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A team of US Congressional Representatives arrived in Guyana on Thursday for an official two-day visit, that will involve talks with the Government, the Opposition and some players in civil society. The United States Embassy explained that the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Congressman Jason Smith and members of a bipartisan […]
Minister of Labour Joe Hamilton, is set to appoint a Commission of Inquiry into the the fatal mining incident at Bosai Bauxite Mines in Linden, which claimed the life of a veteran miner. In a statement, the Ministry of Labour announced that the Minister’s action to appoint the Commission of Inquiry to probe the incident […]
A total of seventeen (17) Prison Officers were dismissed from the job in 2022, according to the Acting Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot. While addressing the opening of the Senior Prison Officers’ Conference this morning, Mr Elliot explained that the 17 Prison Officers were sacked for non-adherence to the Prison Service’s rules. He said to […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, today said he was taken aback when the saw a statement from the Chairman of the Joint Services, Brigadier Godfrey Bess, commenting on statements made by WPA Executive Tacuma Ogunseye at a political meeting in Buxton. In commenting on the issue, Brigadier Bess reminded and assured the nation that irrespective of […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has issued a call on local commercial banks to come clean on providing information about the possible hindrances that may be restricting the local private sector from accessing better financing from the banks. In a statement, the Chamber of Commerce said it wants to know of the […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today urged members of the Disciplined Services to remain professional and maintain peace, as he condemned recent statements by Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Executive Member, Tacuma Ogunseye, who in referencing to the ethnic make-up of the Joint Services, urged that Guyanese rise up against their oppressors. In delivering the […]
The Ministry of Finance has has taken aim at the Guyana Human Rights Association, following the association’s questioning of the recent contract signed between the Government of Guyana and a German company through a United Arab Emirates businessman for the production and supply of a new e-identification card. The GHRA in addition to raising procurement […]
27-year-old Linden businessman and contractor, Fawazz McRae was remanded to jail today for the attempted murder of Police Sergeant Jermaine Semple. The two men are cousins. Semple was shot to the head at close range on Sunday night at a hangout spot in Amelia’s Ward, Linden during a row. He remains in a critical condition […]
Under the proposed model Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for the oil industry, operators after being issued with their licenses would be required to submit work programmes and budgets for approval by the Minister who holds responsibility for the Petroleum Sector. According to the draft agreements, which were released by the Government on Tuesday, the contractor […]
Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, (PUC), Attorney-at-Law, Dela Britton, has indicated that the Commission continues to keep a keen eye on the operations of the Guyana Power and Light and the Guyana Water Incorporated. She made the disclosure while participating in a Consumer Rights Day webinar, which took place this morning. Ms. Briton explained […]
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