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The Opposition’s decision to slice the $1.2 Billion budget for the construction of the Speciality Hospital to $0 has infuriated the administration and today Government’s Chief Spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon described the cut as the “the most inexplicable event” he has ever seen. The Opposition parties on Wednesday night used their majority in the National […]
The Opposition parties wielded their majority in the National Assembly on Wednesday night and slashed the budget for the Ministry of Health’s Speciality Hospital. The $1.2 Billion project was slashed to zero as the Opposition parties pressed for greater transparency and accountability in the award of the contract for the hospital and its construction. A […]
Though Guyana has put legislation in place to address money laundering and other financial crimes, enforcement of the laws governing those crimes may be a problem. The United States, The United Kingdom and Canada are now offering help to assist in taking on the fight against financial crimes including money laundering. Guyana has welcomed the […]
Owners of private media houses who were not issued radio licenses continued their protest action today outside the Grand Coastal Hotel on the East Coast of Demerara where Government, private sector officials and the diplomatic community were meeting to discuss issues related to money laundering. Joined by a number of supporters, the private media owners […]
Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar today said he has no problem with recent statements about race made by Former President Bharrat Jagdeo. Last week, Mr. Jagdeo used the funeral service of Peoples Progressive Party stalwart Reepu Daman Persaud to tell mourners that there is a “resurgence” of sentiments against Guyanese of East Indian descent. That statement has come […]
Following the ruling by Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman that the Opposition could slice the national budget estimates, the Government rushed before the cameras during a parliamentary break to express their discomfort and frustration with the ruling. In his ruling, Speaker Trotman said the Constitution of Guyana is the embodiment of the nation’s […]
A 61 year old passenger who was late for his non-stop flight to Toronto, Canada collapsed and died this midday while at the check-in counter of Caribbean Airlines at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, Timehri. The man has been identified as Ramkirpaul Jagmohan. He is a Guyanese born Canadian citizen who was returning home. Reports indicate […]
A mid-morning attack of Africanized bees brought classes to an early end at the Stella Maris Primary School in Woolford Avenue, Georgetown. The school sent out an alert to parents asking them to uplift their children after a decision was made to end classes for the day. Headteacher Ms. Doreen Singh told News Source that […]
The United States Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt has thrown out a call for there to be more action in Guyana when it comes to issues of concern to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender(LGBT) community. The American diplomat told a media workshop held over the weekend in Georgetown that he believes there could be […]
The body of a 70-year-old man was found sprawled on the stairway of the Gaumont Hotel in High Street, Georgetown on Monday afternoon. The man has been identified as Frederick Thomas of Friendship, East Coast Demerara. According to a police report, the man’s body was found with a stab wound to the chest on the […]
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