately creating conditions to ensure that its fuel would not be cheaper and would be forced to ...

The former director of a Boca Raton payroll company faces a maximum 40 years in prison after admitting Tuesday that he skimmed more than $20 million that was supposed to be turned over to taxing authorities on behalf of roughly 12 hospitals in eight states. Sonny Ramdeo, 36, formerly of Sunrise, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money-laundering in connection ...