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GEA inspector dies after crashing into utility pole

An inspector attached to the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) lost his life around 00:15 hrs yesterday morning after crashing into a utility...

Indian company bidding to construct Northwest ferry failed financial tests in 2016

One of the Indian companies vying for the multimillion-dollar contract to construct a new vessel for the Northwest/Georgetown route failed...

GGMC to increase policing of contracts for abuses –Commissioner General

Mining companies often make the world of promises in exchange for handsome tax concessions.  The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission...

Mechanisms needed to regulate how Cubans trade in Guyana –GCCI

The increased presence of Cubans in Guyana has certainly had a noticeable impact on the profitability of some businesses. While the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and...

Seven Guyanese firms, individuals on IDB blacklist

A total of seven Guyana-operated companies and individual contractors, are currently listed among those that have been sanctioned by the...

Stafrei Alexander to face new trial for attempted murder

Stafrei Alexander, who was among the inmates who broke out of the Camp Street prison last year, was this morning...

Phone card vendor fatally shot during suspected robbery

A 37-year-old phone card vendor was shot and killed during a suspected robbery around 20:30 hrs last night. The dead man has been...

Mining pit cave-in leaves one dead

A mining pit cave-in at Imbaimadai, Region Seven has taken the life of Elmo Abrams, a resident of Philippi Village,...

ExxonMobil finds more oil with eighth discovery well

ExxonMobil Corporation announced minutes ago that it has discovered 256 feet of high quality, oil-bearing sandstone with its eight discovery...

Woman raped, husband beaten during home invasion

A young woman was this morning raped, and her husband beaten when three armed bandits invaded their Zeelugt, East Bank...

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