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A group of members on the Management Committee of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union has passed a motion of no-confidence against the Credit Union Chairman, Trevor Benn, but there are questions surrounding the legality of the move. Benn who won the elections for Chairman by a landslide last year will be replaced by […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonoro is set to make an official visit to Guyana on Friday to discuss areas of cooperation and other bilateral matters with President Irfaan Ali. Mr. Bolsonoro was forced to cancel a planned trip to Guyana in January following the death of his mother. Earlier this year, he held joint talks with […]
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydrometorlogical Service has predicted that this year’s May-June rainfall is expected to be higher than normal. In a release this morning, the agency said the highest rainfall totals and the possibility of flash floods during this season are expected to peak in May and June. The Hydromet Office noted that as […]
Technical Consultant, Davendra Rampersaud, who was accused of allegedly providing the Ministry of Health (MOH) with fake HIV testing kits walked out of Court as a free man today as the Magistrate dismissed the case due to insufficient evidence. Rampersaud was charged back in 2020 for allegedly supplying 400 units of expired HIV testing kits […]
Construction of the Corentyne River Bridge which will link Guyana and Suriname is expected to commence soon as representatives from the two countries met today in Paramaribo for the signing of the feasibility study and design of the bridge. Guyana was represented by Public Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill, while Surinamese Works Minister Riad Nurmohamed […]
37-year-old Civil Engineer Roberto Narine was today granted $200,000 bail after he was charged with causing the death of squash player Ian Mekdeci by dangerous driving. The accident occurred early in the morning on the 1st May. Narine appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the charge was read to him. […]
The Guyana Power and Light company recorded 103 power outages last year, exceeding its 90 targeted outages. The company is however blaming the COVID-19 pandemic for the increase in power outages. The information is contained in a report from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) which reviewed GPL’s Operating Standards and Performance Targets for the year […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, today said the Government is creating an environment for ordinary citizens not to benefit from the country’s oil and gas resources. His comments came in response to statements made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo last week, while addressing an outreach in Berbice. At the outreach, the Vice President said inadequate revenues […]
President Irfaan Ali opened a national media conference this morning and gave the assurance that his government is not spying and will never spy on journalists or any other citizen. The President gave the assurance after the Guyana Press Association warned media houses to guard themselves against spyware that could be used to track their […]
All schools in Guyana are now fully opened after being closed for almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But even as students are back in the classroom the Education Ministry is seeking out ways to bring students up to date with the curriculum and to counter the learning loss. Speaking on the reopening […]
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