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The Guyana Gold Board is in talks with a German company to trace the origin of gold to avoid the smuggling and declaration of the precious yellow metal here from other countries, Chairman of the Gold Board, Dr. Gobin Ganga said. “I would imagine just the same way we can detect counterfeit, they will be able to detect if there ...

An early Saturday morning fire destroyed a wooden house at Montrose, East Coast Demerara, leaving several persons homeless, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said. The cause of the blaze on Third Street on the northern side of the village is unknown. He said three persons occupied the house.  There were no reported injuries. The Home Affairs Minister said residents formed ...

Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Thursday ruled that the  Registrar of the Supreme Court release copies of the Statements of Poll and Statements of Recount to assist in a criminal probe into alleged electoral fraud. She said the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield cannot be a party to block a request by the Police Commissioner and the Director of Public ...

Businesses and homes in the the south-western Guyanese town of Bartica in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) were Wednesday under several inches of  flood waters, officials said. Mayor Gifford Marshall said the situation was forecast to worsen by extremely high tides. “As a consequence of the intense rainfall, we have noticed flooding in all of the constituencies,” he said. Mr. Marshall said ...

The Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)  Wayne Wesley on Wednesday announced that its Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Secondary Level Competency examinations by two weeks due to the coronavirus. He said the examinations would start on June 28 with release of results during the last week in September to the ...

Four men  were early Wednesday morning  arrested in connection with the alleged discovery of two handguns , the Guyana Police Force said. Police said they first searched a driver of Joseph Pollydore Street (formerly D’urban Street), Lodge while he was in the vicinity of Tower Suites, Main Street, Georgetown at about 3:40 AM and discovered one 9mm, Glock 19 Pistol ...

Even as President Irfaan Ali announced- to mark Guyana’s 55th Independence Anniversary- that “every” Guyanese are poised to benefit from the country’s immense oil wealth, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon warned against the oil sector being used as a tool of oppression. In an address to mark the occasion at a flag raising ceremony held near the Umana Yana in Kingston, ...

President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon- as Guyana celebrates its 55th independence anniversary- have urged people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus that has killed more than 360 persons so far. “We of the APNU+AFC coalition are redoubling our efforts and encouraging others to join our national push for increased vaccinations as we cannot afford to lose another ...

Guyana on Tuesday denied that it has banned Haitians seeking to  enter this oil-rich sister Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member nation. The assurance was given by the Guyana Police Force  in the wake of unconfirmed information that has been circulating in sections of Social Media. The Police Force states that it has not been directed by any authority, neither has the ...

The United Nations children’s agency  (UNICEF)  is urging the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) not to proceed with this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations in their current form. Following is the full text of a statement issued by the UNICEF representatives including Nicolas Pron, Representative UNICEF Office for Guyana. UNICEF is concerned over the decision ...