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President David Granger has rejected the latest list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman post that was submitted by the Leader of the Opposition. In a letter to Mr. Jagdeo today, the President said that the Constitution provides for the Opposition Leader to submit a list of persons who are not unacceptable to the President […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources this afternoon announced that as an act of good faith, the government will not prosecute the charges against the more than 20 persons arrested on Sunday May 28, 2017 for mining within the iconic Kaieteur National Park. According to the Ministry, the Park has been designated a Protected Area and […]
Even as the National Toshaos Council issued a call for the government to drop charges against miners found mining in the Kaieteur National Park, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Friday defended the government’s move to clamp down on illegal mining in the protected area. Mr. Harmon said while several workers were arrested for the […]
Minister of State, Joe Harmon, today made it clear that the Cabinet has made any decision or had any discussions with regards to a move to a referendum for the repeal of anti-gay laws in Guyana. At his post-cabinet press briefing on Friday morning, Mr. Harmon explained that the issue has not reached cabinet. He told […]
Guyana is preparing to grant a production licence to the ExxonMobil company for production of petroleum to move ahead in 2020. Under the licensing agreement, Guyana will benefit from 50% of the profits from the petroleum sale along with 2% of the royalties. Under a previous contract signed in 1999, Guyana would have only been getting 1% of […]
The National Toshaos council wants the government to drop all charges against those miners who were nabbed mining illegally in the Kaieteur National park area. In a statement last evening, the body of indigenous leaders, made a direct appeal to the President for the charges to be dismissed. “We ask that His Excellency take a close […]
(GINA) The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), which has responsibilities for disaster management and risk reduction, is urging all citizens to be on alert even as Minister of Public Infrastructure, Mr. David Patterson has given the assurance that all systems have been activated to mitigate any possible flooding as the country prepares for forecasted heavy and […]
(NY Daily News) A Guyanese woman kneeled in front of federal immigration agents and prayed Tuesday as they walked her brother — accused of burglary and reentering the country illegally — to an unmarked car in Queens. Tensions were high around 10 a.m. on 112th St. near 101st Ave. in Richmond Hill. More than 30 […]
(GINA) When Georgina French Edwards’s name was called as the winner of the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s housing lottery, at the Housing Solutions 2017 and Beyond Exposition on Sunday, Edwards said she felt like she was living a dream. Edwards stated that she could not believe that she had just been given the opportunity […]
Close to thirty miners and their family armed with placards, assembled today in front of the Ministry of the Presidency where they staged a peaceful protest against the recent arrest of 21 persons who were found to have been mining illegally in the Kaieteur National Park. Among those protesting was Toshao, Edward Mc Garrell, who […]
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