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The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh has written to the Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall informing him of a possible period for the conduct of Local Government Elections, GECOM’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Yolanda Ward has confirmed. According to Ward, the letter was dispatched to the Local Government […]
Moments after the announcement by British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, that Guyanese will no longer require a visitor’s visa to travel to the UK from next month, President Irfaan Ali urged Guyanese not to the abuse the system. The President said today’s announcement culminates lots of hard work and negotiations and Guyanese must […]
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller today announced holders of Guyanese passports would no longer be required to have a visa to visit the United Kingdom from the 9th November. The announcement comes as the government has been pushing the United Kingdom and the European Union to soften its visa requirements for Guyanese nationals. […]
The incumbent Committee of Management of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union is being accused of applying delay tactics for the hosting of the Special General Meeting by the 24th October. The Committee of Management headed by Karen Vanslyutman-Corbin has named October 24 as the day for the holding of the Special General meeting […]
Warning that insufficient investment in climate adaptation can hamper food security, President Irfaan Ali today challenged the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to establish a special Adaptation Fund for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Low-Lying Coastal States as he addressed world leaders virtually during the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Food Forum in […]
There is a move by the Government to get more international carriers to explore the Guyana market. Currently, there are less than 10 international airlines that ply the Guyana route. The Tourism Ministry is hoping that the Government’s presence at the World Routes Development Forum in Las Vegas could land more international carriers on local […]
The Ministry of Housing has issued a final notice to seven families who are occupying lands at Mocha/ Herstelling caneview area, calling on them to end what the Ministry terms an attempt to disrupt national development. The Housing Ministry said the residents must put personal and political agendas aside and see the development vision that […]
Government political activist and online talk show host, Ossie Rodgers has left the country while still being under probe over his physical assault of a Berbice woman in a supermarket at Bath Settlement. Last week, Rodgers was released on station bail as the Police said investigators were continuing their probe into the incident which took […]
Declaring that Regions Five and Six are well positioned to benefit from the country’s take off in the oil and gas sector, President Irfaan Ali has laid out a six point development plan of his government. In that plan, the President said the country’s energy security is paramount, not only because of the oil and […]
The Full Court, this afternoon declared that it had no jurisdiction to entertain an interim order that was being sought by the eight suspended Opposition Members of Parliament, who wanted the Full Court to reinstate them, while their challenge to the suspension was being heard in the High Court. Delivering the decision on behalf of […]
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