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Former Public Service Minister assures public servants of Government’s commitment to improve their livelihoods

Minister of Local Government and former Public Service Minister, Sonia Parag believes that the PPP government has making moves to professionalize and develop the public service, while improving the lives of public servants since 2020.  In defending the recent 6.5% salary increases for public servants, Minister Parag said the salary increases have been consistent across […]

Hastings-Williams presses for more attention to be paid to developmental needs of Hinterland Region

Opposition Member of Parliament, PNC General Secretary Dawn Hastings-Williams has issued a call on the Government to pay more attention to the developmental needs of the citizens of the hinterland communities. Hastings-Williams is from Region 7. During her Budget Debate contribution, MP Hasting- Williams said access to online education for persons in her Region is […]

Opposition MP rushed to hospital after slurred speech during budget debate

Opposition Member of Parliment, Geeta Chandan-Edmond was rushed to the hospital this afternoon from the National Assembly after she started to experience physical tremors and her speech started to slur during her presentation on the national budget. In a statement, the Opposition said when MP Geeta Chandan-Edmond approached the podium to make her contribution, there […]

Opposition Chief Whip condemns infrequent sittings of the National Assembly and Parliamentary Committees

Opposition Chief Whip Christoper Jones, has condemned the Government for not taking the various Parliamentary Committees seriously.  In presenting his arguments in the 2024 Budget Debate on Monday, MP Jones said the Government appears to be running from scrutiny and accountability by not facilitating regular Sittings of the National Assembly. He said at the Parliamentary […]

President leaves for official visit to Ghana

President Irfaan Ali left Guyana today for an official visit to Ghana. In a statement today, the Office of the President said that while in Ghana, the President will receive the Global Africa Leadership Award for his “strong and transformational leadership”. The President’s Office said the honour also recognises President Ali’s commitment to building ‘One […]

Mustapha and Jordan clash over GuySuCo and ongoing investments in sugar industry

Opposition Member of Parliament Vinceroy Jordan and Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha today went head-to-head in the National Assembly over Government’s handling of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco).  MP Jordan, during his budget debate presentation, said despite the many investments and increased spending by the PPP government towards GuySuCo, the sugar company is still not performing […]

Transparency and Accountability has been strengthened in Oil and Gas sector -Minister Bharrat tells National Assembly

Warning the National Assembly against naysayers who cast doubt over the developments in Guyana, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has defended the Government’s track record in managing the resources of country, including oil and gas. Early on in his presentation, he took a swipe at Opposition Member of Parliament, Roysdale Forde, who in kick […]

Two die in Heroes Highway Accident

Two persons lost their lives on Tuesday night along the recently opened Heroes Highway on the East Bank of Demerara in the vicinity of the Diamond Access Road. The accident took place at around 6:10pm. The dead persons have been identified as Emily Persaud and Bagot Singh. A police report of the incident revealed that […]