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Moments after the Golden Arrowhead was hoisted at the National Flag Raising ceremony at midnight, the Ministry of Culture went into a damage control effort after it was revealed that it had not invited the Opposition to the country’s 55th Republic Anniversary Flag Raising Ceremony. The ceremony was held at Parliament buildings and brought together […]
As Guyana ushered in its 55th Anniversary as a Republic, President Irfaan Ali declared that the country is standing safe and strong, while soaring to prosperity. In his Republic Address at the National Flag Raising Ceremony at Parliament Buildings, the President said Guyana’s greatest achievements are still ahead. “Our Republic stands today safe and strong. […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Nigel Hughes issued a call today for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Ministerial Task Force on Borders to be convened urgently in wake of Monday’s attack on a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) patrol in the Cuyuni River that left six soldiers nursing gunshot wounds. […]
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) today called for an investigation into the distribution of the $100,000 cash grant amid a spate of controversies, and for the removal of certain criteria, that it says, only serves to “humiliate” citizens, and gather data for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) ahead of the upcoming elections. The distribution […]
Guyana has not been provided with any list of the final number of Guyanese to be deported from the United States for illegally residing in that country, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said. At his Thursday press conference, Mr. Jagdeo told reporters that regardless of the number of Guyanese to be deported, Guyana will accept […]
Investment Committee Member of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), Dr. Terrence Campbell has filed Court documents seeking a judicial review and challenging the Guyana government’s management and transparency of the Natural Resource Fund. The application names the Attorney General of Guyana and the Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance […]
The recently released Transparency International Corruption Perception Index report has been described as a ‘damp squib’ by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. In the report, which was released two weeks ago, the international corruption watchdog said although Guyana has created anti-corruption institutions and laws in place, transparency and law enforcement are very low. It also pointed […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said the Ministry of Finance has been instructed to simplify the distribution of the $100,000 cash grant after the current phase of the exercise got off to a chaotic start with hundreds of disgruntled citizens flocking distribution sites. Mr. Jagdeo told reporters today that approximately 545,000 cheques have been processed, […]
Days after The World Bank released a damning report on the Caribbean’s education sector, describing it as a sector in “crisis”, the Chairman of CARICOM, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called on her fellow Caribbean Community Leaders to act and address the crisis that is facing education. Addressing the opening of the CARICOM Regular […]
The parents of teenage twin girls, Martha and Michelle D’Andrade, who died in the Mahdia Secondary School dorm fire have filed a $900 million dollar lawsuit against the state, after the Court set aside an agreement that had been reached with the Government for a $5million settlement. The mother, Valerie Carter, had complained to the […]
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