By News Source Guyana on January 26, 2024
News, Politics
Commercial Airline pilot turned local politician, Lenox Shuman has announced his decision to resign as Government Advisor on Aviation, as he moves ahead with plans to start a new local airline, El Dorado Air. Shuman, who is a former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and is the Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party […]
By News Source Guyana on January 26, 2024
News, Politics
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd has made it clear that Guyana remains committed to good neighborliness with Venezuela, even as it maintains the border controversy case before the International Court of Justice. Minister Todd and a high-level Foreign Affairs team met in Brazil on Thursday with the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2024
Health, News, Politics
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, today disclosed that the Government will be launching a special eye care programme to provide enhanced treatment to thousands of children and elderly people suffering from impaired vision, even as it ramps up the national screening and vaccination programmes to tackle a range of cancers, including cervical cancer. Minister Anthony […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2024
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has justified the Government’s move to increase the country’s debt ceiling and for borrowing large sums from multi-lateral agencies to fund government projects. Addressing a press conference this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo said the government’s borrowing strategy is one which will be focusing heavily on investment for the country. “So, you borrow […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2024
News, Politics
Region 10 Members of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira and Devin Sears, on Wednesday, put forward a strong case to the National Assembly for greater investments to be made in Region 10, particularly in the areas of health, education, infrastructure, agriculture, housing and water and business and finance. MP Figueira said even as the National Assembly met […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2024
News, Politics
Minister of Local Government and former Public Service Minister, Sonia Parag believes that the PPP government has making moves to professionalize and develop the public service, while improving the lives of public servants since 2020. In defending the recent 6.5% salary increases for public servants, Minister Parag said the salary increases have been consistent across […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2024
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, PNC General Secretary Dawn Hastings-Williams has issued a call on the Government to pay more attention to the developmental needs of the citizens of the hinterland communities. Hastings-Williams is from Region 7. During her Budget Debate contribution, MP Hasting- Williams said access to online education for persons in her Region is […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2024
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliment, Geeta Chandan-Edmond was rushed to the hospital this afternoon from the National Assembly after she started to experience physical tremors and her speech started to slur during her presentation on the national budget. In a statement, the Opposition said when MP Geeta Chandan-Edmond approached the podium to make her contribution, there […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2024
News, Politics
Opposition Chief Whip Christoper Jones, has condemned the Government for not taking the various Parliamentary Committees seriously. In presenting his arguments in the 2024 Budget Debate on Monday, MP Jones said the Government appears to be running from scrutiny and accountability by not facilitating regular Sittings of the National Assembly. He said at the Parliamentary […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali left Guyana today for an official visit to Ghana. In a statement today, the Office of the President said that while in Ghana, the President will receive the Global Africa Leadership Award for his “strong and transformational leadership”. The President’s Office said the honour also recognises President Ali’s commitment to building ‘One […]