By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2015
Caribbean & International, News
Stigma and discrimination continue to be one of the pervasive barriers to HIV care and treatment in Guyana where an estimated 1.5% of the general population is infected with the virus. Guyana joined the rest of the world today in observance of World AIDS Day and while Director of the National AIDS Programme Secretariat, (NAPS) […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2015
News
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into an early evening robbery and shooting that took place just outside the Bourda market at the corner of Regent Street and Orange Walk. City Constable Aaron Henderson was accompanying city employee Euril Lowenfield just after 6pm on Monday when two motorcycle riding bandits attacked them and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2015
Caribbean & International, News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Guyanese national, Catherine Pollard as the Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. She will succeed Tegegnework Gettu of Ethiopia, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service and able leadership. According to the UN Secretary General’s office, since 2014, Ms. Pollard served […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2015
News, Politics
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has said that while sugar workers, both in the field and factory, must be commended for their record production this year, the state of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) remains a matter of concern for government. The Prime Minister said he was happy that workers who were engaged in two strike […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2015
News
Business Minister Dominic Gaskin believes the return of Pizza Hut to Guyana is a strong demonstration of the confidence Guyanese and other foreign investors have in the economy. Mr. Gaskin along with United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, other diplomats and members of the business community attended a media launch of the Regent Street […]
By News Source Guyana on November 30, 2015
News
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Monday spent time with children and staffers at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre to celebrate his 68th birth anniversary. Mr. Nagamootoo was born on November 30th, 1947 in Berbice, Regon #6. The Prime Minister spent more than three hours at the Centre touring the facility while engaging and feeding children. […]
By News Source Guyana on November 30, 2015
News, Politics
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has announced that just 19 homes in Timehri North will have to be relocated as the airport runway expansion moves ahead. Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson met with residents on Sunday and told them that only the 19 homes that are in the direct path of the airport expansion […]
By News Source Guyana on November 30, 2015
News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party has decided that it will only consult with the government on the 2016 national budget after it gets copies of several audit reports and the Guysuco Commission of Inquiry report. The PPP was expected to attend a budget consultation session with the government last Friday but cancelled the meeting late […]
By News Source Guyana on November 30, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Former Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee on Monday went out on a limb to defend the General Register Office (GRO), saying that when he left office in May, he left behind an entity that was corruption free. Rohee’s comments came following pronouncement by Citizenship Minister, Winston Felix where he claimed that a series of corrupt practices, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 30, 2015
News, Politics
(MOTP) President David Granger, who wrapped up his participation Sunday at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta, rapped comments by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, where he is reported to have said that Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman is not a suitable candidate to represent […]