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Tagman Media snags Caribbean Advertising Award

Local advertising company, Tagman Media is celebrating a win at the Caribbean Advertising Federation’s American Advertising Award 2014. The company which is managed by veteran Broadcaster and Public Relations Consultant Alex Graham, captured the Silver Addy Award for a 60 second television commercial that it produced for Igloo Ice Cream. The advertisement was produced by […]

IDB signs US$32.1M loan agreement with Guyana

The Government of Guyana and the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) have signed a loan agreement totaling US$32.16M for the strengthening of the environment sector and the Citizen Security Programme. The agreement was signed at the 4th IDB Caribbean Governors’ Regional Meeting which was held in Freeport, The Bahamas, on February 19, 2015. Finance Minister, […]

Parliament and RDCs to be dissolved on February 28

President Donald Ramotar has announced that the 10th Parliament of Guyana will be dissolved on Saturday February 28, 2015 to clear the way for national elections to be held on May 11. In an Address to the Nation on Tuesday, the President said he has issued the Proclamations that identify 28thFebruary, 2015 as the date of […]

GECOM defends recruitment process; Swears in new Returning officers

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday defended its recruitment policy and indicated that the body has no intention to budge in the face of criticism from the governing Party. The People’s Progressive Party wants GECOM to publish photographs and names of all of the persons it will be hiring for election day duties so […]

Amb. Harper tenders resignation as Foreign Affairs Director General

Ambassador Elisabeth Harper has tendered her resignation as the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as she gets ready to hit the campaign trail as the Prime Ministerial Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic. PPP General Secretary and Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee on Tuesday confirmed that Ms. Harper has tendered her […]

Civic is loose and has no structure, not consulted on Harper -Rohee

The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee on Tuesday declared that the Civic component of the PPP/Civic Alliance is a “loose arrangement” which does not have any structure. Mr. Rohee was at the time responding to questions about whether the Civic group was consulted on the decision to make Director General of […]

Harper to meet with Foreign Affairs staff over PM Candidate role

The new Prime Ministerial Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party, Ambassador Elisabeth Harper is expected to meet this week with Foreign Service Officers and other senior staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about her decision to get into politics and campaign for the PPP as its Prime Ministerial Candidate. Ambassador Harper is the Director […]

Ex Policeman shot during execution attempt

The Guyana Police Force is still probing the attempted execution of an ex policeman, who in the past has been fingered in a number of cases of wrongdoing. The man 39-year-old Otis Grant was shot multiple times to his body early on Mashramani morning while sitting in a car on Regent Street. According to the police, […]