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Guyana will partner with Barbados for a massive investment in the creation of the region’s first pharmaceutical industry, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley announced during a press conference in Bridgetown today. The deal will also see cooperation from Rwanda, the European Union Commission, the European Union Development Bank and the World Health Organisation. Already, […]
President Irfaan Ali today urged British investors to put their money in Guyana’s Infrastructure, Housing, Education, Technology, and Agriculture Sectors, promising that there will be incentives for those who invest now, even as his Government workS to reduce the cost of energy. The Guyanese Head-of-State made the call shortly after his Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), will begin public hearings in Guyana’s case against Venezuela over the border controversy and its settlement since 1899. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, oral arguments will take place before the Judges of the Court from Thursday 17 to Tuesday 22 November 2022. The hearings […]
38-year-old suspected Guyanese drug trafficker Dennis Edwards aka “Death” has been extradited to the United States from the Dominican Republic to face drug trafficking charges. He was wanted in the United States for drug trafficking. Edwards was blocked from entering the Dominican Republic and deported after he arrived on the island on Monday. After he […]
Despite his party’s concerns about the voter’s list, Leader of the People National Congress and Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton today hinted that his party will contest the upcoming Local Government elections, even as its coalition partner, the Alliance For Change (AFC) announced that it will not contest the elections with the current voters list. At […]
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton today chided the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller over statements she made about the voter’s list, describing her statements as out of place and against the wishes of the Guyanese people. Last week, the UK diplomat was quoted in the media as saying that the current voters list can […]
Diabetes continues to be a major health concern in Guyana and the Ministry of Health is hoping that its messaging will encourage citizens to adopt healthier lifestyle choices. Diabetes occurs when there is not enough insulin being produced by the body or is not being used well by the body. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank […]
Months after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) agreed to merge the Auditor General Reports for 2019 and 2020, People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament, Sanjeev Datadin has filed a motion for the reports to be scrutinized separately but already, it has not secured the support of the Chairman of the PAC, Jermaine Figueira. “I […]
The Ministry of Education has signed two multi-million dollar contracts for the extension of the East Ruimveldt Secondary School and the Winefride’s Secondary School, as it confronts the issue of overcrowding. The contracts – one valued at $175M for the construction of a single flat building at East Ruimveldt Secondary and the other, for the […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has announced that the Government has already drafted regulations and guidelines to accompany the Local Content Act. His statement came in response to the recent ruling by the Chief Justice who noted that the Local Content Act was without regulations and rules. “These Regulations and Guidelines […]
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