Month: November 2020

Georgetown: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to construct a 289 room Hilton branded nine storey hotel with a cost of US$90M was signed Monday with the site identified in Guyana’s…

Georgetown: President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has departed Guyana for an official visit to the Republic of Suriname over the period November 23 to 26, 2020. The Head of State…

Georgetown: Guyana will be instituting a system that will require visas to be issued to Haitians who are interested in visiting the country as investigations continue into human trafficking and…

Georgetown: The United States on Monday announced a first-of-its-kind visa restriction on wildlife and timber traffickers.  Wildlife and timber trafficking are serious transnational organized crime activities that threaten national security,…

Georgetown: A 53-year old businessman was early Monday morning shot dead during a robbery at his Lot 5 Public Road, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara home. Dead is Terrence Dickie. Police…

Georgetown: A 30 year old woman killed her 20 year old brother after he physically abused his wife in front of her on Sunday at their Parika Backdam, East Bank…

Georgetown: Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, says the recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in Guyana has been quite good with almost 80 per cent of cases having already recovered.  …

Georgetown: Regional Tourism Committees are using the downtime imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the eventual reopening of the sector. Director-General of the Department of Tourism, Donald Sinclair…

Georgetown: Non-oil sectors, such as agriculture, manufacturing and services must brace themselves for the economic spin-offs to be derived from the new oil and gas economy. Senior Minister within the…

Georgetown: The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, on Friday, seized more than 700 pounds of meat products imported from Brazil at the Casa…