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State House illuminated in orange to highlight fight against gender-based violence

Highlighting support for the global fight against gender-based violence, the official residence of the President of Guyana is being illuminated in orange at nights as Guyana joins the rest of world in 16 days of activism to tackle gender-based violence. At a “light up” on Monday evening, Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana Sébastien Sigouin said […]

Local businesses hampered badly by shipping delays caused by Trinidad and Tobago port strike

The ongoing industrial action at the shipping port in Port-of-Spain in Trinidad and Tobago has severely disrupted regional trade and is negatively impacting businesses in Guyana, according to the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).  The GMSA has registered its grave concern over the situation and has explained that the strike and now ‘go-slow operation’ […]

Foreign Minister engages Suriname’s Ambassador over Suriname’s protest of development plans for New River Triangle

Days after the Surinamese Foreign Minister summoned Guyana’s Ambassador to Suriname over reports of the Guyana Government planning a number of development projects in the New River Triangle area, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd, met today met with Suriname’s Ambassador to Guyana Liselle Blankendal. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry explained that during […]

Government should have sought help to manage cash grant registration and distribution -says WPA

With the registration process for the Government’s $100,000 cash grant still targeting pensioners and public servants with no clear timeline for completion, the opposition Working People’s Alliance said the Government should seek help from other players in the society to ensure the successful distribution of the grant. At a press conference today, Co-leader of the […]

AFC has says it has lost confidence in GECOM’s leadership

The Alliance for Change has declared that it has lost full confidence in leadership of the Guyana Elections Commission. In a statement, the party said the recent disclosures by the Elections Commission that it erred in the interpretation of the Representation of the Peoples Act (ROPA), and allowed a member of the National Assembly to […]