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The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) is supporting the development of Region Ten’s tourism sector through a Tourism Capacity Building Project, according to a statement issued at the weekend.  The initiative, which was officially launched on March 20, is a partnership between GGI and the Region Ten Tourism Committee (RTTC). This initiative holds significant benefits for the region as it promises ...

GTT has partnered with Climb Guyana for the easter edition of the Climb Guyana Cup. The football tournament commenced on Friday at the Aranaputa Sports Ground in the North Rupununi (Region Nine) and will conclude on Sunday, March 24. Senior Manager of Communication at GTT – Jasmin Harris, earlier this week presented a sponsorship cheque to representative of the Climb ...

Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi is expected in Guyana this weekend to hold talks with President Irfaan Ali to decide on financing the construction of the Corentyne River bridge, the leader of that former Dutch colony said Thursday. Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Friday ruled out the need to return to the tendering process for the for the construction of ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday appealed to people in the Caribbean and Latin America to return to the days of taking home-cooked food to work and school and reduce their dependence on fast foods. “How do we ensure that the next generation just don’t eat but eat food with greater nutritional value? How do we go back to the bowl ...

Member of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU), Patrick Mentore has refused to immediately hand over specific figures and other information about the Special General Meeting (SGM) of that financial institution, instead saying that the matter is still before the High Court. “Relative to the requested information, we are prepared to provide same, but have been advised by ...

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) would soon acquire two new aircraft from India with a US$23.27 million loan from India’s Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank), according to the Finance Ministry. The financing agreement was signed on Friday by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and Deputy General Manager of EXIMBANK, Sanjay Lamba. “This agreement represents the latest instalment of the ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Friday said he was confident that he would win a second term as party leader, and that his integrity was a major advantage in confronting the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration. “I’m convinced that when the congress comes, I would be re-elected leader to be a thorn ...

ExxonMobil Guyana on Friday announced a discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, the company’s first discovery of 2024. The Bluefin well encountered approximately 197 feet (60 metres) of hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone and was drilled by the Stena Drillmax drillship in 4,244 feet (1,294 metres) of water. The Bluefin well is located approximately 8.5 kilometres southeast of the Sailfin-1 ...

Two Venezuelans are among those arrested in connection with the murder of a Chinese supermarketeer at Eteringbang, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), and one of the suspects is connected to an employee of the business, according to well-placed sources. Police sources named those arrested for the slaying of 40-year old Yang Lisong as 19-year old Pharrell Adelph, Venezuelan 23-year old Darby Silvano ...

The owner of a Chinese supermarket at Eteringbang, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) was killed and his wife injured during a robbery, and two suspects have been arrested, multiple sources confirmed. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Police Commissioner, Wendell Blanhum on Thursday said a Chinese man was killed in the furtherance of a robbery at ...