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Two gold miners were killed Friday afternoon when the mining pit they were working in at Kumung Kumung backdam, Puruni River in Region Seven collapsed, police said. Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) Police Commander Mr. Dion Moore said police are probing the incident that resulted in the death of two miners — 44-year old Troy Scott from Linden and 32-year old Seon ...

President Irfaan Ali on Friday night announced free ‘steel and cement’ packages as well as no down-payment and reduced interest rates to persons who would like to build their own homes. He told the opening of the 2022 International Building Expo that persons who would like to construct a house for GY$6 million and lower, the government “will support home ...

The eight opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarians were early Friday morning suspended for allegedly participating in unrest in the National Assembly, despite pending High Court action to block consideration of the Privileges Committee Report. The opposition legislators want the court to find that their constitutional right to a fair hearing has been violated because they ...

A new merchant bank was Thursday night formally launched with the aim of injecting start-up capital into business ventures that have the potential to expand,  grow and transform as well as search for soft loans for government, officials said. “None of that can happen without the much-needed finance and it is that gap that we sought to fill; that is ...

The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPPC) boast that it has been working to resolve issues in Afro-Guyanese communities has been greeted by a sharp reaction from the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). Public Service Minister Sonia Parag told the National Assembly that her administration’s outreach to communities in all 10 administrative regions appeared to be ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday floated the idea of convincing the private sector to explore the leasing of aircraft to transport persons to and fr0m the United States (US) and Canada because existing carriers are charging exorbitant airfares. “There are a number of opportunities now; a number of wet leases available… Why we don’t put our heads together- private sector- ...

Eight opposition parliamentarians on Wednesday moved to the High Court to challenge the constitutionality of their impending suspension from sittings of the National Assembly because they allegedly participated in an unrest in the National Assembly last December. The lawsuit was filed jointly one day before Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly at which the Report could be brought up for ...

A mid-Wednesday afternoon fire that virtually destroyed the St George’s High School on North Road/ Church Street, Georgetown has seen top officials of the Ministry of Education almost immediately activating plans to relocate the more than 400 students and teachers. “We know that there were 421 students coming to this school and they will not have school in September… We ...

The High Court will next month rule on whether President Irfaan Ali breached Guyana’s Constitution by appointing Assistant Commissioner Clifton Hicken to act as Police Commissioner in the absence of an Opposition Leader with whom consultations are constitutionally required. Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire set August 11 when most likely a decision would be given on whether the President correctly invoked ...

The United States government said Guyana needed t0 do more to enforce its raft of financial crimes laws, American Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch told the opening of a workshop to strengthen efforts to forfeit the assets of criminals. “Guyana has legislation that provides for asset recovery but there is a need to build capacity on how to effectively implement ...