By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2025
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Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond says the country’s Tourism sector raked in more than $13 Billion last year, crediting its success to private sector investment. During her contribution to the budget debate on Monday, the Tourism Minister noted that due to the expansion of the sector, there has also been an increase […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2025
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The Guyana Elections Commission has sought to put to rest the question of the feasibility for the use of biometrics at the place of poll at this year’s General and Regional Elections. In a release this morning, GECOM explained that while its Chief Elections Officer, Vishnu Persaud’s feasibility study acknowledged the benefits of biometric fingerprint […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2025
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Opposition Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, has challenged the Government to readjust the National Budget so that it can cater more for youth empowerment and youth development. Figueira, who also serves as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and is a full time high school teacher, told the Assembly that while the Ministry of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2025
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President Irfaan Ali spoke on Monday with newly appointed US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and according to a statement from the US State Department, the President and the Secretary of State spoke about the crisis of illegal immigration and agreed to address the issue jointly. The State Department said Secretary Rubio also affirmed the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 27, 2025
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Women and Children Rights activist and founder of the Blossom Foundation, Dr. Ayodele Dalgety-Dean has been named as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Anthony N Sabga Award for Public & Civic Contributions. The announcement was made this morning in Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Dalgety-Dean’s non-governmental organisation, Blossom Inc, offers services to protect women andchildren […]
By News Source Guyana on January 27, 2025
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Opposition Member of Parliament and Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Amanza Walton Desir, hammered the Government’s handling of the migrant crisis facing Guyana, as more Venezuelan migrants continue to pour in across the borders. Making her contribution to the National Budget debates, MP Walton-Desir said it is clear that there is no regulation of migration in […]
By News Source Guyana on January 27, 2025
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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 […]
By News Source Guyana on January 27, 2025
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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 News Source Guyana on January 27, 2025
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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), […]
By News Source Guyana on January 27, 2025
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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, […]