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Fisheries sector grew by 5.6 % despite US ban on gilbacker, shrimp legislation

Despite the recent blow to the fishing industry meted out by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the...

Security guard cons employer of $2.7 M, gets 56 months behind bars

“Look I can’t turn back the hands of time. I took the $2.7M and purchase phones,” were the words of...

Fraud At Driver License Exams…Sergeant slapped with 12 felony charges, placed on $1.2M bail

Almost one month after two police corporals were slapped with a total of 38 misdemeanor charges in relation to the...

“My penis is dead,” says pensioner sentenced to life in prison for raping girl,...

Almost a month after he was convicted by a jury for raping a 10-year-old girl, a pensioner, this afternoon, told...

New Prison to be built in Georgetown

Following two fires at the Camp Street jail, with the last resulting in the escape of several prisoners, many have...

Man gets life in prison for buggering 5-year-old boy

Citing the prevalence of rape in today's society, Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry sentenced a confessed rapist to life imprisonment. The sentencing was...

US$5,000 oil money pay-out to citizens has merit; must be examined – Lincoln Lewis

The suggestion that poor Guyanese households should benefit from a US$5,000 pay-out from the oil proceeds, has merit and should...

Infrastructure Minister defends granting permission to Chinese company to import stone for East Dem....

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson recently issued statements via his Facebook Page to clarify media reports regarding local stone...

Green Paper on Natural Resource Fund makes no provision for crucial independent auditors

In more than 30 countries, Governments have spent trillions of dollars from Natural Resource Funds in ways that remain shrouded...

Rush to pass Local Content could increase Guyana’s cost recovery –Hughes warns

Since the discovery of oil, there has been an overwhelming desire from the citizenry and even international operators to ensure...

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