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A report coming out of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has indicated that more Guyanese are getting increased access to financing through commercial banks and other lending institutions. According to the “Global and Regional Economies at a Crossroad” report, private sector credit reached 17% in February and March this year before moderating slightly to almost […]
A 53-year-old woman who was traveling from Mabaruma to Georgetown aboard the recently launched MV Malisha ferry died this morning, despite efforts to revive her. The Transport Ministry has reported that the woman was noticed motionless in her seat on the ferry. An alarm was raised and the ferry’s Captain administered CPR to the woman, […]
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in its August 2023 Caribbean Economic Report, has made note that Guyana’s unemployment rate is on the decline. According to the international financial institution, the unemployment rate in Guyana stands at 12.4%. The bank’s report titled “Global and Regional Economies at a Crossroad”, notes that the unemployment rate in Guyana […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- With support from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GGCI), the Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) and the Guyana Press Association (GPA), the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), today launched ‘Guyana Together’, which has been described as a grassroots public education campaign aimed at increasing acceptance levels of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual […]
The Ministry of Education has Commissioned the Victory Lilly Primary school, at Tuschen on the East Bank of Essequibo. The $200m facility has the capacity to accommodate over three hundred children and boasts of an auditorium, kitchenette, sanitary blocks, Wi-fi connection and other amenities. Speaking during the Commissioning ceremony, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said […]
With unfavourable rulings made against him at the High Court, the Full Court and the Court of Appeal, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is now taking his appeal of a multi-million-dollar defamation judgement against him to the Caribbean Court of Justice. On Monday, the Court of Appeal dismissed an application by the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo […]
General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform, (PNC/R) Dawn Hastings- Williams, had confirmed to News Source that the leadership of the party will soon begin discussions to host the party’s biennial delegates congress to elect a new leadership. However, she indicated that the party will first hold its long-overdue General Council meeting. The party’s […]
The Mahdia Dorm Fire Commission of Inquiry has denied a request by Attorney-at-Law Dexter Todd for the inquiry to be halted until the completion of the Court case against the 15-year-old girl who is facing 20 murder charges in relation to the dorm fire deaths. The Secretary to the Commission, Javed Shaddick told News Source […]
A notice for special leave at the Court of Appeal which was filed on behalf of Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo to challenge the Full Court’s decision which upheld a High Court ruling that Opposition Member of Parliament, Annette Ferguson, be awarded a default judgment, has been thrown out. It has been more than two years […]
Financial Advisor to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), Avelon Perry is leading the assessment team that is currently evaluating Guyana’s Anti-money Laundering regime. The Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation forms an important part of the country’s international compliance obligations under the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Standards and Methodology. The CFATF Assessment Team […]
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