Guyana and Colombia ink open skies agreement to allow direct flights

Guyana and Colombia have signed an open skies air services agreement, which will facilitate airlines being able to operate direct services between the two countries. The Agreement was signed today in Colombia on the sidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organisation meeting. Guyana’s Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill signed on behalf of the Guyana […]

Government operations must be transparent to hold officials accountable -says US Ambassador

The international community will mark Anti-corruption Day on Thursday and in a statement to mark the observance, United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch said the US government is looking forward to seeing the Guyana government’s initiative to fight corruption while noting that government operations must be transparent so that citizens and the media can […]

GPL cannot afford any salary increases -CEO

Days after the unions representing workers at the Guyana Power and Light Company served notice about planned protest action over salary increases, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Bharrat Dindyal announced today that GPL’s current financial situation makes it unable to offer or sustain any increase in salaries at this time. During a press […]

Police to go after persons buying COVID vaccination cards

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has announced that the Guyana Police Force is gearing up to go after persons who purchased fake vaccination cards as Health Authorities look to crack down on what appears to become a lucrative business in the Health sector. A number of healthcare workers have found themselves before the Courts […]

Guyana to make it easier for Ghanian companies to invest here

As Guyana and Ghana look to strengthen ties, President Irfaan Ali has assured that his government will make it easy for Ghanaian companies to conduct business in Guyana. During an address at a high-level multisectoral meeting with the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and his delegation which included members of that country’s private […]

Two nurses and technician charged over sale of COVID vaccine cards

Two nurses attached to Diamond Health Centre on the East Bank of Demerara and a Screening Personnel attached to the Ministry of Health were today charged with fraud over their alleged sale of COVID-19 vaccination cards. The three healthcare workers were nabbed last week during a Police sting operation after investigators received information about the […]