Teixeira highlights need for public officials to be more diligent in their work and promote good governance

Minster of Governance, Gail Teixeira, has stressed the need for public servants, especially high-ranking officials, to conduct their functions more diligently in order to promote good governance and effective management of the systems to ensure equitable access, fairness, and transparency in Guyana. Speaking at the opening of a round table discussion on ethical behaviour within […]

President Ali calls for soundness and consistency in Judicial decisions at Legal Conference opening

By Svetlana Marshall A Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform opened at the Mariott Hotel this morning with President Irfaan Ali highlighting the issue of “predictability” in the Justice System. At the conference, which has brought together legal luminaries from Guyana and the region, the President said there must be consistency in decisions handed down […]

ExxonMobil sees no conflict of interest in relations with Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm; VP Jagdeo not surprised

Maintaining that ExxonMobil Guyana abides by the laws and regulations of the country, the President and CEO of the company, Alistair Routledge today ruled out any issue of there being a conflict of interest emerging from ExxonMobil’s relationship with the Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm, now that one of the partners in that firm, […]

Constitutional Reform Commission meets; Administrative issues to be ironed out

The first meeting of the new Constitutional Reform Commission took place today at the Commission of Inquiry Secretariat on Middle Street in Georgetown. At the meeting, Minister of Governance Gail Teixeira was voted in as the Vice Chairperson of the Commission, which has retired Chancellor, Justice Carl Singh as its Chairman. Teixeira was nominated by […]

Government gives itself more power in nominating members to the University of Guyana Council

In the early hours of this morning, the People’s Progressive Party Government used its slim majority in the National Assembly to pass an Amendment, which changes the composition of the University of Guyana’s Governing Council from 26 members to 32. There were strong objections from the Parliamentary Opposition, which encouraged the Government to have the […]

More than $181 Billion in Government contracts awarded between between July 2022 and July 2023 -Public Procurement Commission

A total of 1,491 contracts amounting to $181.794 Billion were awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration over a period of one year – from July 8, 2022 to July 7, 2023. Additionally, 67 contracts totaling US$319.103M were issued in United States Dollars. This is according to a report of the Public Procurement Commission […]