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Outgoing Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Former President David Granger used his final message as Party Leader to urge his party comrades to unite among themselves and “change your attitudes”. Mr. Granger who is currently in Cuba on a medical visit delivered a recorded address to the party delegates during their morning […]
InterCaribbean Airways launched its Guyana service today with an inaugural flight from Barbados to the Cheddi Jagan Airport in Guyana. The airline will now be offering almost daily flights between Guyana and Barbados. Just after the arrival of the flight, the airline’s Chief Executive Officer Trevor Sadler said InterCaribbean is pleased to be entering the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings has issued a call on the Government to begin taking better care of the country’s nurses as they continue to be on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. Cummings who served as a junior Minister of Health under the former APNU+AFC government told the National Assembly on […]
The Government will be seeking funds in next year’s budget for the construction of a new and modern Brickdam Police Station. Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn revealed today that there is a plan for an 11-story Police Station complex to be constructed at the Brickdam site. The Minister made the announcement this morning during […]
Almost a month after a fire gutted a section of a building that housed the Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the Guyana Fire Service is still to release the official findings of its investigations. A preliminary report was completed, but Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo today told News Source that the Fire Service is awaiting […]
The long-awaited Local Content Bill was tabled today in the National Assembly after the government completed consultations with some stakeholders. Describing the tabling of the bill as historic, the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharat said the Bill will provide for the implementation of local content obligations on companies engaged in petroleum operations or related […]
Senior Minister responsible for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh tabled the Natural Resources Fund 2021 Bill this morning to address different areas of management of the oil and other natural resources wealth of Guyana. The original Natural Resources Bill was passed in 2019 with the then Opposition PPP absent from the National Assembly since it came […]
It got heated in this National Assembly this morning as the Government and Opposition clashed after it was revealed that another $2 billion was given out to the Guyana Sugar Corporation from the consolidated fund for what the Government calls ‘out of crop’ support. Of that sum, $1.6 Billion was given to GUYSUCO to pay […]
Declaring that the 64-year-old People’s National Congress is set to witness serious transition of new leaders after Saturday’s congress, the man who is tasked with overseeing the proceedings as Congress Chief Elections Officer, Vincent Alexander, has pressed the green light for congress this Saturday. Flanked by the three candidates for party leader, Joseph Harmon, Aubrey […]
The Minister of Health has issued a warning to businesses that despite the festivities associated with the holiday season, they could still face temporary closure for breaching the COVID-19 regulations. The COVID-19 regulations offer various instructions to businesses about their operating hours and rules that should be followed during the pandemic. However, almost weekly, the […]
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