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With questions being raised about some of the companies recently awarded oil blocks offshore Guyana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said extensive experience was not a prerequisite for the award of Guyana’s oil blocks. Questions have been swirling around one of the companies that has been awarded two oil blocks. The London registered, Nigerian company, […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul, has accused Regional Tender Boards of abusing the tendering process to allow selected contractors to win contracts for the execution of projects in the various regions. During an Opposition press conference today, Mr. Mahipaul said Regional Tender Board officials appeared to have moved away from publicly advertising projects and […]
by Svetlana Marshall Counsel to the Mahdia Commission of Inquiry (COI), Keoma Griffith has told the Commission that for approximately three months – before the deadly dormitory fire – the Chief Fire Officer (ag), Gregory Wickham, and the former Regional Education Officer (ReDO) for Region Eight, Annesta Douglas did nothing with a fire inspection report […]
By Svetlana Marshall The 5th Triennial Delegates Conference of the Guyana Trade Unions Congress opened on Wednesday evening with its leaders renewing their commitment to champion the rights of workers, even as they expressed concern over what they consider to be the Government’s side-lining of trade unions. In his opening address, GTUC General Secretary, Lincoln […]
Public Sector Workers as well as the country’s Senior Citizens will see an additional $25,000 in their December income, President Irfaan Ali announced today. The President has promised to make another adjustment soon in the salaries of Public Sector workers. The $25,000 one off payment, according to the President, is for cost-of-living relief measures. A […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced adjustments to salaries and benefits to some categories of teachers, indicating that the announcement forms part of his government’s commitment to correct anomalies and disparities across comparable positions within the public service. A few weeks ago, the President met with a selected group of senior teachers from across the country […]
President Irfaan Ali has ordered a full and complete investigation into the circumstances surrounding the early release of convicted murderer, Bibi Gopaul, who was jailed for the 2010 murder of her teenage daughter Neesa Gopaul. Gopaul was quietly released weeks ago following the reduction of her time behind bars based on the questionable calculations put […]
The US Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is continuing its support of Guyana’s health sector. Newly appointed US Ambassador Nicole D. Theriot has handed over 13 solar-powered vaccine refrigerators to the Ministry of Health. The pieces of equipment, which are valued at US$160,000, will be used in health care centers […]
Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai has indicated that Indigenous Guyanese, particularly those residing in the North West District near the border with Venezuela, have found themselves living in fear amid the build-up of Venezuelan military troops close to the Guyana border. While rejecting Venezuela’s claims to two-thirds of Guyana’s territory, Minister Sukhai told the […]
With the Guyana Power and Light Company still facing a shortfall in power generation and the availability of power to meet peak demand, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, is assuring the business community that the power company and the government are doing their best to limit and manage the ongoing power […]
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