Business
Lombard & Broad St. Squatters to get homes in BarnwellSome 72 houses will be constructed at Barnwell on the East Bank of Essequibo (EBE) to house dozens of persons…
First-time home owners receive keys to duplexes By Devina Samaroo Though not many are keen about living in a duplex, two first-time home owners cannot wait to…
US$47M ECD Road Expansion Project begins TuesdayThe East Coast Public Road Widening and Improvement Project from Better Hope to Belfield is expected to commence on Tuesday.…
Miners boycotted Mining Week, says Gov’t failing industryIncreased taxes and fees along with empty promises are just some of the reasons why miners across the country boycotted…
CJIA aerodrome to be closed periodically in OctoberAircraft operations at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) will be interrupted during the last two weeks of October to…
500 jobs to be created from US$9.5M investment in former Barama concessionsOver 500 employment opportunities are expected to be created following the award of two lots approximately 800,000 hectares of concession…
Full disclosure of oil contract will not threaten national security – JagdeoBy Devina Samaroo Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has shot down government’s latest excuse for not releasing the details of the…
Citizens are living in constant state of fear – PSC tells RamjattanGuyanese citizens are now living in a constant state of fear, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) told the Minister of…
GPL launches Whatsapp Meter ReaderThe Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) recently added an additional customer service feature called “Whatsapp Meter Read” to better…
GPL offers compensation to customers suffering financial losses from blackoutsCustomers who have suffered losses as a result of electricity fluctuations stand a chance of receiving compensation from the Guyana…
16 Guyanese benefit from $102M Chevening Scholarship programmeSixteen Guyanese were this year granted scholarships to the United Kingdom to pursue studies in various fields, under the Chevening…
Generation shortfall causing blackouts; normalcy expected tomorrow – GPLBy: Devina Samaroo A shortfall in the generation of electricity is the reason for the widespread blackouts across the country…
45 persons to lose job after City Hall ends contract with Cevons, Puran BrosForty – five persons will now be plunged into the unemployment bracket after City Hall terminated its contracts with two…
US$50M Bauxite Project for Bonasika, Cuyuni-MazaruniMinister of State, Joseph Harmon on Thursday received a courtesy call from Executive members of the First Bauxite Corporation (FBX)…
Power Company blames GPL for blackoutsBy Devina Samaroo The frequent power outages across the country are not as a result of faults in power generation…
St Rose’s High, Hindu School students top CAPESecuring Grade one passes in eight units, Shawn Shewram of St Rose’s High and Vamanadev Hiralall of Saraswati Vidya Niketan…
Top student against cap on CXC subjectsBy Bibi Khatoon Thirty-five subjects were offered at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination and Guyana’s top performer,…



