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Weeks after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo pitched the idea of the Government considering E-schooling, President Irfaan Ali today confirmed an eventual move in that direction for some communities. Speaking to residents of the Santa Aratack community earlier today, the President said he has already received a proposal for e-schooling, noting that it is becoming necessary […]
AFC Leadership Candidate, Attorney Nigel Hughes has fired back at criticism leveled against him by PPP General Secretary, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. At a recent press conference, Mr. Jagdeo dismissed Hughes and the Alliance For Change as being void of credibility. In response, the campaign team for Nigel Hughes reminded that the AFC is the […]
One day after the sudden resignation of the General Secretary of the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R), Dawn Hastings-Williams, the Party is moving full steam ahead with the preparations for its 22nd Biennial Delegates Congress and Elections, with the incumbent Leader, Aubrey Norton promising “an open and transparent” election. In a shocking move coming days before […]
The Government of Guyana has been praised by the US State Department for its serious and sustained efforts to fight human trafficking, however the US Government has also issued a warning to Guyana about foreign workers being forced to take up jobs in Guyana by their governments under bilateral programmes. In its 2024 Trafficking in […]
The Judicial Service Commission has announced the appointment of ten new Judges, who will take their oath of office before President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday. In a statement on Monday evening, the JSC informed that a total of 37 persons applied for the position of Judges after vacancies in the local judiciary were announced. The […]
By Svetlana Marshall Faced with a severe staff shortage, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council backed a decision by City Mayor Alfred Mentore to write President Irfaan Ali on the urgent need to have the Local Government Commission reconstituted to facilitate the hiring of much needed staff. In the absence of that Commission, the Council, […]
In a shock move coming just days before the Biennial Delegates Congress and Elections of the People’s National Congress Reform, the party’s General Secretary, Dawn Hastings-Williams has tendered her resignation from that position. In a letter to party leader, Aubrey Norton, Ms. Hastings-Williams cited the lack of readiness for this weekend’s congress and elections as […]
As the Education Ministry rolls out the distribution of the “Because We Care” cash grant for school children, Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, revealed that a total of $9.2 Billion will be distributed to the parents of children in both the public and private schools in the coming days. The Minister further explained […]
Post mortem examinations were carried out this morning on the bodies of the three persons who were found dead in a locked mini-bus along the Mabura trail on Sunday. The PME found that all three persons died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The three victims have been identified as Leon Achee, who was the driver of […]
Late leader of the People’s National Congress and former President Hugh Desmond Hoyte was remembered as a true Guyanese Statesman, who placed the nation above partisan politics, according to Leader of the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R), Aubrey Norton. Norton delivered the Hugh Desmond Hoyte 9th Commemorative Lecture at the Pegasus Suites last Friday. Mr. Norton […]
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