By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2022
News, Politics
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) will be monitoring the removal and subsequent restoration of approximately 240m2 of mangroves and cordgrass at Ogle, East Coast Demerara where Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) is undertaking its Fiber Optic Cable Project. ExxonMobil Head office – a greenfield 15-acre site comprising two buildings and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton was today elected Chairman of the five-party A partnership for National Unity (APNU) after receiving the full support of the parties that made up the grouping, party sources have confirmed. Mr. Norton’s election comes one day after the Former Leader of the PNC/R signaled his intention […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2022
News, Politics
In the wee hours of this morning, the Government used its majority in the National Assembly to vote down a motion tabled by Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson which was seeking the suspension of a planned gas-to-shore project. Patterson was pushing for more consultation and studies on the project to be conducted. In […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Officers of the Guyana Police Force, Guyana Revenue Authority, Customs Anti-Narcotic Agency, GDF Coast Guard, and the Maritime Administration have benefited from UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme training The project is receiving support from the U.S. State Department’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and implementation from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
Eight Opposition Members of Parliament including Chief Whip Christopher Jones have been referred to the National Assembly’s Committee of Privileges over the 29th December protests that erupted in the House over the Natural Resource Fund Bill. It was during that protest that the Assembly’s mace was snatched from its position by an Opposition MP amidst […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
News, Politics
Former President and Former Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform David Granger is expected to step down as Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) by the end of this week. Mr. Granger today met with APNU General Secretary Joe Harmon and Leader of the Alliance of Change Khemraj Ramjattan where he conveyed […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
News
Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh has indicated that the 2022 National Budget will be historic and transformational. The National Budget is set to be presented in the National Assembly on Wednesday, and already the Finance Minister is boasting of what the budget sets out to achieve. While not going into specifics, Dr. Singh disclosed on […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
News
The Opposition APNU+AFC has filed a motion of no-confidence against the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir. In the motion, which was released to the press last evening ahead of today’s parliamentary sitting, the Opposition said the actions of the Speaker on the 29th December when there were loud protests by the Opposition and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
News
More than 17,000 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of January representing the highest number of infections recorded since the pandemic came to Guyana. The country has also recorded 79 deaths since the start of this month, with 23 of those deaths confirmed in the past three days alone. The continuing spread […]
By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2022
News, Politics
Acknowledging that the cost of living has gone up and there were challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that Guyana has fared well during the pandemic, despite the circumstances. During a state media interview, Mr. Jagdeo said that people are now paying fewer taxes and have more […]
