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Before the sun was up this morning, President Irfaan Ali was meeting with Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Engineers, and contractors who are four months and more past their contract deadline. Most of the contractors appeared to be small and medium scale contractors. The major contractors with many of the multi-million dollar projects appeared to have been […]
An early morning fire at #64 village in Corentyne, Berbice claimed the lives of a mother and four of her children this morning. A fifth child managed to escape from the burning house. It is believed that the mother and her children were all asleep when the fire started, and they got trapped in the […]
Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh today said regional and international companies are not obligated to form local partnerships when doing business in Guyana, but added that it is highly encouraged as a way to boost local content. The Finance Minister made the statement this morning while addressing a trade delegation from […]
Co-Leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr David Hinds has indicated that the WPA is not opposed to the 2025 General and Regional Elections being deferred, as a last resort to facilitate the generation of a “clean voters’ list” and the use of biometrics at polling stations, if it comes down to that. Dr […]
President Irfaan Ali on Sunday recalled the sacrifices of Guyanese who died during World Wars 1 and 2, and said Guyanese must be inspired by their fight for peace and freedom. Delivering brief remarks on Remembrance Day at the National Cenotaph, the President said Guyana recalls with gratitude those who have made similar personal sacrifices […]
Three robbery suspects have been arrested in neighbouring Brazil after carrying out a daring Sunday afternoon armed robbery at a Chinese owned shopping complex in the Lethem. Eyewitnesses said the Shopping25 complex was attacked by three Portuguese speaking armed men at around 1:45pm on Sunday. The three men, who were all masked, assaulted the owners […]
A Kangaruma village, Mazaruni resident lost his life on Saturday in a tragic collision between two boats in the Middle Mazaruni River. Police have identified the victim as Davenand Williams. A report from the Police stated that Williams was operating a small wooden speed boat along the river when a jet boat captained by Odil […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Friday said in addition to the opposition’s demand for biometrics at the place of poll and a clean voters’ list ahead of next year’s national elections, the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Claudette Singh needs to also step down. Mr. Norton has […]
With Government set to rent a second Power ship to supply additional power to the national grid, the Alliance For Change, (AFC) believes the move adds up to a wastage of tax payers’ money since the hundreds of millions of dollars being used for a temporary fix could have been invested in a more permanent […]
The Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton has announced that he is set to meet with the Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes to discuss issues of mutual interest. At a press conference today, Mr. Norton told reporters that he agreed to the meeting but the date, time […]
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