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Minister of Local Government, Sonia Parag today fiercely defended Government’s part-time job programme, as she stood in the National Assembly championing the $1.3 Trillion Budget, of which $11B has been set aside for the initiative. Minister Parag said since the start of the Budget Debates last Friday, the Opposition has developed a “disturbing trend” […]
Lashing out at the Irfaan Ali Administration for not consulting the Opposition on the 2025 Budget, Opposition firebrand, Ganesh Mahipaul, told the National Assembly this morning that the President cannot speak of a united Guyana, while actively excluding the opposition from meaningful participation. He said the divisive political tactics employed by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic […]
In a fierce battle of words over the education sector, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand clashed with Opposition MP Coretta McDonald, and declared that the Government will not rest until it achieves a 100% pass rate in Math and English at the CXC level. On Tuesday, Minister Manickchand told the National Assembly that the low […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, who is facing more than 260 criminal charges related to allegations of financial crimes, has moved to the High Court to challenge the recent appointment of a Discipline Tribunal by the Police Service Commission to investigate him for breaches of discipline. The embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police suspects that […]
The Food for the Poor organization has announced that it is redirecting its focus with the hope of garnering local financial support, as international support dwindles. At a press conference today, the Chief Executive Officer of Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc, Andrea Benjamin, said the needs of the country have evolved and with the […]
The state of the sugar industry came into sharp focus in the National Assembly again this morning as Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha and Opposition Member of Parliament, Vinceroy Jordan squared off over the collapse and management of the sugar industry with Mustapha declaring that the failure of the industry started under the previous APNU+AFC government, […]
Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond says the country’s Tourism sector raked in more than $13 Billion last year, crediting its success to private sector investment. During her contribution to the budget debate on Monday, the Tourism Minister noted that due to the expansion of the sector, there has also been an increase […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has sought to put to rest the question of the feasibility for the use of biometrics at the place of poll at this year’s General and Regional Elections. In a release this morning, GECOM explained that while its Chief Elections Officer, Vishnu Persaud’s feasibility study acknowledged the benefits of biometric fingerprint […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, has challenged the Government to readjust the National Budget so that it can cater more for youth empowerment and youth development. Figueira, who also serves as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and is a full time high school teacher, told the Assembly that while the Ministry of […]
President Irfaan Ali spoke on Monday with newly appointed US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and according to a statement from the US State Department, the President and the Secretary of State spoke about the crisis of illegal immigration and agreed to address the issue jointly. The State Department said Secretary Rubio also affirmed the […]
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