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With funding from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the Government of Guyana is moving to create a new National Identification Card (ID) that would significantly increase the ease of doing business in Guyana and facilitate paperless travel. The announcement was by made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday. Mr. Jagdeo made it […]
The work of the Public Accounts Committee continues to be hampered with the absence of the Government Members. When the meeting was called this morning at the Public Buildings, the Government Members were all absent, making it the third time that the meeting has been forced to be called off since the resumption of the […]
Speedboat operators plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-hoop route are expected to keep their fares at $100. The operators went on strike last Friday in an effort to increase their fares to $120. The strike action resulted in hundreds of commuters being left stranded. President Irfaan Ali met with the operators on Sunday night at Leonora […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has issued a for an urgent resolution of the strike action taken by speed boat operators in the Vreed-en-Hoop – Stabroek route, which the party says has negatively affected businesses and commuters in the Region Three area. In a statement today, the AFC said hundreds of people commuting between Region […]
The University of Guyana on Saturday bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree on Guyanese musical and cultural icon, Dave Martins at its 56th convocation ceremony, adding to his already long list of accolades and achievements. Martins, known for his many hit cultural songs, including “Not a Blade of Grass”, ” We are the Champions”, […]
President Irfaan Ali has implored graduates of the University of Guyana to stay and build Guyana and resist the temptation to migrate, “even as the grass may seem greener on the other side.” Delivering the feature address virtually at the 56 convocation ceremony of the University of Guyana, the President admitted that for too long, […]
Weeks after the Government announced that the new model oil and gas Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) will see major changes, President Irfaan Ali this morning announced that fourteen (14) new oil blocks have been put up for auction. The oil blocks were expected to go up for auction next year. “We had committed that the […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that workers at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will also receive an 8% increase in their wages and salaries for 2022, despite the current state of the sugar industry. “The sugar workers will also get an 8% increase in their salary. We decided that, that the sugar workers will […]
The High Court has shut down attempts by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, Liberty and Justice Party Leader, Lenox Shuman and two other high-profile government officials to block a series of lawsuits filed against them by former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers, over their alleged defamation of her character during and after the 2020 […]
One day after summoning her to the headquarters of the Special Organised Crime Unit for questioning, APNU+AFC Chief Scrutineer Carol Smith-Joseph found herself being slapped with 14 fraud charges in relation to allegations that first surfaced in 2016. According to SOCU, in March of this year, it received a complaint from the Mahaica Abary Rice […]
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