Government warns Austrian company over arbitration move highlighting delayed contract works

Hours after Austrian company, VAMED Engineering announced its decision to move to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) over the non-payment of €45.5 million, the Government of Guyana fired back on Thursday evening, disclosing that both the Guyana Pediatric and Maternal Hospital and the New Amsterdam Hospital Campus Projects were severely delayed. On Thursday, the […]

CCJ hears Forward Guyana Movement’s case over being excluded from national elections in 3 Regions

The Caribbean Court of Justice today heard arguments in a case filed by a supporter of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) challenging the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) over its decision to exclude the party from the national ballot in three Administrative Regions during the September 1, 2025 General and Regional Elections. The High Court and the Court of Appeal in Guyana […]

Canadian-funded Guyana Justice Project wraps up after four years

Over 2,000 people from across 80 communities were empowered through Justice Education Society Guyana Justice Project, according to Country Representative, Lisa Thompson. The four-year project has come to an end. The CAN$2 million Global Affairs Canada funded project – Strengthening Justice for Women, Girls and Indigenous Peoples in Guyana – was designed to deliver greater […]

School of the Nations Student Selected for Prestigious TED Summer School in London

School of the Nations has congratulated one its students, Emmanuel Perreira on being selected to attend the TED Summer School in London after his impressive performance in the Learning to Be Heard – Global Public Speaking Challenge. The international competition was organised by Immerse Education in partnership with TED Summer School. Emmanuel was chosen from […]

Austrian company to take Guyana Government to international arbitration over stoppage of payments for construction contracts

International healthcare infrastructure provider, VAMED Engineering of Austria, has announced that it will be initiating arbitration proceedings at the level of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) against the Government of Guyana over its failure to pay some €45.53 million for works done on two public health infrastructure projects – the Guyana Pediatric and Maternal […]

Government to encourage more persons to accept house lots in Region 3 as backlog swells to 50,000 in Region 4 alone

President Irfaan Ali today said there is still a significant housing deficit, although the Government has allocated more than 50,000 house lots in the last five years. In a recorded statement, the President said even as the Government continues to distribute house lots and houses through its housing programme, the backlog has increased to between […]

New $388 Million market in Buxton to be completed in 8 months

Minister of Local Government, Priya Manickchand, other officials and vendors, today turned the sod for the construction of the new $388 million market at Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara. The sod turning marked the beginning of the major investment that is expected to modernise the community’s infrastructure and create new opportunities for vendors […]