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The Ministry of Education has dropped the hammer on those school administrations that are asking parents to provide supplies for their nursery school children. For years, many parents were burdened with providing toiletries and other supplies to the public schools for their children. In a statement on Wednesday, the Education Ministry declared that parents of […]
Travelers coming to Guyana from African States that the World Heath Organisation (WHO) has designated to be at risk of yellow fever are required to have that vaccine to gain entry here. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shamdeo Persaud told News Source on Wednesday that persons travelling to Guyana from at risk areas in Africa including […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge has expressed disappointment with the “high cost” attached to sending remittances to Guyana, particularly from North American destinations. The Minister criticized the high transmission fees during an inter-agency training workshop on mobilizing financial resources generated through migration on Wednesday. Grennidge said as stakeholders engage in the national discussion, the opportunity […]
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Wednesday said it was happy about the passage of the Telecommunications Bill which paves the way for an open and competitive telecommunications sector. GTT’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Nedd told media operatives that the Bill’s passage offers a wide range of positive social and economic benefits […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council has announced that it would be moving to close several city thoroughfares to heavy duty vehicles as it continues its road assessment exercise that began on Tuesday. The Office of the Town Clerk said the assessment is expected to allow the municipality to go ahead with road works services […]
Following a second round of applications and interviews for the top post within the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Public Accountant and Attorney-at-Law Godfrey Statia has been appointed the new Commissioner General. The Board has confirmed the appointment with one member saying that Statia had emerged the best suited candidate for the position. “Of course there […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Tuesday afternoon erected barricades to the entrance of the Muneshwers wharf in Georgetown, preventing container trucks from entering or leaving unless a fee of $25,000 is paid to the Council. The exercise by the M&CC is being carried out one week after the Council issued a notice in […]
A worried wife is hoping, against the odds, for the safe return of her husband who went missing 10 days ago in the North Fork area in Region #7, Cuyuni Mazaruni where he had gone to work. Forty seven-year- old Shawn Clarke left his North Street, Georgetown home on June 15 to travel to the […]
Just over two dozen People’s Progressive Party (PPP) supporters picketed outside the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) head office in Georgetown on Tuesday as the party continues to reject its defeat at the 2015 national elections. Light midday showers dampened the planned protest action that lasted just under one hour and saw the absence of several […]
Hours after the National Assembly debated and passed the Telecommunications Bill with the aim of liberalizing the sector, Digicel Guyana welcomed the move by the legislature. In a statement on Tuesday, Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kevin Kelly said the passage of the bill is the first step in the long overdue ending of the […]
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