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The Guyana Water Incorporated believes it is on track to have the situation with the quality of water in Georgetown and other communities return to some level of normalcy by this weekend. The company has blamed a build-up of sludge in the canal at its Shelter Belt operations for the issue, which has been plaguing […]
With declining gold declaration figures, the Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, appears confident that there will be a turnaround soon in the country’s gold industry that will result in increased production and declarations. At a press conference on Wednesday, the Minister said the Government has already signed an agreement with Reunion Gold Company that […]
By Svetlana Marshall Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat has announced that the Government of Guyana has finalized the new Production Sharing Agreement, and has retained all of its fiscal terms. Under the new model PSA, the Royalty on all petroleum produced and sold by the contractor has been increased from 2% to 10%. […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has indicated that qualitative data from its ongoing “listening and grounding campaign” has so far revealed that a large percentage of Guyanese are living in poverty, and more than five years after the production of oil, citizens are still to reap the benefits. In a statement today, the AFC said […]
52-year-old US-based Guyanese, Ganesh Rampersaud, is having his visit to Guyana extended, but he is spending the extra time behind bars. Rampersaud, who was holidaying in Guyana, was arrested by the Police on the 2nd August in the Corentyne area, after lawmen found him with an unlicensed weapon along with unlicensed ammunition. The man reportedly […]
In the absence of its President, Mark Lyte, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) today officially rejected the Government’s offer of a 10% across the board salary increase for teachers for 2024. The Government, through the Ministry of Education, had also proposed an 8% increase for 2025, and a 9% increase for 2026 as part of […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, has again revisited an issue which landed him in hot water when he was accused of criticizing the Judiciary. The Attorney General is standing firm on his position that the Court’s ruling is not in sync with national policy, especially since the country’s national interest is at stake. The case involved […]
Minister of Works, Bishop Juan Edghill has announced that an additional $14B will be spent to upgrade and construct major infrastructural works in communities in and around the city. The Minister said his Ministry has already opened bids for the construction and rehabilitation of several roads. While inspecting the progress of Cemetery Road in Georgetown, […]
The Guyana Police Force announced this evening that the woman who was found dead in the Eccles Dumpsite road trench has been identified as Angela Andrea Sooknanan. Her body was identified this afternoon by her father. The father explained to investigators that his daughter was last seen alive on Friday. She suffered from a mental […]
The Guyana Water Incorporated is apologizing to customers across the city for the discoloured water coming through their taps, and the company has indicated that it is working around the clock to get the situation back to normal. Chief Executive Officer at GWI, Shaik Baksh explained to News Source this evening that it appears that […]
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