By News Source Guyana on September 26, 2024
News, Politics
The Guyana Water Incorporated has started work on a $130 Million well, which is being drilled in the new LBI Housing Scheme on the East Coast Demerara. When completed, the well will supply water to the more than 3000 house lots that are being developed in the new housing area. During an inspection of the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 26, 2024
News, Politics
As some residents of Linden pick up the pieces of the devastation left by a freak storm which blew off roofs and downed trees two days ago, the Civil Defence Commission has started to offer assistanc In a statement the CDC announced that acting on the guidance of the government, it distributed 30 food and […]
By News Source Guyana on September 26, 2024
News, Politics
Citizens of Guyana and the United Arab Emirates will now be able to travel to each other’s country without requiring a visa. On the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd and Minister of State for International Cooperation of the UAE, Reem Al Hashimy, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali addressed the United Nations General Assembly this afternoon and made it known that Guyana will continue to bank on International Law for the peaceful resolution of the border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. The President told other world leaders gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York that Venezuela has been a threat […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2024
News, Politics
The Opposition People’s National Congress Reform laid out a 20-point plan today for the oil and gas sector, which party officials say will be implemented should the party be elected to Government in 2025. Opposition and PNC Reform Leader, Aubrey Norton, said that the main aim of his party’s plan is to rid the sector […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2024
Finance, News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has once again issued a warning to Permanent Secretaries and Regional Executive Officers that the Government will not tolerate deviation from procurement rules in the award of contracts. The Government has embarked on a massive infrastructure programme that has seen billions of dollars being dolled out in contracts. But many of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2024
News, Politics
Heavy thunderstorms and powerful winds blew down trees and damaged several houses across the mining town of Linden on Tuesday night, triggering a call by officials of the town for the Civil Defence Commission and the Government to step in with urgent relief measures. According to officials, at least 25 houses have been badly damaged. […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2024
News, Politics
The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has joined calls for the decriminalization of same-sex intimacy in Guyana, saying that its members have reported loss of potential revenue due to some draconian measures in the Sexual Offences Act. Speaking during a Tourism Day event today, President of THAG, Omadele George, said member of the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2024
News, Politics
The United States has underscored its commitment to Guyana’s territorial integrity and the longtime partnership between the two countries. President Irfaan Ali met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday in New York at the United Nations. In a statement, the US State Department said the President and Secretary Blinken discussed the strong […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2024
News, Politics
The Opposition is demanding answers from the government over the planned construction of the $15.8 Billion Government complex, as no works appear to be taking place at the site more than two years after contracts were signed. The Government Complex which is expected to house several Ministries will be built at Houston on the East […]