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Leader of the Alliance For Change and Opposition Member of Parliament, Khemraj Ramjattan told the National Assembly this morning that there are several clever schemes emerging in Guyana, where only a select few are the beneficiaries of large government contracts, especially in the construction sector. He described the sector as the epicenter of corruption in […]
Sounding a strong warning to the more than 500 co-op societies in Guyana, Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton has indicated that those co-op societies that have unused lands in their possession will be relieved of those lands, if they keep them unused. During his budget debate presentation on Monday, Minister Hamilton said there are tens […]
One month after it offered salary adjustments to several categories of healthcare workers and some members of the Joint Services, the Government is moving to adjust the salaries of its Foreign Service officers as part of its commitment to resolve the disparities in the public sector salary scale. Addressing the National Assembly on Monday during […]
Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones has called for a better working relationship between the government and Opposition, noting that the current situation has resulted in the non-appointment of several key officials. In addressing issues related to governance, MP Jones said the Opposition has always been ready to work with the government on important issues, but […]
In her efforts to fight back at Opposition claims of discrimination by the Government of Guyana, Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag revealed during her Budget debate presentation that of the over 7,000 GOAL scholarships given out by the Government in 2022, 46.3% of the scholarships were provided to Afro-Guyanese. “The total number of GOAL […]
The Opposition has accused the Government of targeting those regions that have an APNU+AFC majority council in place. Opposition Member Ganesh Mahipaul told the Budget debate on Monday that there has been a reduction in the allocations for regional development works for the three Regional Democratic Councils controlled by the APNU+AFC. He noted that there […]
A 47-year-old Belfield Squatting area woman was found murdered on Monday. An ex-lover is the prime suspect, according to the Police. The Guyana Police Force last evening announced that investigations have been launched into the murder of Nazaleen Mohammed. The woman’s lifeless body was found in a canal yesterday afternoon at Hope Lowlands along the […]
President Irfaan Ali this morning called on Caribbean countries that have the potential in natural gas development to quickly explore exploiting it to avert a possible catastrophic situation in the region. Addressing the opening of the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference in Port-of-Spain this morning, the President said the region is already facing an energy […]
Three GDF Officer Cadets on a training programme in Tacama, Upper Demerara-Berbice have been reported missing. The Guyana Defence Force has launched a massive search operation for them. A senior GDF Official confirmed to News Source that the three cadets were part of a navigational training exercise and it is suspected that they might have […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority, (GRA) has dismissed a number of its employees and disciplined others who were fingered in a license sales racket at the agency. The tax collection body said it recently uncovered a number of fraudulent practices involving persons applying for various categories of licenses and collusion with some of its staff members. […]
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