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The Ministry of Finance has announced that the Government has withdrawn another G$41.6B from the Natural Resource Fund, pushing the total withdrawal for this year to G$124.8B. The Minister responsible for Finance said the money was transferred from the Natural Resource Fund to the Consolidated Fund to finance “national development priorities” in accordance with the […]
The Guyana Police Force Academy has now been fully accredited as a learning institution under the National Accreditation Council. Executive Director of the National Accreditation Council, Dr Marcel Hutson presented Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus with the Certificate of Accreditation today. The Accreditation is for a period of five years. Acting Deputy Commissioner […]
Concerned about an increase in the number of incidents that have resulted in damage to its transmission and distribution lines, the Guyana Power and Light company is threatening action against those contractors who are responsible for the problems. In a statement, GPL said the negligent actions of contractors and motorists has resulted in 24 incidents […]
Suriname registered airline, Fly Allways is set to begin its new schedule service between Guyana and Canada next Tuesday. The airline will operate twice weekly flights, flying from Guyana on Mondays and Wednesdays. The flights from Canada to Guyana will be on Sundays and Tuesdays. In a statement, the airline said the flights will be […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today appeared not to be in agreement with President Irfaan Ali meeting with the Opposition unless they are meeting for Constitutional matters. Last week, the President said he is ready and willing to meet with the Opposition Leader at anytime, although the two have […]
While welcoming a recent report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) which noted that unemployment rate in the country has dropped to 12%, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said that he believes the IDB figure does not reflect the true state of the country’s unemployment statistics. At a PPP press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said there […]
The post mortem examination conducted on the bodies of the two men found floating near their boat in the Essequibo river, has found that they both died from drowning, which was compounded by blunt trauma to the head. The Guyana Police Force today said while investigations into the deaths of Vijai Lallmoni and Solendra Bhookmohan […]
The Mahdia Dorm Fire Commission of Inquiry has interviewed three persons as it continues its probe of the fire that claimed the lives of 20 children, and left several more injured. The deadly fire took place back in May. The Commission, which is chaired by retired Major General Joe Singh, has been in place for […]
A report coming out of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has indicated that more Guyanese are getting increased access to financing through commercial banks and other lending institutions. According to the “Global and Regional Economies at a Crossroad” report, private sector credit reached 17% in February and March this year before moderating slightly to almost […]
A 53-year-old woman who was traveling from Mabaruma to Georgetown aboard the recently launched MV Malisha ferry died this morning, despite efforts to revive her. The Transport Ministry has reported that the woman was noticed motionless in her seat on the ferry. An alarm was raised and the ferry’s Captain administered CPR to the woman, […]
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