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President Irfaan Ali has announced plans to modernize the capital City of Georgetown to regain its place as the Garden city of the Caribbean. The President said the plan is part of the extended Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 and will be executed in collaboration with Britain’s King Charles Foundation. Delivering remarks at a high-level […]
The Ministry of Agriculture has launched an investigation into the alleged smuggling of chicken and eggs at the Guyana Marketing Corporation, which is a state agency that falls under the Ministry of Agriculture. The Ministry pointed out that the Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, and the Ministry of Agriculture are not involved in the purchase or […]
The Guyana Energy Conference has announced the launch of its EnergyEcho mobile application, which has been described as a “cutting-edge” platform that provides industry updates for the oil and gas sector, as well as insights from the Energy Perspectives podcast. The EnergyEcho App, which was designed by V75 Incorporated offers perspectives on international issues, as […]
While rejecting claims by the Opposition of a cover up of an alleged corruption scheme, the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary/ Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA), has announced that investigations into a number of corruption claims have been done and action taken. The Opposition has claimed that there is a massive corruption scheme at the Authority involving the […]
Just four years after setting up its massive customer call centre in Guyana, the Itel company is preparing to hang-up its operations in the country, leaving hundreds of workers on the breadline. In an internal message to staff members today announcing the closure plans, the company explained that it was forced to make the decision […]
An investigation into a Monday afternoon fire in a cell at the Camp Street jail has revealed that the fire was deliberately started by a prisoner. Two prisoners were injured in the blaze. In a statement today, the Guyana Fire Service said that it received a call about a fire at the location at around […]
The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority is once again urging persons to beware of scammers, who are pretending to be conducting transactions on the Housing Ministry’s behalf. The Ministry of Housing in a statement said it has been receiving an increased number of complaints from citizens about completing transactions for house lots […]
Recognising the poor performance of students in Mathematics at the CXC level, the Ministry of Education has launched a Math Intervention Initiative. As part of the effort, students preparing to write their Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams, as well as their teachers and parents will now have access to a Mathematics WhatsApp Helpline to address […]
Economist and Former Minister of Finance under the APNU+AFC Coalition Government, Winston Jordan, has added his voice to the recent agreement signed between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union. While reacting to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s position that the recent agreement represents one of the highest percentage of salaries increase given to […]
The Opposition PNC/APNU is questioning the recently released mid-year report of the Ministry of Finance, stating that the economic growth and the expansion in several sectors that the report referenced may not be reflective to most Guyanese. Economic Advisor to the Opposition, Elson Low on Monday said if the economic situation was as good as […]
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