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The governing People’s Progressive Party is not moved by concerns about the flying of its party flag at the Arthur Chung Conference Center, which is the current home to the National Assembly of Guyana. The party’s 32nd delegates congress is currently underway, and its flags have been flying high along the East Coast highway as […]
President Irfaan Ali used the opening of his party’s congress today to once again shut down claims that his Government has been openly practicing discrimination. He dismissed the claims, and said the Government’s record is there for all to see that it is open, transparent and works in the interest of all Guyanese. At the […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Advisor to the Minister of Health and former Government Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has been appointed as Guyana’s new Ambassador to Switzerland and will also serve as Guyana’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations in Geneva. Ramsammy was appointed to the post of Advisor to the Minister […]
23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis, was remanded to jail today for the murder of a fellow inmate, Anthony Prince. The murder charge comes two months after Anthony Prince was stabbed to death in the Lusignan jail. The murder accused, Shamar Davis, who was on remand for a robbery charge, was not required to enter a plea […]
Guyana joins the rest of the world today in observing World Press Freedom Day. This year’s observance is being held under the theme, “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis”. In a statement, the Guyana Press Association noted that World Press Freedom Day is being observed at a time […]
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines, has announced that it has been granted approval to begin schedule services to Puerto Rico. In a statement, the airline said the new service is expected to begin on the 14th July and the Puerto Rico flights will originate in Trinidad with connections from other Caribbean Airlines destinations, including Guyana. The […]
The Government of Guyana is moving to source between US$180M and US$250M, in response to a proposal from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) for emergency funding to facilitate upgrades to the Transmission and Distribution Network as part of the Gas-to-Energy Project. At a press conference today, the Vice President explained that in addition to […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said that the Government is fully behind the Guyana Revenue Authority, in its bid to get answers about $12 Billion in inflated declarations submitted by ExxonMobil and the Ramps Logistics company. Exxon has already explained that the figure was a mistake, which has since been corrected. However, the GRA has […]
A Chinese-owned supermarket in Section A, Golden Grove on the East Coast of Demerara, was completed gutted by fire early this morning, leaving millions of dollars in damages and losses. The Guyana Fire Service said it responded to an emergency call at 4:23 this morning regarding the fire and quickly responded with a fire tender […]
The Public Utilities Commission has flagged the Guyana Power and Light Company for not operating up to standard and not delivering on its mandate. The Public Utilities Commission, which recently reviewed GPL’s standard operating procedures and its operations last year, said the operations of the Power company remain veryconcerning. The Commission said GPL has failed […]
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