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Opposition Member of Parliament, Roysdale Forde wants the Government to provide more answers regarding the build-up of Venezuelan military troops near Guyana’s border, and the influx of thousands of undocumented Venezuelans into the country,. He said there is an urgent need for better management of the country’s border with Venezuela. “Guyanese need to know what […]
The University of Guyana has announced that it has launched an investigation into alleged statements made by a part-time lecturer during a classroom session. Declaring that it is appalled by the “inappropriate” conversation which has been making the rounds on social media, the University said the evidence and the circumstances surrounding the conversation are now […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it will hold public hearings in the Guyana v. Venezuela Case on the 14th November, 2023 to deal specifically with Guyana’s request to block a number of questions in Venezuela’s upcoming referendum on the border controversy. “The hearings will be devoted to the request for the […]
The Government is giving the assurance that the Guyana Power and Light Company will be able to meet the current demand for electricity when it commissions the 17 power generating sets that are on their way to Guyana from the Dominican Republic. The generators, valued at US$27M, will generate 28.9 megawatts of electricity. According to […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly to discuss the Guyana/Venezuela Border Controversy could possibly be further delayed, if the Government and the Opposition fail to arrive at a consensus on the Motion to be debated. The Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, on Wednesday, announced that the Friday November 3 […]
The Government is in talks with the top three companies that have submitted bids to market Guyana’s crude oil from the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels as well as the Prosperity FPSO, which will come on stream later this year. At a Freedom House press conference today, Vice […]
Contending that the country is now facing an electricity crisis, the APNU+AFC Opposition today said the country may be losing as much as $150M per hour, every time there is power outage. At a press conference, Economic Advisor to the Leader of the Opposition, Elson Lowe said the economic impact is being felt across sectors. […]
Two men who were arrested over the weekend after allegedly making attempts to withdraw money from an Automated Teller Machine at two locations, have been charged and remanded to jail for attempted ATM fraud. 26-year-old Tulsie Ramprashad and 37-year-old Bhojnarine Gopaul before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The […]
With the Government building out the country’s Tourism Infrastructure in an effort to boost tourism and create world-class tourism products, Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond, has indicated that the country’s traditional cultures and cultural practices are being examined to help with the tourism promotion. Speaking during the launch of Tourism Awareness month […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has broken its silence on the ongoing electricity problems across the country and today registered its dissatisfaction with the spate of power outages that have gripped the country over the past few weeks. In a statement, the private sector body expressed its ‘profound disappointment’ over the frequency […]
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