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In response to concerns from some civil society groups that there may be lapses of oversight and transparency in relation to government projects because of the pace at which decisions are being made by the government, President Irfaan Ali on Thursday said his government has no plans to slow down. In a statement that was […]
CARICOM Leaders have agreed to review the issue of local content policies being developed in CARICOM states and whether those policies are in contravention of provisions in the Caricom Single Market and Economy treaty. Guyana recently passed and signed Local Content legislation into law for the oil and gas sector. The move raised concern among […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will commence the registration of eligible persons from next Monday across the country. The national exercise will conclude at the end of May. Persons who were registered during the 2019 House-to House registration process which was scrapped, must get registered all over again. The Commission did […]
The Government has used its majority on the Parliamentary Committee of Appointments to push through its nominee for the Natural Resource Fund Board, Dunstan Barrow while ignoring the two nominees put forward by the Opposition. The APNU+AFC Opposition coalition today nominated Chartered Accountant and Attorney Christopher Ram and former Head of the Environmental Protection Committee […]
The Ministry of Health has reduced the use of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 as more persons opt for the other brands of vaccines that are available. The Sputnik vaccine is still to receive the approval of the World Health Organisation. Several countries including some in the Caribbean, do not recognize the vaccine for travel […]
Days after the Minister responsible for Finance sought to allay fears about the Amaila Hydropower project, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has joined the choir against criticism of the project. In a state media interview, Mr. Jagdeo said the Government is not daunted by criticism of the project since he believes it will be a good […]
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has formally written to the coalition’s representative of the Elections List, former President David Granger informing him that it has decided that its Chairman, PNC Leader Aubrey Norton should replace Nicollette Henry as a Member of Parliament when her resignation takes effect at the end of this month. Now […]
The Secretary-General of CARICOM, Dr. Carla Barnett today sounded a call for the Caribbean region to begin picking up the pieces and start to move forward in a world with the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries in the region, especially those that are heavily dependent on tourism, were badly affected by the pandemic. At the opening […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC coalition is still considering an approach to the Courts over the Natural Resource Fund Act and whether it was legally passed. But even with that option on the table, the opposition is planning to put forward its nominee for the Natural Resource Fund Board. Initially, the Opposition did not want to be […]
The Government of Guyana is not happy with the pushback it has been getting regarding the Amaila Falls hydropower project, and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh has conveyed that disappointment. The project is one of the flagship projects of the last PPP government but was scrapped when the former APNU+AFC took government in 2015. When […]
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