President to address City Council on Monday

In the middle of a swirling controversy over the introduction of parking meters in the nation’s capital city and the government’s decision to review the contract, President David Granger will leave his Vlissengen Road office on Monday and travel to the heart of the city to address City Councillors. It will be the President’s first […]

Guyana adds two million more hectares of land and waterways to conservation efforts

President David Granger has pledged to allocate two million more hectares of land and waterways for conservation. Speaking at the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana’s (THAG) President’s Awards Ceremony 2016, the President remarked that Guyana has been abundantly blessed with natural resources and must utilise them for its economic development. Speaking at the event, […]

Govt. inches closer to bridging ICT gap between coastland and hinterland communities

Citizens in hinterland, poor and remote communities across Guyana will soon benefit from improved Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access. The Government of Guyana, through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), entered into what is being described as a “crucial agreement” with consultancy firm – Detecon International – to conduct an assessment for the multi […]

Guyana further strengthens relationship with Russia with new agreements

Guyana is taking steps to improve its bilateral relations with some of the world’s largest nations and hopes to attract private sector investment from those countries . The Government of Guyana recently accepted an invitation from the Government of the Russian Federation to hold bilateral talks during which Russia supported Guyana’s push for maintaining peace […]

Police called in to probe multi-million fraud at CH&PA

Several staffers attached to the Central Housing and Planning Authority are under investigation in wake of the discovery of a massive multi million dollar fraud that involved the 1000 homes project. News Source understands that some of them may have already been sent home. A senior official attached to the CH&PA confirmed to News Source that […]