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Nascimento and Singh visit NCN on “fact-finding” mission

One day after their appointment as part of a Government Special Team to conduct a rapid assessment of a number of state companies and agencies, two members of the team met and held discussions with management at the state-owned National Communications Network this morning. Veteran communications specialist Kit Nascimento and newspaper financial analyst Sasenarine Singh […]

Verification of citizenship tops qualification criteria for APNU+AFC MPs; More youths and women expected

As the APNU+AFC coalition prepares to take up 31 seats on the Opposition side of the National Assembly, the parties in the coalition have started the process of identifying nominees for the Member of Parliament positions. APNU and PNC Leader, Former President David Granger is the Head of the Coalition’s list and this morning he […]

Ministers will be held accountable -President Ali

Nineteen Ministers of Government took their oath of office before President Irfaan Ali this afternoon at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, promising to serve without fear or favour. Longtime executive of the People’s Progressive Party, Zulficar Mustapha will be heading the Agriculture portfolio as the new Minister of Agriculture. Pauline Sukhai will return to head […]

Venezuela wants new Guyana Government to return to talks

The Venezuelan Government of President Nicholas Maduro has extended congratulations to new Guyana President Irfaan Ali and is requesting that Guyana and Venezuela return to talks that pre-dated the last Guyana Government. Guyana currently has Venezuela before the International Court for re-enforcement of the 1899 Arbitral Award which settled the border controversy between the two […]

23 New COVID-19 cases and 1 new death in 24hrs

Guyana recorded 23 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 more death in the past 24 hours. A 79-year-old man from Beterverwagting died in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital becoming the 22nd COVID-19 related death. The 23 new cases are from three interior regions.  Region Nine has recorded 11 more cases taking its […]