In the Press - Guyana
Fly Jamaica still to submit key documents
Minister of Works Robeson Benn says that Fly Jamaica has not yet been ‘cleared for take-off’ as the airline with Guyanese ‘lineage’ is still to
GFC, GPF clash this evening in GFA’s Players Cup
The inaugural Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup will continue today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda with two fixtures. In the opening ...
Pune Warriors pull out of IPL
(Cricinfo) Sahara India, owners of the Pune Warriors franchise, have pulled out of the IPL over financial differences with the BCCI stemming from the valuation ...
Gov’t studying UG funding but fees hike not off table -Vice-Chancellor
UG Vice-Chancellor (VC) Jacob Opadeyi says that the Government of Guyana (GOG) is currently examining mechanisms to address the university’s financial volatility that does not ...
Bids opened for food supplies to GPHC
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation yesterday received seven tenders for dietary supplies for its patients. GPHC had made it a policy two years ago that ...
Bravo’s Super Kings march into the final despite Smith half century
DELHI, India, CMC-Dwayne Bravo’s Chennai Super Kings scored a convincing 48-run win over Mumbai Indians to make a grand entry into the final of the ...
Linden electricity outages to end soon
Residents of Linden who have been experiencing power outages since last Friday should have relief by tomorrow. LUSCSL General Manager, Esme Yangapatty, told Stabroek News ...
Marad reels in MV Shark over illegal operation
The Maritime Administration Department (Marad) has detained the MV Shark for investigation after it was found to be operating illegally, following a distress signal the ...
Decision against impact study for BK sand mine stands
The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) has written to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) upholding that body’s finding that an Environmental impact Assessment is not warranted ...
Detailed architectural probe of City Hall needed – consultants
A detailed architectural investigation, structural survey and material analyses have to be undertaken of City Hall. This was among recommendations made by two overseas …..To ...
Cops get $61M worth of vehicles
All Terrain Vehicles, cars, 4x4s, mini buses and trucks are among vehicles valued $61M that were handed over to the Guyana Police Force yesterday to ...
Mariner warns of lighthouse light switch
The Government’s decision to relocate the guiding light from the lighthouse to the top of the eight- storey Marriott Hotel now being constructed may put ...
Accused denies committing fatal Albouystown stabbing
Murder accused Carl Bennett yesterday said that he was innocent of the murder of Marvin Boston, called “Jess,” who he is accused of fatally stabbing. ...
‘I am innocent’ – Sreesanth
(Cricinfo) In his first public statement since his arrest last week, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has denied any wrongdoing. Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals team-mates, Ankeet ...
Harris reportedly breaks James Wren Gilkes’ 100m record
US-based sprinter, Adam Harris blasted to the Moscow IAAF World Championship 100m B-Standard with a blistering 10.18 second run on his way to qualifying for ...
Body of missing farmhand recovered, buried
The body of Kwebana resident Fred Crème, who was missing after a boating mishap, was on Monday night found by residents floating near the Suddie ...
Amended regulation sets licence requirements for bus drivers, re-migrants
The Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified certain aspects of the qualifications a driver would need to be granted a licence to drive a motor ...
Armed robbery accused attack cops at court
Two men charged along with a woman with two counts of armed robbery yesterday attacked police after they were denied bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ ...
Roopnaraine calls for full probe of GuySuCo’s finances
APNU MP Dr Rupert Roopnaraine says there needs to be a full investigation of GuySuCo’s finances and he charged that despite its financial plight it ...
Gov’t presses opposition on laundering bill
Government is seeking to re-engage the opposition in a bid to pass amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT) ...