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President Irfaan Ali has pledged to further deepen relations with the United States, in areas where both nations can equally benefit. On Monday, the President met a number of high-ranking US government officials including U.S Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. During that meeting, the issue of food and energy security, climate change, and debt, among […]
President Irfaan Ali is in Washington DC to meet with US lawmakers and various groups on issues related to Guyana and US relations. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, and Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, are accompanying the President. The high-level engagements started today in Washington, according to a […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has implored the government to come up with a workable solution to assist Guyanese who are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities. Contributing to the debate on first-month pay for new public servants last week, the Opposition Leader said the issue of easing the burden off of Guyanese should cut […]
Another mining pit tragedy in the country has claimed the lives of two gold miners. The latest incident took place on Friday in the Kumung Backdam in the Puruni area, Region Seven. Investigators have identified the two dead men as 44-year-old Troy Scott from Linden and 32-year-old Seon Martin from Lethem. Investigations have revealed the […]
Local transparency watchdog, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. has issued a call for there to be a Commission of Inquiry to examine the disclosures and allegations of bribery and corruption made against the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo that were unveiled in a Vice News investigative report. The Vice President has denied the allegations and the President […]
President Irfaan Ali is leading a Guyana Government delegation to Washington DC to meet with US lawmakers and various groups on issues related to Guyana and US relations. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, and Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, are the other members of the delegation. The high-level […]
Guyana’s second merchant bank, the New Hayven Merchant Bank will soon begin operations with a plan to boost the growth of businesses and the local financing sector. The new bank which will be headquartered on Church Street in Georgetown was founded by Guyanese-born, US-based financial analyst and accountant Dr. Floyd Haynes. The New Hayven Merchant […]
Newly Commissioned Officers of the Guyana Defence Force who recently completed the Standard Officers Course and the Reserve Officers Course received their instruments of Commission today after subscribing to their oath of service. The new Officers were told by the President that as they begin their new military careers and take on supervision of other […]
At its next sitting, the National Assembly is expected to consider a Financial paper presented by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh seeking supplementary provisions of $44.7B The request for supplementary funding is coming less than six months after the Government presented its $552.9 Billion budget, which was the largest budget in the country’s history and […]
At the stroke of 1 o’clock this morning, the National Assembly with the governing People’s Progressive Party using its majority, adopted the report of the Privileges Committee and went ahead with the suspension of eight Opposition Members of Parliament. The motion to adopt the recommendation of the Privileges Committee was put to the House by […]
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