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One week after the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) opened bids submitted for the salvaging of the MV Barima, President Irfaan Ali said he has not been comprehensively briefed on the submissions. The President made the disclosure as he addressed reporters on Monday. “I have not been briefed comprehensively on the bidding, where […]
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said the country must continue to strengthen its HIV surveillance, diagnosis, treatment and viral suppression efforts, particularly in light of increased population movement across the country’s borders. Addressing the opening of the Strengthening Clinical Capacity for the Management of Advanced HIV Disease in Guyana workshop, the Minister said Guyana’s geographical […]
An elderly woman has succumbed to the injuries she sustained in an accident two weeks after she was hit down by a vehicle being driven by a member of the Guyana Defence Force along Aubrey Barker Road in South Ruimveldt. 75-year-old Patricia Cornelius passed away last evening in the Georgetown Hospital after spending two weeks […]
The Parliamentary Opposition parties boycotted President Irfaan Ali’s meeting with members of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee and the Parliamentary Economic Services Committee. The President went ahead with the meeting this morning at his office by engaging parliamentary representatives from his party who sit on the two committees. On Thursday, the Parliament Office extended invitations […]
During the first six months of this year, Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 33.3% with the non-oil economy growing by an estimated 10.1%, President Irfaan Ali disclosed during a press conference on Monday. He said the economy is now projected to grow by 20.8% by the end of 2026, and the non-oil economy […]
President Irfaan Ali today admitted that electricity generation and distribution remain major challenges in the country, adding that the situation requires massive investment to ensure Guyanese benefit from a reliable supply of electricity in the long term. Citing a report submitted by InterEnergy, which is the Dominican Republic-based company working with the Guyana Power and […]
A 10-year-old girl died tragically on Saturday after she was hit down by a motorcyclist, who sped away from the scene. The dead child has been identified as Gabriella Rodrigues. She was on her way home from church in the company of a cousin on Independence Bouvelard in Albouystown, when a speeding motorcyclist slammed into […]
The Attorneys representing the three men charged for murder in connection with the deaths from the MV Barima sinking have asked the Court to halt the criminal proceedings. The Captain of the vessel and a crew member along with the Goods Superintendent at the Transport and Harbours Department are facing 72 murder charges over the […]
President Irfaan Ali has boasted that more Guyanese are now owning their own homes and cars, despite the high cost of living that citizens continue to complain about. In an interview with Aljazeera News, the President acknowledged that the cost of living is high in Guyana, but said that it is a problem that is […]
Even as the Opposition and human rights groups in Guyana press for more information on the agreement that Guyana has signed with the US to accept third-country deportees, President Irfaan Ali has assured that Guyana maintains full control over the agreement with the United States. He is also assuring that Guyana could at anytime reject […]
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