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For the first time in 20 years, Guyana saw the appointment of the status of Senior Counsel to long serving legal practitioners yesterday. At a State House ceremony to hand over the instruments of appointment, the President said the absence of such appointments over the past two decades could be seen as a ‘dereliction of […]
A fourth person has died as a result of that smash up on the Linden Soesdyke Highway, which took place on Wednesday night. Three persons died on the spot last night, while the fourth victim passed away this morning while undergoing surgery. The dead persons have been identified as Dextroy Griffith, David Primus and Raul […]
The Linden Soesdyke Highway claimed the first road deaths for 2017 as three persons died on the spot following an early evening crash up in the Seweyo area along the Linden Soesdyke Highway on Wednesday night. Two of the dead men have so far been identified. They are Dextroy Griffith and David Primus. The third […]
As Guyana continues to advance towards the development of a ‘green’ economy, President David Granger, this morning, said that the country looks to the People’s Republic of China for cooperation and assistance as that country shares similar sustainable development goals. The President made these remarks at an Accreditation Ceremony at State House, where Extraordinary and […]
Even as the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority examines a report from Roraima Airways on the Dynamic Airways recent cancellations during the Christmas season, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is still to receive any official or formal complaint from the affected passengers. The Consumers Protection Agency has also not received any formal complaints. The Permanent Secretary of […]
As the local drug enforcement agencies prepare to step up their monitoring of airports and other border crossings, a Guyanese woman has become the first drug mule to be busted in the new year. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on Wednesday morning, busted 24 year old, Clarabel Thompson with close to 10 pounds of cocaine […]
The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Weather Watch Centre, Hydrometeorological Service has issued a bulletin warning that weather conditions are likely to worsen across Guyana in the coming days. Rainfall is expected to be between 40 millimetres (mm) and 80mm on Wednesday and Friday and in excess of 100 mm on Thursday. The period of normal […]
Local telecommunications company, GTT has announced that it is now offering “significant reductions” in the cost for the company’s residential Internet service rates for the Gold and Silver customers. The move took effect on January 1, 2017. In a statement on January 3, the company said customers who opt for the Gold internet service will […]
President David Granger on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that he has taken a decision to shift three of his cabinet ministers to new ministries. Dr. George Norton will now move from the Ministry of Public Health to the smaller Ministry of Social Cohesion, while Amna Ally will move from Social Cohesion to Social Protection and Volda […]
Although three months ago, President David Granger indicated that there would have been no cabinet reshuffling, there are multiple reports that he has now taken a decision to shake up his cabinet and three Ministers who are all senior members of the People’s National Congress could find themselves heading different Ministries. According to Government sources, […]
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