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President to announce removal of VAT on private education fees

President David Granger has reportedly told senior members of his cabinet that he has decided that the government will be moving to remove the Value Added Tax from private school fees. The announcement is expected to come before the end of today or by tomorrow, senior Government sources have told News Source. The President’s decision […]

GTT answers Essequibo’s call with faster internet service

GTT today took its faster internet service to the Cinderella County of Essequibo on Monday morning, promising residents of better service with “blazing fast” internet. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Justin Nedd, told a launching ceremony at Anna Regina that for the first time, the entire Essequibo coast from Supernaam to Charity will be experiencing […]

Major works to rehabilitate Kato School set to begin soon

(GINA)  A Ministerial team on Saturday, visited the Kato Secondary School in Region Eight, to get a firsthand look at the state of the building and what needs to be done. The team comprised Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock, Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine and Minister of […]

Fire Service alarmed over increase in cases of fires

Within recent weeks there has been a noticeable increase in reports of fires in Georgetown and the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara. The spate of fires is of concern to the Guyana Fire Service, which has launched various investigations. In an invited comment, Fire Prevention Officer, Andrew Holder, explained to News Source that […]

Trade Unionist Kenneth Joseph dies

Veteran Guyanese trade unionist, Kenneth Joseph has died. He passed away yesterday in a city hospital, three weeks after he suffered a severe stroke. His death came as a shock to the trade union fraternity with many of his colleagues describing the death as a major blow to the trade union movement in Guyana. Kenneth […]