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With more than 140 exhibitors on show, this year’s International Building Expo, which opened last evening at the National Stadium, is being seen as the perfect platform to showcase the country’s housing sector and its offerings and opportunities, according to Minister within the Ministry of Housing, Susan Rodrigues. She told the opening ceremony that the […]
The International Building Expo opened at the National Stadium at Providence on Thursday with Government officials highlighting major expansions and development in the housing and construction sectors. President Irfaan Ali has credited his Government’s intervention in a number of areas related to the housing sector, for the expansion of the sector, saying home ownership has […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Government, through the Ministry of Education has revised its salary increase offer to teachers to 9% for 2024 and 8% for 2025 and another 8% for 2026. Two weeks ago, the Government was offering the nation’s teachers a 7% increase. The Ministry of Education put forward the revised offer today as […]
Facing criticism over recent statements against the local judiciary, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today declared that there is no other organization in the country that respects the country’s judiciary and judicial process like the People’s Progressive Party. Last week, the People’s National Congress Reform and the Alliance For Change, both called out the Vice President […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council is working with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) to help businesses develop better waste disposal systems, as the City battles a serious waste disposal problem. In addition to the failure of some waste disposal contractors to remove garbage in a timely manner, the City Council is […]
The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union has turned the sod for the construction of a new branch in New Amsterdam, Berbice. During the sod turning ceremony on Wednesday, Chairman of the Credit Union Trevor Benn explained that the move will see thousands of the Credit Union’s members in Regions Five and Six no longer […]
35-year-old Attorney-at-law, Richard Layne, was found murdered in his car on the bridge of his Durban Backlands home in Georgetown on Wednesday night. The body was discovered by Layne’s roommate, Police Sergeant, Tony Sulker. According to a statement from the Police Force, Sulker told investigators that he woke up at around 10pm to use the […]
Police investigators are probing the robbery and murder of 33-year-old Mocha Arcadia resident, Ken Sukhdeo. The man died on Tuesday night after being brutally stabbed by two Venezuelan teens, who were known to him. A Police report stated that from time to time, Sukhdeo would assist the two 19-year-old Venezuelan men in getting money sent […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony today indicated that the Government has not ruled out the possibility of acquiring a dengue vaccine, despite being confronted by a number of challenges that are not unique to Guyana. Dr. Anthony reporters today that vaccines for dengue are not only scarce, but are extremely expensive. However, with the […]
Guyana is optimistic that an almost seven-year ban on the exportation of catfish to the United States will be lifted, as the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service conducts another review of documents submitted by Guyana. In 2017, Guyana was among several countries that were banned from exporting catfish to the US […]
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