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President David Granger has offered no Presidential pardons for 2016 because many of those being recommended and seeking pardon do not meet the criteria set out for the second chance. Speaking on the weekly programme, The Public Interest, the President made it clear that cocaine traffickers, murderers and persons convicted of other serious and violent […]
There is a new UN Secretary General in place and Guyana is still awaiting word from the now former Secretary General Ban Ki Moon about his assessment of the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy. Mr. Ban had promised to submit his assessment of the situation with Guyana and Venezuela before he leaving office this month. Former Portuguese […]
Members of the Guyanese diaspora are being encouraged to return to their homeland and invest in the villages all across the country. The challenge was thrown out by President David Granger as he opened a new $130 Million gas station and shopping complex in the community of Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara. The […]
2016 is set to become the deadliest year on the country’s roadways and two more persons were added to the road fatality list on Sunday night. A planned trip to the seawalls for a group of motorcyclists turned deadly when one of them slammed into a suspected drunk pedestrian. Both of them died on the […]
Conservationist and Guyanese wildlife expert and pioneer, Diane McTurk has died. She passed away on Saturday at the age of 84. In a statement from the Karanambu Lodge, which she founded, the company said she passed away peacefully after a brief period of illness. Ms. McTurk made the North Rupununi her home for decades and […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, has issued a call for all of Guyana to stand up against gender based violence. The call was made on Saturday as she attended the closing of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), hosted by the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Guyana. Delivering an address […]
The Government has announced that all public servants earning less than $500,000 per month will be receiving a one off tax free bonus of $25,000 in time for the holidays. The announcement was made by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan as he wrapped up the budget debate on Friday. Just after the budget presentation at the […]
The Private Sector in Guyana has been plunged into a state of shock with the sudden passing of the President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association, Eon Caesar. Caesar passed away on Friday in neighbouring Trinidad shortly after he was medivaced to a specialty hospital there. He was 43-years-old. Mr. Caesar who served as the […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharat Jagdeo, speaking in parliament on the final day of Budget Debate 2017 has said that the government has to be judged on its fulfillment of promises to the people. He said the government cannot base its performance on the standards of the past government, adding that if they do not […]
Plans are moving apace for a new Demerara river bridge to be built. The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation this morning signed a contract with Dutch company LievenseCSO. The contract covers the production of a Feasibility Study and the Design for the new Demerara River Crossing. During the signing of the contract, Minister within the Ministry of […]
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