August 2024

Over 600 young people from Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) recently signed up to become members of the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C). This is according to party General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who on Thursday offered a brief update on his two-day outreach to the region. While there, Jagdeo met and addressed participants
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See below the full statement issued: Banks DIH Ltd. is proud to announce the successful launch of its subsidiary, BASI, which was commemorated with a grand opening ceremony on July 26, 2024 at the company’s location, Block ‘X’ Plantation Ruimveldt, Guyana. BASI, incorporated in May 2019, has been active in various sectors since its inception.
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Dredging of the East Demerara water conservancy during the recent drought resulted in a buildup of sludge which contaminated the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Shelterbelt, resulting in the distribution the ‘rusty’ water in Central Georgetown. To remedy the situation, GWI Chief Executive Officer, Shaik Baksh on Thursday said immediate measures were taken to flush out the system. And
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The government is improving surveillance in the interior locations of Guyana in a bid to tighten the slack ends related to gold smuggling. Mines officers now use body cameras and drones to help spot illegal activities. The intention is to plug all of the loopholes existing outside of the formal channel through which gold is
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The government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, has been working to restart the operations of Troy Resources and Rusal in Guyana. The ministry has been consulting local and international companies firstly to explore recommencing operations at Troy Resources in the Karouni Mine, Region Seven. This is according to the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram
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Monkey Mountain and its satellite villages in Region Eight will witness significant transformation with the injection from the government of $42 million more to support transformative initiatives. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali underscored the substantial nature of these investments when he engaged residents on Wednesday. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali addressing residents during a meeting
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A licence will soon be issued to the six companies that bade for eight of Guyana’s oil blocks within the country’s shallow and deep-water areas, as the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) has been officially finalised. This was disclosed by the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, during a media conference on Wednesday, at the Guyana
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Off-spinner Richard Ramdeholl produced a magnificent bowling performance on the opening day of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Two-Day competition in Trinidad on Wednesday. Playing against the host nation, Ramdeholl took 6-38 off 17.4 overs as Trinidad and Tobago were dismissed for 202 in 65.4 overs. In response, Guyana closed on 94-4, trailing
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Several weeks of diligent training will culminate with raging fistic action when Guyana joins several other CARICOM countries for championship honours in the Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean School Boys and Girls boxing championship at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, commencing this Friday (August 16) and concluding Sunday (August 18). Boxing was introduced into the Junior Carifta
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