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A group of APNU Members of Parliament was today blocked from entering the Marudi Settlement in Region 9 as part of an outreach to investigate concerns of residents in the gold mining communities. APNU Parliamentary lead, Dr. Terrence Campbell, along with MPs Sherod Duncan, Saiku Andrews and Sharma Solomon, said they were on their way […]
The 7th International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) Caribbean Regional Conference opened this morning at the Arthur Chung Conference Center, with the global leadership challenging unions in the Region to take stock of the challenges facing workers, and to come up with regional and global solutions. General […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and APNU Chairman, Aubrey Norton, has lashed out at the Government over its move to take control of some 22 streets in city from under the Georgetown City Council, The Ministerial order taking control of the streets was gazetted late last week. The PNCR-led APNU has the majority […]
Two Guyanese-Canadian citizens who were preparing to board a Toronto bound flight at the Cheddi Jagan Airport were detained on Thursday after they were found in possession of over 15 ounces of raw gold. It is illegal to export raw gold without a license. In a statement this morning, the Guyana Police Force said the […]
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Public Works has quietly wrested away a total of 22 streets in the City of Georgetown from under the control of the Georgetown City Council, making them all Public Roads and thereby falling directly under the Public Works Ministry. The move was gazetted as Ministerial Orders on […]
In a statement early this morning, President Irfaan Ali has announced that Guyana has formally lodged a protest with the Government of Suriname after receiving reports that the authorities in Suriname have instituted charges for the use of the Corentyne River. The President said the move is particularly affecting timber and quarry operators, adding that […]
The Ministry of Finance was forced to come out today and explain that the online portal for registration and update of information for the distribution of the $100,000 cash grant is still under development and testing. The Finance Ministry issued a statement this afternoon indicating that the formal launch of the portal will be announced […]
By Svetlana Marshall The high-level discussions between President Irfaan Ali and U.S Special Envoy Kristi Noem during her brief visit to Guyana on Tuesday centered largely on the fight to combat the trafficking of narcotics in Guyana and by extension in the Latin America and Caribbean Region, US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot has disclosed. […]
Attorney General, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall, this afternoon said the CCJ’s orders that were handed down this morning as it prepares to hear the Appeals by the Mohameds in the extradition matter, did not come as a surprise. Although the State opposed both Applications by the Mohameds, who were seeking special leave to appeal the […]
Two Guyanese manufacturers today delivered critical components for the Hammerhead Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is being seen as an indication of the growing capability of Guyana’s manufacturing sector to meet global offshore standards. The companies – Asequith Guyana Inc. and Asian Sealand Offshore and Marine Inc. (ASOM) – fabricated the structural […]
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