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USAID local government awareness programme wraps up

USAID has brought the curtains down on its Youth and Citizens’ Participation Programme, which was done in association with Counterpart International. The project was launched just over a year ago as part of an initiative to raise awareness about local government elections in Guyana.  The elections were held last March after an absence of more […]

CHPA seeking legal advice to repossess large plots of land given to developers who have failed to develop

(GINA)  The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) has sought legal advice on repossessing lands given out by the previous Administration to developers who have failed to honour their contractual agreement. Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, said that advice has been sought from the Attorney General’s Chambers “to see what efforts towards repossessing of a […]

Procedural and system hiccups responsible for late payment of January salaries for Public Servants -Jordan

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, has assured that public servants will all be paid this week, following a delay in the processing of their January salaries. Several public servants started to voice concern on social media last Friday about the “late payment” of their January salaries.  Usually, public servants would be paid by the 15th […]

Republic Bank moves into Triumph with opening of new $1.5B branch

Republic Bank Guyana continues with its expansion drive and on Sunday, the company opened the doors to its new branch at Triumph on the East Coast Demerara. The facility comes with a $1.5 Billion price tag, but with more businesses opening doors on the East Coast Demerara and more houses being built, the location is […]

New York based Guyanese busted with cocaine at CJIA

A 45 year old Guyanese man who lives in the United States is the latest drug mule to be caught in Guyana. The construction worker who reportedly resides in the Brooklyn area and is a U.S permanent resident, was arrested on Saturday at the Cheddi Jagan airport as he prepared to board a New York […]

Over 30 homeless as fire rips through Cummings Lodge Apartment Building

A Friday night fire of unknown origin ripped through the “Off Campus Lodge” Apartment Complex in Cummings Lodge, leaving more than 30 persons homeless. The Apartment complex which was located in Third Street, Cummings Lodge, housed mostly University students, including foreign nationals. It was just after 8:00pm when the Fire Service was summoned to the […]

AFC stands behind President’s rejection of Jagdeo’s GECOM candidate list

The Alliance For Change,which forms part of the Coalition government, is standing behind President David Granger’s decision to reject the Opposition Leader’s first list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman job based on the list being unacceptable. AFC Leader and Minister of Public Security, Attorney Khemraj Ramjattan, told a media conference on Friday that the […]