By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2024
Business, News, Politics
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has found that there were several breaches in the issuance of an $870 Million pump station contract to Tepui Incorporated, which is a recently established company that is managed by Social Media talk show host, Mikhail Rodrigues aka “The Guyanese Critic”. However, the Commission noted that it is unable to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali has confirmed that the Government will soon appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), and will also turn to Cuba, India and Guatemala for technical support to revive the troubled sugar industry. On the sidelines of the Local Content Summit today at the Pegasus Suites, the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
News, Politics
28-year-old New Amsterdam, Berbice resident, Joshua Rambarran, was dragged before the Court on Monday, where he was slapped with eight sexual offences and cyber crime charges. Rambarran appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with six(6) counts of using a computer system to obtain and transmit child […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
As the oil and gas sector in Guyana expands and more businesses become involved in the sector, President Irfaan Ali is urging commercial banks and local companies to adopt new model of doing business, and expand their reach to regional and international markets. The President made the statement while addressing the opening of the second […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
News, Politics
Declaring that the Government has been investing heavily in the development of Afro-Guyanese since it assumed office, Minister of Tourism, Oneidge Walrond, has challenged anyone with credible evidence of discrimination against Afro-Guyanese to come forward, promising that the allegations will be investigated and swiftly addressed. The Tourism Minister is leading the Guyana Government’s delegation currently […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
News, Politics
Days after he announced that the Government, through the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), had signed a two-year agreement with UCC Holdings of Qatar for the supply of 36 megawatts of power using a power ship, President Ali today said GPL should answer questions related to the cost of having the power ship in […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
News, Politics
Executive Member of the People’s National Congress, Amanza Walton- Desir has called for leaders and members the party to unite ahead of the party’s internal elections slated for later this year. She has also issued a call for party leaders to ensure that unity is maintained, so that the party could confront the governing People’s […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
News, Politics
The Guyana Government has welcomed the statement issued yesterday by the United Nations Security Council on Venezuela’s promulgation of a new law, which purports to incorporate more than two-thirds of Guyana’s sovereign territory into Venezuela. In their statement, the Members of the Security Council reminded the parties of their obligations to comply with the Order […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The members of the United Nations Security Council have urged Guyana and Venezuela to exercise maximum restraint, reminding the two countries of their obligations to comply with the Order of Provisional Measures issued by the International Court of Justice in December 2023. Last week, the UN Security Council met and discussed Venezuela’s latest actions to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2024
News, Politics
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council is now grappling to find short, medium, and long term solutions, as more businesses have secured Court orders for the removal of vendors from around their premises. Earlier this month, the City’s Town Clerk (ag), Candace Nelson ordered the immediate removal of all vendors operating in the vicinity of […]