L to R Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Indranauth Haralsingh; Michelle Kalamandeen of the Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society, Dianne Mc Turk of Karanambo, Nirvana Persaud of the National Trust and Shawn Mc Grath of Atta Lodge. Guyana has, for the second consecutive year, emerged as the biggest winners at the 2013 Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO)/TravelMole Sustainable Tourism Awards, having been awarded three ...
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DDL records GUY$1.2 billion profit; int’l markets driving growth
Mr. Yesu Persaud Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and subsidiaries have announced the group’s results for the financial year 2012, the company said in a statement.
Read More »Banks DIH gears up for better beer
Banks DIH Limited has begun its multi-million dollar modernization of its brewery at Thirst Park to produce large quantities and higher quality beer.
Read More »Guyanese arrested in Cayman allegedly with cocaine
(CayCOMPASS).-A woman whose home address is in Georgetown, Guyana appeared in Summary Court on Tuesday charged with importation of approximately one pound of cocaine.
Read More »AFC supports funding for First Lady’s Office
A failed attempt was made by A Partnership for National Unity’s MP Carl Greenidge to cut $10M funding allocated to the newly created Office of the First Lady, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
Read More »Police, taxi drivers chase down carjackers
A policeman inspects the stolen car. Two bandits are in police custody following quick work by the lawmen with assistance from taxi drivers who came to the aid of one of their colleagues late Thursday night. Reports reaching Demerara Waves Online News stated that three men boarded HC 1720 driven by Elvis Alert at Stabroek and proceeded to Tucville where ...
Read More »Amend anti-money laundering law or risk discouraging investors- officials
Guyana is racing to stave off being labeled as a money laundering friendly jurisdiction by upgrading its anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism law before May 27, according to top government and private sector officials. {mp3remote}http://www.maninblacknyc.com/demos/Unfucknbelievable.mp3{/mp3remote}
Read More »One dead, 21 mourners injured in truck accident
The toppled Canter truck One person was killed and 21 others injured when a truck laden with mourners on their way to a cremation site toppled on the Essequibo Coast public road, according to police and hospital sources.
Read More »Specialty Hospital project virtually crippled after opposition’s budget cut- Luncheon
Flash back: Offloading of sand at the Liliendaal site of the proposed Specialty Hospital The Guyana government on Wednesday said it would be forced to scrap a US$18.1 million Specialty Hospital if no agreement is reached with the opposition to withdraw its budget cut for the project.
Read More »Specialty hospital is first casualty of 2013 budget cuts
Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran during the vote to cut the allocation. (Neilon A. Dias photo) A GUY$1.25B earmarked for a specialty hospital was the first allocation to be cut from the 2013 budget during consideration of the budget estimates. The opposition parties reduced the sum to zero after a brief period of drama over an APNU motion to ...
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