By News Source Guyana on August 8, 2022
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The Guyana Power and Light Company has been allocated an additional $4 Billion in the Government’s supplementary budget to address some cash flow issues that are facing the company. It was explained that GPL is currently owed hundreds of millions of dollars by a number of Government and state agencies. He said the money owed […]
By News Source Guyana on August 8, 2022
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The Leader of the People’s National Congress Aubrey Norton called on his party to slip into campaign mood as he addressed the party’s General Council meeting, which was held on Saturday and Sunday. In a statement, the PNC Reform indicated that the General Council’s theme centered around rebuilding the party and connecting with the party’s […]
By News Source Guyana on August 8, 2022
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President Irfaan Ali has pledged his government’s full support to the people of Buxton in areas of Agriculture, information technology and other avenues which he believes will empower Buxtonians. While addressing the 4th anniversary of the Buxton/Friendship Archives and Cultural Centre over the weekend, the President said he is aware of the challenges that confronts […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2022
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Nine months after a fire gutted a section of the Police Headquarters Annex at Eve Leary, destroying part of a building that housed the Office of Professional Responsibility, the Guyana Fire Service has finally revealed that an electrical issue in the wooden building was the cause of the blaze. In a statement on Friday, the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2022
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Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan today joined calls for Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO), Sasenarine Singh to resign from his position or be fired, declaring that there is no future for the sugar industry under the current CEO. Ramjattan, who is also the Opposition spokesperson on Agriculture […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2022
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Political analyst and Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance Dr. David Hinds, has issued a call for the fair and equitable distribution of the country’s oil resources. Speaking at an Opposition coalition organized rally earlier this week in Georgetown, Dr. Hinds said there are already signs of certain sections of the Guyanese society not […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2022
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With concerns about the literacy level among Guyanese students, the Ministry of Education has established a special department which is focusing solely on literacy. The new department already has an Assistant Chief Education Officer for Literacy overlooking its operations and plans. In a statement, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said literacy will now receive specialised […]
By News Source Guyana on August 4, 2022
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High Court Judge Damone Younge this morning started to hear the case filed by the suspended Opposition Members of Parliament against the Attorney General and the Speaker of the National Assembly over their suspension. The MPs are contending that the suspension should be thrown out as questions about its fairness, legality and due process have […]
By News Source Guyana on August 4, 2022
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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) is calling on the Local Content Secretariat of the Ministry of Natural Resources to look into the issue of contract bundling by some of the major companies in the local oil sector. Contract bundling refers to the consolidation of several contracts into a single one, thereby allowing […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2022
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Longtime business executive and Agronomist Anthony Vieira has announced his resignation from the Board of the Guyana Sugar Corporation where he served as Vice Chairman. Mr. Vieira announced his resignation in a letter to the press, pointing out that GuySuCo has numerous problems which cannot be addressed by its current management, which he described as […]