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Senior Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh is assuring the nation that the government has been monitoring the cost of food and fuel that have rising throughout the country over the last few months. While noting that the price increases are a global problem, Minister Singh said the Government is aware of the issue and […]
The Colombian and Brazilian nationals who were nabbed when their cocaine and marijuana laden plane made an illegal landing in Guyana have been jailed for 4 years and six months, in addition, to being fined $435.3 million each. The two men, 23-year-old Mateus Vinicius Pontes Alberto, and 43-year-old Rodrigues Canon Dandres Estiven, appeared in Court […]
The Government has made a second withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund, the Ministry of Finance has announced. According to a statement from the Senior Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, a total of G$41.6 Billion has been withdrawn from the oil fund in keeping with the Natural Resource Fund Act. The Ministry said that […]
Three days after a 17-year-old youth was badly burnt while in Police custody, the teen’s father believes there may be a deliberate attempt now to cover up the incident as the investigations move at a snail’s pace. The teen, Jahiem Peters remains a patient under Police guard at the Georgetown Hospital, nursing severe burns to […]
A number of shop stewards attached to the Guysuco Albion estate staged a picketing exercise this morning while calling on the sugar company to treat workers with respect. According to the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, workers at Albion have been expressing concern with the attitude of certain managers towards the workers. The union […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is once again assuring citizens that the country’s oil and gas resources are in safe hands with the government. Speaking during a business dinner hosted by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association last night, Mr. Jagdeo said the government has noted calls on how the oil resources should be spent, but […]
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) is worried about the growing number of strikes in the industry and the impact it could have on sugar production. On Tuesday, GuySuCo expressed its concern about the strike at the Uitvlugt sugar estate, where factory workers are demanding a “Holiday with Pay” for the first crop of 2022. The […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, wants the High Court to dismiss the challenge by Opposition Member of Parliament Christopher Jones to the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as the Acting Police Commissioner. Benn who was named as a respondent in the Court action filed his response to the challenge by Jones and is […]
A local model who has been pretending to be a medical doctor for a number of years has issued an apology while claiming that in his heart, he still believes that he is a doctor. The young man who presented himself as Dr. Mikhail McKlennon issued an apology on social media today after the Guyana […]
People’s National Congress Executive Member and Former Member of Parliament Mervyn Williams today urged Indigenous leaders who are in Georgetown for the National Toshaos Conference to reject what he sees as the government’s apparent attempt to set the agenda for the conference and ultimately determine how the villages should be managed. At an Opposition […]
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