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The PPP Civic Administration, through Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, today approached the National Assembly for another $44.443B in supplementary funding, and clearance for some $2.9B in advances taken from the Contingency Fund. The request comes approximately three months after the National Assembly approved an additional $44.8 Billion for ‘major transformational’ work in the housing, […]
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. took the stand today at the Elections Commission of Inquiry hearing and testified that the Police blocked him from submitting his request for a recount of the votes cast in Region Four. Ramson said another attempt to submit his request was met with threats including death […]
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2020 Elections was today shown video and audio evidence depicting heavily armed TSU ranks clearing the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Command Centre, as well as clips of party agents and local observers objecting to the insertion of “fictious numbers” while the Statements of Poll (SOPs) for Region Four […]
Longtime Guyanese Diplomat, Ambassador Keith George, has been formally accredited as Guyana’s new High Commissioner to Canada. He presented his Letters of Credence to Canada’s Governor General, Mary J. May Simon, last week in Quebec City. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said High Commissioner George has an extensive foreign service career spanning […]
The Government of Guyana has initiated discussions with the diplomatic representatives of Canada and Italy for visa free travel for holders of a Guyana passport to those two countries. On the sidelines of a reception on Monday evening, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman confirmed that the Guyana Government has reached out to the […]
After a two-week hiatus, the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 2020 Elections recommenced today with key witnesses pointing the Commission to various rooms within the Ashmins Building where the Region 4 Statements of Poll (SOPs) were tabulated. It was in the Ashmins Building that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM’s) Command Centre and Office of […]
The authorities have suspended three employees of the Demerara Harbour Bridge after the fuel tanker that slammed into the bridge in October, causing major damage, left Guyana without the knowledge of the authorities. While the Court ordered that the ship be released from custody and accepted a letter with an undertaking for the ship company […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Volda Lawrence believes that the country’s public servants will not see any improvements in their standard of living with the recently announced 8% across the board increase by the government. In fact, Ms. Lawrence is predicting that after the lump sum payment to public servants in December, the cost of living […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change Khemraj Ramjattan, today shared the view that the move by the government to adjust some constituency boundaries will cause tremendous problems and will set the stage for massive confusion at the Local Government Elections. Mr. Ramjattan said by adjusting the boundaries, some independent candidates may find it difficult to […]
BP International Limited – a company in the United Kingdom – has been selected to market Guyana’s share of petroleum from the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity vessels. The Government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, made the announcement on Thursday, explaining that BP International was selected following a competitive procurement process. The UK based […]
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