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Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, is confirmed among the growing list of dignitaries and world leaders to attend and make presentations at the upcoming Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo in Guyana next month. The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo is set to take place from […]
President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that the government is currently in talks with the stakeholders of the Berbice River Bridge Company to see how best the government can have a greater say in the operations of the Bridge. Once finalized, he said, it will pave the way for the reduction of tolls to cross […]
Two years after the Brickdam Police Station was completely gutted by fire, the Government today turned the sod for the start of the construction of the new US$28.1M building. The Bassoo Building and Civil Engineering Company has won the contract for the Police Station’s reconstruction. This time around, the central Police station will be state-of-the-art […]
The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Western Hemisphere, Daniel P. Erikson is currently in Guyana to advance bilateral defense and security partnership talks between Guyana and the US. In a statement, the US Embassy in Georgetown said Mr Erikson’s visit “underscores the continued importance the United States places on the U.S.-Guyana […]
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Guyana early this morning for what has been described by President Irfaan Ali as a “private visit”. Mr. Pompeo, who served in the last Donald Trump US administration, visited Guyana just after the election of the PPP Civic in 2020. In the aftermath of the Guyana […]
People’s National Congress Reform Executive Member and recently appointed Guyana Ambassador to Venezuela, Dr.Richard Van West-Charles is uncertain about his future in the PNC/R, which was founded by his Father-in-Law, late President Forbes Burnham. Dr. Van West Charles was appointed Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela by the PPP government and will take up his position in […]
Outgoing Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag today announced that the Government will be partnering with the US based online course provider, Coursea, to provide spanish classes to workers in the Public Service. Addressing reporters at her Waterloo Office this afternoon, Minister Parag said the online Spanish programme will target all persons within the Public […]
The Government today signed a US$35.1M contract with the China Railway Construction Corporation Limited for the construction of a new bridge across the Demerara River in Linden, Region 10. The four-lane bridge, which will replace the existing Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, will be 220 meters long, and will have a number of road safety and lighting features. […]
A Venezuelan man who was working as a carpenter in a house at Plantain Walk, Vreed en Hoop, lost his life early this morning as a fire of unknown origin ripped through the house. The Guyana Fire Service was alerted to the blaze at around just after 3 o’ clock this morning. The owner of […]
Though committing to having a National Gas Strategy in place by the end of 2023, the Government has missed the deadline, but is forging ahead with its US$2 Billion Gas-to-Energy Project. At a press conference today, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, who overlooks the oil and gas sector, offered no clear indication as to when the […]
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