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Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum reported this morning that serious crimes in Guyana are down by 19% with 108 murders recorded so far for 2022, which he said represents the lowest level in 10 years. Speaking during the launch of the Christmas Policing Plan 2022 at the Police Officers’ Mess, the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police […]
Diabetes continues to be a major health concern in Guyana and the Ministry of Health is hoping that its messaging will encourage citizens to adopt healthier lifestyle choices. Diabetes occurs when there is not enough insulin being produced by the body or is not being used well by the body. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank […]
Months after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) agreed to merge the Auditor General Reports for 2019 and 2020, People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament, Sanjeev Datadin has filed a motion for the reports to be scrutinized separately but already, it has not secured the support of the Chairman of the PAC, Jermaine Figueira. “I […]
The Ministry of Education has signed two multi-million dollar contracts for the extension of the East Ruimveldt Secondary School and the Winefride’s Secondary School, as it confronts the issue of overcrowding. The contracts – one valued at $175M for the construction of a single flat building at East Ruimveldt Secondary and the other, for the […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has announced that the Government has already drafted regulations and guidelines to accompany the Local Content Act. His statement came in response to the recent ruling by the Chief Justice who noted that the Local Content Act was without regulations and rules. “These Regulations and Guidelines […]
Moments after the Local Content Secretariat issued a Local Content Certificate to Ramps Logistics (Guyana), in keeping with a Court order, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced that while the Government has followed the Court’s ruling, it is considering an appeal. “The Government of Guyana respects the rule of law and the independence of the […]
The Local Content Secretariat followed the Chief Justice’s Friday order and this morning issued the RAMPS Logistics company with a Local Content Certificate. On Friday, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George ordered the Local Content Secretariat to issue the certificate to the company by 12 noon today. Just after 11:30 this morning, RAMPS received the certificate, […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) which is part of the APNU+AFC coalition has announced that it will not be contesting the upcoming Local Government Elections in March, owing to its lingering concerns about the voters list. The AFC believes the list is bloated and a new voters list must be put in place for any […]
Though the Local Content Secretariat has boasted of granting more than 350 local content certificates since the Act was operationalised, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George has raised a red flag on the Local Content Act for catering for “no regulations and no rules”. While handing down her ruling in the Ramps Logistics case on Friday, […]
Private sector businesses in Guyana have been urged by the President to take their tax paying responsibilities seriously. Delivering the feature address at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Business Development Forum on Friday, the President said while the Government has been working to create a suitable business climate for private sector business […]
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