 |        |  |  |
A new report from the World Bank, which is examining changes in the global economy, is predicting that Guyana will continue to see major economic growth annually in the coming years. In the report, which was released on the World Bank’s website, it predicts that Guyana will see a 25.2% growth rate this year, 21.2% […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit are stepping up their drug eradication efforts. On Wednesday, CANU agents were in East Bank Essequibo area and during an operation, the agents busted a 51-year-old man with 30 pounds of imported marijuana. CANU said the man’s vehicle was intercepted in the Zeelugt New Housing Scheme and during […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that should Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) fail to justify the $214M in expenses that were flagged by auditors during the country’s first cost recovery audit on oil expenses, the claims will be disallowed and the revenues directed to profit oil. But the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that the owner of the Little Learners Daycare facility, be charged with manslaughter over the death of a young child at the daycare. The 7-month-old baby girl, Oriya Gravesande, was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital on the 21st March, hours after she was taken to the daycare facility […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) made a decision to appoint its Information Technology Manager, Aneal Giddings as its new Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO). The decision, however, did not gain the support of the opposition-nominated Commissioners. The GECOM Chairman, retired Justice Claudette Singh sided with the Government nominated Commissioners in appointing Giddings to the post. […]
The Government has shut down calls by the Opposition and Civil Society groups for consultations on the draft model Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) to be extended. The Vice President said there will be no extension on the consultations. When it made the draft PSAs for both the deepwater and shallow-water blocks public last March, the […]
by Svetlana Marshall The Government of Guyana is looking to strengthen its local content policy to prevent foreign companies from using loopholes in the existing legislation to bypass the local content requirements. At the opening of a Local Content Summit this morning, Vice President Bharat Jagdeo admitted that the Government is aware that there are […]
The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority rolled out its 2023 house lot distribution drive today for persons who have been allocated house lots on the East Coast of Demerara. As part of a major development push by the Government, new housing areas are being developed in Lusignan and Good Hope. Over 1500 […]
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has announced the appointment of Lorena Solórzano Salazar as the IDB’s new Representative in Guyana. Her appointment took effect on April 1, 2023. In a statement, the IDB said Salazar, who is a citizen of Ecuador, holds a master’s degree in business administration from IDE Business School and […]
Elections Commissioner Desmond Trotman has accused his fellow Commissioner Clement Rohee, of attempting to discredit who he considers to be, “the most qualified” candidate for the post of Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO). However, according to Commissioner Rohee, it is Trotman who is being mischievous. On Monday, Mr. Trotman told reporters that during the process […]
 |  |
