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Increased demand by China, US, India boosts performance of Guyana’s Forestry sector

Guyana’s forestry sector has grown by 18.1 percent, largely due to increased demand from China, India and the United States,...

Despite US sanctions on RUSAL…Bauxite Industry records highest production in five years

Despite sanctions imposed on RUSAL by the United States Government, the bauxite industry has seen a 21 percent increase in...

Guyana records 50 reported cases of suicide in six months

Guyana has recorded 50 reported cases of suicide for the period January to June, of this year. While this figure has...

$63.5M awarded to rectify collapsed Indian Immigration Monument in Palmyra

Following its collapse more than a year ago, government has awarded two contracts totalling $63.5M for the construction of the...

Govt.’s Green Paper on Natural Resources Fund takes Guyana back to square one –...

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, is not impressed with Government’s Green Paper – “Managing Future Petroleum Revenues and Establishment...

58 murders recorded in seven months

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded 58 murders at of the end of July, 31, 2018 with disorderly murders...

WPA endorses Prof. Thomas’ call for US$5000 pay out from oil proceeds to poor...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), recently endorsed the call made by Professor Clive Thomas to make some of Guyana’s petroleum...

Taxes represent more than 90 percent of Govt.’s revenue for first half of 2018

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan proudly told the National Assembly on Thursday that the agriculture, fishing and forestry sectors showed great...

Green State Development Strategy to be presented to Cabinet next month

The Department of the Environment (DoE) is in the advanced stages of finalising the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) which...

CH&PA begins review of housing application backlog to determine those more in need

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), has begun the sanitisation of the government housing programme’s application backlog. The exercise...

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