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While offering praise to the members of the Guyana Defence Force who defended themselves and Guyana’s territory when they came under fire from armed men on the Venezuelan side of the Cuyuni river, the opposition People’s National Congress Reform today called on the Government to urgently review and ramp up Guyana’s security and defence arrangements […]
Former President of Colombia, Ivan Duque sees Guyana as not just an “energy powerhouse”, but also a “green superpower”. He made the comment while speaking at the opening of the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo at the Marriott Hotel. The former Colombian President said with vast rainforest, low deforestation rates and a wealth […]
The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo, which is set to open on Tuesday, is being seen as providing a tremendous opportunity for the Agriculture Sector. This morning, the organisers of the conference launched the inaugural “Conference Village,” will provide farmers and agro-processors with much needed exposure during the event. At the launching this […]
As the Government continues to push back on the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report from Transparency International, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira, believes the findings of the report should be interpreted with caution and supplemented by independent, evidence-based assessments of the state’s governance and anti-corruption performance. In a statement, Minister Teixeira […]
The recently appointed President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Daniel Best, wrapped up his three day visit to Guyana on Thursday. Before his departure, he praised the Government’s development plan for Guyana and zeroed in on the CDB funded Linden-Mabura road and the larger Linden to Lethem road project. In an interview with NCN, Mr. […]
One day after Transparency International released its latest report on corruption and stated that in Guyana, state capture by economic and political elites fosters misappropriation of resources, illicit enrichment and environmental crime, President Irfaan Ali has dismissed the report as “politically biased”. The international report stated that although Guyana has created anti-corruption institutions and laws, […]
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has proposed the hiring of a technical consultant to advise the Elections Commission on the introduction of digital fingerprint capture during voter registration, but said not before the General and Regional Elections are held. Those elections are constitutionally due this year. In articulating her […]
With the intention of improving Solid Waste Management in the country, $1.6B has been approved in this year’s budget for the maintenance of several landfill sites across the country. As the Committee of Supply considered the $41.8B budgeted for the Ministry of Local Government, Minister of Local Government, Sonia Parag explained that $1.6B will be […]
The National Assembly Committee of Supply has approved $2.7 Billion for the upgrade of the Bourda Market, Bourda Green, East La Penitence, Stabroek, and East Ruimveldt markets, as well as supporting the drainage network in the areas. During the consideration of the Budget estimates, Local Government Minister, Sonia Parag said the works will be implemented […]
Hours before it became public that the CEO of the Central Housing and Planning Authority had resigned amid concerns over commercial land deals, President Irfaan Ali was on his social media pages in a broadcast defending the Government’s allocation process to private developers. According to the President, private developers have to go through a rigorous […]
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