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Roopnarine stable after fainting spell at British reception

Minster of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine is in a stable condition and alert at the Georgetown Hospital after a fainting spell at the British High Commission’s reception for visiting Prince Harry. Roopnarine was among other government officials and guests at the residence of the British High Commissioner , when he experienced a brief fainting episode […]

Government needs to withdraw or amend budget -Jagdeo

Some of the new tax measures outlined in Budget 2017 have already attracted much criticism from sections of society, and based on this, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes that government should withdraw or amend the $250B budget. Jagdeo expressed this view on Friday during a press conference held at the office of the Leader of […]

Prince Harry begins three day Guyana visit

With the scorching midday sun beaming down, Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Guyana at the Eugene Correia Airport to a military salute by the Guyana Defence Force with its band playing the British and Guyana National Anthems. He was greeted on arrival by Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge and British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn. […]

Jagdeo accuses President of “double standards” when it comes to probing corruption

President David Granger’s decision to launch a probe into the alleged corrupt practices of head of the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (G-FDD), Marlon Cole, has been described as an act of double standards by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo. Jagdeo expressed this view on Monday, noting that an investigation was never launched into the […]

Guyana joins Barbados in celebrating Golden Jubilee

President David Granger and First Lady, Ms. Sandra Granger joined Barbadians to celebrate that nation’s 50th Anniversary of Independence at three national events, which were observed with pomp and ceremony, despite inclement weather that resulted in major schedule changes.  The Head of State attended the Toast to the Nation event held at the Barbados Defence […]

Jagdeo begins consultations for GECOM Chairman nominees

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, has started consultations with Civil society as he seeks to come up with six nominees for the Guyana Elections Commission Chairman position. November 30, 2016 would have marked the last day for Dr. Steve Surujbally as Chairman of the Elections Commission.  The Law caters for the Opposition Leader to come […]

Guyana signs cooperation deal with EU to tackle maritime trafficking

(GINA)  Guyana has joined 26 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean in signing a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Seaport Cooperation Programme (SEACOP), aimed at training and equipping inter-agency units to identify search and interdict all forms of maritime trafficking. Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan signed […]