5-year-old Linden girl injured by stray bullet while in bed

Police investigators in the mining town of Linden were called to the Linden Hospital today after a 5-year-old child was taken there with a bullet lodged in her throat. The child was reportedly shot by a stray bullet while asleep last evening at her Half Mile, Wismar home. According to a Police report, the girl’s […]

PPP to host Congress and party elections in May

The governing People’s Progressive Party, will be hosting its long-overdue congress to elect a new leadership after almost eight years. The Congress which was schedule to be held in 2019, is now slated for early May, according party General Secretary, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. During a press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said the party’s Central […]

GTUC hopes for tax reform, cash transfers for citizens and abolishment of PAYE in Budget 2024

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is hoping that the Irfaan Ali Administration will act on its menu of recommendations that were submitted for the national budget, which will be presented on Monday. The GTUC has recommended tax reform, cash transfer and the immediate implementation of free tertiary education, among other measures. In an interview […]

Norton confident of APNU doing well at next General Elections; Still no decision on date for PNC internal elections

Dodging questions about the party’s overdue Biennial Delegates Congress, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton today said the APNU alliance is focused on the upcoming General and Regional Elections, which he estimates will be before 2025. The party promised last year that its General Council will meet and deliberate on a date […]

Over $5M in smuggled chicken, alcoholic beverages and cigarettes seized in Corentyne

The Guyana Revenue Authority announced today that its Customs agents seized a large quantity of smuggled foreign chicken, cigarettes, and un-customed alcoholic beverages. The GRA said its Law Enforcement Investigations Division agents in a joint operation with the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) made the seizure at number 66. Village in Corentyne, Berbice. The seized items […]

Norton shakes up Opposition’s Shadow Cabinet; MP Figueria unhappy with losing Youth, Sport and Culture shadow responsibility

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton has shaken up the parliamentary shadow responsibilities for some members of the APNU+AFC Opposition in the National Assembly. According to reports, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan, who previously overlooked the Agriculture portfolio, will now take aim at the security sector as he will shadow the Minister of Home Affairs. Ramjattan […]

Government seeking full withdrawal of Chinese Landing Precautionary Measures by IACHR

By Svetlana Marshall Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira announced today that the Government has written to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) seeking a withdrawal of the precautionary measures granted in favour of Chinese Landing, the Indigenous Carib Community in Region One that has long complained about a series of human […]

GPSU proposes increase in income tax threshold and reduction of income tax rate for Budget 2024

Ahead of Monday’s National Budget presentation, the Guyana Public Service Union today said it has made several proposals to the Government that it hopes will be taken on board to provide a more comfortable standard of living for the country’s public servants. The GPSU hopes that this year’s Budget will see Public Servants benefitting more. […]

Auto sales and Construction industry lead list of complaints at Consumers Affairs Commission

The Auto and Construction industries along with electronics, have been dominating the list of complaints received by the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) over the past year. According to the Commission, it received 492 complaints against businesses last year, with a value of over $481.3 million. In a statement today, the CCAC said of […]