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Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat warned Guyanese against “fake promises,” as he clashed with A Partnership National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Member of Parliament, Shurwayne Holder about the management of the country’s natural resources, as the National Budget Debates continued this morning. Opposition MP Shurwayne Holder told the House that despite record […]
The current Minister responsible for Public Security, Robeson Benn and the former Minister who overlooked the same portfolio under the last Government, Khemraj Ramjattan, clashed in the National Assembly this morning over the management of the security sector and the investment in resources. In his contribution to the Budget Debates, Opposition Member of Parliament and […]
By Svetlana Marshall Chairman and Managing Director of Banks DIH, Clifford Reis, has issued a call for the laws and regulations governing the capital market to be reviewed, after his company experienced significant hurdles in its bid to fully register and have its shares traded on the Guyana Stock Exchange. The Guyana Securities Council (GSC), […]
The US$260 million Phase 1 of the Vreed-en-Hoop shore base facility at Plantation Best, West Bank Demerara was commissioned on Saturday. The facility is located on an artificial island and was developed by VEHSI, a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc., a 100% Guyanese-owned consortium of the Alphonso and Boyer families and Jan De Nul, […]
President Irfaan Ali boasted on Sunday that his Government has delivered so much to the people of Guyana since taking office in 2020, that it has exceeded its own expectations. In a live social media broadcast, the President said an ambitious manifesto was set out by the People’s Progressive Party in 2020. He explained that […]
By Rennie Parris Welcome back to Talking Dollars & Making Sense. Today, we’re diving into the pressing question: Where is Guyana’s oil money going? Over the past five years, Guyana has earned US$6.5 billion from oil revenues, but the country could have received US$13 billion if the 2016 Petroleum Agreement had been more balanced. Let’s […]
The lifeless body of a 64-year-old Belle West, West Bank Demerara woman was found bound and battered in her home. The dead woman has been identified as Parbhudai Boodhram. A Police report said the incident occurred sometime on Friday night. Investigators said the elderly woman appeared to have just returned home from a grocery shop […]
Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, on Friday lashed out at the Opposition APNU+AFC over its criticism of Government spending and continuous withdrawals from the oil fund. In defending the 2025 National Budget, Minister Rodrigues said the former APNU+AFC Government was good at not doing much, and now wants to dictate […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton on Friday called on the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission to provide the basis or expert advice that informed her decision that enhanced biometrics cannot be introduced in time for this year’s elections. Mr. Norton said his party has taken note of the GECOM Chairman’s decision and […]
45-year-old Bartica resident, Faizal Husman, died tragically this morning when he lost control of his pickup and slammed into a truck along the Eight Mile Trail at Teperu in Bartica. The accident occurred at around 6:45am, according to a Police report. The Police report stated that after Husman’s pickup slammed into the truck that was […]
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