Georgetown, Guyana News

Just before midnight on Monday the partially nude body of a woman was discovered at Foulmouth; just above Makouria on the Essequibo River.

Even as Police Commissioner Henry Greene was expressing satisfaction with this year's performance and congratulating awardees at the Guyana Police Force's annual Awards Ceremony last week, reports about police conduct continued to make the news.

Long gone are the days when the US Embassy in Guyana was a beacon of hope for many people both from a foreign travel perspective and for facilitating investments.

Retail traders hoping to make up for tough year The commercial capital erupted into a frenzy of activity last week-end as urban dwellers provided the first real indication that they were genuinely stricken with the Christmas spirit.

Several persons, including a heavily-pregnant woman, were injured last evening following an accident on the East Coast of Demerara public road, in the vicinity of Ogle, where a Route 44 minibus collided head-on with a private car which was ferrying a patient to the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The last remains of the RH Carr at Skull Point on the Cuyuni River, Guyana The RH Carr on the Demerara River ONE of the last steam ships to be built in Flintshire should be brought home from South America, say campaigners.

President Bharrat Jagdeo, Lars Lovold , Tasos Asevedos , and Kjefil Lund at the side event hosted by the Norwegian NGO Bellona in Copenhagen GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Talks at the United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, resumed Monday afternoon after protests from developing nations forced a suspension.

President Bharrat Jagdeo and other panelists at the World Resources Institute side event GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyana's pioneering work in climate planning and strategy was recognized at a forum on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations global summit in Copenhagen, Denmark as it moved into its high-level stage.

"Without effective risk management poverty reduction will not occur; insurance is an essential risk management tool," warned David Hatch, Associate Deputy Director General, of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture .

Peoplea s Progressive Party stalwart Brindley Benn, CCH, the father of Public Works Minister Robeson Benn, died yesterday after a brief illness.

A Diamond, East Bank Demerara man lost his life after the Canter truck he was travelling in slammed into a concrete fence at Number 4 Village, West Berbice yesterday morning.

Guyana is lagging behind the rest of the region in terms of the relationship between the university and the business community and newly installed Chancellor of the University of Guyana Professor Compton Bourne has criticized what he describes as the "free-rider situation" that informs the relationship between the local private sector and the ...

Two drivers have had their licences suspended after being charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

In the political development of Guyana, Winifred Gaskin stands out as an extraordinary example of an early Guyanese politician who displayed exemplary characteristics of patriotism, commitment to cause, pioneering zeal and strength of character.

Guyana Power and Light Inc. has announced plans to retrench 75 of its employees with full benefits, as the company says it no longer needs such a large workforce.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A top Guyana official says the South American country will buy two new river ferries from the Chinese government for $17 million.

The investigation into the recent Regent St fires has confirmed arson in the most recent case, which saw the destruction of Household Plus, the Chino Variety, Slim Jet, Fullworths General Store and Wireless Connections.

Georgetown, Dec 3 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization praised the efforts of Guyana for the preservation of the environment and of Cuba for reforestation.

The world's largest producer of alumina and aluminum said it no longer recognizes the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union, a move that union leaders say is illegal.

Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad delivering remarks at the 5th Technical Meeting Tourism Commitee meeting of Focal Point.