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The last time Guyana hosted local government elections was back in 1994. Now with Guyanese heading back the polls after more than two decades to elect local representatives, the governing APNU+AFC coalition appears confident that it will be able to win the majority as it did at the May 2015 national elections. The coalition has […]
Guyana’s sister CARICOM state, Barbados, is seeking to do more business with Guyana and get Guyanese companies and businesses to support their products and services more. Already, Guyana imports over US$20 Million in Barbadian products annually. Guyana’s Ministry of Business has announced that a 24-member contingent of Barbadian manufacturing and services companies will be arriving […]
Demerara Timbers Limited will is expected to soon resume operations and re-install more than 40 workers that the company was forced to temporarily layoff after a safety inspection. The company has now corrected the safety issue at its sawmill at Mabura Hill, Region 10. The assurance that the company will rehire the workers was given […]
At least one voluntary group contesting the upcoming Local Government Elections is putting the issue of drainage and flooding in the capital city on the front burner. The group, Team Legacy, headed by popular radio host Malcolm Ferreira, raised the issue during Nomination Day on Tuesday. The group is contesting in six constituencies across Georgetown, […]
The effort to bring together young people from various professional backgrounds and with various strengths, is what the Youths For Local Government (YFLG) is banking on as the group heads into the local government elections. The newly formed group will be contesting the local government elections in the various constituencies across Georgetown, hoping to make it […]
Sizeable crowds comprising political parties, voluntary groups and independent candidates gathered outside the offices of Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Returning Officers across the country on Tuesday morning to submit their Lists of Representatives for the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE). There was a clash of colours and personalities but the candidates appeared set on contesting […]
In a strange move that left several state auditors confused, fired Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Khurshid Sattaur dropped off an empty safe in the compound of the Auditor General’s office this morning. It is unclear what was the reason behind the move but it appeared as though the security safe is the […]
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has expressed concern with the prices at which fuel is being retailed at gas stations across the country. In a statement on Monday, the PSC said it remains concerned that fuel prices in Guyana are not reflective of the global trends where prices are low. It fears that the competitiveness […]
As political parties put the final touches to their Lists of Candidates ahead of tomorrow’s Nomination Day, one local Non-Governmental Organization has come forward expressing its dissatisfaction with the participation of women in the upcoming Local Government Elections. Guyanese have not voted in local government polls for over two decades. They will head to the […]
While it continues to criticize the government over its decision to close the Wales sugar estate by this year end, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party, continues to dodge questions about its own past decision to close two other sugar estates while it was in government. At a press conference on Monday, PPP General Secretary Clement […]
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