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27-year-old North East La Penitence resident, A’ishah McKenzie, might have been prepared for more than afternoon tea on Monday afternoon as she was busted with just over 5 pounds of cocaine in her suitcase while preparing to board a flight to London. The bust was made by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. McKenzie was checked-in […]
With the intention of improving Solid Waste Management in the country, $1.6B has been approved in this year’s budget for the maintenance of several landfill sites across the country. As the Committee of Supply considered the $41.8B budgeted for the Ministry of Local Government, Minister of Local Government, Sonia Parag explained that $1.6B will be […]
The National Assembly Committee of Supply has approved $2.7 Billion for the upgrade of the Bourda Market, Bourda Green, East La Penitence, Stabroek, and East Ruimveldt markets, as well as supporting the drainage network in the areas. During the consideration of the Budget estimates, Local Government Minister, Sonia Parag said the works will be implemented […]
Minister of Health, Dr Fank Anthony has announced that through the National Public Health Reference Lab, Guyana is now providing the World Health Organization (WHO) with samples to help design influenza vaccines. The supply of the influenza samples follows the accreditation of the National Public Health Reference Lab in 2024 by the Pan American Health […]
An additional $30 Billion has been approved by the Committee of Supply for the continuation of the distribution of the $100,000 cash grant. Distribution of the grant started with public servants and pensioners in December, but has slowed down since. It is expected to now continue after the passage of the budget this week. The […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has attempted to distance the Government from the questionable commercial land deals that have been reportedly going down at the Central Housing and Planning Authority. The Authority falls directly under the Ministry of Housing and commercial land deals are generally approved by the President’s office. During his “Issues in the News” […]
The Guyana and Light (GPL) will receive $18 Billion to aid in power generation this year. Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Monday told the Parliamentary Committee of Supply that the money is needed to subsidize the cost of electricity. It was explained that at the current tariffs, the state-owned power company would only be able […]
Hours before it became public that the CEO of the Central Housing and Planning Authority had resigned amid concerns over commercial land deals, President Irfaan Ali was on his social media pages in a broadcast defending the Government’s allocation process to private developers. According to the President, private developers have to go through a rigorous […]
The Guyana Government is currently in talks with with several countries to procure patrol vessels and aircraft to boost the capacity of the Guyana Defence Force’s Air and Marine corps. During the consideration of budget estimates for the Guyana Defence Force, Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira said the Government is looking at a number of […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources has indicated that the process is still ongoing for all oil blocks which were up for auction and said it expected that a minimum of four Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs), will be completed and signed this year. The four blocks would be S4 to TotalEnergies, Qatar Energy, and Petronas; S5 […]
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