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The Ministry of Education has launched a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the state of the education system to upgrade the Education Strategic Plan. Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine during a press conference today at the National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCERD) said that the objectives of this Inquiry are to, “establish a […]
Already fighting off criticism over his decision to appoint Contractor Brian Tiwarie as a Ministerial Advisor, Minister of State, Joe Harmon has now found himself facing questions over his alleged interference in the work of the Guyana Revenue Authority. According to reports which first surfaced in the Kaieteur News, Harmon recently issued a “stand down” order […]
Newly elected Mayors and Deputy Mayors for the nine municipalities across Guyana on Wednesday received a Presidential charge, urging them to carry out their functions within the framework of unity where is is no favoritism shown to any one ethnic or social group. The nine Mayors and their Deputies took their Oath of Office before […]
The Government of Guyana has announced the appointment of career diplomat, Dr. Riyad Insanally as the new Guyana Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Insanally is currently the Representative of the Organisation of American States in neighbouring Trinidad. Before taking up that appointment in 2006, Insanally served as the Senior Trade Advisor at the Guyana […]
“The time for mourning suicide has passed”, President David Granger declared while addressing a National Stakeholders Conference on Suicide Prevention on Wednesday. The President said it is now time for Guyana to take action to prevent further deaths and reverse its reputation as being the “suicide capital of the world”. Mr. Granger again urged that […]
The Board of Directors of the state-owned Guyana National Newspapers Limited, which publishes the Guyana Chronicle, has made a decision to suspend the newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief, Nigel Williams, for one week over an embarrassing photoshopped front page photograph of the President during the easter celebrations. The photograph was doctored to showcase a racial balance of the […]
The official countdown to Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary and the Golden Jubilee celebrations begin tomorrow and will culminate on May 26 with a massive float parade in the Capital City, Georgetown. The Department of Culture, headed by Minister Nicolette Henry, is touting a new route for that float parade. The last route that was put […]
Following his arrest in January, Guyanese Jeweler Richard Ramjit was on Tuesday charged for attempting to export Guyanese gold without a license to do so. He was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 while being slapped with a second charge for falsifying documents. Ramjit pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann […]
Local corruption monitoring body – Transparency Institute Guyana – has leveled accusations of corruption against the APNU+AFC government and has noted its disappointment with the recent revelations regarding the appointment of an advisor and alleged political interference in the work of the Guyana Revenue Authority by Minister of State Mr. Joseph Harmon. In a strongly […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority on Tuesday midday seized two luxury vehicles belonging to the Chinese contracting and logging company, Bai-Shan-Lin, over millions of dollars in owed taxes. The Lexus SUV bearing license plate number PRR 2888 and a Nissan mini-van with license plate number PRR-3888 were taken to the GRA storage bond at Eccles following […]
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