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Public Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill is fighting back against the growing claims of the discrimination in the awarding of government contracts. The Opposition and several groups have come out against the government, questioning its policy as it relates to the awarding of contracts. Allegations have also been leveled against the Government about close friends […]
With over 300 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Ministry of Health is encouraging persons who are still not vaccinated to get vaccinated and those who are fully vaccinated are being encouraged to get a booster dose. The Ministry of Health has indicated that it has vaccines available across the country and persons […]
Retired Commissioner of Police, Leslie James took the stand today as the Elections Commission of Inquiry restarted after the Christmas season break. James was the Police Commissioner at the time of the 2020 elections and the controversy that erupted in the GECOM Command Centre at the Ashmins building. James testified today that the situation at […]
With over 10,000 house lots distributed in 2022 by the Central Housing and Planning Authority, the Ministry of Housing intends to work to ease the wait time for those applicants still awaiting a response and allotment. According to Minister of Housing and Water, Colin Croal, this year will see new housing areas being developed in […]
With an oil economy that has taken off, Guyana is now becoming a hotspot for private, foreign investments and even investments from the local private sector. But the government is also up to the task, President Irfaan Ali told International News Agency Al Jazeera in a recent interview. During that interview, President Ali spoke about […]
Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has been bestowed with Guyana’s second highest national award, the Order of Roraima. Dr. Gonsalves is currently in Guyana on an official four-day visit. During a reception in his honour at the official residence of President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday night, the award was […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan today confirmed that his Alliance For Change Party has formally withdrawn from the multi-party coalition with the APNU. The two parties were in a coalition for the past 7 years, but even as the AFC has left the coalition, the AFC Leader today said the APNU and […]
Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has issued a warning to the government over its accumulation of public debts from loans. He particularity flagged two recent loans taken by the government from China. Goolsarran explained in his Stabroek News column today that the country’s external debt was just over US$1.3 Billion. He pointed out that the […]
One year after the enactment of Local Content legislation for the oil and gas sector, the Private Sector Commission has reported that more Guyanese businesses have increased their capacity to service the oil and gas sector. Under the Local Content law, Guyanese nationals and Guyanese companies receive priority in the procurement of goods and services […]
In his new year’s address to the nation, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton broadsided the Government as one that lacks compassion and competence, noting that citizens continue to face a high cost of living with little effort by the Government to address the situation. He also accused the government of discrimination. “We endured more rampant ethnic […]
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