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The Mahdia Dorm Fire Commission of Inquiry started its public hearings today with the Chairman of the Commission, retired Major General Joe Singh offering his assurance that nothing will be done to prejudice the rights of the 15-year-old murder accused to a fair trial. The young girl is currently before the Courts, facing 20 murder […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan was freed today of a cybercrime charge which was filed against him back in January. The charge accused him of using a computer system to humiliate and cause embarrassment to Aneal Giddings of the Guyana Elections Commission. The trial was conducted by Magistrate Judy Latchman, with Police Legal Advisor, […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed grave disappointment over the Ministry of Natural Resources decision to engage the ExxonMobil company on audit matters after the Guyana Revenue Authority,(GRA) had already audited the company and presented its findings. The GRA had flagged US$214 million in questionable expenses incurred by ExxonMobil for its exploration in the […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has reiterated that Guyana is not interested in joining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at this time, explaining that the country is looking to rapidly boost its oil production. OPEC is an organization that enables the co-operation of leading oil-producing countries in order to collectively influence the global […]
Without ever mentioning Venezuela, President Irfaan Ali this morning opened his address at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington by highlighting what he called a historical territorial threat to Guyana. The President, who addressed the OAS Protocolary meeting of the Permanent Council, said that since independence, Guyana has had to deal with […]
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has announced that the 2023 National Grade Six Assessment Examinations will take place on the 2nd and 3rd May, 2024. In announcing the dates on Thursday, the Education Minister also said the results for the exams will be available on or before the 10th July, 2024. “There will be two […]
Guyana’s non-permanent election to the UN Security Council will be used to push for global peace and security, President Irfaan Ali said today as he addressed a forum in Washington D.C. The President said one of the more pressing issues is have to a UN resolution on the crisis in Haiti which has been going […]
The Government is hoping to conclude negotiations for eight of the oil blocks that attracted bids before the end of the year. The negotiations will include the six bidders that submitted a total of 14 bids for eight of the 14 offshore blocks that were put up for public auction. Groups formed by Exxon Mobil […]
Acknowledging that there is an active recruitment of nurses from Guyana and some challenges in the Education sector, President Irfaan Ali this morning said his government has started a process to ensure that Guyanese who are interested in becoming teachers and nurses, are properly trained and compensated. The President was responding to questions this morning […]
Hundreds of teachers from across Regions Four and Six did not show up for school on Wednesday and Thursday as the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) initiated industrial action, intended to heap pressure on the Government to begin negotiation on the proposed multi-year agreement submitted by the union three years ago. Since August 2020, the Guyana […]
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